The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-24
FORT WORTH.
Correspondence of the Herald.

Correspondence of the Herald.
FORT Worth, Sept. 90, 1880.
Two presses and four cases, property of
the Evening Journal office, were sold yester-
day by the sheriff for $60.-Sa1ie
Pike attempted again yesterday to kill her
self. This time she tried TO Jump in well.
The entertainment for the benefit fthe
Fort Worth Guards has been postponed ua-
til next Saturday night.-Trsins now run
through to Weatherford.-R. Il. Beckhan,
Democrat, aud j. E Martin, Greenbacker,
are to speak near Bedford, next Saturday,
Tho celored band are blowers, and don't
you forget it. Even in the lone hour of
midnight; the plastering falls off of the
ceiling OF their hall. Wright, well
known here has been arrested in Bosque
county rs one of the Barton murderers, and
is in Jail lie confesses to have murdered y
man and a woman in tent and Barton of
this place-Dstrict COURTS still progress.
ing.-Judge Hood Came in on the first
train from Weatherford and is en- duty
to-day.-The sun shines brightly
and is drying up the slough fast.-Oue
hundred and fifty bales of cotton on the
market to-day at from 965 to 10 cents per
pound -George +. Hall, of Seymour.
Baylor county, is stopping at the Waverly
house. having just returned from Louisiana
with his bride.--Up to noon to-day SCI, 900
had been subscribed to the Gulf, Colorado Il
Santa Fe railroad. The whole amount,
$4,000, will be subscribed, it Is thought, by
tonight. Colonel Boynton, who was one
of the first settlers of Albany, Shackleford
county, WIS in our city to-day. The colonel
has had contract at Comic City, on the T.
&P. extension, and will now go forward to
Sweetwater to q new contract.--Msjor
John Adamson, os Messrs. Cole nan Il Co.,
has returned from New York and went to
the front this afternoon. trains be-
tween here and the end of the track have
been irregular for some days, but
the bridges are all repaired and
trains are again on time
The new town of Baird is situated on Mo-
hair creek, where there are everlasting pools
of pure water, distant about los miles west
from Weatherford, and exactly five miles
north of Bell Plain. in Callahan county.
The place is rapidly absorbing Gould City, a
new town that sprang up eight miles to the
east of Baird, and it is most probable that in
twelve months the county town of Callahan
will be moved there. The track is now
about forty-Hve. miles east of Baird, and will
reach that new city in March, or sooner
NJ. ). Hall. of Baird station, Callahan coun-
~ was 10 our city to-day. Everything
lively out there---Captain James Knoleton,
wife and child returned from the front to-
day. The Texas & Pacific wrecks from the
washed out bridges are now arriving at this
city.---lt is now understood that the
amount necessary to bring the G. G. Il S. f.
road to this city Is all made up except few
thousand dolar;.--We learn that a stool,
company has been formed and stock taken suf-
fcient to fully pay fore new compress.
Local Option Monarch reigns supreme at the
Fort, and McRrayer plays well its part.
They are tavorte brands, and are to be had
at the Local Option saloon, presided over by
the genial Chris Rttleman and Charles Hi.
lar. The imbibiug of either and few Whit:
from a Pacific Railway Improvement cigar
is sufficient to Nuke the grand duke smile.