Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-16
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Johnson RESTORED TO HIS OFFICE
The Mnndnmus Granted by the High
court-Inaniry for nonds-Iuitcd
states Cuurt-Lccni Notes.

Galveston, Texas. November ii--Just or
Galveston was getting herself thoroughly
worked up over the court house mattor.
me county commissioners court took all
the wind out OF the sails OF the ldekcrs
| py rocellng from the position they had
taken In regard TO tho proposed new
eounty building. There were TWO mass
meetings called for tomorrow to protest
| against the action OF the court one by tho
Cotton Exchange FOR the afternoon, and
enc by tax payers FOR the evening, hut
the action taken by the commissioners
| court today renders these meetings I'M
| necessary, 1t came about IN this man
| ner; While the court WIS considering
| some other matters, Comm! asioucr \Ncstor.
l0gc snid he had something % mpnrtanee
| th,S people of Galveston do not want a
| ne court house and he therefore moved
| 10 teconslder the matter gnd wltndraw
spelncations, Commissioner Wider
| proInptly seconded the motion and Judge
lsotihntt CONGRATULATED MIR. Wcstcrlupo
plsi fsng the matter, Mr.. Bailey
con( ndcd With some warmth that he hal
n rss to know that tho tax payers s,, Of
| houx and that one n badly needed and
| tina he would not rcccde from hts posi-
WYNN whe s~e eold 9S wsatSS ,p g' anposed
| to ho unknown, Mr. Wcsterlage's motion
| prevailed and the new court house mat
| ter was indefinitely postponed.
| JOHNSON is RECORDER.
Contrary TO general expectation tho
| court OF civl appeals today granted the
mandamus prayed for by Marscnc John.
son. restoring him to the office Of city
recorder. from which he was deposcd a
few months ago by the mayor and city
council The application was first ma1r
| TO tho clvil district court, whore II was
| denied, and an appeal was taken to the
| stated. When johnson was removed from
| ofncc the then acting mayor. Alderman
| Harrington. acted as recorder until tho
| return OF Mayor Fly. Tho mayor de-
| cllncd to gcsve In the capacity OF judicial
officer on the ground that he was not u
| lawyer nor learned In the law and that
| no one but lawyer should occupy the
bench, even in a police court lie thcrc-
fore appointed an ad Interim .rrc9rder.
| Mr. Mark McLemorc, to occupy tho bench
until the court should diHrosc of the case
! Of Air johnson. when asked today what
course he would take In the mnttcr he
replied that he Ind not. received official
declined TO discuss the matter Mr., John
son was an !nppolntce OF Mayor Ely
mud HIS removal from ofllee occurred while
the mayor was abgcnt from the city
UNITED STATES COURT
Patrick Cassidy vs., Steamship Gcorglon
Michulnos hearing resumed aud con-
cludcd and cause submitted.
John W. Smith VS. the Texas Western
| Railway company; Intervention Of J. H.
Stuart allowed Defendants gave notice
| Of appeal from all DEGREES entered at TINS
| term In favor Of intcrNcuors.
| jacob Sonnenthlcl va. Christian Mocrlcln
| nrowing company at al; motion Tor new
| trial by plaintiff cvcrrulcd and time on
lnrgcd FOR Ming bill OF exceptions sixty
Martha Il. Morton ct nj w. rcxas Land
and Immigration company ct hl deinHtr,t
held to answer hy tho january rules.
W, W Smith w. John t. Browne OF al;
continued by consent
The court adjourned this evening for
the term and Will convene at Paris ON
Monday next.
INQUIRY FOR THE BONDS,
Alderman Fcrticr chairman Of the
finance committee OF the city council, IL
In correspondence with various bond bid
ders and banltlng Institutions In all parts
of the United statoa making nqurica
concerning the issue of 100000 funding
bonds OF Galveston. To-day lie received
letter from well known firm OF at
| torupyR Of Now York, asking for nfprmu-
tion concerning the bond issue, with tho
| request that the Information lie furmshrd
as soon as possible, rhe gtiorncyS rop.
in New York An OF the papers touching
upon the bond issue arc now In the hand!
of the attorney general OF we state anl
taya' The bonds are TO be engraved as
soon as possible and II II expected thnt
no difficulty Will bo experienced In dis
posing OF them.
ORPHANS HOME DEDICATION.
The dedication OF tho Galveston Or
phans home uslnnd city Protestant or
phans uomcl, the gitt OF Henry Rosen-
berg, will occur tomorrow evening IN ltos.
,nberg Memorial hall OF the home" build
ing. Tho ushora ma tho reception COM
mltteo are expected TO report at the homo
MT $50 D. m, Tho general public Il In
ylted TO the ceremonies. which Will cont
sncneo promptly at S O'Clock, The ladies
can accommodate six hundred guests, ana
they want tul, hohsc. An e'nnorats
occasion. Including music and speeches,
presentation OF tho building by tho OK
ses,ons q IN" Inc Wiz truStces pfcsenting III
keys. etc, The address VIII be made by
MIR. Leo N. Levi.
LOCAL NOTES,
Dep,,ty Tnlted States Marshall HerE left
tonight foi Paris,
A license to marry was granted to James
Smith and Miss Sarah Brooks
TN. firm OF A. Rakcl this evening
shipped a nnc exhibit 10 Dickinson Tor
the Texas Coast fair,
The county .eommlssloners court today
appropriated t25 per ilonth toward the
support OF the Island city orphAns' home
Hon. T.. X. Ewing OF Houston. and Hon.
q. ii, Hall OF Huntsville Were In nttgnu-
Ance upon the court OF civil appeals today
on account OF the action Of the commits
uloners court IN dropping the court house
matter the demonstrations In opposition
thereto have been called on.
w. u. sleutz, while at work moylnl;
a house on Avenue on and Center. was
| struck on the head by wooden bar rnd
received a horrible cash about ive inches
in length lie was taken 70 the office OF
n surgeon. where hts wound was drossed'
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