Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-26

The Cotton Fraud Cascs-Enorts 70
0uash on Teclmicalities'
Midlothian and tho Extension OF '"'
Central to Fort Worth
CITY Notes aud Ncws-A Revse" OF
Current Happenings

special TO the Gazette,
D,IIAs, April 25.-The district
court was engaged all day on the cot
ION eases, the defense presenting 10
the court motion to quash the IN
dlctmeuts against Joseph Lohnstein
on account OF alleged detects, thc prih-
cipal ones being that an original bogus
hin of ading was Incorporated III ,he
bill returned by the grand Jury tnat
the bill failed to state the value OF me
money obtained, as well asthe amount
and that the indictment nowhere
specifies that the Bill OF iading was
delivered TO Oliver \ Griggs, VINO
made the advances on the alleged cot
ton. After exhaustive arguments oy
the counsel for the state and the de-
fenss. Judge Aldridge refused TO sus-
tain the motion to quash, and IL Is
nresumed I,ohhstein will be
placed on trial al 9o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Ed. Beach. the veteran locomotive
engineer on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road. to-day sent keg of beer out TO
shady View park To the camp of the
Lamar Rifles. Ir the Lamars tackle
the interstate drill like they did that
beer, they'll return from Houston
with the first prize.
The Odd Fellows Of Dallas are to-
morrow 10 celebrate the sixty-fifth
anniversary of the founding of the
order with a picnic at Shady View
park. Among The features Of the
celebration is to he an exhibition drill
by the Lamar Rifles.
a citizen of Midlothian was In Dali
las to-day advocating the merits of
that point as n resort for the people of
Dallas, seeking biief pleasures and
amusements. The Midlothian people
think they have just the point for pie
mic parties, excursions, etc.
W. j. Austin Of Denton was In the
city to-day en- route TO Lebanon, Col
lin county, TO deliver an address at
the Odd Fellows celebration TONER
row.
The pay car Of the Gull, Colorado &
Santa re railroad was in the city to-
day. The following officials came
here on The pay train, some of whom
quietly "buzled' the citizens commit
tee of public benefit on the Northeast
railroad extension project; Webster
Snyder, general manager; j. II. Crow
ley, muster OF transportation; Thomas
kcatz, paymaster; w. S. II. Parker.
travelling auditor; Mr.. Sherman, the
new roadmasier; w, 4. Correll, gem
eral freight agent.
The people of Midlothian and
WaXahachie are showing very pro-
nounced symptoms of the railroad
fever now 80 prevalentin North Texas.
They are working quietly for road TO
INN from Waxahaciiie to Fort Worth
via Midlothian and Mansfield Right
of-way and other franchises are being
looked after, and within few days
hence Joint committee from Md
lothian and WaXahachie will visit
Fort Worth and consult with leading
men there ON the project. II is claimed
that sufficient interest and
encouragement can be worked
up along the proposed
line TO start operations, if no existing
railroad corporation will take hold OF
IT; but it Is considered certain that
both the Houston " Texas Central and
the Gull, Colorado & Santa Fe will
not be averse to giving the PROPOSE
ton more than passing consideration
and that the Fort Worth d Denver
could be made to understand that a
big stride would be made toward n
continuous Fort Worth. Denver Il
in nm axtan1 ime ~ In ln' Ts lIsell
w., sAtensiom rom fort worth 10
thass t,.a no;,,s ue eouu'ry on.ween
Tavas ~ pbap dis,ano NOV aSeeiiea ~
out as follows: Fort Worth To
Waxahachie via Mansfield and Midlo.
Way'b 'enio u,ia n WIS Daiius 10
ssva,, I'LL aia Wn,t IN thirty,
Dallas ana, Lilly roit worm ahu
distancas ana n "u aaeages ~ poin. 81
Ths INSTRUMENTATION uy.,i,ae Wa auYaulaRes
ria sa,, ~. ''! " hAsuachie PEG
p po, 10 60 'nIai ptoi,useu eilisiErise WI
lima 90 ,ait,I5 Ions'ueieu Wheh lht
Eor sa, .a,a business arrives
,n,a,,, :, ,, u,ai aaIs pa, y mas peel
" as sunipreu mere that lhe HUNT
t rns synuicale nau been negotiating
i e. .ne puteliase OF the outi, Colorado
~ sal,a re haliroad system. and ha'
n''N 49,. :. -o'So IVA tiie prop
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