The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-29
FORT WORTH.
Correspondence of the Herald.

Correspondence of the Herald.
FoRr WORTH, July %, 1880.
Late yesterday afternoon when Sheriff
Henderson lodged Jane, Kendrick and
brother, whose right names are Vaughan, 10
Jail, he asked what he must do with the
horse that belonged to the one just arrested
He was told to take it to man at the bridge,
which is mile east of town. Sheriff Hen.
derson and Deputies Isbell and Havencamp
took the horse as desired, and found the
man there who they had learned was another
brother, and from seeming implication in this
attempt to release the prisoner, they had
concluded to arrest him also. They sum.
moned him to surrender but he jumped be.
hind tree and leveled his Winchester rifle
at them, holding the officers at bay. The
officers concluded to send back to town for
more men and 3me rifles. One went while
the other two watched this third brother.
Watching the officers carefully, and with
hia gun still leveled, he retreated to another
growth and disappeared. The off,
GER with additional force returned
and general search was made, but Vaughan
could not be found. He left his horse, which
was brought to town.-Forty car loads
Of cattle were shipped to Chicago
this morning.-M. S. Hall, of railroad
contracting fame, is sojourning in the city a
day or so.-Many of the Memphis, excur.
sionists have visited our city, recently, and SO
far, they express Themselves as well pleased
with Texas. They praise the T. & P. rail,
road men for the many little attentions of
kindness received at their hands.-The
wrecking car returned east this morning,
from taking up two fiat cars west Of this city.
The track of the T. s. P. is now ten
miles west ofthe Brazos river and is still NOV
ing its slow length along.-The new T. &
T. iron bridge over Clear Fork, is completed
and is the finest bridge in the county,
The brickwork on w. F. Lakes large build
ings is somwhat interfered with these rainy
days. The two old frame buildings adjoin-
ing are also about to be torn down to make
room for handsome brick store rooms
The court house will be lighted with gas
from tonight little two year old
girl OF w. l.. McLsury, ESQ.,, who lives in the
eastern suburbs, fell from swing this after
noon and was badly Jared, but not seriously
injured: Ben Moseley. colored, accused Of
rape, eight months ago, and since confined
In jail, was released this afternoon withou,
trial, on account of there not being sufficien'
evidence against him, according t.
late ruling of the supreme
court. - Thirty-one bales of cot.
ton are on the market to-day. II
came from johnson, Comanche and Tarrant
counties.-The Waverly house is still our
leading hotel. R. X. Craft c,n't be beat as
a ndlord.--The case against Cliff Scott
has been given to the iury.-Samuel Boaz
and wife, Agnes Boaz, and Mrs. s. Z. Ellison,
Of Birdville, in this county, start to visit
friends and relatives at their old home in
Hickman county, Ky., this morning.
We paid q visit to the Texas Il Pacific land
office to-day and found the finest collection
OF Texas productions to be seen in this city.
Each sample Is SO labeled that the stranger
at once. reads the variety, name, manner Of
cultivation, yield per acre, character of soil,
where produced and the name and postoffice
address of the producer. This plan enables
the stranger to get at the actual capacities of
our soil, and thus 1t becomes one Of the most
iorcible means of advertising the state yet
adopted by any person or corporation.-
Local Option Monarch reigns supreme at the