Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-17
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Prosperity of the Great West-Fat Cat
tie and n Splendid Range.
New County Onlcers--ycrdict in One of
the Gambling Cases.
Father RuckiNr Drowned Salt Decided
Base Ball Notes. ibs3
snecInl TO Tho Gazotte.

Special 10 the Gazette.
Dallas, November 1G.-M. Painter
returned to-day from several weeks
sojourn in Shackleford and other
Northwestern counties. He says there
are no fence-cutting troubles in tn
places visited by him, and that entire
harmony prevails among all classes.
He says that cattle are i'll finer CON
dition than he has ever known them
10 he nj this season of the year. They
are literally rolling in fat. The late
rains have made the range much bet
ter than it generally averages at this
season. There is an abundance of
fine grass and good water He
observed in number of places
that cattlemen were providing shelter
facilities to protect their stock from the
severe cold snaps of the winter
months. Prices are holding up well,
and prospects generally are very flat.
tering.
The county commissioners court to-
day elected j. T.. Fitzpatrick supcrin-
tendent Of the poor farm; DR.. Meeks
county physician, and f.. q. Smith
county sexton for the ensuing year.
The county superintendent salary is
$500; county physician 300, and the
county sexton gels $3.50 for each pau
per buried.
The jury in the gambling proscru-
ton. after being out two days and be-
lieyed to be hopelessly hung, this
evening fined w. j. Kain 500
lie appealed. There are one hnn drcd
and twenty-five eases against Kahn.
Rev. Daniel Buckncr, aged eighty
Al. -,
pioneers of Texas and the Indian Ter
! iiiory, was found dead in small
branch Of the Trinity river i'll the sub
urbs OF the city this morning. lie ma
| been very feeble for sometime, and il
! IL thought that while out walking he
! stumbled into the stream Ivy accident
and was unable TO rescue himself, lie
has been living with his son. Rev, Il.
c. Buckncr publisher OF the Texas
Baptist IN this city.
The city elevator and compress
company to-day secured II judg-
nient OF 50, 3Gl ngainsuthe city Nation
nj bank of Dallas in n suit about grain
matters.
Last night was the coolest Of the
season in This section. A heavy fros.
fell and u substantial skimning of ice
formed on water exposed in vessels
IL is rumored here that MIR. w
! Cummings, who succeeds ]. NJ. Eddy
as superintendent of the Texas & Paci
| lie, Is to have his headquarters IL
| Dallas for several years.
A large piece of property adjoining
! the Grand Wiusor hotel has been il
litigation, The court of appeals yes
terday at Tyler decided the case in in
vor of j. 7. Elliott and against tn,
homestead claimant, Jacob Denne
| This assures the enlargement OF tn
hotrltby the proprietor, w. T. Hughes
! 10 nearly four times its present si2e
as it ban now have full block q
ground fronting on Main, Commerce
Austin and Market streets. II is I'm
dcrstood the improvements are to b
begun very soon.
The Dallas Brown Stocking has
bail club was tonight strengthened b
the arrival from Chicago of three {
the finest professional players in tn
country. rney are Stockwcl
catcher of the Grand Rapids clut
and Geiss and Scott pitcher and lirs
bascman respectively of the Foi
WAYNE club. They are 10 play wit
the Detroit league club next season
The Browns Will play the stronge,
picked nine that can be placed again.
them from the city players next SUI
, day, and week from that date eXpe,
to play the professional Brown Stool
ings from st. Louis. They are also II
4 ranging for another South Texas nn
/ Louisiana tour, including New o
4 leans.
i Che grand jury adjourned to-nigh