davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
A Killing at Tasoosa.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
TAscosA, TEX. May 7.-Our otherwise
usually quiet town was startled this
morning about clock by the report of
some half a dozen pistol shots at the
Equity bar saloon. and upon investiga-
ton it was found that difficulty had oc-
CURED between James H. East, ex-
sheriff of Oldham county, and Thomas
Clacke, formerly a par tender here,
which had resulted in the killing of
Clacke. From the evidence heard at the
inquest it was clearly proven that the
killing was justiiable MIR. James II .
East was for four years sheriff of oldham
county, and is at present a member OF
the county commissioners court. He is
widely known in the Panhandle as a man
of undoubted courage, but as one who
would avoid rather than seek difficulty
While the affair is TO be regretted, yet it
is almost the unanimous verdict of those
who have heard the facts in the case that
the deceased brought about the difficulty
and that the killing was done in self-de-
Tense.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
FORT WORTH, TEXAS SATURDAY, 10. 1s9OTwELVE PAGES

If could have got out to that preacher,
would have kicked HIM all over this
jail. love for folks to talk to me about
my soul, but when it comes to wanting
me to confess something of which IN
innocent, il makes me mad.
Tom is mulatto, about nineteen years
old.
Fletcher and Henry are more reticent,
but quite cheerful, and stated that they
were having a big time. They have all
gained considerable flesh since placed in
prison. All who visit them are politely
requested not to forget the tobacco.
They have Bibles, and read, sing and
prey. Tom wants minister on
the 9th, but Fletcher says he
wants to do the talking on that occasion
himself. Has no objection, however, to
one being present to furnish the singing.
Henry says he isn't certain as to his
chances for heaven but has q through
ticket to paradise. They are either void
of that finer fee ling that the whites pos
sess or fail to realize their fearful con-
dition. With a polite request to call
when convenient, your reporter retired,
leaving the unfortunate criminals to
their fate. They are well cared for, as
no county has better sheriff than Cass.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
A THREE YEARS SENTENCE.
Jef Rlppey. at Sulphur Springs, Sentenced
for Assault to Murder.

JEFF RIppey. at Sulphur Springs, Sentenced
for Assault to Murder.
Special to the Gazette.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEX, May O.
Aft er being out twenty-five hours, the
jury in the case of JEFF Rippey, charged
with assault to murder, returned YER
dict of guilty, and assessed his punish
ment at three years confinement in the
penitentlary. On the night of January
IL, Ben MeGill-a prominent citizen of
the Reilly Springs neighbcrhood, was
called to his door and shot down with a
shotgun. He was seriously wounded,
and it was almost miracle that he re-
covered. The dastardly crime created a
profound sensation, and caused great in
dignation. Rippey was arrested next
morning. The evidence against him was
entirely ciroumstantial, and it was i'm
possible to forecast the result of the
trial.
The grand jury has finished its sitting
and made its hnal report. 1t sat nine
days and returned eleven bills, ten of
which were for felonies.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
JOHN WILKES BOOTH.
Confederate Cavalry Officer Who Can Testify
that the Assassin Was Killed.


that the Assassin Was Killed.
A few days ago read an article written by a
gentleman from Laredo, Tex, believe, in re-
gard to the killing OF Booth John W.. 1t hap
pened that was near at the time Of the killing,
and know that John Wilkes Booth is dead.
was an officer in the Confederate cavalry, not
yet paroled; was in the town OF Port Royal,
Caroline county, Va. I saw the Yankee cavalry
cross on the ferry boat. 1, having still my
brass buttons and one little stripe or my collar,
left the town to keep from being arrested, as
orders had been issued by Gen. Halleck to have
all officers or privates arrested if found with
brass buttons or insignia OF rank.
had not taken mine OF, as had
no other to put on, so kept out on the hill on
the stage road to the county seat Bowling
Green). My own road up the river. The
Yankee cavalry came straight on the stage road.
At shutdown they were on Catlett hill going to
Bowling Green. That night they took out
William C. Jet of Westmoreland county, Va.
who had been seen in Port Royal with Booth in
buggy, and made him tell where ne left him.
This was three days after saw Booth and left
across the Rappahannocx river and called at my
cousins, G. W. Catlett Of Port Royal. Va. to
stay all night. Catlett refused to keep Booth.
as he knew him. SO Jet took him to Richard H.
CARROTS house, who had the suspicion that he
was Booth and allowed him to sleep in his
s06aS S bond for which sa Of was paid
Jett went to Baltimore and Washington.
and each received $4,000 reward for
their services in locking the door and bring
Ing Booth to Henry H. Garrett'o. then justice
of the peace. Jett was traitor to Booth. and
Garrett lived to get SIC, 600 Miss Isora Could
man discarded William c. Jet at once, and he
is now in the insane asylum at Staunton, 1
think. l saw the body of Goth cross the river
. at Port Royal to Port Conway, and know him to
be the same Booth that have seen play in Rich
mond Va, and otner places. Booth was gem
tlelnan with dark hair, matted with blood; did
not look older than twenty-e eight years, far
complexion; dark eyes; very much like our last
foater from this district-Limestone, McClel-
land and Falls counties. He was
very handsome man in life. looked
at MIN and could. see plainly he was
the true John W. Booth. We had a good
chance to look at him as the ferryboat was on
the Port Conway side. and we were all in shirt
sleeves, not yet having cut off our beloved but
tons with sic semper tipnus stamped item.
I can refer every fact herein stated to Wash.
G.. Collett of Port Royal, who knew and saw
Booth three days before death and afterwards,
think; Mr.. Henry Pendletoni r. NJ t. Hunter
OF Essex county, who happened to be there on
business; Phil Lightford. Henry Garrett. of
Port Royal is still living and one of the parties
who gained money from Booths death. My
home was two and half miles from the killing
and was hiding around to get with my scattered
men and get paroles of exchange. Yours truly,
H AYLETr BUCKNER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
A CHINESE RIOT.

Two Warning Factions In Chinatown, Los An
geles, Come Together
Los ANGELES, CAL. May 9.-The two
warning factions of Chinatown came to-
gether last night and resulted in a riot
One Chinaman was killed, one seriously
wounded and white bYstander was shot
in the leg. The trouble was caused by
All Lung, member of the All Now fac
ton, brushing against Wong XII Lung of
the Wong Chez faction. Wong HI Lung
drew revolver, shot All Lung in the
stomach, producing death in a short
time This was the signal for fusilade
from all sides, fully forty shots being
fired from windows and by the Chinese
on the streets. The police soon Quilted
the riot and arrested 100 Chinese who
carried reyolvers. The Wong Chez has
announced that every prominent member
of All Now VIII be killed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
Waxahachie,
nee of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WAxAHAcHIE, TEX, May Sour people are
gratifed at the arrival of THE GAZETTE on the
12:4O mail instead of at night.
The electric light company have received their
charter. Judge o. E, Dunlap is president, t.
B. Anderson, vice president and R. q. Phil
lips, secretary and treasurer. They have ap-
piled to the city council for franchise, and tn
work of constructing the lights will be COM
menced within ninety days.
Work began this morning on the grand pavil-
ion at West End park, and will be completed
together with the amphitheater by May Il.
The WaXahachie board of trade held an inter
esting meeting at the courthouse this evening.
Hon. E. F. Yeager, for many years editor sed
proprietor of the Waxahachie Enterprise, is
very low with consumption, and it is thought
cannot survive many hours. He some days ago
sold half interest in his paper to ]. W. Clark
formerly with the Bryan Pilot. Mr.. Clark is a
thorough printer, and man of superior integ-
rity. ]. s. Hardy will continue to occupy the
editorial chair.
Mr.. John G.. Williams has the foundation aid
for $1,000 residence in the Williams addition to
Waxahachie.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
The Color Line Drawn.

CHARLESTON, s. c., May 9.-The do
cesar convention adopted an amendment
to-day excluding colored members from
seats on the floor, with provision that
only the present colored member shall
retain his seat until his privileges are lost
by resignation or death. The vote on
the amendment was clergy "a to 4, laity
% to 10. The settlement of the negro
Question is not final, as the convention
retains the power to admit colored dele
gates ct any time. The st. Michael and
st. Paul churches of Charleston are not
represented in the convention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
TRIO TO HANG.

Talk with Three CclOred Men Who Are to Be
Executed at Linden, June G.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
LINDEN, TEX, May s.-Through the
courtesy of the sheriff, Mr.. 1. H. Lanisr.
your reporter visited the jail this morn
ing in which are confined Fletcher and
Henry Holden, Tom Mills and Sam Jack
son. The three first will hang on the
9th of June, and the latter had verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree
returned against him but was
granted a new trial owing TO some tech
nIeality while on trial. The jail is
guarded day and night, as some Hppre-
hension of trouble among the negroes Is
reported.
The prisoners seem 20 be in fine spirits,
excellent health,an were as cheerful as
a smiling candidate.
Fletcher and Henry are together with
Tom, and Sam in the cell adjoining
They love company, and are perfectly
willing to discuss the 9Th of June, or that
'fgreat day, - as they call itr
HBoys, you look sleepy this morning.
What's the cause?'' asked your re-
porter.
We'll. We sat up late last night talk
ing and laughing with Mr.. Simmons
(the night guard)
tTom, we expect large crowd here
on the 9th. -
eyes, sir; and if have to swing, 1
want them to come. l want Just one
hour to tell folks how Tom Miles has
been treated, and want 'em all here
A preacher came in here the
other day wanting me to con-
fess that was guilty, and
said if l dldn couldn t get to heaven.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
Paint Rock.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Gazette.

correspondence VI tile OdZeLtt.
PAINT Rock, TEX, May 7.-District court is
in session this week. All cases of note were
continued. Visiting lawyers are: Wingate &
Guion, Ballinger H. G. Fisher, San Angelo;
Ward of Georgetown and Barris of Austin
Mr.. wilkinson, advance agent of the Fort
Worth ana Rio Grande railway, is in The village
comforting with our people to get samples Of
productions to be placed in the ''exhibit'' car
that is to be taken north and east this autumn
We are having an over abundance of rain
Frogs by myriads are singing Joyous anthems
of praise to Jupiter Pluvius Grass is fine and
cattle are looking as if they all wished to be
registered, - and our few grangers have the
brightest Of prospects.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
NTenardYilIe.
,ndence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
MENARDvILLE, TEX, May 6.-The late fine
rains which visited our county have put every
thing in good shape. Cattle are fat. The wool
clip of this spring will be heavy.
During the rain and thunder storm of Sunday
night last a cyclone formed directly over our
town, but did not come to the ground, but con-
tented itself by soaring all who saw it and heard
the noise. In shape it resembled large balloon
coming to point at the lower end. It moved
off southeast Have heard of no damage.
The part of the old government telegraph line
from here to McKavit is now being taken down
and will be used to complete the telephone line
from this place to 3allinger.
After reading my GAzETTEs. have sent sew
eral to my old home in Mississippi. They are
astonished at its size The Sunday issue is sim
ply a revelation to them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
THE TANGLER.
Divers Enigmas and Odd COnceits for
Bright Wits to Work Out.
Any Communications Intended for This De-
partment Should be Addressed to E. R.
ChadbOurn, Lewiston, Maine.
4a.-Ghost.,

49.-Ghosts,
You talk Of angels and such things,
Then hear the rustic of their wings;''
A proverb this both Fat and stale,
Yet ut prelude for ghostly tale.
To sit as we one evening sat.
To talk Of ghosts in gruesome chat;
OF apparitions that appeared
In ghostly shapes, is pastime wierd.
The landlord sat and smoked and told
Full many local legend old;
A headless bag whoever sees,
The sayes say, may dread disease;
When Will, who lights the foggy swamp,
Is out upon his midnight romp,
1t BODIES no good, I've heard it said,
To see him come without his head.
And Oriental legends say,
Did you behead the woodland fay,
1t s nature, altered not at all,
Would still remain ethereal;
And if it's neither part was gone
'Twould still be far to gaze dpon.
The great arch fend, our common foe,
His nature never changes, though
He with his head were forced to part,
And never alters when his heart
Is from him filched by caany Scots
As soon the leopard change his spots.
The tale was interrupted here,
In rushed form that shook with fear;
Il met, he fastened to explain,
"A headless ghost along the lane. -
HBah!' Quoth the landlord, ''hold your jaw,
ghosti III bet twas you saw
This shape l saw OF spirit-kind,
Though headless. had his head behind;
This was a token-by the same
knew the realm from whence he came.
II W WILSON.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
65.-Charade.

First ;s n vessel black as Hoods demon ship,
One on which no person ever made q trip;
IT'S oft been seen fire, yet strange to say,
Has meier been harmed by ire IN any way.
iris often filled with water. and is balled,
vessel that on water never sailed,
AS at second 1, reflective. look,
tbs suggestive somehow OF Black Crook;
'Tis moi a bird that fact is very plain,
Vet seems connected some way with crane;
Between a crane snd first it is, think,
What Darwin might suppose connecting link.
10 time long past-I mean my schoolboy days;
For it brings up before my mental view
The letters that made with much ado.
When, with ink-stained fingers, and with face
I tried 70 learn thy art, chirographyl
NELsoNIAN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

excellence have like news of vital weight at last
enforced attention. Watered by never-failing
streams, with 75 per cent. of the surface adapted
grazing, the homeseeker cannot afford to ignore
this section. AS high as 100 bushels per acre
of oats, seyenty-fye OF corn. cotton bales and
sorghum till it can't be housed. who would wish
for more? The streams are alive with FISH, the
prairies TEEN with game. Lands are from 81 to
So per acre, and are now subject of active in
quiry from all points of the compass.
Society here is of the best; our average of in
telligence among citizens will easily discount
almost any rural section on the continent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
carlisle Announces TO Succeed Beck

LEXINGTON, KY. May 9.-Ex-speaker
John Grimm Carlisle has declared his
candidacy for the seat made vacant by
the death of Senator Beck. In company
with his friends from Covington and
Newport, he went to Frankfort to-day
10 present his claim to the Legislature
now in session. II is believed he viii be
nominated by caucus on second ballot.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

Natural Species u can find
In something of unnatural kind,
And a performance very droll
Is what we may consider whole
'Tis what I've never seen, SO
Can of it little testify.
strange things about 1t have heard
That for belief are too absurd.
In midst of mystery and gloom,
An seated in darkened room;
believers in its workings wait,
Silent, wondering and sedate.
And ghostly forms as they declare
Are Visitors that greet them there.
In such strange tales my faith is small,
Or rather have none at all =
For wholes of which I've heard, claim
That humbug is the proper name
Credulity makes some believe
While others willfully deceive
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
b3.-syncopation.

A vboleI A wholel That was the cry
That startled all the company,
And made the picnic throng disperse
AS though bear or something worse
Had sprung among them. The alarm
Was followed by no greater harm
Than fainting OF some girls; and those
Fell in the arms of gallant beaux-
For last of truth must declare
There was no real fatntlng there.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
Storm at johnson City.

Oorre 500 dence OF the Gazetle.
JOHNSON CITY, TEX, May "a severe wind.
rain and hail storm visited this section last
night. It came from the northwest, and blew,
rained and hailed for nearly an hour. Corn is
in riddles, cotton is almost ruined. Creeks are
high and the roads washed out till they are al
most past travelling. Some outhouses, fences
and trees were blown down.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

A young man frequently is ali;
Some sweet and witching girlish face
He meets, and deep in love will fall
With her, who seems to him all grace.
Mayhap his passion is returned.
Then joyously the hours fly past;
But If his tender love is spurned,
How very bitter is the last.
CHAs l. Houston,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
nn-New Aatronomy.


shonld the sun and moon together come,
Wien the latter has lately changed,
,TwonId make the astronomers all look glum,
For their figures disarranged.
From such an event they We Taught us long
To look for dark eclipse,
Rnt a nronhet appears TO prove them wrong
with wisdom s words on his lips.
"4S-A "-' W WIrsoG
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
Marine Intelligence.
specia1 10 the Gazette.

cpeclaI 10 tue 6dz5Ile-
GALVESTON, Tex, May Steamship
Colorado, from New York, arrived to-
night with general cargo of merchan-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

PANT Rock. TEX, May THE concho coun-
~ being untouched bv anv railway has lon; es-
csped attention. but is inyineible features Of
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10
54.-A Few Queer Birds.
rDefned in the dictionary.

|. What bird is a wizard?
,. What bird is rascalY
: What bird is a species of sharkG
/. What bird is an exto-tioner?
) What bird is pacing horsef
- R. z. A. DING.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

u.-sl. so lost. The basket contained 252O, or
2IO dozen eggs, making the cost ssi ~;
42.-Ice-pond. II see ''P'' on Do
ga drum-stick.
44.-Strong- hand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

Ills very well known and sn answer complete,
That fables are legends, and !eg-en are feet.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

E.-Countenance.
4S.-Broil, boil.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-05-14
FLORIDA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Proceedings Of the Third Annual
Meeting, Held at DeLan1 on
April 80 and May 1-2.
Continued from page 30I, last week.
Thursday AftcrnOOn.-COMt


In continual ). Of the discussion of peaches,
peach trees, their diseases, etc.
Mr. TABER. 1t seems to me that we
must come back to seedlings for
our peaches, and then we might as well
quit growing peaches because the peaches
that come from the seeds will be every
thing and anything.
Mr.. HAsKELL.-They are good thing
to have for our home use here [ think
that we had better keep planting out
every three or four years, as the cost is
nothing. shall plant for my own use
every three or four years if the root knot
will let them alone for that long.
Mr.. TABER.-I would like to say word
in relation to this root knot and that is
that | have never done a thing for it.
plant my trees on that kind of land and
consequently have no root knot at all in
the nursery, but it develops later on that
same land after it has been cultivated
for few years. On my largest peach
trees the root knot is not near as bad
as it was two years ago. | have had to
dig up some of my trees this winter. |
think this root knot is like great many
insects that come and are worse for one
year or q succession of years and then
gradually disappear and some other in
+o1yn thoiy. 7o1oon I HT1nW thot on
my place the root knot is not near as
bad as it was two years ago.
Mr.. MoTT-Do you not think that the
larger tree gets the easier it recovers
from the root knot? When a tree is feed
ing on surface soil is it more subject to
root-knOt; and as the roots go deeper
and it feeds deeper, would it be more
likely to recover.
Mr.. TABER.-My experience has been
that it attacks it more on the surface
than down in the ground. 1t may be
that has something to do withit. | have
no doubt it goes more for the tender
roots and feeds more on them than after
they get older. [ do not think that the
root knot will be near as bad in two or
three years from now as it is at present.
1t is an opinion of mine based on my own
experience.
Mr.. WRIGHr.-My observationfor forty
years has been that peach trees are very
short lived, not only in Florida but else
where as well. I scarcely know OF peach
tree that is considered as a long lived