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

Correspondence of the Herald.
FoRr WORTH, July Is. 1880.
Next Monday the dog law takes effect.--
A drunken man in wagon, on leaving town
Yesterday gave vent to his gas on the ques-
ton of matrimony. His wife had been in
Missouri two years and he wanted another -
color not Objectionable 1.-Two engineers of
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe surveying
party arrived yesterday. A station and head
ousrters have been located twenty miles
south of here. The survey will BIZ pushed
forward. Canto's slaughter house in
the suburbs by accident caught and was de-
stroyed by fire Yesterday. Loss about $500;
no Insurance 1.-Two frame houses on the
corner Of Houston and second streets are be-
ing torn down to make room for large brick
building, to be erected at once by
W. f. Lske.--The race of drum.
mer, encountered with valises and extra
clothing, to catch the yesterday evenings
train, two hundred yards ahead, was ex-
hausting to him but laughable to the specta'
tors. 1t had to stop 10 get water, and he
hurried up and got on board.-Charle
-, youth Of seven years, ran away
from his pa at WeatheTford yesterday after
noon. lie WIS on the 5:15 train and was GO
ing on east, but a friend recognized the boy,
and with some difficulty took him off. He
was returned to Weatherford last night
The boy is weak minded.---Shipped this
morning, six cars of cattle to ST. Louis and
fourteen cars to Chicago. - After six
months labor renovating and reftting the
CITY mills with new machinery, including an
engine at cost of $4,000, and total outlay
of $4,000, the first grist grinding will be
done to morrow. These mills will turn out
two hundred barrels of -four per day.
Mr.. Palfrey, of Dallas, drummer FOR a St.
Louis house, while sitting in the clerks
office this morning, was struck by an inside
blind falling, and vas senseless for awhile.
He has recovered and is on duty again.
Thomas Allen has not been caught yeti
Oldham NJ. Perry still fingers in critical
condition. Colonel w. r. Gaddis, a
staunch Hancock Democrat, recently of
Ohio, saws that on account of the general
government being Republican, AMI there be-
| ing nearly solid north againsta solid south,
that emigration TO the south has been impe.
ded. Democrats and other well-wishers of
the south would much prefer to come south
under Democratic pr, sident, for then there
would seem more unanimity of feeling. lie
saws now as doubtless Hancock will be cleo
ted, we may expect quite an emigration this
fall. He has received many letters within
the last few days from Ohio
which report many prominent Republicans
turning in the current for Hancock, and that
the Democrats will contend manfully fol
Ohio and expect to carry the stat
II. j. Chennowith, accused of cal
stealing, was tried and found not guilty, thi
morning. --Cabell Breckenridge (son o.
John C.) who has some position on the L. y
P. railroad, was in town this morning.
George -, who lately drove q bee
wagon Cor Weyerabcrg, of Dallas, but nov
! drives Dill ice wagon, is reported sunstrucs
II is said that he is benumbed, feverish ant
that his heart ia ating bard and fast. Al
vet no doctor has called and the case is no
thoroughly defined, - Dark, forebodin!
clouds loomed up in the horizon this after
noon; strong wind soon followed, blowyinnl
loose articles and tho dust very dsagreeahy
PEOPLE hurried for places of protection
thinking from every Indication that a might
storm was at hand, but soon tho cloud
divided and rolled away with q little sprinkl
Of rain and the wind gradually went to slice