Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-22
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
February Term OF the United States
c~urt About Ended.
CASES ON THE CALENDAR AT PARIS.



ruary term Of the United States circuit
ana district courts for the Eastern dis
trict OF Texas Is nearing the end, tho
minutes win be signed tomorrow and the
court will transfer itself to Paris for the
April term, where there Is much gtist to
DO ground, United States District Attor-
ncy Tsliaforro left for Houston this even
Ing. whore he Will have only u short rest
before proceeding to Paris to prepare for
tho work Ia hand there. The calendar has
been prepared and II contains go cases,
nearly oue-half OF them being Tor murder
or assault to KIN The slttlugs 10 into
the middle Of June and Captain Tulin-
Zero says the term beginning April g.
VIII last until the midsummer month IL
on tho wune. Tho Federal court district,
which an effort Is being made hero TO
have divided and Of which Galveston Oh
the south and Paris on the north are the
miles long by about $50 miles wide, em-
hrdcinF pretty much all Of ilaHt ana
Northcast Texas, and a part OF the indian
Territory, and Judge Bryan 10 said to
| DO the hardest worked judge on the ted-
BEACH EROSION.
| Hon. Miles Crowley has sent to the
chamber OF commerce 400 copies of n letter
from the secretary Of war transmitting the
reports Of General GRACEFUL, chief OF en-
gineers; Of Colonel Roberts, division en-
gineer. and Major Miller, engineer in
ehnrEc. on the beach erosion Of Galveston
| lssund,
| General CraighrI says In his report;
MAJOR Miller states that In his opinion
| tho causes OF the erosion are the violent
~ ~ ti, t,,.nst i,nnniunbi, send In 1855 the
| III n Goi,yratn. hujit Two rroina az atone
az tlo enuH ot Sill INV ~ 10y iltc 49,,
rigNr9It srryns we're hi;iIt IN ono nj Tho
mi ~ 81, n atreoi aud ths other al the
o,,d uff .i'{S,Girrttrsrtb 81 r.tI '''
'Ntatnr Miner prouoses two methods for
4ini13l 'u1h'l ltufv,l 4" " -, 3, ~,
pgGiectuns w., snYtG, one Dg a m
intervais az AN cs,inatSd rost OF sgj'GiU.
~ t'l7. g., X ,, ~, wv .s,t,,ati ~
, az ~ 49, 'F -
| 90 otogYI potc,.ta tho 1Ivlgio, snylncer
for reasons given In his Endorsement OF
Scptemeer q on Major Aliller'5 rep t,.,
tber ,leyeIobm"nts beTore "ommlitins Inc
government to a proieot for the protection
81 tho shore OF Galveston ana concur m
80" UNITED STATES COURT.
William TaukorsIey as. Srhooner NettIe.
49," ,,!.',d, .,'.s,..'IS %
eouunu'u NY u"enounI
Martina u. Norton CT nj vs.. Texas Land
and Improvement company ct al; hearing
an eVcsntinn. ia onu,,,a,.,. ,,,o,.. ,a,,
v" ~ ""'"''S' "o''oe P0S'-
noned.
T. q. Rcynolds ct al vs. L. NJ noatuer
nt al defendants motion for a new trial
oEsslTultu ,,,
Holm; plaintlffs motion in r.rsnn5 I Masses Nv ID
un'il october term without prejudice to tnt
toS ~, n, a. 81 aate March g. lSd' excepted
Herman Specht VIZ. sloon Colr,nbus. con.
tlnued on application of respondent.
mare .,i"o cSn,i Hoso an VS. Steamship Eden
liant and leave granted 10 fie enenbef
libel.
y, 8. Newell ct al vs. Eliza Cooper; de,
, PENDANTS motion for new trial oyerruled.
John II, white vs., r. j. Thaclter ct III
Judgment for defendant, TO which plnIntil
eNee2ts
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