The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS
DALLAS.
Railroad Delegation Banquetted-
Complying with the Three
Cents a Mile Law-Other
Interesting Things
Noted.
DALLAS.

Special Telegram.l
DALLAS, April 2s.-E. L. Loves to-day
filed suit against the TexasIS Pacific Rail
road Co. for fifty thousand dollars dam
ages for the death of his two sons, Albert
and j. +. Loves, railroad employees killed
n an accident at Kalulla, Nolan county,
May 8, 1881.
A seven year old daughter of VIM,
Furguson, a miller, was killed to-day
twelve miles from the city. Her clothes
were caught by the pully belt and her
head mashed to a jelly. The child car
ried its fathers dinner to him at the mill,
The proprietor, Mr.. Dallas Thompson.
had an arm badly lacerated In attempting
to save the child.
A delegation of the Texas and st. Louis
railroad stockholders and directors ar
rived from Tyler, by special train, at ten
O'Clock this morning. The following
compose the party: wv. Paramour, j.
L. sloss, w. NJ. Senter, Geo. B. Hibbard
and J. w. Phillips, st. Louis ex-Goy-
ernor X. B. Hubbard, Tyler; c..
NJ. Seely, Waco; J. S. Jenkins,
Iowa. They were met by a reception
committee, made guests of the city and
driven to hotel in carriages. NJ 2 p.
m. they met the citizens at the board of
trade rooms, which were crowded.
Messrs. Paramore, Hubbard and other
visitors made speeches. FaramOre and
Hubbard explained the recent Illinois
Central combination and the effect IL
would have on railroad competi-
tion, general progress Of the
road, etc., said line TO be
finished from Texarkana to Cairo in
May, and Mount Pleasant to Dallas by
October, aud soon after to the Rio Gran
de. Response was made by the citizens,
champagne and cigars passed round, ,
toasts drank and then visitors, city off,
cials, press representatives and others
drove over the city. Bois d. Arc club
gives the visitors a complimentary ban
quet and ball at their elegant club rooms
tonight.
The Chicago, Texas and Mexican Gen.
trail road announces to reduce fare TO
three tents per mite on May1. This is
the first standard gauge road in the state
to come down to the required new pas
senger fare law.
The report of the Russian jew associa-
tion of Dallas shows fifteen hundred do,-
lars expended since December last
in bringing prosecuted Jews from Rus
sia, thirty families brought over securing
situations on farms near the city. A fair
and festival is being gotten up to raise
more money to use in this charitable
cause.
Passengers on the south bound Texas
Central train tonight report violent
wind, rain and hail storm in North Texas
this evening. Only meagre details can
be gathered. Fruit is reported ruined ;
cotton, corn, oats and wheat will need re-
Sherman, WhItesboro, Van Alstyne aud
the surrounding farming country
seems to have suffered heavily. Great
loss to life and stock. Many houses
are reported blown down and a great
number of people injured. A citizen of
WhitesbOro, named Day, was killed.
Hail stones as large as goose eggs fell,
and nearly all the glass in the buildings
were broken. A heavy rain storm pre-
walls tonight. During the storm a peni-
Tertiary convict, named Herbert Peach,
who had escaped with several years SEN
tence, was captured near Sherman, hav-
ing taken refuge in the came place as
his pursuers.