The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-09
FORT WORTH.

FORT WORTH DEC. ., lo5U.s
Correspondence of the Herald
The colored BsptiSts have been much en-
couraged in their efforts TO raise means to
build a church. Craver, an aged
farmer who had worked this season TO raise
two bales of cotton, and still owed for pick
ing and rent, bad his cotton stolen from Shan
mons gin, near Cleburne last Saturday night.
The bales arc marked G. r. A. He arrived here
last night, but so far has made no discUve Y.
The collections, last Sunday night, for
the benefit of the poor were as 70 lows: Cum
berland Presbyterian church, ST. 10; Bsptists,
$l3 SO; lat NJ. e. church, $40 ~. st. Paups
church. 81 20; Christian, Sl4; miscellaneous,
81 80. Total, $G7 73.-M Matte johnson
colored, took morphine last night, and dioi
this morning NJ 8 o'clock Tho sun
continues in its brightness and
tho mud is nigh all gone. THE sheril's
sale of several tracts Of land occurred in
front of the courthouse this afternoon, 49,
Several hundred bushels of pecans are on
their way here and arc expected to arrive
to.day.-Since the roads have improved
the plaza is covered with T. ans with coun-
try produce, aud businessjs much liyeier-
Farmers from the Grapevine neighborhood
and elsewhere, repOr: more than seven
eights of the cotton crop gathered. Some
farmers are done and most of them have
but very little to pick. Much
cotton has been lost by the Iecect rainy aud
cold spell. They report tlst the crop this
year will AL short of last years Yield
County court is in progress Real estate is
still Increasing 10 value.-Wood il coming
in freely, and wood famine no longer exists,
though prices continue high. Real estate
is bling sought and bought every day.
The hook and lad or company is To meet
at tho city hail next Satu day night-A
child sick With diph heria lately from Ken
lucky i. qusrantined.-Rnast " Forney
have recently bought about 50 600 worth of
real estate, much OF which Is vacant lots
close to tho depot. w. Davenport, n
faithful policeman, resigned last night
Blind staggars and ep 2potic smons horses
sabAting. THE residence Of A. e. Shat
tuck csugh, tire last night from n detective
due but waa littlo dAmaged.--Mrs. DR..
Peters is now performing the duties Of
city and county physician during TIE sick
ness of DR.. MsthenY. We noticed her this
morning visiting and prescribing for tha sick
ia tho iAil and the calabo,s,. What either
county in the state can boast OF female
cfics holder.-The city council met lsst
night William b. Hale who wAa shot ~
Mayes, colorc1, being now able TO be on tn.
streets, WAS appointed police nan IN place g
Davenport, resigned Ed Purcell, ayoung
man related to ono of the best .amilies Ui
Jefsrson, hss managed TO get himself into
trouble hero by series of thef's and nov
languisheth in the county iSii.-Work on
the Missouri paclfi began yesterday five
miles thi, side OF Denton. 1t is being
pushed towards this city.-The Missouri
Pacific coming from the south will strike thu
Texas & Pacific roal two miles cast OF town
and enter by this rosd,-lt is now believed
that thors will be union depot, which is t.
be on Grove street, near Eighth. -Ih'
public squsrs was crowded to-day will
wagons full of cotton, corn, hay and wood
--Immgrsn,s sre increasing. Many stay II
town, some in tho country and some g
further west The Waverly hou'e is in
fourishing condition. Local Option cor
ner the genial Girls. RntlomSn's saloon, i
the most convenient place N FoGt w Irt'
. for travellers to take smile OF som ,thin
pure and good. besides q Railway I'm prove
, ment cigar. His liquors are oil pur1 hef
, tuckv stock, and he keeps n full line OF poF
usr brands of wines of all kinds.