Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-18
TEXAS SPECIALS.
Weekly Resume Of the Gazette's Daily
Reports from ALI Over Texas.

Thomas Jordan, grsin dealer, OF this city,
administered q fatal dose OF poison to
their four-year-old child this morning
and then cut hsr own throat with rszoT.
Both are dead. The woman was partially
demented. and her fphrmity was intensi-
aed by the excitement over Christian
science, Of which she wss an ardent
student.
GALVESTON, TEX, May IA. B.
Smith, VINO YVES joinsly indicted. with j.
F. Penn for alleged robbing Of the o cited
States mail OF registered money packages
while employee as postal agen 8, running
on tbs Houston and TeXis Central Rsil-
way between Houston and penison, was
acquitted in the Uniteo States District
court tonight. His case has occupied
the attention OF the court since last
Thursday. Penn, his alleged accomplish,
was tried and acquitted Just one week sgo
tonight. Since Smiths Indictment his
wife has died Of grief, leaving prattling
babe to care for. His motber-in law wss
in attendance upon the trial.
DALLAS, TEX, Msy lS-Adolph Guhler,
one of the early settlers of Dallas, was
found In bed this morning with his throat
cut from esr to ear, in au unconscious
condition. he died to dsy st noon. The
sct was by his own hand. He hiss been
In feeble health for year or two, and il
is supposed that the deed wss prompted
by dependency. Ee was native Of
Swi'Zsrlari and WAS fifty years old. He
has been in the meat business here fcT
the psst twenty years.
TERRELL, TEX, May 14-Another
storm came from the northwest about 2
O'Clock this morning. The hail was deaf.
eniDg for few minutes, but it WAS
small and did very little damage. News
from the county is that It hiss done no
serious dsmsge to crops.
SwEEIwATER, TEX May II Crops
are doing msgnifcently, aud oats and
wheat are alresdy assured.
ANDERSON, TEX, May 1.-THE Gov
ernor refuses to interfere IN the W. Il.
Roe case, and be will be hung on the 26sh
of this month in Anderson, between and
O'Clock. Milton Upcburch is the dep
uty tbst drew the card to tie the rope.
GALVESTON, TEX, May 15 Natural
gas was discovered here today in quan-
,ity sufficient to be UTILIZED for manu-
featuring PURPOSES. Several weeks ago
the Galveston Ice and Gold Storage Com
premises On Twentieth street be-
tween the S.rsrd end Avenue
A. Theirs was the fourth successful
well drilled On the island and proved
gusher, splendid vein OF water being
struck St g depth Of 856 feet. This well
nag q steady flow Of 150. 600 gallons per
cay. For some days past 1t has been oh
served that the water was heavily
charged with gas and when Mr..
Chapman, the contractor who
drilled the first srtesian well on the
island, visited the Cold S.orsgs premises
to-day he was 80 impressed with the gsse
Gus qualities Of the water that he struck
q match aud applied IL to the top Of
barrel into which the water was flowing,
and the result was q genuine surprise to
every one when the barrel blszed up as
though t contained petroleum. The
f INES remained on top of the water sew.
eral minutes, and on being igrited
again the same result was pro-
duced. Captain Parker, manager
Of the Cold Storage Company, ,mmedi
ately set about msk king crude test Of the
quantity OF the gas output, and has salts
fed himself that the q w is eum ;ient to
illuminate their entire building or TO run
their engine. As their fuel bill is es.i
mated at $25 90 per day, it will be seen
that the discovery ia an important one to
t1em.
Already there is talk Of organizing 8
company to put down several gas wells
Tor manufacturing purposes. Mr.. Chap
nan believes the gas vein is only about
1870 feet below the surface. This discov-
cry places Galveston in the front rank OF
The procession, and will give new impe-
Jus to her manufacturing interests.
HUNTSVILLE, TEX, May 15.-The
farmers Of this county have been kept
busy the last few days replmting their
crops, which were greatly damsged by
ne recent rains. Everything is now
Gight and promising, and all are begin
ding to till the soil, with good prospects
or fine crops yet.
LovELADY, TEX, May Is We have
1ad q superabundance Of rain in this
county, and farmers, IS rule, are much !
behind with their work, but If the sun |
8itA0lfne as Il has done the last three |
lays for one week longer they will be iiD |
much better condition than now. Corn |
ooks promising despite the unusual hard |
md continued rains.
CHrLDRs IS, TEX, May 14-Corn,
wheat, oats, millet, sorghum, rye and
barley are growing luxur!antly, not hsv-
ng needed rain single moment this
rear. Cass Reed has fifteen acres of rye
hat will average thirty bushels to the
Icre and will soon BE- ripe enough to cut.
B. T. Williams has large crop Of wheat
hat will average thirty bushels to the
ere; others report prospects equally IS
rood. Olts in this section are looking
plendid, but 1t Is most too early to say
Vhat the yield Will be. All the farmers
occurred good stand Of corn, and Just
low the crop never looked better.
WAxAHACHIE, TEX May 15.-Farmers
a this section are complaining Of ex-
:sesive rain, and say that while crops are
rowing rapidly, weeds are also. and IN
ess dry weather lasts long enough to rid
he crops Of the grass and weeds, the re-
ult will be damaging.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, May 15.-News
vas received here to day Of the probable
stal shooting OF E / Tucker, q man livii g
few miles southwest OF Caddo, last
Wednesday. Tucker and party were in
he woods hunting wild turkeys when he
Vss mistaken for deer by his compen-
ons snd f ed upon. two buckshot enter
ng his back .intlicting probably fatal
rounds.
All persons ana.cl with dyspepsia. disr.
n o9lS sas al sn;s TIC s, W
acIured by Ii. J.. G. g. sic ert & Sons.