Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-26

HENRY WARD BBE0HER's LEO
TURE NEXT THURSDAY.
Tho Telegraph Injunction Suit-Dis'rict
Couri--Lunatics in Jaii-Cfifni-
nal Items Base Rail.
special to tho Gazette.

Special TO tho Gazette.
Dallas, Texas, Sept. 2j.--After sew.
eral days. effort The officers to-day
finally sncceded in serving process on
Master OF Transportation Crowley OF
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail.
way In charge Of the construction
forces putting up the rival telegraph
line 70 the Western Union TO Cleburne.
but not however until the line had
been strung between the two points.
I Crowley claims that at the time cf
/ the service OF the papers he and his
I forces had quit work on construction
aud that i've hundred citizens OF Dali
I he, Ellis and johnson counties were
siringiug tbs wires EratuitouslN
superintendent l.. C. Baker, OF 81.
( Louis. IS in the city in the interest of the
Western Union, and has been consult
ing during the day with strong legal
talent. Iujunctions have been served
on the Santa F'e IN the counties above
named. and the matter will now drif,
into the courts with all the lega com.
plications. The Santa Fc will in a
day or two, have q through telegraph
line in operation from Dallas TO Cab
weston, Houston, Fort Worth and
other points ON il system.
The jury docket OF The district court
will be taken up October s. aud will
occupy seven weeks The criminal
docket viii be taken up November 20,
and will occupy two weeks.
Cotton prospects are much brighter
than was hoped for = few weeks ago.
The indications are that the crop will
be fully az large as last
year. Receipts the past two
days have increased very largely.
and the bad effects of the local market
give promise Of soon disappearing en-
tirely.
The sheriff of Talladega county. Ala
hanna telegraphs Marshal Arnold
that he will arrive here Friday for :.
w. Wright, who ID in Jail here await
ing transportation 20 that place, where
he Is wanted for shooting with intent
to kill
Henry Ward Beecher lectures here
next Thursday night on "rhe reign of
the common people" The sales of
tickets are very large. It's given out
that he will not visit Fort Worth dur
ing his present trip, and efforts are be-
ing made 20 have him put in another
night ~ Dalas. but the
date has not yet been determined
upon. 1t il Ass suggested that a
special car be run Hver to accommodate
Fort Worth people, but the prospects
are not very favorable for It's accom-
plishmcnt.
Parties at Abilene, to-day, tele-
graphed Sheriff smith to hold Tom
Brown until they could arrive. The
sheriff has no Tom Brown in custody.
but presumcs some criminal with an
alias i7 IN the county Jail, who VIII be
Identified rs the party wanted.
w. w. Walker, John McMann and
ELLEN kemlets were adjudged insane
In the county court to-day. Miss Kem-
lets isa German, aged about twenty
eight years. She was formerly MEM
ser of IN opera company, aud
NJ tings, in iuil, she fills
that end of town with
music. AlcHann has been in jail
many months He is quiet and Ter.
tectiy harmless. Walker recently lost
his mind, and was locked up last
night.
The Brown Stockings returned from
Their South Texas tour of two weeks
duratioA this morning. 4 large party
of citizens met them aG tile Union
depot with brass band and escorted
them To the base bali associatior's
rooms, where they were handsomely
Danquetted and presented with purse
Of three hundred dollars. Out of
twenty-fourgames played, the Browns
have only lost two--One to Shreveport
and one to Galveston. An effort is
beng made to induce the Nationals of
Houston, to play the Browns in Dallas
next Sunday. Should the effort sil,f-
coed, there Is no doubt but the largest
crowd of the season in Texas will he
present, us it viii he the first appear
ance OF the champions after their re-
turn home, ard the Nationals are
great tavorites with them and their
friends
AT $50 o'clock tonight coal oil
lamp exploded in general merchand-
izlng store, corner Elm and Leonard
and spread 20 several frame
and Two brick buildings adjoining, de-
them and most of their con
tents. The fire soon extended to the
extensive lumber yard of j. n. FL
lott, and destroyed portion OF the
stock. For some cause the water sun
ply in the city works gave QUIZ and for
q while the prospects wey- chat n
large area of the eastern part ofthe
city would be burned, but water was
finally secured, and at 1850 u. m. the
fire department had gotten the conha-
grafton under control and checked the
progress. II is impossible to give
losses and insurance Tonight. The
loss is heavy and only partially coy
cred.