The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-04
FORT WORTH,


Correspondence of the Herald.
FORT WORTH, June 3. 1850
Late yesterday an exhilirated gent let a
pistol 90 off on the plaza. A crowd gath
ere ; the fellow threw his pistol away and
broke for his horse, and tried to outrde the
officers, but was caught 10 the suburbs He
will pay for it.-R. McNab returned from
Dallas Yesterday, bringing his family. The
report that Jennings toll bridge was washed
away is wrong II. Boaz, one of our
largest wheat-growers, reports wheat rs yet
unhurt by rainy weather.---The causeway
repairing and making and cleaning off mud
is progressing finely. These improvements
are highly appreciated Just now by pcdes-
trians.-Our walkist Charles Gay, now at
st. Louis, writes that the walk is postponed
until Monday, June 14th. He is confident of
night and accepted the nvitationfrom Wealth
ertord to attend the barbecue and ball.
Charlie Percell, who was arrested here on
suspicion of counterteiting, is still in jail He
will be tried in the morning. News had
reached here from Arkansas that some one
"with a finger Off was about to engage in
the manufacture of bogus nickels, etc. Some
suspicious lead is said to have been found in
house Percel vacated. AS the police were
on the watch of course it was not difficult TO
make an arrest 1t is thought nothing will
be done with the case. A Mr.. Cheek and
another man were also arrested. Cheek is be-
ing tried this afternoon for passing counter
felt dollar.--Bob Mozart went west this
evening. Weatherford extension is
at last opened for passengers. No.9 Gap
tain Miller's day train, plying between this
city and Wills Point,) went west this evening
at $3.50. Colonel Noble, the General Super.
intendent, and Judge Hood. of Parte
county, were passengers on it. Regular trains
will run on this extension.---Major WASH
burn went west on the $3.50 train this evening.
ID. K. Grove, stock and fuel agent at
Marshall was in town to day.
The noble red man will desert the wgwarm
in the B. l. Z. to listen to the Sherman
fourth of July fre-crackers and get outside
sf the Sherman fourth of July fire water.
The Sherman Democrat has moved. 1t
now liv over the dry goods store of Levi 81
Ripenski. We are glad TO to note this indi.
cation of prosperity, for purer and more
sterling sheet than the Sherman Democrat
does not exist. Sam Houston fire
company, at their last meeting, formally re-
turned thanks to the Misses Van Ronkel for
the banner which these charming little ladies
presented to the company ometime ago. -
Colonel Chidister, chief of the Arkansas and
Texas stage company, who has had head
quarters at this place for two years, will
move to Weatherferd. This move is made
necessary as the line between this place and
Fo-t Yuma is thus shortened by the Wealth.
erford extension of the railway The com.
pany will from and after tomorrow take
| Fort Coucho passengers on its
stages at Weatherford The Local
Option saloon is presided over by
Chris Rintleman, and is the place to get line
liquors and square drink and
Pacific Improvement railway cigar:
- Arrivals at the Waverley
DIR John Culner, Fort Griffin; b II McMin,
Texas; X p McCormick, I & p; } j Shirley,
Granbury; w l. Curtis, Marshall d A
White, 4 & P; Davenport, MARSHALL; j X
Wilson, Texarkana; A j Roe, city; Harter,
Marshall; c Carney, Il " P; Mr. ard Mrs
McNab, Dallas; A Pickens, Dallas; R
Jones, Marshall; Mrs u A Morris, Granbury
w Graham, Dallas; K X Gray, Y 81 P: H
Wise, city: G @ Hyde, New York II Bur-
ton, Weatherford; q w Gillespi city; A
L Hodge, Kansas City; E B Smith, Marshall;
j Ii Matthews, Dallas.