The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-05
The Passenger.Coach Of IIatclIelIer A
DorIS Circus Wrecked on the
Missouri Paclllc-Seyernl
Employees Injured.
The Citizens OF Yslcta and the Free
School Questionable Superln-
tendents Decision.
A Fort Worth Baby Playing with n
Bottle OF CarbOlic Acid, Is
Terribly Burned.
Senator Coke Makes Powerful Speech
Mt Gilmer.
Movements of the Great Staple at Many
Points.
And Other Interesting Specials.
Movements of the Great Staple at Many
Points.
And Other Interesting Specials.
Fort Worth

who returned the fire, when the brothers
fled. The trouble grew out of complaint
that Mr.. Metcalf had made against them for
assaulting another man. No arrests.
A child of Bud Daggett, of this city, got
hold of bottle of carbolic acid, and swal-
lowed quantity, and is in critical condi-
ton.
Five. licenses were issued this week, and
forty-three trafagfers.
Sixty bales of cotton 5000 bushels of
county corn, $50 bushels of wheat and 1000
pounds of wool were received to-day. The
corn sold at as cents.
The Hon. John Hancock passed through
here to-day for home, from London.
Major Kearby the greenbacker, and
County Judge Beckham and other candi-
dates spoke at Obar, this county, to-day. A
big crowd was present. The greenbackers
and independents are having an uphill bus
mess of it in this county. Everybody wants
to hear Ireland, our next governor, speak.
A sleeping coach on the Missouri Pacific
railroad was wrecked few miles south of
here at a. M, containing about twenty
five passengers, members of the Batcheller
& Doris show. The circus is in
two sections and the first train
had passed over the trestle and went on to
Hirsboro. The second section, or train,
was wrecked by the trestle-work or rails
spreading. Quite number were hurt, two
seriously. The wreck was cleared in six
hours, and the three trains went on.
Colonel Leake, of Dallas, gave notice in
the district court to-day that he would re-
move all the railroad cases in the district
court here to the United States district
court. This announcement created quite
sensation, and Judge Hood called upon the
clerk to see thatthe proper bonds were given.
These roads are of the Gould syndicate,
comprising the Missouri Pacific, Texas e. Pa
cific, Fort Worth 81 Denver and Transconti-
mental. The aggregate bonds will be about
the largest ever given in this state.
Two negroes had fight this morning,
both drew pistols. One snapped. One
negro bit off the others eyebrow. All
about the modest request that one should
appear at his table better dressed.
Fort WORTH, September 29.-Four cars
of fine beeves were shipped to st Louis
and ten to Chicago to-day; also sIxty,.nine
cars of stock cattle to the Indian Territory.
James Grinsley, esq, an old settler, died
in this county to-day.
There were four deaths near town to-
x Swede died here suddenly to-day.
John Berry dropped in a fit last night, but
recovered this morning.
The man Carr, who stole his new-made
wife's money and left her, has returned to
her strapped" and she has forgiven him,
and they are as happy again as ever.
A large engine, with machinery, is at the
depot, awaiting shipment to Colorado for
smelling purposes.
Rftv.six fine Spanish Merino bucks are
at the depot, en- route for Colorado City.
They are from Kansas, and belong to h. ii.
Brooks, who paid from $25 to 500 for each.
An unusual amount Of freight is at the
depot and being shipped in all directions,
a man by the name ofBarker was struck
in saloon by q beer-gass on the head last
night and dangerously hurt.
One hundred and twenty-one bales OF
cotton, 1890 pounds of wool and 500pounds
of dry hides were received to-day.
The habeas corpus case of William
Hafron VS.. the State of Texas, in the kill
ing of Walter Witty, was not granted and
the prisoner WAS remanded back to jail.
Notice of appeal was given. This case will
attain state reputation.
IA man named Dixon was badly beaten
and kicked last night, and is in critical
condition.
FoRr WORTH, September 2S.-Two men
named Whitley and Bill Armstrong have
been stealing cattle for some time in this
county, and our sheriff offered a reward OF
$40 each for them. Two deputy sherifs
from Bosque county overlook and had
fight with them. Whitley was killed and
Armstrong was shot through the thigh and
lodged in Jail at Meridian, and the sheriff
requests our sheriff to send for him and pay
the reward.
one hundred and ten bales of cotton and
500 bushels of wheat were received to-day.
Two suits were iiied to-uay against the
Texas & Pacific railway by A. s. Nicholson,
one for $4,S76 and one for 81, SSS, for dam
ages done cattle in transit:
Judgment was rendered to-day III iavor
of ]. s. Peters VS.. Kemper Bros, artesian
well boiers, for $29, 800.
Five hundred dollars occupation tax was
collected to-day. One marriage license and
TWO real estate transfers.
The weather and trade are good.
FoRT WORTH, September IA young
man working on the Texas q Pacific had
the first of the middle finger Of his right
hand badly mashed while coupling at the
me city has entered into contract with
the gas company to put fifty additional
lamp. posts on Main and Houston streets
and such other places as may be designated
bv the city. About two or three miles of
additional main pipes will be necessary,
and TO meet this demand the Fort Worth
Gas company to-day issued bonds TO the
amount OF $4,000. The contract is to run
The stockholders Of the Fort Worth g.
Rio Grande railway held a meeting this
morning and voted first mortgage bonds 70
the amount OF $4,000 TO the mile, dis
lance Of 127 miles, BrownwOod being its
terminus. Capitalists Of Rutland, Yer
mont, and Cleveland, Ohio. took the bonds
readily and work on the road VIII be COM
Cotton receipts to-day, lss bales; wool,
LOO pounds; wheat, DO bushels hides
A man named f. B. Carr, married a
young, good-looldng INDUSTRIOUS but
poor widow with a baby, and after staying
with her few days stole AL her money
her hard oarnings-about 500, and lelt her.
He bad been working at the courthouse
here
transactions took place here to-day. Peter
Cooper selling $4,000 worth 70 the Gas
Fifteen cars Of purchasers LETT here This
morning for Wichita Falls.
The first choice Of lots at Wichita Falls
brought s6f5. second. 500.
a 1nrrr1srs nssocinfIon here has sold pol
icies "a the amount Of $1,000.
Frsnk Prescott. an nttacbe Of C0up's
circus wns arrested and jailed this evening
fur stealing some harduare. lamps. etc,
from Henry A ssndy. Of this city, part of
which be hsd nd
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