The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-25
FORT WORTH.
Correspondence of the Herald.
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Correspondence of the Herald.
FORT WORTH, Sept "a, 1850.
J.J Parker, the celebrated Texas humor-
ist, will lecture at Evans hall Thursday night
next.-Tho casket (which is to be sent to
Fort Qnitman for the remains Of the late
General Bvrne, has arrived. The parties will
start with it in few days.--A Sabbath
concert is to be given at St. Psul's Nj. L.
church on October l0lh.-To secu to
this city the coming of the Gulf Colorado
& Santa Fe railroad is, and has been for
some days, the main topic of conversation
and action. Yesterday number
of committees canvassed the town with
much interest and success to finish the sub
scrptjon Of S75,0U0, on which result the
Fort gains or loses the railroad. Yesterday
circulars were issued calling a meeting at
Evans h II for last night. General Dodge
had telegraphed. "Secure theG,, g. u Santa
Fe, and we will meet you with the NJ, X. Il
tt" The meeting last night was attended by
quite an enthusiastic crowd Of the merchants
and capitalists Of this city. They were bent
to finish TIE subscription with tho few re-
naming thousand dollars, and went to work,
as usual, with great determination, and
speeches were made by Colonel j. =.
Smith, Captain B. B. Paddock, Major Jarvis,
Colonel Hpssett, Captain Lloyd and Mr.
Sam Seaton with telling elect, and in a few
moments the full amount Of $4,000 was on
the subscription list. Colonel Grisham, of
the Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe railroad be
ing near by, was waited on to close the con-
tract Another committee wns appointed to
wait on subscribers and take their notes.
Colonel Grisham then appeared and made
ra,nuryo euuino Tint tho
Gulf Colorado Il Santa Fe railroad was of
of Texas and Galveston. He pledged
that the road would be At Fort Worth
within year. teople are delighted with
the prospects oc our city by securing this
road. Soma property owners have already
1aised their prices 30 per cent. Our people
come to the rescue in this emergency with
Horculian strength, and deserve great praise
when VIC consider that they had just been
heavily taxed by subscription for the tele-
graph line from here to Cleburne, and also
$4,000 in forming compress company.
Saw no more that the Fort is dead, but that
shelves in all the bouyancy. --Tnree hundred
bales ofcotton were on the market to-day at
prices from % to 10 cents per pound
PIT Barnum's advance car, with many bill
posters anu ltks VI CutlIuo anu etoiHNt'No
show bills, is here, and the show circulars are
being handel around for the third time. The
large bulletin board on Houston street, which
was blown down three times, is up again. and
the third attempt to give notoriety to Bar
NUNS coming is being made. He will be
here in good style on the 9Th of October
The throwing of hats, loud EXPLANATIONS and
an uproar of excite nent and Joy ensued last
night on the success of the subscription
for the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe railroad.
"A rep .esenta.ive from the auditing de-
partment of the Texas & Pacific rair ad
has arrived to look after the goods damaged
by rec Mt wrecks out west. II is said these
goods " IL be sold here at auction.--We
are informed that the extension ofthe Texas
& Pacific railroad has reached beyond the
extraordinary trestlework on Palo Pinto
creek, and is now being laid through level
country in Eastland county.--Travel is
very heavy at present. The Waverly
house had to turn OFT guests
on account of not enough room
Local Option Monarch reigns supreme at the
Fort, and McRrayer plays well its part;
They are tavorte brands, and are to be bad
a. the Local Option saloon, presided over by
the genial Chris Rittlemsn and Charles Hill
Jar. The imbibipg Of either and few Whit;
from racifc Railway improvement cigar
is sufficient to Nuke the grand duke smile.