Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-16
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Mysterious Shooting ARRAY Over a Cc'
lestial Maiden.
News Notes and Local Happenings In
Our Sister City.

Special TO the Gazette.
Dallas, February 15.-Consideraoie
commotion was created Ia the Cninese
part OF the city about eleven O'CLOCK
last night over the report OF several
pistol shots, and the fleetlng forms oil
several Celestials from the scene. An
old negro who was passing at the Tune
saws he is satisfied at least one emma
man was shot in the fracas, ana was
slowed away from inquisitive sight
A doctor was sent for and after per-
forming his services was well paid FOR
them and to keep quiet. The negro
also says a Chlnaman told him the
trouble had n woman AT
the bottom of 1t. A Chinese
maiden Is daily expected
TO arrive in Dallas from San FRAN
cisco, and all the Cinnamon have been
anxious to occupy the relationship oil
preferred suitor. They concluded to
play a game of "Tan" to decide who
should be the favored one. All Toy
was discovered cheating In the game,
and Hop Sing took him to task Ior IL,
and the shooting resulted. All Toy Is
believed 10 be severely wounded.
Nothing further could be learned.
The old darkey informed the reporters
that it would be n good idea for the
law and order society of Dallas to pay
less attention to the gambling hereto
fore going on in the city, and more TO
the Chinese kind existing in
obscure places; that numbers
of young men and youths daily and
nightly visit "jointsN and indulge in
the Chinese games of "hoo loo, chill
avanr and tan not only losing val
liable leisure time and their money,
but cultivating habit of hitting the
pipe" and other degrading celestial
vices. The police may have been un-
able TO learn what caused the shooting
or its results. All Toy aud Hop Ling
are both missing, and they are both
believed To he secreted and under sur
gical treatment, or to have fled from
the city, fearing trouble from official
investigation.
The first through train over the
Missouri Pacific and Texas Central
since Sunday last arrived here to-day.
1t brought four immense wagon loads
of delayed mail matter for Dallas.
Fair weather has set in here and the
river il falling rapidly.
John a. Mann chairman OF the Dali
las county executive committee of one
wing of the Republican party, died to-
day, He WAS n fine business man, a
good citizen and respected by all
classes. He was one of the few Repub
licans who was not chronic Office
seeker, which added largely
to his popularity. He was n
native of iowa. His remains are to be
buried in Dallas at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
1t ia reported here In railroad circles
that Huntington, the Southern Pacific
railroad magnate, will visit Dallas and
North Texas generally at an early day
to look the railroad field over, particu
larly the Texas Trunk and Texas &
ST. Louis narrow gauge.
Information was to day received at
the Office of the United States marshal
in Dallas of the arrest by Deputy
United States MarehL Tom Wright in
Cooke county OF John Means, charged
with numbering Henry Lerenger,
sheriff Of Pickens county, Chickasaw
nation, |. Il about two weeks since.
Information WAS also received this
evening Of the arrest by Deputy
Wright and posse i'll Clay county Of
the following gang of alleged cattle
and horse thieves, who have
been operating extensively
in the Indian Territory and
the Red river region of North Texas:
j. NJ. Ryan, j. w. Davis, Charles
Lippincott, Thomas Marshall, VIM.
Rose and Steve Gochogan. All the
above were forwarded to Sherman
Jail. They will have hearings before
United States Commissioner Ricketts,,
and no doubt sent into the custody of
the marshal of the Western district Of
Arkansas, and probably be committed
TO Fort Smith Jail.
About three weeks ago a slick strnng-
er appeared in Dallas, and after re-
manning two or three days was ar
rested by Chief OF Police Arnold IA n
suspicious character. He was re-
leased, however, on making IL appear
that he WAS - detective in search Of u
Virginia murderer. He also passed
himself Off as a detective from Tomb
stone. Arizona, in the employ OF the
Wells Fargo Express 20. He went to
the west part of Dallas county and
stopped several days with farmer
named Lix, and when he left an over
coat and $75 was gone also
He then went northeast of the city, re-
manned IA few days and grossly insult
ed respectable lady aid had TO skip
the c untry to save his neck. CHER of
Police Arnold notified officers in other
cities. and tonight telegram from
Denison announces his capture. The
prisoner goes by the names OF j. p.
Lock wood, Wade Allen, Bob Mellon
and "Bunko Bob" lie is regarded
as member Of gang of swindlers
who have been working Texas the
past winter, and the officers think sew
eral very bad TRANSACTIONS can be fas-
tened on him. An officer was sent to
Denison after him tonight. He Is also
suspected Of being IA party to the gold
brick swindle at Au Tin.