Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-16
A DAY AT DALLAS.
A store al Lisbon iIurglarlzcd- Bond
ing the Texas Trunk Road.
Rumsred killing or tive Members OF The
Old Sam BASS Gang.
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Dallas. November l5.--Thc safe in
the store of w. ID. CASTOR, the store
being also the postofllce, at Lisbon. was
blown opcn Last night and robbed OF
about one hundred ana fifty dollars in
cnsh. The burglars are unknown.
The Texas Trunk Railway company
has called meeting Of its directors Tor
January 22d, To determine II the road
shall he bonded la a mortgage oil Slo,-
900 per mile for construction purposes.
CITY Marshal Arnold says he re-
ceived letter several weeks ago al the
Killing of man supposed to be Frank
Jackson, and the wounding and cap
ture OF another supposed to be Henry
Underwood of the old Sam Bass gang,
at Alexandria Louisiana, but places
no credence in the identity Of the par
ties. The Heralds publication Of this
morning ispurcly sensational
Tho large stone building ut the foot
of Main street. originally bsilt for "a
distillery, was to-day sold TO Messrs.
CASTOR q Thomas for $4,000. They
will convert il into manufacturing en-
terprisc.
The south-bound passenger train on
the Houston & Texas Central road,
due here at $3.50 p. m, has not arrived
ut midnight. A wreck Is reported he
tween Denison and sherman, and
although it IL stated that several per
sons are killed and others wounded,
officials of the road here decline
to give any informant on. Their silence
and the fact that an engine has been
sent up from Dallas give color to the
report of n fatal locomotive explosion
in the wreck.
Silas Leonard, an old settler, blew
his brains out at his residence Just
north the city this afternoon. He
had been in bad health for some time,
and was not believed 10 he himself;
he came totown this snoring returning
home about 1850 y. m His wife
noticed that he had wild lock out of
his eyes, and was very nervous. Mrs.
Leonard proceeded to the kitchen to
make coffee, and while she was about
it she heard the repor, of Il pistol in
the room IN which she left Mr.. Leon
ard. She opened the door to
ascertain the cause of the |
shot, finding her husband on the |
lounge with the front part of his head /
Shot or aud his brains and blood spat- |
tered on the wall. Justice Edwards /
held thc inquest Mr. Leonard was
~ Gears old anu vas one Of the oldest |,
settlers of Dallas.
james u. lBlewilt. mailing clerk !
IN the Dallas p6sioilicc, was recently !
promoted 10 a railroad postal clerkship !
on the luIernutit nal, to run between
TeXnrkCna and Houston. f.. w. War |
field, superintendent of the railway !
mail service, on application of Post !
master Garrison OF the Dallas Office, |
has concluded to let Mr.. Blewitt re-
main in his present position in the |
Dallas office. Hc writes a most COM !
plimcntary letter regarding Mr.. Blew |
tits proficiency in connection with !
the matter. The retention Of Mr.. |
Blewilt'in the Dallas Office Is really re-
ireshing to the Dallas public, as he Is Il
competent courteous gentleman, and
the iulo heretofore has been to let the
old forc6 GO
W. G. Common aud James II. Britton
to-day purchased all the stock In the
electric light company, and az once
ordered machinery from New York to
re-Csla6lish the Weston plant in Dal-
las. The machinery will he here and
the lights up in thirty days. These
gentlemen wish ii understood that the
electric light under their management
Is in n way Identical with the gas
company.
state Engineer Brition arrived here /
today. He has inspected the Texas Is |
Pacific road from TcXarEana to Dallas, !
hut declines to give any information |
rs to its condition until he finishes !
nj the system.
State Senator w. II. Pope of Mar |
shall passed through the city to-day, |
"a inutc To chihuahua, Mexico. He |
Is in very ill-health, and ia seeking i'm |
provcmcnt of his physical condition.
Cotton estimates for North Texas /,
place the yield at about so per cent. !
of last years crop. Frost and rain |
have done no serious damage and top
crop prospects are excellent. A good
frost would be welcomed. Early sown
what Is up and looking most prom
tsine; the same is the report on volun-
teer and early Sown oats.
Hncy Mctiiun this morning found n
registered package on the Main street
sidewaiii, addressed to parties in Dem
ton. He returned il TO the Dallas
postoi,ice. II contained upwards of
500 In money. The mail messenger
had lost 1t ON his way from the pos,of-
lice 10 the Missouri Pacific depot
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