Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09
TEXAS SPECIALS.
Weekly Resume of the Gazetts's Daily
Reports from All Over Texas.
Special to the Gazette.

Reports from All Over Texas.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, March 3.-The dreDch-
ing cold rsin which has been falling for
the past forty eight hours has put 4
,quietus on all branches Of business, and
the "blues" are becoming as general as
the humps. An idea OF the dearth that
prevails In business circles may be given
by this: A GAZETTE reporter called at
one of the largest retail dry goods houses
in the city to-day. He WAS told by q
clerk that his sales fer the
day amounted to only IS cents.
Another clerks book showed total sales
Of Sl.35. No wonder that business men
have the "blues." A drouth for few
weeks would be hailed as a Godsend by
merchant, mechanic and farmer, to say
nothing OF the poor pedestrian who has
to trudge along IN the slush and mud,
which makes Dallas dresry, dismal
locality right at this time.
STOLEN Or SUNK IN THE NIREf
Mr.. John She's hitChed his horse and
buggy in front Of q grocery store on Pearl
street last night, and when he returned
the turnout WAS gone. Mr.. Shea Is OF
the opinion that it was stolen. He says
If the horse had merely broken loose he
would have gene home, as he has done
many times- And sure, it looks as if the
horse and buggy was stolen or eugulfed
in the hottomless mud Of Pearl street.
which,
THE DAILY DIVORCE SUIT.
A. Allen fled his petition in the Dis
trict court to-day, asking for divorce
from his wife, Emm1 Allen. The merits
OF the case as related in the petition, are
these: They we're married on September
20, 1882, in Dallas county, and lived in
corlugGl bliss until August, 1887, when,
the plaintiff charges, the madam became
guilty Of adultery.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, March 3.-Captsln
j. P. Taylor, merchant and postmaster at
Berwyn, I. T., was in the city to-day and
left with the WaterWorks Company q
sample of coal W ich was recently dis
covered near BerWyn by well digger.
The vein is near the surfsce and the coal
has the appearance OF being greatly su-
perior TO that heretofore found in that
part OF the Territory. It is of hard
glossy character, containing very little, If
any, dirt, and with no veins If slate, sui
phur, or alloy, commonly found in cosI.
It's believed that Gainesville will, in the
near future, reap ich harvest from the
,Rumerous coal discoveries in the Terri
tory few miles north of here,
A divorce suit WAS fled to-day by Mrs.
Adobe GruuwAll against her husband, A.
L. Grunwall, alleging cruel treatment on
divers occasions, which was followed by
abandonment sometime in 1855, since
which time they have no. lived together
as man and wife.
The streets are In horrible condition
on account Of the continued rains. The
roads throughout the county are so bad
thst travel along them is almost entirely
suspended.
PALESTINE, TEX, March SIT has de-
Veloped within the last day or two that
Palestine Will furnish candidate for
congressional honors at the next election
in the pers OF Of Captain r. T. Gsmmsge.
He does not enter the race because it is
reported that old "Howdy" will decline q
second term, but he will take the field
agsinst ell corners, and stay until the
choice is made by the people in Democratic
convention assembled.
ENNIS, TEX, Msrch $50 the eur
Prise Of everybody three blick business
houses we're blown down this morning at
4:30 O'Clock. The first, one story, owned
by Blakey, loss $1,000; no insurance.
Second, two story, owned by J. 81. Dix
on Of Dallas, not occupied, loss $4,000
Third, two story, owned ana occupied by
J. T. Lane, desler in dry goods; loss en-
building, $4,000; on merchandise, $1,000;
insurance, $1,000. II is supposed the
cause was the heavy rsin that has fSllen
lately undermined the foundstions, as
sisted By very strong wind.
BURNETT, TEX, March s.-The hardest
rain Of the season hiss been falling since
this morning. The stage from LsmpRsss
fSiled to arrive to-day on account Of high
water. TIE mails from the west reached
here several hours late. at Marble Falls
the Colorado indicates fourteen foot
rise.
DoDD CITY, TEX, March A. The
heaviest rain during the last ninety days
OF rain and mud fell here Last evening.
The streams arc all swollen to overflow
ing causing great damage 10 railroad
prSnerty.
GBALLAs, TEX, March 5.--Rav. Hsrold
SAyles, the evangelist, owing to the
fEmEnd fer bis presence, has conSente d
TO remsin here throughout this week.
The converts up to d8:e number LOG,
and there seems 10 be no abatement of
interest.
Chairman Exill Of the Democratic
State Executive Committee hiss received
replies from tWo-tbirds OF tie members
erz9a6tHsstc the tig e and plsce If It's next
meeting, which doubtless takes place
next month. The members SO far heard
from are by no means unanimous in re.
gard to the place OF meeting. The towns
ief Fort Worth, Dslla Waco, Lampssse,
Austin, San Antonio, Corsicsns ard Hous-
ton have sll been suggested. TIE call
will be made this week.
james Alexander to-day fled suit for
divorce from bis wife, Jermims Alexsn-
der. The defendant Jernima, last De-
cember lIed suit for divorce from James.
She based her petition on grounds that
- many and different times James had
reommitted adultery with many persons.
When the suit Was called 1t was dis
missed FOR want Of prosecution. James
now charges his wits with abuse.
The III treatment he alleges
was commenced about two years ago.
She refused to cook for him after he had