The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-16
FORT WORTH
respondence of the Herald.

Correspondence of the Herald.
Font WoRTH, July IA, 1880
Yesterday was the warmest day of the sea-
son. The thermometer at p. m. stood
at 10l degrees. One man is reported sun
struck who was at work in some low land.
A pugilistic encounter between two stout
negro men drew quite number of spectators
late yesterday. As they seemed equally
matched, for good while no one intertered,
and the way they hit, kicked, grabbed, tore
clothing and twisted was terrible. Finally
they fell and were soon separated, with but
little misfortune, save one was
shirtless.-A. P. Carrico, R. H.
Griffin, L. 4. Hollis, Henry Gray and
Will Fife, with wagon and team and
hunters general outfit, started this morning
for Oil Springs and other points of the In
dian territory on n hunting e2pediton.-
As q sample of the Tarrant county corn crop,
DR. Stewart brought in to-day three cars of
corn 10 inches long and s! inches in cr2um'
ference, 16 rows of corn on the cob, and 80
grains to the row.--The jury were consult
ing an hour yesterday before they agreed
that Robert Vincents service at Huntsville,
for eow.stualiug, should be three years,
Vincent will appeal lie is
Money is being raised to offer Il premium Of
county brought to this town, and q like pre-
MUM for cotton the product of any other
county.--J. NJ. Turner, recently Of Hutch.
ms, Dallas county, was here yesterday in
search of his wife who hs3 left with his two
children. She went off with Thomas Ham
mond. Turner was willing to let her go, but
H., oh. 10 mad hAxr ttrapn
here. He returned yesterday to bis fathers
home at Nscogdoches, quite disconsolate.
The inventor of the cotton picking ma
chine, Preferred to some time ago in our
items, says his machine is being built, and
that he will have number on the market
during the coming season. Charlie Gay
has received the 5000 wager on his walk from
St.Louis. Charles will go shortly to New York
to compete for the O'Leary prize belt
Five bales OF cotton we're sold at 9 cents per
pound. woman on Houston street, near
Twelfth, late yesterday evening, was said to
have poisoned herself, but she only had hys-
terics. The sudden disappearance of Major
Robinson, one of the enumerators of this
county, has caused so ne of his sub-enumer
ators much uneasiness that they would fail
70 get their pay, but from investigation they
will be paid whether the major puts
in an appearance or not
Madison Perry, flty-two years old, while
driving in his wagon seven miles south, on
Sycamore creek, with Tom Allen, said to be
renegade from Weatherford and elsewhere,
was attacked by Allen and hit a serious lick
with q stone on the side of the head. He was
senseless for some time. Allen went to
Perry's house and reported the old man had
fallen out of the wagon, but Perry's thirteen
year old son, who was also in the wagon,
came up soon and told the true story. Mr..
Perry was brought to town in his wagon and
u doctor is caring for him. lie is
not as seriously injured as thought and will
be taken to his home this evening. Allen
has IA fire, caused from a lamp left
burning in room at the Central house last
night, caused considerable alarm. The room
and furniture were badly injured, but fortu'
nately it was discovered in time.--Exten'
sive preparations are being made for the
Greenback picnic here next Monday.