The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-19
FORT WORTH.
Correspond snce tie Herald
FORT WoRrh, Nj

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FORT woRrh May Is, ss,.
Stewart Brockman, colored, while helping
to erect a windmill at W. Il. Grsy's yes
terday afternoon, at o'clock, fell when
near the top of u ladder, some Thirty feet
high, and broke his right thigh and badly
injured himself generally. He had just re-
marked that he might fall. He was carrying
plank, and the wind blowing may have
unbalanced him SO that his head swimmed
and his feet slipped, as reported. He first
started head. downward, but caught on the
ladder so that his feet struck tirst.-Now is
the time and this is the place to see prairie
flowers at their native home, and in all their
beauty. The prairie surrounds and extends
into this "Queen Of the prairie" city, delight
ing the y'siua aid pertaining the MIR with
mvrats OF these beauties. Hundreds Of
bouQu Is are gathered. They are in the
han Is of tn, mir and lovely, in vases Of par
lors, and pinned on lappel' of
coats by swecthearts' delicate
fingers. The nuisance ordinance being So
rigidly enforced is creating great deal of
dissatisfaction. The city has failed to fulfill
its part of the contract and thereby it should
be void. ii citizens are lined SO ought the
city, for il is most guilty.-At Springtown,
in Parker county, Sunday, May 9th, there
WAS II sermon preached on the St cond COM
ing OF CHRIST. After the service and while
yet hundred pc ,ple remained, they saw n
20 den busle floating over them in the air.
1t was still for some moments Some saw il
AS it reflected tho light on them; Others saw
it without Any glitter to dazzle. On account
Of the Sermon Just listened to it WAS takan ms
MI omen, and has created much talk and in
terest through that neighborho0d -
The first train TO NIedario, Parker
county, was run this morning
We have heard of wonderful cat down in
Pamela county, that had only three kittens,
and adopted young rat of the common
Texas variety. Her interest for the welfare
of the rat seems to be equal to that for her
own little ones.-The first freight train
sent west If here by the I Il p. company
proper went out with ties to-day at noon,
drawn by engine No. 10. This train and
others will now run to twenty miles
west wher the cor ruction me and con-
ira tors will receive the material until the
line reaches Weathertord. The track-laNing
to be resumed tomorrow, and it will be
eight or ten days yet before Weathertord will
see the "bullglne. "A carlo I'd of tele-
graph poles will go west this
afternoon. Several Illinois men
are here prospecting for lands
Arrivals at the Waverly house: B Oper
ton, Leadville; Mary Hasson, MARSHALL +
Htzelton, st. Lcui.; John Collins, Deni-
son; Geo Shields, Dallas; Fred w Miner,
Paris, Texas; L Carney, Chilcothe; Missouri
James sullivan, Mrs + Sullivan and Miss
Sullivan, Review. Illinois; q II Buckner,
Dallas: Paul Hoh-, Fort Griffin; John w
Sullivan, San Pntricio county; Q l. Head
Austin; B Ii Tnigney, Gainesville; Noyes
Rand, West Virginia; James K Wilson, Tex
arkaua; j Horton, ST Loui'; X B Hall
Dido, Texas; John Hawkins, Dallas; NJ Sc
gar, Dallas; John T Wllks, Corsicans.