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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
BURk'S BOSBsMEN.
Verdict in the Gaze Against ths Ex .gress-
ursr OF Galveston Oounty.

Verdict In the Gaze Against ths Ex.gress-
ursr OF Galveston 0ounty.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, April 2S.-The case
OF Galveston County VS.. W. J. Burk snd
his bondsmen, which has been on trial
for q week past, was concluCed to-day
in the D strict court, and resulted in q
verdict seainst Burk and his bondsmen
for S10,o74.
Burk was treasurer of Galveston county
for two terms. At the close of his second
term, being defeated for re. election.
he mysteriously left the city and went
to Australia, his account as treasurer
meantime being IN very Dad shape. The
county sued his bondsmen, claiming some
S22 .000 was due on the bond, but owing
to the tangled condition OF the accounts
and credits 1t w.s difficult to ascertain
the sct amount due from the bonds
men. Il Is thought the defense will ap-
peal, as they claim a much smaller sum
to be due the county. 1t will De remem-
oered Burk was acquitted several months
ago on the criminal charges concerning
this shortage.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
the railroads and shipping them By the
Carload - ~

the railroads and shipping them By the
carload.
A citizen of this place bss Just returned
from trip to Greer county, and tells an
interesting story which he heard there
Aeout two weeks sgo citizen of
Greer county wss over in the
Nation twenty miles from M.ngum-
While riding along he saw a boot sticking
out Of . pool of water. He took hold M
the boot and pulled 1t out, and with IL
came part OF mans leg, In badly de-
composed state. He dropped the boot
and rode back to Mangum and reported
what he had found. A party of men went
back with the anrer to get the BODY bat
they could not find the place, the man
either not beirg able 10 find it
or WIS unwilling to, for fear
1t would cause him trouble.
From the description Of the boot, a large
oox -toed one, it Is thought thst the body
was that OF q stranger who was around
Doan's store for some time last autumn,
and who WAS believed to be detective
hunting for the notorious Bill Brooking,
The stranger used to make fire ouenr trips
over into the nation in the direction of
tie neighborhood where Brooking
was supposed 10 De hiding, and
haaiiy msde trip from which
ne never came back, but the citizens sup
posed he had gone of entirely. Since
this story mas got out il is thought that
the stranger met Brook'ng, tried 10 ar
rest him and was killed. There will prob
aply be smother effort made to find the
body,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
What Is THIS about Blaine?
New York Herald.


The puzzle Of the century is Mr..
Blaine's health. Indeed, we have no.
ticed q iuctuation Of opinion which is
coincident with his apparent chances for
q nomination.
Whether this fact is startling lllustrs-
ton Of the mind cure theories which fill
the sir just now we can not ssy, but we
have noticed that when the Republican
leaders are in the DUMPS, and Senator
Sherman, or Allison, or Gresham is prem
inently at the front, reports come pouring
in from Europe that Mr.. Blaine is a very
sick man indeed; that his physical
condition causes considerable alarm; that
no amount OF pressure would persuade
him to undergo the strain incident to
presidential campaign. All he wants is
to remain In the graceful retirement and
peaceful seclusion of foreign residence.
When he departed from the seesbores
he had no other ambition except to write
Instructive "reminiscences Of American
political life. He wss tired of masking
speeches and afterwsrd invited reporters
to explain to the public that Whist he said
he didn't say, or ought not to have said,
and wouldn't have said II he had Supposed
for an instant that it would be IN
derstood ns 1t was spoken. He was al
broken up, mere wreck, leakY and
broken BY being driven on the rocks OF .
nations ingratitude-a nation which
malevolently refused to take him st his
own estimate Of himself. So he went
forth from us to enjoy the baths OF the
continent and make 8 trial OF the invig-
Grating goose step. After that he babe
Us all, from Paris, 8 pathetic farewell.
some people intimate that 1t was sly and
artful, but it was certainly fearful fare
well-encouraging the Republican party
to go on conquering and TO conquer, but,
alas! without its chosen chief.
Now, however, when that party is dis
tracted and Respondent, when Sherman
and Allison and Gresham seem unable to
cope with the vigorous Democracy, "our
Jeems" becomes forlorn hope. He
might at any rate show that the Repub-
licans can die game-the emily consolation
left. So the Tribune reports that Blaine
is in wonderful good condition; that he
has recovered his spirits and his strength
aud has grown "prematurely young;"
that the goose step hiss worked wonder
full change, aud the hero OF the Mulligan
letters would like one more chance to
save this country from going to everlast-
ing Democratic ruin.
"Phere's possum up the gum tree
sure's you're born"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
WICHITA FALLS.

Prisoners Brought In From the National
Boot with Decomposed Leg In II.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX, April 27.-Dep-
uty United States Marshal Mynatt came
in last evening from the Nation with
ven prisoners. Six Of them, John
Terry, F. c. Blskely, James Southwark,
C. c Brewer. W. R. Ingram and P. In.
gram. are charged with stopping the
mail between Fort Sill and Peuls Valley,
/. T., and taking possession of the hacks
and teams OF the contractor, George A.
Soule, to secure themselves for wages
claimed to be due from the contractor.
Toe examining trial will take place here
before the United States Commissioner
on the Fad or Srd OF May. The two In
grams, Blskely, Terry and Southwark
have given bond.
Harry McDade was also brought In,
charged with introducing whisky into the
Indian country, and was lodged In jail.
Horee thie yes have been working pretty
lively In the Nation this spring, stealing
horses By the Drove drivipg them east to
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
TN. Zones & Co. ry9 s.sss:, 4 agents
AL Quiet at Brkddock.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, April 2s.-All IVES
quiet at Braddock today. Blooming mill
was fired up this morning and will be put
in operation on Monday. Only two Ct
the seventeen engineers, assigned here
Tor duty by the Pennsylvania raiIrosd yes
terday, we're working to-day. They are
not brotherhood men and no action will
be taken against them farther than that
tie committee will ssk them and try to
induce them to leave If possible Unless
they refuse to work they viii be ordered
on duty Monday or Tuesday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
B. F. AURgELL NOT KIDNAPPED.
1t is Arc.rtained that He Bought q Ticket
for 81. Louis.

1t is Afclrtained that He Bought q Ticket
for st. Louis.
special to the Gazette.
TEMPLE, TEX, April 2S-To the sur.
prise and sorrow OF his many friends here
it has transpired that B. F. Murrell,
the account OF whose being kidnapped by
MexicArs st Coleman Junction appeared
in yesterdays GAzsTTE, was not kid
mapped at all, but that tie letter written
TO Mr. T. G. Wright, hfs father-in-law
was part OF scheme laid by Murreli
himself. Murrell left here but stopped
ut the first station, turned back
snd bought q ticket ct Bolton
for 81. Louis, and has not been heard OF
since. He is highly connected, and has a
most estimsble wife and two small chill
dren. BE was in . good business and
had the friendship and enjoyed the high
est regards Of al who knew him.
Though the deseEtion Of his homo and
family and fEieads seems 70 have been de.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
All,ance store Rabb,d.

SpeciHl 20 the Gazette.
LoNGvIRw, TEX, April 2S.-The Al
lance store was robbed last night Of
about ten sacks of -four, two suits OF
clothes aud several pair Of boots. The
store house is aside from the BUSH
ness portion and OF Of the square
and consequently no one knew of
the robbery until this morning. The
entrance was elected In the main front
doors which we're forced open, breaking
the topAnd bottom bolts and the lock. It
is thought the parties have already been
located and win be arrested Is soon as
the goods are an found.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
Hnlsboro's Post master.

Special to tins Gazette.
HILLsBoRo, Tex April 2s-Congress-
smsn Abbott has writer back to have the
leading business men OF Hillsbcro give
their views in reference to the propriesy
OF the citizens oil Hillsboro electine
postmaster, who would then be
reco mended by the CONGRESSMAN
Postmaster Woods time will expire May
"a, 1888 There are four sspirsnts for
the office, viz: Professor G. II. Buck, P.
F. Fox, Mis-. Reilly, and Mrs. Connie
Tsrlton,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
THE FiRE RECORD.
BisZs at L0ngview,

Biszs at Longview.
Special to the Gazette.
LoNGyIEw, TEX, April % Last nigh
at l O'Clock fire was discovered in the
rear OF W. Burners dry good establish
ment. But little damage wes done, as
the illumination was soon made public
through the glass front doors ard show
windows. The fire originated in q desk
drawer where matches were kept, fgnited
likely by mice. The desk was partly con-
sumed. The fire would have burned the
entire black OF seven stores, mostly two
story buildings, had 1t not been discov-
cred when it Wss.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
American r,sx Of Irish material.

NEW YORK, April 20 In an eloquent
speech In Madison Square Garden to-
night, Governor Hill, in the presence Of q
great throng, delivered to the famous
Sixty-ninth regiment, the American nag
made OF Irish materials and presented to
1t By Archbishop Croke Of easel, Ireland.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29

At Carthage, Mo-, the other day a re-
msrkahle blast was made st limessene
quarry. There we're eighteen holes ten
feet deep, ten feet back from the edge OF
the ledge, covering $50 feet in length. In
these were placed 204 sticks OF giant
powder, fred by an electric battery.
Over three millions pounds Of pure lime
rock were blown out. The shooting Was
Witnessed by several hundred people, and
was perfect success.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
$50 A yera,os BIZ Dsfauls.

JOSHUA, Tex, April 2S-In the JUS
tees court here to-day the case OF N. s.
Ferguson vs. Bradley Tally WAS decided
oy giving verdict by default to the
plaintiff.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29

On q big rock At Saybrook, N. T.. Is
painted In large green letters; "Repent
or you will 60 to hell" and on another
rock three OF four feet Oh is paipteos
"Use Blanks Extract Tor Rurna."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29

iioerate ard the subject OF several dsys'
planniRg, no csnse for his leaving is
known, unless it be that he w.s enamored
OF cyprian who LETT shout the same
time,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29

Miss Mollie Lockhart Of Socorro, N.
NJ, has parrot that sits on Its perch and
sings "Mollie Darling" I'll day long.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
TACES AND EMBR0IDERIES.

New designs yesterday The stock rpenshed by choice selection
Chni, Spanish and Oriental 4nch Floune
with alovers match
overlooking with all the newest direct from tn
Europe
buy froms hands.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-27

l.. p. Gould's stallion Ben Hur Is
developing great amount Of speed.
Under the care of Tene Waite we
shall expect TO see him gain good
mark this season. -
On Friday last N. McBain sold his
trotting bred stallion, Count Orlofi,
to H. Keeler, of Jackson. Orlofl
was by Louis Napoleon, dam Kate
Strange, by Butcher Boy. by Vermont
Hero. This horse is quite fast
stopper and is liable to get a good
record. f l.. Fitch will handle him
for the present.
Among the prcmisinc colts being
driven on our streets we n"te ohe
handled by T. Waite, owned by N Nc
Balm. This colt is 2 years cd in
May, is very fast and is sure to make
a trotter. He was sired by 10 GAVIN
dam Lady Walker by Butcher Boy.
II all goes right he will be started in
the stake race of the Michigan breed
ers' association.
MIR. Nathan Willoughby, OF Rush,
was unfortunate enough to loose his
thoroughbred mare Bird on Tuesday,
caused by inflammation of the bowels
This was the only thoroughbred
brood mare IN Sbiawassee equity.
Mr. M. w. Wil'oughby has sent his
stallion Prince Napo.eon to St.
Joseph, for the season. He is by
Louis Napoleon, dam by Owosse
Prince.
+ S. Burnett, of Burns, reports
two grade Shoithorn calves weighing
at birth Io2 and no pounds, Mr..
E. BIrllngame, same town, a
thoroughbred, weighing but 32
pounds. Who can beat theml
Bruce Buckminster shipped to
South Norwalk, Conn. one day last
week car lad OF Is driving horses
The shipment was made in an Ames
palace horse car. Mr.. B will soon
send another load and any one nav.
ing horses for sale will do well to call
on him.
J.Frieseke has a three quarter blood
Jersey heifer for sale.
Dexter, a:I7H, the most famous
trotler of his day, is dead.
John Martin, of Venice. has re.
Gently purchased an imported Clydes.
dale mare of Mr.. Pearsall OF Flushing.
Price $1,000.
On Saturday last Geo. Carpenter,
of this city. sold his four year old
mare, sired by Byerley Abdallah. dam
by Louis Napoleon, to Benjamin &
Switzerland, of East Saginaw. Price
5000 This mare was one OF the best
owned in Owosso and her breeding
makes her of great value for br bod
mare. She will be bred to Sphinx.
Mr.. Carpenter paid $3ss for the
mare just about year ago.
Attention is called to the ad. of w.
Woodland offering the services of his
stallion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-27
Drain Letting.

NOTICE IL Hereby Given, That I, G. +. Ma
son, County Drain Commission or Of the County
ofshiawassee, State of Michigan. will on We'd
ncsday, tho 2d day of May, a. u. 1888, at the
house of John Ream, in township of Owosso,
ut ten o'clock In the forenoon of that day, pro-
coed to receive bids for tho cleaning out and
widening of ~ certain Drain knewn as the
"Ream Drain" located and established in tho
said township OF Owosso, and described as
follows. to-wit:
Beginning on tho els OF the sw4 of sec IS and
across the wiz of tho Sw4 of sec Is and onto
the eH of the SEX of sec iG all In the township
of OvOsso.
Said job will be let by sections or divisions.
Tho section at the outlet of the Drain will be
let 6rst and the remaining sections in their
order up stream, in accordance with the da-
gram now on file with tho other papers pertain
Ing TO said Drain, aud bids will be made and
received accordingly. Contracts will be made
with the lowest responsible bidder giving ad-
equate security for the performance of the
work, In a sum TO be fixed by me. The date
for the completion OF such contract, and the
terms Of payment therefor, shall be announced
Mt the time asd place Of letting. shall reserve
the right TO reject any and all bid.
Notice Is Further Hereby Given, That nc the
time aud place OF such letting the assessments
ofbeneits will be read.
Dated, this 10Th day OF April, A. ID. 1885,
G. 4. MASON,
County Drnin Commissioner of the County of
Shiawasscc.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-27

ADistrict Convention Of the Republicans
of the Eighth CongrsssionalDisIrict Of
Michigan will be held at The Council
Rooms IN East Saginaw. on Thursday. the
Bird day of May. 1883 at 10 o. clock noon.
for the purpose OF electing two delegates
and two alternate delegates to the Repub-
lean National Convention. to be held at
Chicago. June 10th 1888. also for the pur-
pose of clecting Congressional Commltlee
for the ensusng two years and the trans.
action of such other business as may prop.
erly come before Il. ~
The Counties composing said District
are entitled to the following delegates:
Saginaw t25 Gratiot IL
Isabella ! M"a,calm Is
p. II. KETCHAM,
Chairman.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-27
Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Owosso Gas Light Go. for the elec-
ton of directors and such other business as
may come before the meeting, will be held
ut the Office of the Company, No. "a East
Exchange street, in the city of Owosso,
Mich. on tho second Thursday Of May
next (being the 10th day of said monthly at
half past ten o. clock q. m.
Dated Owosso, April, 18th 1888.
O.. r. Webster,
Secretary
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-27

A cousty convention Of the Republicans
Of Shiawassee county will be held at the
city ball IN Owosso, Wednesday. May Cd
1888. at o'clock p. m. for the purpose of
electing thirteen delegates TO the Republi
can slate convention. TO be held al Grand
Rapids. May 9Th 1888 10 elect four delegates
% the Republican National Convention TO
be held al Chicago. June 10, 1888 Also
20 elect delegates 10 the Republican, District
Convention for tho 9Th District IL one shall
he called. Also fer the purpose Of tlcting
. chairman of the Republican county Gem
Jnittec and one member thereof from each
township and city in said county.
VIM. M. FITZPATRICK,
~ Chairman.
The towns and cities in the county arc
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-04-27

stock of Side Wall and Ceiling Decorations this Spring
beautiful than before and the from
cheaper The Laues Papers just out beauties and
having sale the large cesadies do fail
hand Oil Cloth Shades arriving and the
oongs pretty We have added Win
dow Poles stock something the OF an Extension Poha
the
small sum Of Is G.. w. LORlNG & SON.
March sh 1883.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17

CARELEssNEss on the part Of an engineer
caused a collision between two "Q' freight
trains on the 18th and entaiIed total loss
of $4,000.
A RE UNION Of ex-Confsderats soldiers
was held at Pittsboro, Miss, on the 11th,
at which 1000 persons were present.
The first bale of new cotton was re-
ceived at Atlanta, Ca, on the 18th. Il
weighed 45O pounds and brought IL cents.
A DISPATCH from the mayor of Way
cross, Ga, prOuounces untrue the rumors
that yellow fever has appeared there.
Wavcross has established rigid quaran-
tine against all Infected districts.
THE O. /. Luce Manufacturing Company,
engaged in the production of wire cloth at
West Nashville, Tenn, made an assign
ment on the 11th. The assets are placed
at about $3.50, 600, while the liabilities are
about 100000.
TIE river and harbor bill became a law
without the Presidents signature. The
President stated that while the bal con-
tanned items to which he could not sign
his approval, the great bulk of the work
provided for is so Important to the best in
terests of the country that he was unwill-
ing to obstruct it by veto.
JOE LEWIS, charged with the murder of
Miss Auxier, in Morgan county, KY, at
which time he evaded the officers, return ed
to his home three weeks ago, and an
nounced that he would turn States evil
dence, after which be disappeared sud-
denly. On the 10th his body was found
with two bullet holes in the back of his
head, evidencing that he had been killed.
THE number Of acres which win be for
feited by the land-grant railroad COM
panies in the event of the passage of the
House bill now before the Senate is over
81, 100000.
TIE bill granting the Pensacola and
Memphis railroad company the right of
wav through the States of Tennessee,
Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and
through the military reservation at Pensa-
cola, Fla, was reported fAvorably to the
Senate on the 10th.
THE sales of public lands in this country
for the fiscal year ISS7-Ss amounted to S11,-
OO5, 900, compared with S9,OOO,OO0 for the
year previous, and S5,O0o,OoO for each of
the two preceding years.
AN unprecedented rainfall occurred at
Columbus. Ca, on the 10th, and resulted
in a peculiar accident. A train on the
Mobile & Girard railroad struck a sand
bank six inches deep. The engine was
turned over and four cars telescoped. The
boiler of the engine exploded. Strange to
to say, Engineer Hoffman escaped with
slight scalds. and Fireman Packer with a
dislocated shoulder.
HENRY MAAsEN, a white man fifty years
old, is in jail at Birmingham, Ala. ch arged
with criminal assanlt on girl four
years old.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
WELCOMED HOME.
Enthusiastic Reception to Mr..
Blaine Upon His Return.
The Maine Statesman Welcomed Home
With Banners, Music and Enthusiasm
His Talk on National Issues
and Other Matters.

New YORK, Aug. 10.-The steamer Laura
Starin, which was substituted for the
Sam Sloan, took the Blaine reception party
from pier Is at 7:0S O'Clock this morning
and reached quarantine at 7:4S.
The steamer City of New York was
boarded five miles off Sandy Hook, while
at anchor waiting for high tide to cross the
bar, by representatives of the press, who
learned that the voyage was pleasant
and uneventful one and that Mr.. Blaine
was well. Mr.. Blaine said he was in ex-
cellent health and his trip had renewed his
youth.
About eight O'Clock the steamer Starin
met the City of New. York outside the
Narrows. The Starin turned about and
both vessels slowly steamed up the bay,
bow and bow. Cheer after cheer rose
from the decks of the Starin, although it
was yet impossible to distinguish Mr.
Blaine's form among the 1900 that stood
on the fOredecks of the huge steamer.
As the vessels neared each other Mr..
Blaine's form was at last made out stand
ing among group of friends on the upper
deck. As cheer after cheer arose Mr..
Blaine bowed repeatedly. He was neatly
dressed in a dark cutaway coat, light
trousers and light derby hat.
The Chicago Blaine clubs had been the
first to greet the steamer as it came up the
bay, and chung under its wings, while the
Chicago men cheered. Cappa's band on
the Starin played "Home Again." 'Home,
Sweet Home" and the 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner" while advancing up to quaran-
tine. Then both vessels came to anchor,
and as the Starin ran over under the side
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
THE SOUTH.

JACKSON MOORE, aged seventeen. in
trying TO catch large Tattlesuake alive
in the bottoms opposite Memphis, Tenn,
the other day was bitten on the neck and
died before help could reach him.
RETURNS from the county elections in
Kentucky show Democratic gains every
where.
INcRNDIAR1Es in Hampton, Va, set fire
to q large frame building the other night
and destroyed several stores. This was
the second attempt to destroy the town.
RICHARD BENNETT, of Bentonyille. Ark,
recently celebrated his 139th birthday. He
is the oldest man in the State and hale and
hearty.
THE Painters and Decorators Association
of America is holding its annual session in
Baltimore.
A FIENDISH crime was committed recent
" by train wreckers three miles from
Waco, Tex, on the Texas Central railroad,
Pieces of timber were fastened to the track
and the night express was dorailed, the
locomotive demolished and several cars
badly damaged. Engineer j. B. Moses was
killed outright, his fireman badly scalded,
an,. aaf dozen passengers injured.
1--WE women were drowned of New
Castle, Del, recently by the capsizing OF
a sloop. They were in the cabin when the
/ accident happened.
Two cases Of yellow fever are reported
| at Jacksonville, Fla, and thirteen at Man
/ aztec. Charleston, IS. C., has quarantined
against the former place.
THREE dead bodies were taken out oi
the ruins Of the recent fire at Chattanooga
Tenn.
CHARLEs HENRY REDEL was hanged al
New Castle, Del, recently FOR the murder
Of his wife and child on the night of Sep
tember is, 1887.
D
reported on Ere On the 10th. Loss, SIS5,
l GOO.