Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-27
DALLAS.
Mysterious Disappearance of a Well
Known Man A Criminal Given
Up by Bondsmen.
The Municipal Contest Warming Up
Big Damage Suit on Trial
Notes and Personals.

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Dallas, March 26.-George Gribble q
well-to-do and much respected farmer
of Cedar Hill this county left home
Friday morning last and has not yet
been seen or heard from. He took
with him shotgun and his family
fear he has suicided or been foully
dealt with. A posse of his neigh
bors have been securing
the country for him since
Saturday afternoon.
Randall Scott under bond on Il
charge of theft, was surrendered to-
day by his bondsman Mr.. G.. Carson
and lodged in the county jail. MIR.
Carson, in consideration of having gone
on SCOTS bond, desired him to work
for him az IL farm hand, which Scott
refused to do. A dispute arose and
Scott attempted to kill Carson
with a knife. but was
prevented from inhlcting injuries
He was fined about $40 including
costs for the assault.
The municipal campaign is red-hot.
A new candidate was announced for
mayor to-day in the person of w. c..
Veal, president OF the Dallas Board of
Trade, and IL seems TO upset all calcu-
lations heretofore made and makes the
result exceedingly problematical.
The ease of Henry Rider against the
Houston IL Texas Central railroad for
$4,000 damages is on trial in the dis
trict court this afternoon. Mr.. Rider
had his arm broken and sustained
other external and internal injuries in
a wreck, near Houston, on the above
named road several years ago. The
case has been on docket for some time.
While Mr.. NJ. Donohue was in the
back part ofhis store Saturday night
making preparations TO close for the
day, some one, evidently nosing
around for Easter eggs, picked up and
carried away II box containing thirty
dozen eggs, which had been left near
the door. The thief managed to get
out of sight before Mr.. Donohue went
to the door, and pursuit was useless.
Mr. William Kain's fine bred FLY
two years old, arrived ut the fair
ground yesterday, and will 80 imme-
diately into training. She is by En-
dover; he by Enquirer; dam, Flor
ence Wallace, by Vandal half brother
to the noted Wild Moor. Her dam is
Belle Barkley, full sister to the great
horse King Alfonzo. Mr.. Kahn paid
Mr.. Bachelor II round price for her
If no accident happens she is sure to
prove enc of the Texas cracks ON the
turf.
To-day, Easter Monday, an election
WAS held in the vestry-room of the
Episcopal church for the purpose of
choosing II vestry, to consist of two
wardens and seven vestrymen. All
adult male members of the church in
good standing We're accounted quali-
fled voters. The balloting resulted in
the election for the following members:
Senior warden, Charles Fred Tuck
er; junior warden, l.. f.. Curtis; YES
trymen, c. >. Mitchell. Robert Gibson,
w. ii. Flippen, II. Il. Strange, sid
ney smith, Z. q. King and G. X.
Merriwether.
The news of the death of Posth astor
General Howe was received here with
regret as he had many personal friends
throughout North Texas formerly res
idents of the Western and Northwest
ern states. a movement will be in,
aHgurated here among leading Repub-
! leans endorsed by men OF all political
creeds to the effect of having Hon.
Frank Hatton, first assistant post
maste general, appointed to fill the va
! cancy.
| w. q. Sterett, editor-in-chief of the
Dallas Daily Times, arrived HON,
from Austin yesterday and to-day
again mounted the tripod in the Time
sanctun, and will proceed TO one,
! more make the columns of the red
headed organ glisten and scintillate n.
of yoIe. Mr.. Sterett has been at tn
state capital most of the time since tn
converting of the legislature laborin
earnestly and consistently for the wei
fare and best interests of Dallas.