Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-18
DALLAS.
A House and Stable Burned = Death
Of a Canadian Who Spent
$4,000 for His Health.
Petition for Divorce n Another Cotton
Gin Accident Arrests Other
Town Notes.
special 10 tho Gazette.


DALLAS, TEX, Oct. l7.-At noon a
fire broke out In some hay In the rear
of Mrs, NJ. ClIne's house, corner of
Carondelet and Houston streets, and
communicated TO the house and to the
stable on the left, destroying both
structures before the engines could get
to work. The house was occupi, d by
Mrs. Cline and her married son, Mr..
VIM Mcdonald. Nearly everything
Ia the house was saved. The house
was loss Of 800 or $500, aud was not
insured. The stable was double one,
owned partly by Judge James Bentley
and partly by Mr.. Mcdonald, aud was
worth about $3.50 A lot of provender
was destroyed IN the stable.
Mr.. j, III Charles died at DR.. Muir
rays hospital last night of consump-
ton. Mr.. Charles was a Canadian, IN
which country he lived until few
years ago, when he came South for his
! health. He spent $50, 900 In trying TO
cure himself and died p,nniless lie
was Mason, and citizen and BUSH
ness man Of high standing I'm Canada
AS long as he could walk he tried TO
make living by work, and his last
enterprise was vending pictures about
the streets. The day before he died he
essayed 10 get up, but was too feble
This morning Mrs Rodley Barnhart
filed petition with the clerk OF the
district court for divorce from her
husband, q. Barnhart, on the ground
Of lll.tTeatment. They have been mar
ried two years. Mrs. Rodicy is 81
yearA old, and has been married four
| L..
how many times her husband had
been married, and didn't know
| whether he knew or not. He Ia 90
years of age. In addition to a writing
OF enforcement, Mrs. Barnhart wants
half of their common property, and
will probably get out an injunction re-
straining him from dlsposing of II
pending the suit.
According to gentleman who Keeps
posted in regard 10 the weather, u has
been III days since Dallas had rain
that did any good. The pTotracted
drouth has killed. among other things,
all the fruit trees planted last wlnter
and spring
poice Officer Schlunegger was at
tracted by the loud cries OF some one
on the dark side OF Main street last
night TO be turned loose, and approach
Ing the spot whence the cries came, he
found two young fellows Juggling away
at an inebriated old man, trying TO go
east with him On seeing the officers
the young fellows let go the old man
and ran. The officer pursued and sue
ceeded In oveThauling one OF the fugl-
tlves, who gave his name as Bill Baker
He and the old man, whose name Is
Forester, were taken 10 the station
house, where the former was regis
tered as IA suspicious person and the
latter rs q drunk and down. Forester
says he lives In ETath county. He
came to Dallas In his wagon and
stopped at the Central wagon yard,
from which place Baker aud his COM
rade, who escaped, took him, and he
thinks with the intention OF robblng
him, but he mlss,s nothing from his
clothes. Forester was fined So for
drunkenness, and Baker was held as a
The last game OF base ball for the
present season will be played between
Dallas and Fort Worth, NJ the fair
grounds In this city, Sunday afternoon.
IL will DO witnessed by large crowd
from each CITY.
I, Mr.. T.. II Booso, travelling salesman
for Messrs. n. v. TompkiDs Il Co,
while putting cotton gin In operation
at Rockdale yesterday, had his right
hand caught Ia the machinery aud 80
badly torn that amputation had TO be
performed at the wrist.
The United States Reports IN the
law library Of the late Judge II.
Barlsdale were ratified yesterday. Mr..
]. =. Daugherly WAS the lucky man,
They brought $500.