Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-14

Raid Of the Peelers on a Ceies'is'
Opium "JoInt."
Several Lady Patrons Permitted to Gc
Their Way.
Mulhatton,s Electric Eel = Decennial
Census Favored The Storm
Mollie Parker's Case.

Special 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS, June i3.-Many delegate
passed here to-day, en- route hom'
from the Fort Worth convention. Thu
general opinion, including thatof Gov
Hubbard, is that Tilden's declinatior
is final, but if other states vote for the
old ticket at Chicago, Texas twenty
six votes will go solid for 1t.
A Chinese opium den was tonight
discovered in a frame row neal
the union depot by the
police. Several well known
ladies' were in the place at the time,
but were allowed to depart home with
ont arrests. 1t has been noticed that
numerous hacks carried ladies there at
night. aud suspicion was aroused.
The sioint' has been broken up and
the celestial managers will no doubt
have the law put to them.
Interviews with thirty leading men
of both parties here elected the unani-
nous Endorsement of the resolution re-
ferred favorably by the Fort Worth
convention to the Houston convention
asking constitutional amendment
eroviding for decennial state census
and legislative reapportionment in
1856. 1t is regarded MS non. partisan
matter, and one in which all shades of
politics are interested, as the census
will make known to the world the
wonderful growth and development of
Texas, and the reapportionment will
give to sections now deprived of it
their lust and fair representation.
Dallas county Is regarded as more
deeply interested than any other,
being the most populous and casting
the largest vote Of any in the state.
The Dallas County Medical associa-
ton met in the city hall this morning,
passing resolutions of respect to the
memory of the wife of DIR. l.. Elliott,
who died last night.
Through trains will resume on the
Texas Trunk road on Monday next.
To-day is the hottest of the season,
the mercury registering l0l degrees al
several points. A number of me-
chanics aud laborers quit work on ac-
count of the heat.
A terrific wind-storm sprang up at
$3.50 this evening, lasting half an
hour, doing much damage to trees,
fences and outhouses. 1t is feared
much injury resulted in the country.
a good thunder shower followed the
blow.
James Larry pleaded guilty to the
charge of theft of a watch and money
from NJ. Scroggins. Witnesses for the
state being absent, the compromise
was made and Larry sent to Jail for
twenty-four hours and fined $50.
The game of base ball to be played
here sunday by the Dallas and For
Worth clubs is arousing considerable
interest in the game. The opinion |.
that Fort Worth will win, as her club i
stronger than last year, while the Dslla
club, state champions, are much.weak
er. Negotiations are pending for date
for visits from Shreveport, San Antoni
and Paris.
An electric eel was to. day caught /
branch of the Trinity. 1t is to b
sent to the Smithsonian Institution {
Washington.
A squad of the Salvation arm
pitched their tent in the northern sui
urbs to-day. The community ha
about lost patience with this charact,
of evangelists and there is talk of mai
ing them emigrate.
The merits of the case of Mollie Pa
ker, the notorious queen Of DALI
demi.monde. who was one of the mai
responsibilities for the killing
Mike Burns by Willis Adams, com
up on a habeas corpus trial before Di
trict Judge Aldridge tomorrow. 81
was recently brought back from G.,
weston and jailed here in default
nearly S400 fines due Dallas count
If sheis liberated there are intimatio
of facilitating her with compoul
of tar and goose hair If she attemI
to remain in Dallas.