The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-14
The Army Worm Making Its Appear
anee Near Austin...The Count.
ing of Votes Cast In the Last
State Election to Begin
on Monday Next.
An Exceedingly Devastating Fire De-
curs at Belton, In Which the
Aggregate Losses are Is.
tlmated at About
$4,000.
Also A Heavy Fire Yesterday at Pales.
tine In Which the Greater Part
OF the Old Town was
Destroyed.
District Court Notes from Conch0. Two
Accidental Killings Also Take
Place There.
The Suicide of a Sober and Industrious
Mechanic at Waco. New Hotel
Commenced.
A Mysterious Death in Fort Worth.
Belton.

special 10 the Herald.
BRLToN, October 13.-Ths morningabout
two o'clock a fire broke out in the business
house ofW. $. Rother & Son, on Main street,
but before help arrived the whole
was roaring mass of flames, BY the time
this property was well on fire and while
goods were being removed from adjoining
buildings smoke was seen issuing in
heavy volumes from j. j. Longs
store some one hundred and fifty feet be-
low Rather's store. This dense smoke had
upon its breath the unmistakable evidence
of having its origin in coal oil, thus clearly
demonstrating that an incendiary COM
house nearest the burning building resisted
the heat throughout. The flames
gradually came towards each
others, and for an hour everything was one
roaring, seething mass of fire. The first
four buildings after quitting Venable's,
which was brick structure, We're one story
wooden edilices W. 5. Rother & Sons
were the one they occupied, and the other
three were the property of g. Allen, oc-
cupied by TeeX the news dealer, UrSimou
& Scott. BARRIERS, II nd Miss Lydia
Num-, milliner. The other buildings were
of stone, five in number, and two stories
The first was occupied by the postotiice
and Alex. Mayors barber shop ON the
ground flo or, and by professional offices in
the upper story. The nsxt four on the
ground h.oors were held respec-
lively by Mrs. Il, Chcyalier, mil
liner; Bowman " Co., boot, shoes
and hats; ]. j, Lo, Ng, general merchandise,
and Joe West or, Dceries. In the upper
stories oftbese were ,'he Courier office, the
mayors office, law ofiic, IS and Vests dwell
Ing. Eyeleything--up-stA lrs was total loss
except that the COarier saN ea US Dooks, ana
its publication will be resumed at an early
day.
]. venable's damage to stock
by removal, $1,000. IiA stock
was partially Saved, and the insqn, ance is
Miss L. A. Mum, loss on stock, g. ,Oco
saved, and insurance $3.50.
Thepost office furniture, loss 800: ownca
by Judge 0sterhout was fully covered
by insurance; Most of the mail
matter, sacks, stationery and
and stamps We're saved.
Mrs. Cheyalier's loss was s. 900, partially
saved, and the household and kitchen fur.
niturc was insured for 5000.
Bowman Co.'S loss was $1l 900 on the
the stock, and 81 900 on the building. In
surance on the house and goods was s., 800.
Belton Ark Lodge No. 50,
o. o. F., in the upper
story of the Venable building loss was
$1,000, and on the removal OF furniture $500;
insurance, 81 5000.
w. 5. Rother & Sons loss on stock was
p, SV0 and on the house 800. Insurance
Tex the news dealer, who had the
greater amount saved, was insured for
1900.
J. j. Lang's loss was $40.
100 on stock, of which nothing was
saved. Insured for 5000.
Joe Vests loss on building was $1,000
and on stock $1,000, household furniture
not estimated. Insurance on the bui lding
was 81 900 and on the stock $500.
The Courier offices loss on press and ma
terial was 5000. Insurance 5000.
Dan. A. Chamberlin lost two rock
buildings, valued ut $1,000. Insurance
Harris & Saunders lost two rock buildings
valued at $500; law books and furniture,
500. No insurance..
Jno. q. Allen, on three wooden struct- !
ures, $1,000. No insurance,
Wilson Il Ashton loss on stock by re-
moval 500; fully covered by insurance.
Peter Hammersmith, damage to building, |
on the opposdte of the street, $50.
IL. 9. Deury was damaged in like man.
ner, 500
George w. Tyler, bank and furniture,
250, all covered by insurance.
Peter Grucker & Co. saved ther valuable
books and papers but lost, in furniture,
saunders & Dupree, w. Y. McFar-
land, d. II. Hardy, l.. c.
Williams, w. II. McCatchem, |
Conn Il Clark, attorneys, sustained loss in
books and furniture.
The books and papers belonging to the
corporation of the city of Bolton were de-
stroyed.
Ed. I. Rucker sustained loss of about
500.
It is estimated that the total loss is $25,-
900.
W. T.. Smith, postofiicc inspec.
tor, yesterday arrested in Cor.
yell county, Robert Morving.
as an accessory to the robbery of the stage
IN L,ampasas county, ON September nth.
lie has confessed, and states that he fur
nishcd Higgins and Grigsby the shot-guns
used at the robbery, and received the drivers
gold chain rs his share. He is in jail here
and will be taken to Austin. Higgins was
arrested in Limestone county and Grigsby
in Jasper county.