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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
DALLAS AND WICHITA.


Dr. Reed Placed o.. Pes..s.s.s. shs
Lock Broken and calder N end q r
sonits. Re.trsiu-d frsm Any Inter
ference.
An Injunction was sued out In the
district coart Friday morning on
the petition OF DIR. Reed, restraining
the Calder Henderson party from
any further interference with the run.
ming Of the trains during the pendency
Of the injunction, which WAS set for Q
hearing on the third Monday IN June
next. At 1870 the writ was served
upon Mr. Stevens by Deputy Hereford
and DR.. Reed plsced In possession OF
the road. The psrty who "remsins
/ chief engineer aud superintendent" oil
the road, thereupon discharged the
regular. track-iaying force, gathered
the tools and proceeded TO lock them
up. As the curve connecting the road
with the Texas and Pacific was tin-
spiked almost TO the depot, DIR. Reed
immediately sent a messenger TO the
Texas spd Pacific folks for tools, and
long before they were forthcoming
\ k1admsster Webb sought and
informed DIR. Reed that he
WAS prepared to put the old foree
At work under his orders. With the
receipt Of the tools work was com
menc-d and by sundown, the track
torn.up 10y the Caldsr-HeBdsrsou par.
~, under the filmsy osteDsibie pur.
pose Of making Urgent repairs. wa
completed. Upon telling placed 10 pos
session De Reed ordered all locks or the
switches to he removed, aud II any
hesitation was manifested announced II
~ his purpose to have them smashed
aud the original locks which he
had placed upon them replaced.
As there wzs no disposition
To disobey the mandates of the
court, the switches were promptly
unlocked, the road once more freed
from all distractions to Its operation
by DIR. Reed, ard without consent.
log, too, ito comply with the
conditions Of his agreement with
Mr.. Henderson" as interpreted 10y MIR.
Stevens. The result Is, doubtless,
mortIiying TO the young man, but will
have its sweet as well as bitter II the
moral teaches him the gres, lesson
that the use Of force IL always outside
OF law. The train will commence
making regular trips to-day, and as
quite lot Of freight IL to b. handled,
unusually lively times In THE respect
IL before d.. Reed. Righ. here We will
remark that, anterior tn the lock,
We made inquiries reg arding trsis bt
rates on this road, sad learned that
they bad been made by an experienced
railroad man, were below the usual
tsrifi Of roads the length of the Dallas
and Wichita, and we were requested
to verify the fact by looking Into the
matter The master OF transportation
fxes the rate, and In sn interviews
with that gentleman yesterday even
Ing We we're told that he has upon sev>
eral occasions been asked to increase
the rates by Mr. stevens, and when
requested by the reporter to name one
Instance, cited the rate son lumb Der,
which Mr.. Stevens desired raised from
seventeen to twenty-five dollars per
carload. This, however, Is a subject
foreign to the lock, and which can
more properly toe discussed and deter
mined by shippers.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23

me seekers gRke NorInea-terIy d.
Frrltan- antrsta. Orxsuts-= Posse
s,d ttsss tt-HHrsRsI Norton
BOARDING IaTd., uTtdz- ssd load.
Monday just previous 10 the afri-
ga. u .ue south bound express and
lss-euggr train No !, on the Texas
Centre. railroad Al Hutchlns station,
four masked men dashed In aud over.
u.W-rpi the agent. WheL the tain
snysI. the robbers placing him he
tf- them, moved toward the engine,
r-.u. AZ they advanced, the railroad
agea- calling % the messenger and
br.srs him not % shoot. The men
Ht.s gau % the ragiae were then
nsra captive and also placed before
mr robbers, when they moved on the
express cusch. Ia the mean time the
mg..fug.r, Henry A. Thomas. extin.
.l.sHgl the lights aud made the fast
slms IoubIy secure. The ma-ksrs
broke lu tby door, aud la the exchange
" .uuJs that again sbsued, the mes.
ausef We wounded. The engineer,
frsusU, agent ani = negro were then
I.4raI Boz the froD, part Of the
rusgU. while the contents Of
Jus ysgfrs- was IIfi-d, the robbers
getting about forty i've hundred dol.
Jars Iury lid not ofirr 10 modest the
yssssugsr-, withdraw a. soon as
they bad gained their booty, going
Boa HorIheastrriy direction To-
va-is Trinity bottom The leader OF
tas guE .s about i've feet eight inches
90 height Weighing between one
t4UIreI aud foTty-hve aud one hun.
tr-i suj dity pounds, black hair and
eye. Nhi,krrs about ten days old and
complexion -unburnt. They were
N.y armed aud we'll mounted.
amt b. BE- supposed they are the came
gang who ruUJed the train "A short
dime sine" at Allen station. la effect
iay fb" capture NJ the train hfeen or
tarlty shots we're hred, but IL IL not
known whether either OF the masked
PARTIES we're wounded or not. The
wounded messenger II "a cousin OF
J. Thomas, Who was la char.e Of the
express train when rubbed at Allen
station. Immediately after the fight
Of thn robbers the citizens Of HutehIp-
organized themselves into a party, and
Followed Ia pursuit. Superintendent,
Qlinlan triegraphed TO all poiutsi to
look out Tor them. Upon the receipt
% the telegram Marshal Morton hal
TIE police mounted, and guards placed
NJ the Trinity bridge, at the fords be.
low, aud on all the main roads lead.
sginto the city, while posse OF men
we're organized to scour the country.
Express Agent Cornish, the can.
tarer ut ~potiswOod, the Alien robber,
boarded "A south bound freight for
huIchins, Ia order 20 get on the direct
trai ot the robbers. Up to the hour
Of going 10 press nothing new had
h"en received concerning the robbers.
This Is one Of the boldest robberles on
record, and shows but too plainly that
the day's Of the Claude Duval's and
their clans are not yet over. That
such q cool, deliberate and daring deed
could be committed Ia such a thickIy
peopled neighbCrhoOd, Sc, ms almost
beyond belief, aud decisive me assures
corresponding to the ofiense, should b.
iAkeu to suppress these bravadO out
laws
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
ftar N@elfun.

At meeting OF the Dallas bar, held
In the west room OF the courthouse,
Saturday evening, March IS. 1873,
Judge Alexander White was called To
the chair, and David w Adams elect
ed secretary.
On motion Colonel Fearn explained
the object OF the meeting to e 10 take
some action TO cbeckmate the action
OF the Galveston bar opposing the pas.
sage of the pending bill before congress
for redistricting of the state into fed.
eral districts.
On motion a committee OF five were
appointed IN prepare resolutions and
report Monday, March Is The chair
appointed: Judge Burford, Judge
barksdale, Major Fearn, Colopel Me.
Coy and Colonel Crawford.
Judge Good offered the following:
! WHEREAS, At q late meeting of the
Galveston bar, that body suggested the
carving Of Texas into two federal Judi.
cial districts, assigning certain couu.
/ ties In this part Of the state to said dis.
/ tricts without consultation with the
bar OF this or any OF said counties as.
signed, 40 far M We are advised, and
further appointed = committee Of their
own number with full power TO act
aud take such action with respect
thereto ~ In their Judgment may be
best calculated TO place the same favor.
ably before congress aud
WHEREAS, This action Is In disre.
gard Of the often expressed and well
known wishes Of the people and bar
Of northwestern Texas for another dis :
trict, To meet the Necessities OF this
rapidly increasing portion Of our EN-
pire state; now, therefore,
| Resolved. That disclaiming all and
any state section alism, we claim that
the people and bar tf this portion OF
the state have better opportunities for
Knowing. and do know our interests
better than the bar of Galveston, over
three hundred miles from Us.
Resoiped, That there Ia now and has
been for long time 8 pressing ueces-
sity for another federal judicial district
In Texas, 70 embrace the counties In
the northwestern portion thereof; that
the creation OF such district by con-
zress 10 the wish Of the people and bar
OF said o.,unties, and that the action OF
the Galveston har, whether SO in.
teaded or not, IL an effort to defeat the
same, give US unnecessary trouble, and
require our clients and friends To EN-.
L-..' s'e"' "'7'e"ec 'oin
'"r p no =,
Aus' u'e action OF the 0si
seseon var y, unuef the eircumstances
unsina ana seinrn, ara an unwar
'eu ia.s1'ereu9e wife the VIII aBc
t p .. .ns peopie sna oar mere.
uss an Urgent necessity
$500, S,., ~. we ess.ioh o, anothei
$500 @ u. IN TINS state
u '"ss oe' SENATORS aud represents
ives In congress he and they ar,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
Juyeuile Thieves.

Yesterday morning Marshal Morton
arrested and jailed two negro boys
named Sam Boswell and Dave Bo-
hannah. who robbed the premises of
Mr.. Hickman, near the fair grounds,
OF twenty-five dollars several days
since. Later they robbed a shoe shop
on Sycamore street aud Weber,
store on Main street, getting at the
latter place four dollars in cash.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
MeCio.ne, Cnl.beo.~d.

Late yesterday evening q man
named McCioskey got drunk and
raised ripple upon San Jacinto street,
soaring the ladies In the neighbor-
hood nearly out Of their wits. Officer
Aikire hearing Of it went to the place
and took McCloekey in bis tender
care, landing him In the Gala booee.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23

The Dstroif Free Press says In adiifio n
10000 Universal Aimsnacs just publ .fed
by the extensive seed house Of ID. n. Ferry
d Co., Ga oar city, the frm are now publish
ing Tor gratuitous distribution an edition Of
l0o.0Oo seed ANIMALS Their former pubiica-
ZOOS have been unsurpassed, but the pre-
ent one promises to excel ali oyhers In ati :
ity and general excellence II viii be mailed
free to all applicants.
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Money Snatcher.

Yesterday morning, while Mr.. George
w. kiigore was purchasing q ticket
at the Union depot, two men APP
preached him while he was yet
standing at the window, and tried to
engage him In n ticket game, when
on his refusing, one of the men
named Warner, snatched ten dollar
bill from his hand, and took q has,y
leave. Ohicer Phsres, who was in the
vicinity, arrested and cslaboosed him.
Warner claims that it was . fair bet,
and that he never snatched the money
from Kilgore's hand.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23

Mr.. VIM. II. Abrams, OF Marshall,
10 at the Windsor.
Mr.. Allen Mccoy, OF Palestine, Ia
registered at the Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond. of Bonham,
and Miss Fannie Bogy. niece of the
late United States Senator Bogy, OF
Missouri, are at the LeGrand.
w. ii. Newman, esq general freight
agent of the Texas and Pacific, and
Mr.. Seth Frink, of the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern, came In from
the east last night.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23

Yesterday morning Marshal Morton
and Officer Waller went to White
Rock bottom in search of the man,
Dan Murray, who assaulted James
Hsrkins Sunday morning. When
nearing the house some parties warned
the officers not to 60 la rs Harkius had
said he would shoot the first man that
entered his door to arrest him. They
went in, however, bat Harkins Wal
not there, his wife telling them that be
had left that morning. They gave q
thorough search, but failed to find
him
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
Death Of Mr.. 10 Bovay.

The many friends of Mr.. 10 Bovay
will De panied to hear of his death
which occurred In Columbus, Texas
on the 10th instant. Mr.. Bovsy wa,
for many years employed on the Cen.
trail road as engineer. and during last
summer filled that position at the ics
factory In this city. He left here q few
months since In very delicate health
for southern Texas. where he hoped to
be benefited by the change Of air. He
was q mem Der In good standing of Tan.
nehill lodge No. 81, A. F. and 4. M, OF
this city.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
FOUR MURDERERs.
i"r shertn af Peuton C"uaty En-
Route To Huntsville win Pour wur-
dersrs s"d Tee Horse thieves

the snerin af Benton C.unty En-
b"o'e Q" Huntsville win pour wur-
dersrs s"a rss Horse thieves.
Monday morning the sheriff OF
hsaton county passed through this
city ca route for Huntsville, having
III charge ELK prisoners, four white
AID two cOinrsd. The two negroes
were convicted OF no -e stealing, and
E'i teu years each. aud the other for
murder, received thirty. Three OF the
PRISONERS were brother, by the name
OF Brown, who had been tried and
convicted 10 the Denton county dis.
tflct court, on a change OF venue from
Montague county, Tor the murder OF
one Dock McClain, In May, 1876. Dur
ing the trial, n man named q. w.
hpss, Who was also implicated In the
affair, turned states evidence, wber
TIE browns pleaded guilty 10 the
Urine, the youngest receiving TWEEN v
hur aud the Others thirty years each
IN the penitentiAry. The three broth.
er- laid In walt on the road for McClsIr
and shot him. This was not the fir-t
man the Browns had killed. In July
1874 they killed man named Bach.
elor, who they said was horse-thief
though 10 has since become know q ths
they and Bachelor had qusrr.led
when they vowed vengeance against
him. Bachelor was taken from hi,
house aud shot several times through
the head and rolled into the river
The three brothers are young lookin,
mon, between twenty five and thlrt,
Years old. All SIX OF them wer
chained by two's, having an iron col
lar around their nscks connected by ,
chain, while they we're handcuffed ans
Their legs shacKied. The sheriff ans
he guards were armed with repsatIn,
rifles and pistols They have been givsl
ample time In which to reflect upo,
lheir respective crimes
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
The Csi~pe, n. whI,e

The story goes that q certain gentle>
man In this city gave party, tow hich
he invited large number Of his
friends, among whom was a corpuient
colonel whose name we shall not men.
ton. On the night Of the occasion the
colonel, as was his custom, donned
himself In aspotiess suit OF white, that
by no means diminished the appear
ance OF bis size, but gave him rather
. positive look. At the invited he ur
the guests began pouring in and AEON
the spacious parior was filled with a
large company, engaging one another
Ia pleasant conversation. At bis juno
ture the colonel was announced.
who In q very short time verifi ed IL by
presenting his burly person be fore the
company, putting and blowing equal
TO q railroad engine. After noddine
and bowiDg to the assembled guests
he enscouced himself la = oh air, sit.
ting In q retired part Of the room. In
the course OF the evening he was in>
troduced to near-sighted niece of the
host, In whose honor the entertain.
msnt was given, and after q little
conversation, with noticeable exertiou
upon bis part, he sank back into hi.
chair, and, for the time. out of eight Of
the young lady. Later In the evenins
the conversation turned upon the ar
ehitecture Of the houses of the present
day, when the niece, pointing directly
at the colonel. exclaimed in Q loud
voice, "Oh, uncle didn't know 70,
bad put bay window Ia this room /,
1t was terrible mis.ake, and the effec
upon the aRoDized company was fear
full to behold. She had taken the CO,
lionel In white for . hay window. H.
now goes around dressed In black
looking a. though he was dressed To-
the grave.
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Adopted
Upon motion and second. IL WAS resolved
that the president and secretary ne author.
lied aud instructed 20 execute nots tn r.
bnncrsi and ninety Two I,sS.a IN ,i,,i,.,., h.,
audited claim adopted.
Upon motion and second, II was rrsalvel
IL -; and Instructed to execute a Iots ia
McCoy n Mccoy. due February /. i.5G. tot
eight hnndred and ninsty-rve aoIlsr- tor
sndited claim Adopted
Tpon motion sni second, IL was resolved
that In consideration of tbs extension 81
time given To the Dallas and wichita rsii-
VI. Hammond, Mccoy q Mccoy aud paI.isl
hBsrtseii. that toe board OF directors AMI
the president and secretary De Instructed,
| authorized and empowered for the purro-e
of better securing said notes, To execnte
even date with the notes. a on the ROAD bel
| and bridges. right Of way, bssrfuents. coop
crate franchises. chartered rights. privilege.
claims g id ali IN AterisI. oifics farnituIe. 10
| sfrufneni>, camp equipments and sil PER
sonsi n real property OF every kinc and
1 description Whatever belonging 20 szi,i cor
adjourned.
Approved.
| J.W. CALDER. l'residsnt.
r. N. HAMMOND. sscretsry, ID. sw- y. Il.
The procesdinss of said pretended meeting
are void. because there Gas no quorum pres.
snt, and because there wins O o q goE am pres-
emf com petent 20 act in The matters OF !. "
P.sin;ir saith that II sait Alexander Cal.
der, bad any real iutsrest In the sast rofcs
and accounts paaaed upon by eA;d board a.
directors. and consolidated into one nots
isfler deducting credits OF - 40 ecl Of furn.
tv-one thousand and seven hundred and
ninefy-cne do!isns ana seven eents- and
, mortzAgc ordered 20 b given 70 secure IN.
. same. \ copy Of which IL nov on nle In N,
. district cicrks o6ics, Of Dallas eounfy
marked exhibit a. that s1ch Interest con.
Mituted only part. and but . small par
Of the sum claimed. and the greatsr par
belonged TO the said W. Calder and fhs
the sad mortgage wss not given for thu pur
, pose Of coustructfng said yailrnad, hut 10
other and dfoeSsnt oonatderation, II any
Plaintiff further saith, THAI the said rrso-
luton end action Of the aAid preien5cs
board Of directors proposing 20 suthorf,,
ths executfon Of . mortgagr, - SHOW . n
> sAid procsadlngS = void Tor want OF povs
I In aaid board Of directors or In any board o
, dfrectors Of thssDaliss and Wichita railros.
, company. 10 execute any such morts al
: upon such confederation.
, Tsat the SID J. W. CAldrr by bis -aunf
ting promisss and pledges thai he vouid con
, sefuet the DALAI Aad wschfts railroad
6 which RS . work 81 great I'm portauo
J 10 the people ~ Dailaa, ha1 Induced n an,
1 to believe that he would build said railroad
4 % that sor . long tire. he he'd thiDgs hi
oyn vays so preesy Aneh eestrolisd IN
aaafu o. said ooDpany, bus when 10 ~
$50 that ~ did iltl1s t0uaroa IL $780,
4 pltnhDeol wni3e be 49, spas1auy hsfaQh
q u oo0poAy n 49, - h10oo1fs d1nnst61AG
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
FROM Tuesday, Daily,


A short time since man named
Oscar Martin hired shotgun from
the gun store of Henry Welte, repre-
ssnttng that he was going out gunning,
but has failed since to put in an APP
pearance. HE whereabouts have been
found out, however, and his memory
is liable yet to be logged yet about
that gun.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
Resrss Tnsaa 1Dus.

We ara Informed that there are rar-
ties In the city selling immoral litsrs-
tufe. containing Obscene pictures, and
our officers should spare no means 70
hunt them down and bring them to
Justice The dissemination Of this
cias Of reading matter, according "a
the report OF the society formed In the
larger eitiss 70 oppose It. circulation. d
becoming each day moss aud mors
prevalent amoag youns psople Of IL
elasss. Lst our otnesss fssrst thssa
Evil dosrs out that the psanishnsut
they - riehiy dssssvs nay b nsesd
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23

Highly coiored urine, with bacSaehe.
headache and gene ~ debility. can invaris-
bly, be traced to an unnatural condition of
the liver, whirh can be removed by esing
HoHE sroA acH BIFrERA.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23

Last night, at the Union depot, Just
before the arrival of the north>bound
train, an old man named William Par
ker, on his way to Illinois, informed
Officer Phares, who WAS on duty, that
two men had been following him
around all day, insisting on his loaniog
them fifteen dollars. Both the men
were utter strangers to him and though
he had repeatedly refused to grant
their request, yet they continued to
dog him, conducting themselves In
such manner as to convince him that
they meant To rob him. When ap
preached by the officer they gave nc
reasons for their strange conduct Other
than they needed money. They were
not arrested as there WAS no conclusive
proof against them. On the arrival o.
the train they and the old man tool
the train, ana II they meant him harm
may yet do him mischief.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23

Tom Allen. a gentleman with a
slight atmixture Of, African cisret
with hi- Anglo Saxon, who attem pied
10 eamniit murder in Sherman some
Two years since, was arrested near
Tyler the other day, aud Deputy Shsr>
VI Douglas went down to return him
10 justice. The deputy aud his priso
her were aboard the east bound train
on The Texas and Pacific, and all went
wen Tor the pair until about two miles
ihls eide Of Terrell, when Tom, while
ia TIE rear end Of the car, tn. f.rthest
iion the officer, opened the door and
mA''e bold leap for freedom. The
us'n wa moving slowly and the fel.
low made Oh, and Is doubtless now
quietly laughing at the officer green
enough TO try to carry him without
l'ons OF arms, and At the same time
70 extend him the usual courtesies Of
onieiL life. Deputy Douglas has
learned one lesson at least at the hard
school OF experiences.
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!sIIas. !.I.:, sI,',ag on,
{. Worth, Dallas and Sherman
To 1T. LOUIS.

Passengers are requested 10 obtain reliable
Information OF the superior advantages OF
this Crest through Line before selecting
their route, thus enabling then TO purcns se
tickets by thorous afsre preferred over al
others.
Any inform alton In regard to rate. OF
Freight or Passage will De cheeriuily given
ON application 10
II. ~. THOMPSON, Jr.,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Marshau. roxss
GEO. NOBLE, General Superintendent
Aarsbr,1l, Texas.
W II. NEWMAN,
General Freix lfAgent, Marshall, Tex as
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rerrine Ra.swsy.

Yesterday about noon there Was .
Terrific runaway on Elm street of .
mule and horse attached Co wagon
belonging TO Mr.. William Wolcott.
As that gentleman, together with Mr..
joe Burris, who was with him In the
wagon, were driving along Market
street some portion Of the harnesn
gave way, when the team becoming
frightened dashed OF at . furious speed
turning up Elm street, throwing Bur
ris out on his LEFT shoulder, badly
spraining It. At the corner OF Lamar
street they ran ~ Ainst an awning posi-
knocking itdowD and telling the mule
when they were caught.
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'"'n@"'"''''.


The South Bound Train on the
Central Captured Last
Night at Hutchins.
me Makers WOund the Messenger,
force an EntrARce into the tx.
pres, tar and Rag Forty Five
Hundred Dollars OF Booty.
IN station agent is Used as Shield BY
The Robbers In Efectina the Cap
tgrs Of the Engine and the
Express Coach.