Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-23
DALLAS.
Trinity River Exploring Party
to Embark To-Day.
RODGERS pEsPITED AGAIN.
A Circular to the ans-aIississippi Depart
ment OF the United States Confeder-
ate YeteraEs-sFeciai Rates to
New OrIeans-The 7. NJ c, a.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, March Cool D. A.
Williams, county attorney, had an attack
Of paralysis last evening Just after he had
concluded an address TO the jury. he IS
much better to-day.
The Trinity river exploring party viii be
ready to embark tomorrow morning. They
are very busy to-day, getting ready for the
long voyage, which viii be made in four
small boats with two oarsmen to each boat.
The expedition viii be under the direction
of Capt. a. r. Youree of Nashville. Tenn,
an experienced river man. The expedition
is for the purpose of making a careful es-
innate of clearing out the river of logs,
snags and oVerhanging trees and limbs. In
addition 10 Capt. Xouree and the colored
oarsmen, there will be in the party j. 5.
Wathen, civil engineer, James MoroIey,
d. C. Mitchell and p. J. Butler, members
of the company. They will explore the
river from Dallas to Liberty, which is the
head of tide-water, and only forty-one
miles above the mouth of the Trinity.
From Liberty to the mouth of the river
there is from ten to forty feet of water, ac-
cording to the report of the government
surveyor. Five miles below Liberty is a
sandbar on which the government has ex-
Dended some mou5y.
a telegram was received by Sheriff Lewis
this evening from Governor Hogg granting
demned man, until April 10. He was 10
have been hung on the 25th instant.
Chief Wilkersou OF the ire department of
this city says that since the Babcocl en-
CINE was brought into use in this city it has
extinguished 10 per cent Of the fires that
have broken out.
The Houston and Texas Central railroad
has agreed to give the ex-Confederates
S5-rate to New Orleans and return, and as
it viii take about three trains of ten cars
each to carry those who wish to attend the
reunion at New Orleans, some will go by
the Central and some by the Texas and Pa
ciic. They are looking anxiously for the
list Of those who are going from Fort
Worth.
Yesterday Lieut.. Gen. w. L. Cabell,
com manding the trans-Mississippi depart
ment of United Confederate veterans. is
sued the following circular, and asks the
press of Texas to publish same:
In order that the trans Mississippi de-
partment may be fully represented at the
great reunion of Confederate veterans on
April s, l respectfully request and urge the
generals commanding divisions and the
commanders of camps in this state, Arkau-
sas, Missouri and the Indian Territory, to
forward at once applications to Gen. George
Norman to become members of the asso-
citation of United Confederates. It is of
the greatest Importance that these applica-
tons be forwarded to New Orleans by
April !, 1892. Send roster of each camp,
with fee of 81, and a certificate of member
ship will be returned at once. indulge
the hope that every camp in the state not
already a member will join this noble asso-
citation"
The avowed candidates for the position
of United States marshal for the Northern
district of Texas are Mr.. Sam H Millican
of this city, formerly of Weatherford.
Mr.. Millican is straight-out Republican
and a man of superior qualifications for the
Office. Mr.. j. NJ. Kindred also of this city,
is an applicant with first-class recommen-
dations and Grand Army man. 1t IS also
that Mr.. E. Mont Reilly of
Fort Worth is an applicant for the place.
Marriage licenses were issued to John
Ole and Amelia G. Fuller; Walter NJ.
Myers and BERTHE McColloh; Nelson Gil
breath and Leah Faux; T. E. Hall and
Edna Crawford.
Notwithstanding the rain and mud this
morning the ElkS' parade was very credita-
bic and quite large.
The ninth annual convention of the
Young MEMS Christian associations of the
state of Texas will be held at Dallas, April
14-17. The principal speakers viii be C. L.
Gates and f. S. Brockman of New York
city, secretaries of the International COM
mittee, Selden p. Spencer of st. Louis,
Mo, r. E. Wait of Little Rock, Ark. j. w.
Harle of Marshall and Rev. r. t. Phillips
Of Tyler. Mr.. S. B, Herr, state secretary
of Arkansas. viii have charge of the music
Rev. r. r. Lloyd of Geneva, Ills, will give
six lectures on Bible truths. These win be
illustrated by charts and are reported as
exceedingly interesting.
Every Chris ian young man, whether an |
association member or living in town |
where there is no association, is invited to |
attend; also pastors of churches and others |
in this special work for young |
men. Reduced rates on all railroads will be |
yiyen, and entertainment provided for all |
attending the convention.
Three hundred delegates are expected to !
De in attendance, representing all sections |
# the state.