The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-05
weallhy and Respected scotcl'mao,
Living Near san Antonio, Stays
Ills Elder Brother IN
sell-Defensc.
A Nsro Also Kills q Brother sehe-
gmblan III the Vicinity OF
Honey Grove.
The Higher Courts Converting at Ty-
ler-ANewsy Miscellany From
the Capital.
A Gun-Cane Goes Off at Houston, with
Usual Results.
A Peripatetic Female Takes In Gal
vestOe
And other Infprpstiuc SnacfalS
And Other Interesting Specials.
Fort WortI, i.

Fort Worth.
Special to the Herald.
Fort WORTH, October 2.-One thousand
bales of cotton were shipped from here to
day direct to Liverpool over the Santa Fe
railway.
The square was full of teams and country
people to day. but dry goods and auction.
GERS were the most prominent. To-day was
stray day sale. But four estrays were sold
There are upon an average 1000 arrivals
here daily. Hotels are overcrowded.
A. child accldently shot itself this Av" ting
by striking a cart-;Ise On the pavement, a
piece of the cartridge taking effect just be-
low the right eye, which was extracted.
Eighteen bales of cotton and 5000 pounds
of wool were received to-day.
In the county court to-day George An
drews plead guilty to running keno and
was fined $25. Lizzy Handley, keeping a
disorderly house, plead mot guilty" The
verdict, was guilty" and she was fined
500. John Nathan, aggravated assault on
Thomas McCoffrey. little child, plead
mot guilty." verdict Of guilty" and he
was fined $25.
A wreck of a passenger train ON the
Missouri Pacific, this side of Hillsboro, is
reported serious. Mr.. Boss, the mail agent,
was badly hurt, and perhaps others.
The train from Denison was twelve hours
late on account of a washout.
Nine hundred head of fine sheep were re-
ceived here to-day for sale.
A man named A. Jackson was commit
ted on suspicion of having murdered
his wife and baby. Four special venuesare
called in the criminal court Jim Presler,
CHI arged with shooting Frank Chrisman,
was on trial to-day.
AT Goodfellow's gin, on Grapevine
Prairie, to-day, Robert Goodfellow had his
arm broken in trying to remove the band
from a wheel.
A team ran away to-day, and, in passing,
the tongue of the wagon struck water
wagon, injurng one of the horses SO badly
that he was afterwards shot.
The public schools opened to-day, and
were literally overrun with children. more
than could be seated, but after skirmishing
happy.
Fort WoRTH, October 3.-The town was
overrun to-day with country folks and
strangers, to see the circus, which was
good. About 5000 people witnessed the
performance. There were not seats enough
for so large an audience.
Il In the district court to-day there were
three cases of the State VS.. Presley, one for
assault with intent to murder; verdict, not
guilty; theft of cattle nolle pressed; theft
Of cattle, also acquitted.
f. S. Glover, charged with perjury and
forgery, was acquitted:
In the county court John King was tried
in three cases; one for aggravated ASSAULT
found guilty and fined $685. one for carrying
pistol; verdict, guilty, and fined $25; an
other for assault; not guilty.
Sixty-seven bales of cotton and 4,OO7
pounds of wool we're received to-day.
Three precincts voted on the hog law to-
day. and it carried.
Thirty-fiye cars Of beeves were shipped
north to-day, and three cars OF mutton.
A wreck of a cattle train occurred al
Hsndley, on the Texas e. Pacific, to-day.