Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-21
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Bill for the settlement of virginia's state
debt
NJ Rshot has been requested by President
Garnet to orm cabinet, and has agreed to
ndertake the task
Dispute about race horse at Saltwater,
MINI, ended by Charles Countryman kill
ing his cousin, C. q. Countryman.
The Augusta, Ga, Chronicle, which has
been advocating the denomination Of CleVe-
land for the presidency, now comes out for
David B. hill.
Fifty Canadian sawmills are fed with
lumber stolen from the United States on
the Manitoba border, says Agent DeLam-
bert of the interior department.
The Louisville and Jacksonville bridge
project, into which 1850, 900 has already
gone, and which has broken several capital.
lists, has been abandoned for the present.
nit is rumored at Vienna the bulk of grain
recently purchased, ostensibly for famine
sufferers is really intended TO be stored in
the national granaries as preparation for
war.
Z -Four new cases Of typhus fever were dis
covered yesterday in New York among
Russian immigrants quarantined at No. 3
Essex street. They have been removed to
the hospital.
pEx-United States Senator Henry W.
Blair, who has been counted upon as an adj
vocate of President Harrison for renomina-
ton, has declared himself presidential
candidate.
Professor George I. Bears of the Uni
versity of Tennessee, has been appointed
an instructor in Yale law school, and he
comes secretary of the faculty. Professor
Bears is a graduate of Trinity college and
Yale.
The French line steamship La Gascogne,
from aavre, is in port at New York, three
of the crew and three of the passengers,
among them Herr Kaiser, the German
actor. having been injured during a severe
gale February II.
Judge Thomas has granted a decree of
divorce to Mrs James G. Blaine, Jr., with
custody of the child, and $1,000 to pay ex-
penses of the suit and 500 per month ali
mony Mrs Blaine will leave Deadwood
for Sioux Falls to-day.
a syndicate of Canadian and Peansyl-
vania natural gas men have been boring for
gas for the past two weeks at Mimico,
Canada. 1t is reported they have been sue
cessful, and that the well is now gushing at
the rate of 10, 100000 gallons per day.
A fisherman at Alton, ILL.,, noticed boat
drifting down the river, and upon ap-
preaching it the corpse of a middle-aged
man was found lying in the boat. He mad
evidently been robbed, bound to the boat
and murdered, after which the skif was
set adrift There is no clew to his identity.
J. D. Kinaston, Democratic state Organ
izer, in an interview freely stated that Min
nesota Democrats expected to fuse with
the Alliance people, it being hoped in this
manner to obtain majority in the next
legislature, and thus insure the election of
a Democrat to the United States senate.
A plot to wreck a passenger train on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road
near Arcola, was discovered by accident
yesterday, and perhaps terrible
catastrophe, which must necessarily have
resulted in a large loss of life, was pre-
vented The would-be train wreckers are
at large.
DAT Frankfort professional nurse allowed
a piece Of flesh to be severed from her arm
by a surgeon and transplanted into an open
wound on the body of wealthy patient.
She now claims that the surgeon cut too
much away, and she is suing him for dam
ages on the goound of unnecessary injury
TO herself.
EEdith Simcox and Otto Simcox, children
of Wayne Simcox, an engineer, were
drowned in the Susquehanna river near
Sunbury. The children had been skating
all afternoon and were on their way home.
When nearing the shore they skated into
an air hole. The girl made desperate
effort to save her brother, but was pulled
in the water and they sank together.
In the settlement of the troubles between
the Union Pacific and its conductors and
brakemen, Assistant Manager Dickinson
discussed the new schedule with the griev-
ance committee at Omaha yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Dickinson expressed a willing
ness to concede the demands for overtime,
which is the most important point in the
revised schedule, and the minor issue viii
be compromised.
Officers of the Third national bank of
Cincinnati yesterday made known forg-
cry which was perpetrated on the bank
nearly week ago. 1t was the payment of
draft by the First national bank of Chat
tanooga in favor of Thomas Hunt for $780,
Hunts signature was attested by that OF
Cashier Pithbom of the Chattanooga bank.
The draft was for SIS It had been raised
to $500, even the holes punched in the pa
per showing the true sum had been raised
TO $500.
Casualties at Sherman.