Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 62, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 5, 1884 Page: 1 of 8
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CAriTAL PAID IN AND SUIULUS 10250000
TOM J B Godwin M H Ioyd J I Kecd Bnue Cettl 1 C Bennett
aeorgoJttckiionS H Burnett
sacts a General JBtiiilringy JOnsiiiess
i Y lloosrrr II C Eduisotov o W lIorxiNoswouTii
Eat VlwrrMUcnt Cashier Assistant Cashier
lltfOBTH TESAH SECOND ST BET HOUSTON AND THRO0KMOBT0N
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rraertl hanilns business Collections made nnd promptly remitted Ex
chance drawn uu nil the principal cities or Europe
SWJloni J Y llogsctt J K Adams II C Edrlnglon J P EllisS II
llolilnsiwortu
UcrrwlJent
Q A Ahchihati > Cashlor
ISRAEL CO BANKERS
ilenrlotln Cloy County TexiiH
tansact a General Banking Business
OS Of LAND FOR SALE If DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE
srmiJent
W 8 IKAUD ViccIrcsldcnt J W T Okay Cashier
i r i e 11 a Hational Hank
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L BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED
EXIS LOANS COIXKCTIONS
Er Tblrlf Years Experience In Land Titles lu this Btato
EVilTHS TEXAS FINANCIAL AGENCY
mllh Jarila lllotk Bit Houston St Tort Worth Tons
Governor Ireland Austin Texas Attorneyaonoril John I Tomplelon
Hon Richard Coke U H Sonator Waco Hon B II Maxoy U 8 Sunntor
1oaal Bauk ltuk Fort Worth K H
Fort Worth Fort Worth National
Bankers 10 OM Slip N Y Latham Aloxauder A Co liankers Walt St N
INVESTMENT COMPANY
LIMITED
of tout woutii tjsvas
Stock Pnlil Up
IjjtlOOOOOOO
Dealers In All Kinds or
il Estate Live Stock
> S AND SEOURITIES
iort Worth Austin San Antonio and Colorado Texas and
London England
UorfhjrPresident J 1 Smith nnd J V Hoed VlcoPresidents Geo
rrKjpSmlth W J Boaz A M Iirltton W A lluffman cud W
jfK SiPresldonlClt National lianfei W J Boaz President Traders
u > > ° r Worth nnd or tho banking Arm or Tldball Van
iiffivNancumau Catllo Dealer nnd Director In First Natloual Bank
Sit ASrlcultral Implements falduey Martin ofMartlullrown Co
1bUJ PrPhy Cattle Denierand Geo B Lovluc Manager Loving
lortWortUandJFEvausllancUmnn and Cuttle Dealer or Shor
nsuyassedfor handling all hinds afbushiess in aurlinc
fwtyof ncnollating the sale of located ttoal ranoha grazing
WW cattle do do We also negotiate loans for our
Med with approved security
tuer Interoat to deal through us wo respoctruily solicit
rorii tyUhlnt0 Uu or Bell nnythlnt In our lino Communications
lne OO offices will attention
reoalve prompt
J T HICKKY
3tateancl Insurance Agents
iuiwuuo nDU Couulfy property and collections Olllco with Mn
JIHET EETWEEN MAIN AND I10USDN FORT WORTH TEXAS
SALE J IXJD EUsTT
i Resident and Business Houses Imnroveil and Unim-
proved City Property
L I > lm Uaudieous Corrcspondonco solicited
OPPORTUNITY
f TTaaa
to 3TTxtaixAisar3
lAd hSJ2d8lo ck caU ° located In northern part or
would turn out on a part payment
WW Acres Pine Land in Eastern Texas
orijmijjy
n nI ence 0 n that In tho
Mtee wmn i ° atlnfl E am8 run
J1 nnipano Ln flh CI1 8 tolhe amount they will cut or
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a S 1 ber al tlmato Theso lands wero c
lutt oriBtereti pn i v f8lnenl ° nd are as good as money at
arllculars will he aven by
ESTMENT CO LIMITED
000 yards Lawn styles
I colors warranted at
vJcnis
6000 yards Lawn styles
good colors warranted at 7
cents
10 beautiful styles all wool
Combination Suits
25 shades handsome
cade Satins at 60 cents
FKEAD
Bro
30 styles Ladies Linen and
Lace Collars
50 Pieces Straw Matting
m VMte Checked and
Plain Bed
50 pieces Oil Matting
Ofllces Fort Worth Austin Han Antonio
rails within roity yards or houte buck pas
tuio or rortyncresSAO ncres lnfco with Oak
Hear and AV edt Oak Creeks running through
lasting water In them Ono or the best
ranches In tho county Prlco 10000 lor tho
whole outfit
No S52IOCATiD IN LUHIiOClI COUN
ty110 miles from tho cits or coloindo on tho
waters or Yellow house Creek n 2ycars lease
from August 1 Ibsl on 1SW0 acres of land
well set In incsqulte nnd gramma grass
has eighteen neerralllug springs or
water ono twostory house with nvo
rooms n garden irrigated two dug-
outs live stone and ono plank cor-
rals aUo dipping vat and boiler two touts
and campoiilllt nlao tho following described
tlock or sheep
1212 owoi graded to shear 0 pound
4UU owo lambs graded to shear GK pounds
378 wothcr lambs graded to shear S pounds
823 wethers graded to shear 8 pounds
22 bucks graded to shear 15 pounds
Theso sheep nro a cross between tho Span
ish Merino mid Cnlirornlagood ages
On tho above ranch there Is plenty or lino
raugo In the Yellowhouo Ciuij on well pro-
tected for tho winter Tho nbovosheepleaso
on ranch nnd camp outfit will bo sold cheap
for crbIi
No STJA MOST DLHlUAHLi FIOCK OF
sheep located In Coleman county Texas de-
scribed as rollows
11U0 ewes two > cars old
500 ewes older
14001111111
40 bucks Spanish Merino
Thoeweshbc < ir7 > snnd tho lambs graded
to shear 0 lbs These sheep aro lu good condi-
tion uiidoii a mnit excel lent range
Their wool sold nUU cents per pound threo
years ago nnd brought 27c last season Pre-
fer to sell In ono lot nnd commend themasn
bargain both In quality nnd price
NoS iA FliW MOIIB POKUllHEI AN
iiindo
gora goats This Is nn Ininortn Ion ly
ourselves and wo particularlyInvito Inspec-
tion or tils Hock Iho brecdorono or the
most reputable In tho country guarantees
tho breeding ot theso goats
No 8356000 ACItES OF FINEOItAZINO
land well set In mesnullo grass well
watered nnd tine llniber for renelne
nml fiibl near Texn tho Central Hair
Also awn
md in Scliackeirord county
Mexican and grndo sheep and ruty lino
Merino bucks Tho sheeji nro In good llx
freoordl oaso 2000 lirstclnss feucliiB posU
i coinfortnblo dwelling house shutos and
nnd i 1 necessary
or shcip horses wagon
sary pens ranch tooYs Will belY pnelinlf Intel est
in whole outfit or will sell Iho laud separate
No 557 1130 sheep for salo and n
20tttncro sheep ranch Tor lent Jlie
ranch has a go d shed and seed
house and Is rented until Septom
borllRSl Ooodcoirals on tho place Hhcep
will slcn on tho average 7 to 8 pounds Prlco
very reasonable
STOCK HOIlflra IN COOK COUN
Nn ia
liiad horses will tell
it too of good stock
cow ponies nil broken
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NO 451
edlately 1111 orilc
lUto 14 hands hi
erlcau slock bro
nfSUaT from II ohib 1 to 15 lianffhTgh
i
Stfe oVilther umSaSvoSK
vfFUrNT STOCK IIOIWES
ilftSlJwckrf ffies in Northwest Toxas
Pflngs lb spring
l in
e
out at n low Pf TO percent Interest
mice > u four liionth a Jluoremcut or n
Tho note wwA l KSAck The horses nro
mock
lien iota ned f upon ttio mb hJQm
FORT WORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY MAPOH ft 1884
SPRING ARRIVALS
50 pieces Lenolian Matting
both American and English
20 pieces body Brussels Oar
pet styles entirely now
Complete lino of Upholstery
and Lambrequin Goods
200
Dozen Gents Linen
Collars
THE LATEST STYLES
1 1 Co J 113
B F SEAB CO
WJiolcsale Grocers and Gomnon Mentals
COU rinLEKTH AND II3UST0X STS F011T WORTH TKXAS
ConRlgnmcnU Cotton Wool Hides nnd 1roduco solicited nnd prompt returnn Kiiarantocd
PARTIAL LIST OF LIVE STOCK
rim sali it
texas mrnsm mm vm
Of Fort Worth Texas Denlora lu
HEAL ESTATE LIFE STOCK BONDS Al SEGIITIES
Colorndo City Texan and 2 i Alnccr llond
London KiikIiuhI Inquiries tnadeofclthernlllco will receive prompt attention
tho property hy number when requestlnR raoro particular description
No 331 3150 SIIKKP IN NOLAN COUNT1
on Oak Creek nnd tributaries lotOsraded to
shear 0 lbs 1500 craded to shear 71bi28
Spanish Merino bucks all rrco from dl enso
Improvements llox house three looms 6
ncresln cultivation nnosprintwhich never
Deulenuto
No 4G0 1000 UKAU OF GOOD STOCK
horses If sold on tho raugo flltcen saddle
horses will bo thrown In nt tho same prlco as
tho stock horses From tho enmo bunch of
liores thero wero branded over UX coltx lat
senFon and thtsBpilng It Is calculated that
thero will bo about 250 coltx to brand All
American medium site stock
No HI 1000 TO VOCJ HKAMOFUOOI
straight two yearold steers raised in the
Central part or Western Texas Guaranteed
to bo as good ns an ivverngo of thecal tie raised
lu IuinpusiiM and adjoining counties Will
be delivered nt any convenient point In
Northwestern Texas from May 15 to Juno 15
1MU
Ko 552 1X00 TO 1V0 UKAU OF OOOU
rfrlria raised > carllng steers ltnlsed lu
Central and Northwestern Texas Juarnn <
teed to bo us good as an average or tho cattle
raised In Ijimpnsis nnd adjoining countlos
Will bo delivered In lota or WW or over lit any
convenient points within 10 miles or Abi-
lene Tex between May 15 nml June M ixm
No 553 1000 TO 2500 IIILD OF 0001
smooth prnhlcralsed 2year old lieireiy
Gniiniuteed to be good nnd sound All full
ngeslunollSSI Will bo delivered In lots ol
500 nnd over ntnuv convenient point within
tiny miles of ltalid or Abilene Texas any-
time between May 15 nnd Juno 15 ltsl
No Ml 1000 TO 5000 0001 YEAIthlNG
heifers They aro all good smooth prnlrlo
rnlsed iiiercliantnblo cattle hs good nanny
average or tho cattle to bo found n Central
Toxas will bo delivered lu lota of 500 head or
over at any convenient point near Abilene
Texas Innn Mar 15 to June 15 lbSI
No 655 1001 DRY COWS UUA11ANTEEU
to bo ns good us nny nverago ofcows raised In
Central Texns None over eight > cure old
All goodsmooth merchantable cattlo Will
bo delivered nt any convenient point in
Western or Northwestern Texas
No 55u 1000 to 10000 llllAD OFM1XKU
stock cattlo will bo dcllverea at nny con
vcnlont poliitin Northwestloxaslu lots ol
1000 head and over between May 15 nnd
July 1 losl Mixed herds or pralrlornlsoii
Texas cottle running about eflunl numbers
each or yearling two yenroldj cows and
calvesi Olio and twoyiarolds to ruu about
onohaif each sox
Nb7fc57 IA > I 100 UIJAU Ol 1JAI > T1SU
Texas cattlo will be delivered In 1oil Worth
in mixed lutsorsoo or over Parties wishing
to piuclmso this class of cattlo should see us
before tlicy place their oraers
NTuiw toiotwJJTiAH oKbOUTiiKHN
catllo In mixed lots or rrom 1000 to aiWK
hiad bo delivered on ranches In most
Will
onny locality Wo can nut up herds embracing
lily nno and twoyear olds
on
101
No 65 KIVKTO
lars or tlio capital i lock of one or tho best cattle
Texas Tho
In Northwestern
tle companies
cattle number about 120W head am I about
W > Ii d ol
18000 to 20000 acres or land 75 to
horses and n comploto outfit J1 aft cl
msldercd worth it least
tho nro
company
8100000 uhllo Its eutlro llablllUes will uotox
cowl l 00P Tho ranch Is veL lmrC
n n dcslrlng to
bestmniiaRonient For any ono most
Invest in tho stock business tins
excellent opportunity
n
kuoM TiN TO TVVKWIVFIVF
turasinSl dollars of capital kli
cattlo company 1 com
oughly established hp
1 re 7ge ent
S4 a rire ud e nau ge eno
d
n
most P
somo or tho wcalUilestand
It us a ruro ojHjnjUnUj rjsj vMmunt
stock ofn sound cattlefomrany TIUJ com
oirerogooa Inducement toacardtajyi
50i ooTor tho 6uiiwl smck or a
a
cattlo company composed moaii of Uistern
ngementor capitalists a Tho propertylsSff a siock
umUW w or lana
man The company
about 120 < Oliea1 of good cattle ami n com
pleto ranch outtlt
v mio TuTiiTi iiead of good cattle now
rangiugtnlonVs k n i Shacleirord counties
Will bo counted out luthojnjrlngj
T 6 T 0Txrh13iTo o tMk catue n
llvcred In the spring
HAST JKXAU
tA ijji into iiiai > OF
Co Limited
ni ifijiw
Tsnriiif aiiiKAii viiAituNO >
d ulljit once
pick rrom it
TOO VlW
Sj TsI l7TrHAinPMAHl 81
gain lor the next few days
I > ri no 111AD OF 4FXA KMWlm
For n bargain cull at onco
account Joan w
commlsson and on our own
SS38Sg3 BeSlS
TEXAS nrvTSSTJIEIiT CO HHTfED
I
50 Joz Gents Gauze
Undershirts 40 cents
50 Doz Gonts Summer Me
rino Undershirts 60 cont3
50 Doz Gents Summer Me-
rino Undershirts 76 cents
50 Doz Gents Balbrigau Un
dershirts 100
50 Doz Gonts Balbrigan Un
dershirts 150
25 Styles Childrens Straw
Hats
25 Styles Boys Straw Hats
50 Styles Gents Straw Hats
10 Styles Gonts Mackinaw
Hats
10 Styles Gents Manilla Hats
K I 1IATRMAN
I > tahllkhcd ISM
W Q KATXMAN
BATEMAN Si BRO
Wholesale Grocers
AND
Coinruission Morclionts
Noa 1 H11 and i West Second street cor-
ner Throckmorton
FOUT WOUTII
TOOK OATTLE
We desire to call the at
tention of STOCKMEN to
the fact that we are hand
ling large numbers of Stock
Cattle and that we are pre-
pared to contract for spring
delivery anv class or grade
of Texas cattle they may
require
OUR FACILITIES
for handling Stock Cattle
oromptlv and economically
are unsurpassed and we
believe it will be to the in-
terest of all to see us be
fore making their purchases
We have perfected arrange
ments for
DELIVERING CATTLE
in any of the Northern or
Western States or Territo
ries in herds of 10000 or
over and will be pleased to
submit our prices to those
who may desire topurchase
for delivery at those points
TEXAS INVESTMENT CO LIMITED
Fort Worth Texas
M It BANOUINKT A N llAWHOtf
SANGUINET DAWSON
Architects Superintendents
COR MAIN AND AVUATHEKFORl
Fort Wortli Tcsiih
Piiblln DullillURS ii Specialty
Dlt A J LAWItENCE
DENTIST
Fort Worth Texas
Offlce In tho Heaton
llulldlng Over Wm
Jlrowu ft Co d Grocery
Store
J J KANE
Architect and Saperintondont
OFFICKOior 1 Schwartit near Traders
National bank Fort Worth Texas
MECKUAKEH
Contractors and Builders
Will lornlih estimates of cost on all kind
or buildings shelving eountorsolc
FQJtT WORTH TJUXAS
Will Pay for
THE
TWELVE MONTHS
WASHINGTON LETTER
Jfcw Orleans Tort Exaction nml
DcvllFlsli nt Unlvcstou
tho
The OM Jinn of tho Son Hint Rcstriilcs
the Commcrco of llotit Cities
Sintniulerliig Money Tor Hern Water to
he Deronrci by Coriiiornuts
IhoMonth or tlio llrnzos tho Chenp
Outlet for Texns Trmic
Irouali1o Defeat of tho Cattlo llnrcnu
Illll ill the Sfuntc
Special Correspondence of he Imette
WtisliliiBton Altueh 1 Tlio port
clmrKCS ol Now Orleans llko thosii
Imposed by tliowhnrf coitiNiuynt Oi
veston nru ruinotiB to eoniincrec This
matter wuh illsctissetl not very loni
ago oven In tho Hrlllsh imrlltttuciit
Jt wiiBfhown that mxt after tliosoof
Calcutta local Imimtltlonu upon uhlti
mttBtcra weio greatest at Now Orleans
Tho two boat companies or New Or
leans tlio stevedore tlio bar pilot tlio
port clmrtroa tho coal man tho butch-
er anil baher tho cotton compress tho
tlrnynien unit tho dry dock aro terri
ble and of all these tho tow boat Is
most ravenmiH Its demands aro meas-
ured by tho toiiimgoof thoshlpswblch
It hi lugs acrotH tho bar or through tho
jetties Shin masters do dread Now
Orleans Why expend millions In
openitigtho river way to tho city which
suHors pirates by land and water to
prey upon every vessel that would
bring wealth to tho people and add
value to tho products ofthovallev of
thoMhfcibslppI U happens In Nov
Orleans as in Clalveston that thev
who own Iho city andshapoits local
government aro they who own the
towboats or aro interested in
every exaction imposed upon
tho citys commerce Not very long
ago tho On I veston News day after
day Inveighed moat blltorly against
proccHoa ol extortion practiced by the
chartered wharf company of that city
Hut tho News after Illustrating tlio
gro Biiof of outrages liruotleed by this
whatf company by pioduclug in Its
pages a great duvllihh such as Victor
Hugo lffcciijctliu Tollers of tho Sea
and telling Unit it cost as much loscml
a package of goods ten feet in Galves
ton across this wliarf as from Haiti
more to that city was maidenly si-
lenced how or wny the publlo wore
never advised
Morgans Now York and Oalveslon
Steamship company inoidcr to cseapo
tho clutches of this devil llsh at Oal
vestou expended half a million dol-
lars In deepening the bayou and lu
building wharves of lis own a fow
miles below Houston on a narrow
inlet Intelligent liberal congress-
men from Northern states advltied of
lhoo facts aro loth to vote for propo-
sitions pHsented hero by rcptecnla
lives of tlio Gulvodtrm Wliarf company
who assume to lopiesont tho peoplu ot
Texas and tho city of Galveston
Thotiuosllon naturally presents It-
self can tho people of tho United
States glvo ton millions of money to
perfect tho harbor of a city which has
a chartered and organized body of
piunderelB ready to griiHp every ship
that enters this harbor ami demand its
money or Its life
It may bo possible that Texas un-
less his wharf company bo dissolved
and its charier surrendered would
prefer lo lutvo tho easier task achieved
involved in the removal of tho bar nt
tho mouth of tho lirnzos That briad
deon ilvcr If inado accessible
ami tho codt would bo comparatlvtly
trilling would constltutu tho safest
possible haven for tho navies of tho
woild A great railway corporation
anticipating tills result of the greed of
the Galveston Wliarf eonpauybought
the district of country about tlio
mouth of tho Jlruzos and hero again
tho security of tho freetrndo Is
threatened by a giant monopoly and
congrcfs fears that If H abandon Gal-
veston lo its devilHub another very
llko H may fasten itfclf upon tho pro-
posal harbor which Iho river consti-
tutes
Ju Iho prtsencoof theso facts It Is
staled today that tho railway corpora-
tion is preparing n proposition by tlio
acceptance of which tlio government
may be induced to expend ti million
and a half dollars at the mouth of he
JlniziiH instead of ten millions at Gal-
veston Tlio smaller turn thus used
will accomplish every desirable and
possible commercial icsult sought to
bo attained by tlio people of Texas
Such Is tho abortion of engineers and
of thoso Interested lu ovading tho
grasp of tho Galveston Wharf com-
pany and nt Iho same time In giving
iho product of Texas access to tho sea
Tlio pioposltlon to Open tho rivers
mouth embodies the agreement that
no local oxuctlons of any kind or char-
acter shall bo Imposed upon vessels
entering tho Urazo1 AVharves shall ba
furnished without cos < t lo couiinerco
and no wharfage or oilier tax on
tonnngo rhall bo Imposed titider any
corporate or other local law und yet ft
Is agreed t lint every facility for loading
and uulnrdlng vessels and foe their
safe anchorage fihall bo provided
In this coming conlllct botween Gal-
veston and those Interested In un-
taxed commcrco lu Tcxnstho G Azitti
Is oulv Interested I Imagine to tho ex-
tent that It would have tho freest and
cheapest and best harbor posfclblo de-
vised and constructed Surely tho en-
ergies ud Industries nnd productive
nessof tho great commonwealth and
Its enormous eontrlbutloiu to tho gen-
eral wealth of tho Union entitle It to
any mini however gieat that may Ixi
required lu giving It ptafect ucceas to
tho ocean
nn cattu diskabiuiuuimu
Tho cattlo diseases bill designed to
glvo tho Federal government control
of tho cattlo trade and organiz-
ing a bureau for thU pur-
pose will moot with obstructions In
tho senate moro potent than tho o u
encountered In tho house Soutors
Coke nml Musty will opttfso many
features of the measure us porfeoUd
and pasned by tho home und sluco they
represent u commonwealth meet pro-
foundly Interested In this allgrasping
scheme of legislation their opinions
and wishes will bo accorded 1 Imag-
ine a degree of respect und considera-
tion which was not conceded to roprc
fsentutlves of Toxita lu tho house
Now York Ilopuhllcfttiy
Now York March 1 Tho UenuljU
can stato committee lias decldjjd to
hold tho atuto convention tit M ilea on
April 23d j
m
VOL 8 NO G2
FANNIN COUNTY
riillUnckPconlo Aspirants for Ofllcc
Honey Hroro Locals
Corrc pondonce cf tho Ontctlc
Honey Grove March Our com-
munity Is fast falling into the belief
that things aro going wrong If tho
GAzkttk docs not put In Itsnppear
anco regularly to thoroughly has its
Independent cotirso and Indefatigable
vim taken fast hold on tho moro pro
gressiva portion ol tho people of this
prosperous place hut still thero nro
many hard licks to bo dealt boforo n
fow of our fossils can learn that thoy
do not constitute a stato nor oven a
community in their bigotry Kor In-
stance tho question Is now up before
tho vote s as to whether an additional
tax shnll bo levied to continue tho
free schools four months longer malt
ltiif ten months lit all per year That
clasi among tho most numerous of Its
opponents nro theso who think that
because they through parsimony
have it little moro property than their
neighbors thoy should dictate as to
what others should think or do and
that thoy aro entitled to extra privi-
leges boforo tho law than thoso who
havolessof this worlds goods It la
trim that those who aro foremost In op-
position lo general education nro thoso
who spell tholr names wlthnnX or at
least linvo not gotten beyond baker
In tho intellectual spelling book there-
fore they till tho same space lu a pro-
gressive community that black mud
does on a wagon wheel simply retard
Its nrogress
There nro coining to tho front jullo
a number of dltlnterested patriots who
aro nearly crazy to be roped with an
olllco They aro not bold ns yet hut
mo feeling tho pulso of tho publlo be-
fore they fall a willing sacrifice Into
tho arms of the dear voters We warn
tho voters to look upon such people
with distrust Tho only qualifications
that classof gentry linvo generally Is
Ignorance Impudence and strong
lungs
With a fond adieu to tho dmk side
of our lively llttlo city wo will turn
to things that Immediately aro of Im-
portance Tho building this coming
season promises to outstrip any year
wo luivo had Mr 1 U Ilyitn our
prosperous druggist is now getting
ready to erect n haudsomu block of
building front tho beautiful stone wo
have at our doors It will occupy tho
northeast corner of our beautiful
square and add much o the looks of
tho town Mr Wilson of Dallas is the
architect nnd as wo have already sev-
eral of his platiB completed wo will
soon bo ready to show tlio handsomest
and best bulldlngHin Illustrate There
will also be a great many nlco resi-
dences put up and a liyely llmo is
looked for by tho mechanics tho bono
and slnow of u city as tho farmer Is to
tho country
Our most excellent silver cornet
baud gave an entertainment Saturday
night at Dramatic lull ton full house
Tho play was n Gipsy drama entitled
Kingcra said to possess some merit
hulas your correspondent did not see
11 cannot say as to Us real woith It
vas homo talent altogether and they
hnvo done well on former occasions
A spark ftom a locomotive Ignited n
hale of cotton on tho platform yester-
day but prompt action on tho part of
our citizens prevented a serious con
llagratlon
Komo enterprising man who thnr
oughly understands his business could
do well hero lu tho Inmiiliy bttltneia
Coon laundries aro an nbomination
Our farmers nro all busy now
lUJNT COUNT
Tho Odd IVllona and Iiroincii Wntor
Works A Irosprcllvo Senato-
rial Cainlhlate
Correspondence of tho Onzclto
Greenville March a A grand cole
hration will bo given hero on tho tOth
da of April by tho Odd Fellows
Some of the finest orators In tho slate
will deliver addresies Other lodges
will participate in Iho festivities and
a great time generally Is expected
Tho Dick Hubbard Klro company
will have Its anniversary on tho 1st of
May Several other neighboring llro
companies will bo Invltid and will
end by a grand ball and supper
Mr Geo M ONeal cashier of tho
First National bauk here has n letter
from tho secretory of the GalvtMton
Water company proposing to build
water works hero If tho city council
Will Issue JlJOOO of thirtyyear water-
works bonds at 7 per cent It would
lion great help to Grcenvlllo If sho
could secure water works
Heywoods Mastodons played hero
Wednesday night to it largo and ap-
preciative audience
Slmms Sisters a small musical en
ertalnment was hero Thursday and
Friday nights
The committee which went to Gal
veston to ascertain about obtaining the
branch of tho Central railroad hayu
leturucd and think It can be obtained
lu the near future
Sam D Stlntbon of Greenville will
perluips bo u candidate for slate fcena
tor from tho 5th district composed of
tho counties of Hunt Hopkins Delta
Franklin and Camp llo Is a young
and brilliant lawyer worthy of confi-
dence uud fully able to dlsehaigelho
duties of senator with distinction and
ciedlt to his district
llHEBLKIl COUNTY
A Jail Dcllrery nt Molicetlo Uscajio of
Tlireo rrlsowrs
Corrctpomltnco of tho Uaielta
Mobeetlo February 25 For some
llmo our tall has been occupied by
three prisoner Boll and Wnlch
chargedwlth hors e stealing and Al
Heard charged with burning attc
Tho boys wero well cared for but
teemed dissatisfied with their lodging
and board as is evident fiom tho fact
that when thojaller wont to feed them
his morning they wore inhslng Tho
jail Is u btouo building lined
with lienvy Iron boatds fast-
ened with rods ami to
an honest man would seem fcetiirobut
louniiinwbu tdunds u chaaee foru
free pais to Hiintsvillo It doubtless
seems otherwise
Thobtllofls provident lb at outside
parties had a linger in the pie whIUl
tho boys worked faithfully from with-
in first removing tho nuts from the
rods nnd then tuitldg down tho Iron
boaula This done Iho bjonea tpero
removed leaving a bole largo enough
their Somo horses
for escape uro
missing uud It is generally believed
that tho piltiouera did not leave on
foot Deputy Sheriff IIoiTer and the
raugura aro In search for them but as
yot no news of their capture or wucro
abouta Una hccil recelveil
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