The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-19
Waco.
Special to the Herald,

Special to the Herald.
WACO, October ia farmer named Bob
Ingram, living near the city, who was
candidate for constable at the recent pri-
mary election, attempted to commit sui
eide to-day. He went home crazy with
drink, and after quarrel with his wife
took pistol out. She fled towards q
neighbours house. He, put, the pistol
to his head and fired, the
ball going through the top of the skull at,
wards before falling, and then got up and
walked back to the house. He will die.
The first freight train over the Texas &
st. Louis narrow gauge will leave here Tor
Gatesyille on Saturday, and a regular pas
senger train will be put on next week.
The residence of Mrs. NJ. b. Goldsen
burned last night. Nothing saved; fully
insured.
WACO, October 13.-Last night boarder
at the Union hotel named Otto was awak-
ened by noise in his room and saw two
men standing by the bed in the very act of
ransackipg his clothes. He jumped up and
seized one of the men, when the burglar
drew pistol and shot Otto in the thigh,
making severe flesh wound. The scuttle
and pistol-shot aroused all inmates of the
hotel, and in the confusion the burglar es-
capped. ,,o, o,,o,,,tiorv ora sti,,
shaky and policy holders on the ragged
edge. One company has refunded premi-
ums pro rata to members and quit the bus
mess Captain Blair, prominent attor-
ney here, has resigned his position to-day
as an officer of one of the associations, and
the end cannot be tar off, as public conf
dence is utterly broken.
East Waco pond, covering five or ten
-, t1,o III ri nf ri
drained to-day by sewer just completed
at the cost of 81 500.
There was a big crowd to see the exhibit
ton of Batcheller & Doris circus
A negro named Nelson Bible was arrested
and Jailed to-day for stealing horse in
this county whichshe sold in Gainesville.
WACO, October 14.-Yesterday Il young
man presented orders signed by wealthy
farmer of this county on several firms here.
some of which were paid. Sanger Brothers
suspected forgery, and had the young man
arrested and Jailed. Further developments
to-day show that the orders were pure
forgeries The young mans name is be-
lieved to be John G. Miner, but operating
sometimes under the names of Smith, Ross
and Brown, and that he lately came from
Palestine. Letters found on his person.
addressed to him by other persons, indicate
the existence of gang working this pecu-
liar layout in the state.
Mr.. j. ]. Stewart, an old citizen, the
father of well-known young commercial
man of the same name, took morphine to-
nirht, with suicidal intent and now lies in
a very critical condition. This is the third
suicide here within week.
Judge Don A. Pardee, of the United
States circuit court, will be here on Monday,
and will hear several important suits,
among which is tue almost historical case
of Shirley VS.. the Houston Il Texas Central
railway, on motion to remand back to the
state courts for final trial.
General ]. B. Robertson, independent
democratic candidate for governor, will ask
Judge Ireland for division of time next
Monday, at which time the latter speaks
here by appointment. There is some curl
osity to know the result, and more to hear
the debate, if division of time is granted.
Bob Ingram, who shot himself through
the head few days ago, is alive, but is in
q totally unconscious condition.