Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-02

Standing on the brink of a new year, a
backward glance over the past years
record reveals the fact that the reaper
whose name is Death has removed many
of the landmarks that have been so init
mately associated with the development
and history of Texas.
THE GAZETTE IS record is by no means
| complete, but imperfect as 1t must of ne
cessity be, each paragraph will stir mem
cries in the heart of some one who knew
their lives and of their deeds.
HON. ROBERT H QUINN
died at Homer, Tex. January Is, 1888,
at the age of sixty-six. He was native
of Greenville, Tenn, and moved to
Texas in 1S47. He first settled in Chero-
kee county, where he taught country
school. He walked to Rusk to attend
to such law practice as he had
distance of twelve to fourteen
miles. Two years afterward he re-
moved to Rusk, which was ever
afterward his home. He was elected
state senator four times. He served a
part of one term as acting lieutenant
governor under Governor Ed Clark. He
was considered the Nestor of the bar of
Eastern Texas and was all the word sig
mites as applied to the distinguished man
in his profession. His public and private
life was above reprOach, and the mem
beTs Of the Rusk bar in taking action in
reference to his death passed the highest
encomimn on his worth in all the relations
he sustained.
JUDGE C. ANsON JONES.
On the 10Th of January at his home in
Houston, Judge Jones passed to the dim
beyond. At the time of his death he was
county attorney, and classed as one of
the leading lawyers of Houston. He was
the son of Arson Jones, known in the
history of Texas as the last president of
the Lone Star Republic before annexa-
ton to the United States, in 1916. In
1875 he was elected county Judge; and
held that office until 1882, when he re-
sumed the practice of law. When
elected judge he had been practicing law
but few years.
JUDGE w. P. BALLINGER.
For over forty years Judge Ballinger
had been citizen of Galveston, and led
an active and laborious life. In no sense
a politician, yet n patriotic citizen, he
left the impress of his influence in
wholesome degree on the policy of the
state, and as a member of its last organic
convention on its constitution and laws.
Having finished a long, useful and not
uneyentful career, he left the imprint of
his mind, his character and his work in
many places, and in connection with
many intricate and critical affairs.
JUDGE JOHN T. ALLAN.
On the 23d of January, 1888, Judge
Allan was buried at Austin. He was
Scotchman by birth, distinguished for
the honesty and thrift Of character of the
Scotch. He came to Austin in 1851 and
started as Il cabinet maker, but studied
at night and finally opened a law office.
Allan was treasurer of the state during
the last administration of Governor
Pease. He lived a bachelor and left an
estate valued at $780, 900, bequeathing
all except $4,000 to the city of Austin TO
be used in founding an industrial school
for boys.
COLONEL J. Y DASHIELL
died at his home in San Antonio, March
"A. He was the veteran Odd Fellow of
Texas.
Colonel Dashiell was born III Maryland
in 1904, and moved to San Antonio in
IS49 at which place he was long engaged
in journalism. He was good man, and |
greatly beloved by all Odd Fellows Of |
Texas, having held the highest offices in |
the grand lodge of the state and in the |
grand eneampment of Texas. He was
initiated into the order in 1888 by the ven- |
cradle Thomas Wildey father Of the indie |
pendent Order of Odd Fellows in the |
United States.
CAPTAIN r. D. NAMELY
A large cOncourse of the old citizens /
and business men IF Lampasas met |
March % to pay the last tribute of re-
spect to this veteran OF the Texas revo-
luton, who had served with distinction
under Milan at the storming Of San An
tonic, and under Karnes in numerous
cavalry engagements. His eigthy-sec-
Ond birthday was the ID of this month.
He has been a citizen of Lampasas coun-
ty thirty-four years, and was man of
temperate habits, just in his dealings
and honorable in his conduct He was
respected by all and beloved by his
friends.
COLONEL JESSE L. NJ 'CROCKLTN
died in BlancO county, March %, at the
advanced age of lightweight years,
where he had resided for more than thirty
years. In his youth he was brave SOL
der, but when the vicisstudes of war
were over became a farmer and stock
raiser, preserving his vigOr to wonder
ful degree. OF him it was said he was &
good citizen and an honOred member of
the Masonic fraternity.
JAMES WESTON MILLER, D. D.
The subject of this sket II was born in
Erie county, Pennsylvania, in 1915, and
died at Gay Hill, Washington county, on
the 29th Of April. He came to Texas in
1874. when Texas was an independent re-
public, hence he came as foreign mis-
sionary, under the care Of the board of
foreign missions of the Presbyterian
church His first passionate was in Hous-
Ton, where resigning, on account of i'll
health, he removed to Washington county
Il 1850
He was the founder and principal of the
Live Oak Female Seminary in 1858 and for
wenty-four years this excellent institll-
ion, under his wise management did
much in educating the daughters of
Texas. DR.. Miller was Il man of more
han ordinary intellect, learning, cou1-
ge and piety. Coming to Texas at a
ime when personal courage and virtue
we're needed, he impressed himself upon !
he young republic. He was the last {
uTViVOr of those who met for the first