The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-18
Aastin: The Cornerstone OF the State
University was Laid Yesterday
With Imposing and Appro.
pirate Ceremonies.
Fort Worth: A Disastrous Confiagra-
tion Sweeps Away Much valua.
BILE Property Losses.
TeXarkana: Considerable Excitement
Over the Appearance Of
Small-P0x.
San Antenio: An lnebriate Run Over
bya Street Car.
Tyler; Decisions of the Appellate
Courts Yesterday.
Happenings at Galveston About tho
Storm, Etc.
And Other Interesting News by Specials.
Fort Worth.

Fort Worth.
FoKr WoRru, Nov. 7,-[Specal. The
City mills caught fire this morning, at 8
o'clock--and in spite of the hardest work on
the part of thetwo fire ompanies-togethtr
With the two warehouses annexed, which
contained 250,0O pounds of flour, 10000
pounds of bran and ship-stpiis, GOO bushels
of wheat, and 1000 wheat and burlap sacks.
they burned to ashes. The fire lasted
some forty minutes, and besides the
above enumerated, the following were
totally destroyed FIVE box houses
AT 81 400; one frame building belonging
to II. 2. Boyd, valued at 81, 600, and one
two-story brick building, law.oilice, books,
etc, OF w. q. Horsely, valued at $4,000.
The total amount OF insurance Is $4,000,
divided rs follows: City mills, building
and warehouse, $l0500; City mills store,
etc, 5000; b II. Ellington, 81 400; IL. r.
Boyd, 5000; W. g. Horsely, $1,000. There
wee other smaller losses than those above
mentioned. The estimated loss is
$4,000. The wind was high and
to every looker.on the whole city was in
imminent danger. The fire was north OF the
square and consequently the city was
saved, Ii is supposed to be an incendiarys
work.
The dry goods store of Sam Kaiser was
attached this morning by a deputy United
States marshal.
The station agent of Toyah deiaulted
with the funds of the railroad company
yesterday TO the amount Of Sl60. He was
arrested to-day in Baird.
The city authorities have decided 10
place sixty-four gas lamps on the streets,
Emma Ford, colored, lost her sight to-
day BY the explosion Of cartridge in
pipe oftobacco.
Austin.
AUSTIN, Nov. .l7.-[Special. To-day the
cornerstone Of the university was laid
with impressive Masonic ceremonies. which
were witnessed by 5000 people, among
whom were tho heads OF the departments,
the clergy Of the city, secret orders, city
and county officials, fire department, mill
tary, public schools and many distinguished
citizens from distance. Addresses were
made by Governor Roberts aud Colonel
Ashbel Smith. The stone, in addition 10
the date, has upon II the names Of the uni
versity regents. In II were deposited the
holy Bible, Ten Commandments in He
brew lawsappertainipg thereto and Cover
nor Roberts message In behalf Of the uni
yersity, a list of Terry's Rangers, the roll
of the Austin Greys, the roll OF secret or
ders, the HERALD, News, Gazette fort
WORTH, Express, Post, the attorney gem
erals last report and numerous medals,
coin, locks OF hair, etc. Everything passed
off we'll
The board of regents last night about
midnight made the following appointments
Mathematics, w. l.. Brown, OF Vanderbilt
University, late of the University Of Ala
bama; moderr languages, Professor Tai
lichet, of Tennessee.
The Texas Meat Supply company, of
Aransas county, capital stock, 5000, ,051, to-
day filed charter.