The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-02
FORT WORTH.
Renorled DaIlyl

FoRr WoRrH, March |. 1850.
Thlrty.two prisoners now In tho county
Iall,-Ailor tho adjournment Of the olt-
lens meeting last Saturday night, nlno can.
dies we're left wasting themselves away In the
different windows and on the tables and bal.
usters Of the courthouse, aud would perhaps
have transformed that costly and magnificent
building into mass of ashes had nota passor-
by assembled tho stairs to 500 what was going
on, and finding no one there, extlngushed the
burning candles, which had almost consumed
themselves and were ready 10 take
hold Of the material substance Of
the building. This was certainly very
careless and dangerous act on the part of our
citizens and might have cost them thousands
Of dollars. Officers should always linger
about such places till all others leave and SEQ
that the house Is left In asafe condition. ---
The Roy. NJ. ID, Fly was tried and convicted
In the District court last Friday for making
false entries In u book used In his business,
and was fined $3.50 Notice Of appeal was
given.-J. Il, Burns, who was convicted of
horsc.steaing ut the last term of the District
court and whose case was reversed and re-
handed by the Appellate court was nc
Quilted Of the charge last Snturday,--
Many tons Of new steel rails ar a0w piled
neatly near the now compress ready for the
contra tors, who, We learn, will begin active
operation two weeks from to-day.
elegant and neat boarding cars ARE here
rendy for use on the extension of the Texas
& Pacific railway,--Dr. Gearing, one Of
tho grade contractors, Is on our streets
to.day.-H. IL. Parvin, postmaster at
Belle Plain went east this afternoon.
II seems that Mayor Beckham's concila-
tory speech TO the exasperated mob assem-
bled last Saturday night had the desired eff
feet in qucnchng the llNmes Of violencc and
revolution" which seemed to burn In the
breasts of many who were bent on taking
the law in their own hands to avenge the
wrongs done TO women by the negro Capps.
He assured them that the same end sought
by them could ana would be obtained
through the law and that very soon. And
all agreed to wait and see what the law would
do in the matter, and lift failed to mete out
Justice to the black villain, then they would
act promptly in the premises, and see
that he receive the punishment
which his act so justly merits.-
Charley Frost, late of the Waverly hotel
" now comfortably seated behind new
desk in the cashiers office of the p. railway
l. offices, where no is now paying out cash
for account of the company of which be is
cashier.---Capps, the serpent, is yellow
negro, thirty years of age, five feet and six
inches high has fierce expression Of the
eve has been dissipatng for the past month;
has wife, young and robust came from
Dallas to TT. Worth three years ago, and has
been engaged in driving city team for the
past six months. He says he was greatly OK
cited when he confessed his crime to the Off
GERS and expects to be punished either by
life imprisonment or by hanging. He does
not deny his guilt, and says he don't know
what to do about the matter, and
about his situation at present.
Conn Haney repeated his lecture on "lrelapd
and Trishmen,' to vey large audience in
Evans hall, last Saturday night, and added
new laurels of fame TO his already richly
crowned brow, The case of the State VS..
George Afford, charged with the murder of
Marshal George White, was called in the
District court this morning, and both sides
announced ready for tral.-Conn Haney
preached to crowded house yesterday morn
ing ut II o'clock n. m. and also in the even
ing at o'cloch p. m. His sermons are said
to be the finest ever delivered in
this city. The young orator GER
tainly has bright reputation before him.
The voters OF Fort Worth will have an OPP
portunity of selecting Mayor from the
following men, who, we understand, will be
before the people for that office Henry
Furman, 4. w. Moten, Wash Aston and
Dan Hall.-Wo wish to call special atten-
ton to the fact thatthe ladies and gentlemen
of Fort Worth will present on the stage in
Evans hail. on the 9th and ninth of this
month, the wcrld-renowned drama, III. M.
S. Pinafore." The proceeds of the entertain
ment will go towards relieving the Irish suf-
ferers. This is laudable cause, and
we hope to see everybody in
Fort Worth out on this occasion,--
Robert Mozart has been retained by friends
of George White to assist County Attorney
Pendeton in the prosecution of James Al
fred. who is now on trial charged with the
murder of White.-Volney Robertson of
the Palace saloon sets up the best in town.
Every speaker at the citizens meeting
last Saturday night said that Judge Hood was
the best Judge they had ever "seen, thought
or heard Of" The Jucge certainly has
endeared himself to this people,
S. T. Bib, of the FL Paso hotel is getting so
fat that he can scracely turn around. He
wears u ten dollar pair of shoes and sixty
dollar suit of clothes, and it is generally
thought that he will occupy the second
place on the National Democratic ticket. If
he does, every GRUB consumer" at the FL
Paso will go for Kim, ito
dead moral certainty. =
At the Ell Paso hotel: w. NJ Barry,
Stephenvil!e; j c. Richardson, st Louis;
William finder, New Orleans; Z j Harold,
ditto; Eugene Roche, Baltimore; Jerry
Roche, ditto DR. j II Zering, Weatherford;
Mrs L Zering, ditto; Gus Cauto. BRENNAN;
w Elliott, Sherman, Armory Knox, Aus
tin; Thomas X Elliott, Dallas; I II Dash
wood Texas; George w Rafters, Rochester
S T Stralton, Galveston; Amle Simmons,
w j Mathews, Kenton, Tenn; William West,
A G Sanderson, New York; H N Simp-
son, Houston; Z S Skinner, st Louis; & A
Wheatey, Austin; D I Beals, Colorado;
William Champlln, Weatherford; Henry
Mclaughlin Weatherford; Stocking and
Harris, city; A burlington, Danyille, Mo; &
c Vene able, Kildare w ii Taylor, Mar
shall: Z Schornback, New Orleans; Charles
Ross, B B paddock, Fort Worth; Ma