Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-19
THE DAY AT DALLAS.
Suing Because His Family Contracted
Malarial Fever-A Negro in a
Sleeping Car.
Protesting Against Negro Dances il
the Park Successful Camp Meet
ing-0ther Notes,
special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Sept. 1s.-News was
received here to-day that Mr.. Mac
Hammond, for years a resident of this
city, was this morning killed by gin
on his farm In Robertson county. Mr..
Hammond was we'll known and liked
by everybody in Dallas.
A lot Of circulars were received by
the officers here this morning describ'
ing and offering reward for the APP
prehension OF John ID. Briggs, who
while at work In the freight depart
ment Of the Louisville q Nashville
railroad Mt Evansville, Ind, got away
with $4,000 aud skipped. Briggs had
been q trusted man in the employ OF
the Louisville & Nashville for twelve
years.
A number of Dallas Hebrews went
to Fort Worth tonight TO take part In
the holiday festivities and celebration
| Passengers who came up on the
! Central this merning complain that
| Conductor Marsh put negro In sleeper
ST. Clair, The passengers made a
| kick 10 the conductor. They asked II
he could not keep the Niger out. He
replied he could If he wanted to, but
he was a pretty nice "coonp and he
wanted TO give him the best accommo-
dations. The passengers further asked
where the coon would wash and COMP
this morning. They were Informed,
with them of course.
ItwAs reported that mangled man
was brought In on the west-bound Tex
IA Il Pacific train last night, and LETT in
East Dallas, but the most diligent In
vestlgation OF the reporter failed to
discover where the man was taken,
his name, the extent of his injuries or
how he was hurt. The supposition,
however, is that he was hurt on the
road
against Col. w. j. Keller for $1,000
damages, sustained by reason of his
family having malarial fever in cOnse-
uuence of pond of stagnant water
held In a low place dug out In con-
structing the San Jacinto street car
line, short distance east OF the Cen
trail railroad crossing. Col. Keller is
proprietor OF the San Jacinto street
car line.
, The camp meeting under the auspices
and management OF the Metho-
dists at Shadyview park Is still enjoy
exclusively in the interest Of religion,
however. They are u combination OF
religion. politics and temperance.
A small fire occurred In the house OF
Mr., ODonohue, Commerce and Jefier-
aon streets, Mt IL O'clock last night.
, The only damage was scorched mat
tress and slight blister Oh the person
OF Mr.. O'DonOhue's mother-in-law.
Rabbi Schulz has received his COM
= mission as chaplain Of the Fourth Tex
rs regiment, with the rank of captain.
A petition with thirty-Odd names APP
pended has been sent TO the city gov
: eminent praying to have the negroes
stopped from having dances In Patter
sons park. The petitioners live In
the vicinity of the park, and they say
the negroes have about two balls 1
week In IL, and carry on so much like
, savages that living In the neighbor
Y hood is unsupportable.
g w. A. Cantrell of Pleasant Valley
. consulted County Attorney Clint 10
:; day in regard To the course to pursue
I against George Wolford, his nelghbor
i who shot and killed one OF his milcl
cows this morning Wolford's provo
: cation was that the COW was rogue
: and trespassed on his eornfield.
MI, u y. hlkkcii tsullcN DAhete Nln
i trict attorney for the northern distrlc
r. OF Texas, addressed the Republican,
n last night on the subject Of the tariff
. Hugh II. Stockman OF the pension
II department, Washington, ID. c., is n
7 the ST. George.
|. Gentlemen Ia nom the South thi
d morning report that Dan f.. Jones, VIII
kidnapped Miss Sallie Belle Knight,
fifteen-yeaT-old girl from Marshall, ani
Q who was arrested az Austin, attempts
TO suicide when City Marshal Do
Adair started hack 10 Marshall wit
10 him. Before leaving Austin yestei
+ day evening Jones drank whole delngs
"a OF whisky, and soon after getting o
+ the train he began 10 exhibit evidenc,
" of having something besides whislS
L aboard, and Il WAS soon discovered tn,
l. II was morphine lie was take
Ia as FAR as Mexla, where Marshal Ada
at..,,.ca Nth him fnr fAptiiQAl attfniiO l