Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-14

way Company has notified the Southern
Pacific Company that it will soon termi-
nate the contract by which the Texas and
Pacific uses the Southern Pacific track
from Sierra Blanca, Tex, to this city, a
distance of ninety smiles, which means
| they intend TO build their own track into
this city. For several years past like
report has occasionally been cir
culated in this city to the
| the effect that the Texas and Pacific
would build its own track into this city Z.
| Your correspondent visited the law firm
of B. 81. Davis to-day, which
manages the legal business
OF the system. Davis stated he
had no direct information about the mat
ter, but he was inclined to place con-
| fidence in the report. He stated that
when his firm recently obtained the right
of way into the city so that additional
tracks could be laid it was the determine
ton at headquarters to stop leasing and
complete their entire road as their char
| ter called for. A large portion of the
| ninety miles are already graded.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX. Dec. 11.-Trini-
| dad s. Coy, the oldest man inhabitant of
San Antonio, died to-day in his adobe
residence on Cevallos street where he had
lived continually for sixty -seven years.
He was born in this city at the beginning
of the century and was consequently
eighty-nine years old. He fought in all
the wars of Texas from the time he was
seventeen. He was wounded thirteen
times. He leaves Il family
Of nine sons, four daughters
and forty-three grand children.
Mr.. Coy was not the oldest inhabitant of
the city. The famous Madame Cindeleria
is entitled TO that distinction by the
weight of l07 years. 1t was she who es-
capped from the Alamo massacre and
spread the news of that bloody butchery.
She Is still hale and hardy, and was one
of the chief mourners this afternoon at
the funeral of Mr.. Coy.
AUSTIN, Tex. Dee. S.-The census re-
port of Commissioner Foster shows the
total of farms mortgaged in Texas is TO-
600, the aggregate being $40 600 900,
showing there is less farm mortgage in
Texas than any other state, Ohio being
80 per cent
Acknowledgement King to-day received
letter from Aaron Vanderbilt, at New
York, asking his opinion on the congress
slonal movement to organize the
naval militia, or people about sea-
port towns, to be drilled and instructed
by the government in the naval service
and to act as a reserve III case of war
Adjutant General King replied heartily
endorsing the movement
General Hardman in his forthcoming
report will give an account of the monu-
ments erected in honor OF Texas battles
and distinguished men.
LAMpASAs, Ten. Dec. S.-J. J. Blu
man died here last night while sitting up
and engaged in conversation. He was
seventy-fOur years of age, and had been
q citizen oi Texas more than forty years
He drove the first wagon that ever made
q track where Dallas now stands. He
was consistent Christian and jealous
Mason. He was buried by the fraternity
this evening.
ABILENE, TEX, Dec. 9.-The cattle
shipments from this point have been
more than usually heavy for this time of
the season. The Texas and Pacific Rail
road receipts show that over one-fifth of
the cattle hauled over their line this year
were shipped from Abilene. The Hittson
Ranch shipped yesterday two train loads
of fine beef cattle for the Northern mar
kets. The range still remains good and
stock will go through the winter in this
section with very little loss if any.
County court has been in session during
the past week. The docket was light,
no cases of much Importance being dis
posed of.
MANGUM, Ten, Dec. This town is
improving very fast Notwithstanding that
the county of which it is the county seat
(Greer) is disputed strip between Texas
and the United States government.
Greer county to-day has larger popula-
ton than any county in the Panhandle,
and is conceded to be the best agricultural
county in this part of the state.
Our people are Industrious, and are
making considerable show in the way
of farming and stockraising. However
there is great deal of dissatisfaction on
account of the nOn-settied condition of the
lands i'll Greer county. Our only reve-
nue. is collected upon personal property,
therefore it works great hardship upon
those who are bound to work for the
such as Jurors, etc. Our
people are very anxious that the
next session of the state leg
make some provisions
they may be able to secure a
homestead upon that part of the unsur-
veyed public domain of the state situated |
ton for the payment of the public debt |
of the state, under act of February %, |
1879, which every actual settler should |
be entitled to under the constitution and |
laws donating homesteads of 100 acres to |
the head of families upon the unsurveyed |
public domain i'll the state of Texas
Ell PAso, TEX, Dec. THE grand |
jury of Ell PasO county now in session |
here, have made the following special re-
port: That the Sunday law of the state |
of Texas is being openly violated in the |
city of Ell Paso. They recommend that |
the county attorney be instructed to issue |
to all saloons, gaming houses, stores,
shops, tradesmen, merchants and |
every other branch of business
required by law to close on Sunday a |
printed copy of the said Sunday law with |
a circular to the effect that all violations |
Of the same will in future be proceeded |
against in due form of law, and that a
copy Of this report be presented to the
of this city. Public opinion
is about equally divided ON the subject.
TAYLOR. TEX. Dee. S.-A large and
meeting was held here this
afternoon to select delegates to attend
to be held in Taylor Friday,
December II, to take action looking to-
ward the creation of Willie county. A
nfv al,