The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-20
Waxahachie Visited by a $1,000
Conilagration., Complete and Cor.
rect List Of Losses and In.
surauce Thereon.
No More Free Passes to State Charitable
Institutions, in all Probability,
VIII be Issued.
The Chances OF the sold Alcalde" BE.
coming u Dark Horse In the
Convention.
Political Predictions - Railway and
Crop Notes.
A Lady Crushed by the Wheels at Fort
Worth.
Other Interesting State News.
her Interesting State News.
Wsxai,achie.


wsxahachie.
Special to the Herald.
WAxAuAcnE, May l9,-0ur' town was
visited last night by very destructive fire. |
The loss is estimated at $l00. 600. half ofl
which is covered by insurance, All that |
portion OF town lying north of the square |
and south of the Rogers branch was des-
troyed. There are twenty-five houses en-
tirely DESTROYED and eight damaged,
The following is list OF the parties who
suffered and an estimate of the loss and
amount of insurance;
5000.
Robert Armstrong, $500; insurance, $500.
VIM. Baird, $1,000; insurance, So. 500.
P.O, Vickery, $500; insurance, 800.
Pizey Il Levy, $li 800; insurance, $l5, 800.
Fleming a Dunlap, $1,000; insurance,
$1,000.
George Ricketsou, $1,000 insurance
81, 900
waxahachie Enterprise, $500; insur-
auce, 81 600.
La l.. Cert, $1,000; insurance, 81 500.
NJ. Leistentein, $4,000. insurance, $l2,-
900.
John Johnson, $500; insurance, $500.
MoQualters n Wilson, $500; insurance,
$2500.
]. II. Mcwhartcn & Co., $1,000; insur-
apce. $500.
Balard & Atkinson, s4,5ooi insurance,
Cannon & Ballard, $500; insurance,
81 800.
S, c. Mccormick, $1,000 insurance, 5000.
Q. l.. Kidd, 81 100; insurance, $500.
Nv; Gibson, $500; insurance, $3.50.
Odd Fellows $500, insurance, 81 500.
q j. Penn, $500; insurance, 81, 700.
A. A, Mcmillan, $4,000; insurance, 49,
600.
$. S, Marlborough, $1,000; insurance, &C..
600
II. W. Graber & Co., $500; insurance,
| 81 500.
w. ID. Simmons, 81 900; insurance, $500
J. Q. Woodland. 81 600; insurance, $500.
Getzendaner IL Ferris, $1,000; insurance
SO 600.
Rickens & Newly, 81, 800; no insurance.
II. Il. Conner, $1,000; no insurance.
Spaulding Il Manuel, 81 ,000no insurance
County jail, 5000; no insurance.
A. Trippet, S60 covered by insurance.
The general opinion is that the fire was
the act Of an incendiary. The Enterprise
will soon be all right and published MS OF
old.
Galveston.
Special TO the Herald.
GALVESTON, May l9--The committee on
the fire department to whom was referred,
with power to act, the. propositions for re-
pairing and keeping IN order for the cnsu-
ing year OF the electric fire alarm, have
awarded the contract to Thomas NJ. Skin
ncr for the sum of 81 1876. Mr.. Skinner is
at present chief operator OF the Western
Union telegraph company here, and is n
thorough and practical electrician. lie is
actively engaged in putting the system In
Mayor Fisher to-day peremptoriy dis
charged from the police force Special Off
GERS Mountain, Cabill and Williamson and
six policemen whose commissions he re-
fused to sign lew days since, upon pre-
sentation. This action has caused consider
able comment for several days, and in SUM-
days News a petition appeared, signed by
n large number Of the most prominent
business men and firms of the city, insist
ing upon the retention Of Officer Mountain.
The Mexican National railway reached a
point 100 miles beyond Laredo to-day. Two
miles Of track were laid last night. Senior
Phillip Naenanga reached San Pasas, Mex
leo, to-day by special train.
Sister st. Ann, 6S years old, and for rs
years n nun, while laboring under mental
alteration resulting from broken foot.
threw herself In cistern and was drowned.
The entertainment Of the Washington
Guards, at the pavilion on the beach. 10.
night, was q decided success. Among its
features was platoon drill, and military
tableaux.
The land cable has been completed from
the office of the Mexican Cable and Tclc.
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