Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-13
DALLAS.
First Appearance Of the Texas Oowboyn
Tho Merchants Exchange.
Scholastic Census The Athletic Club
Large Sults--'rhe Times on tho
Moonstruck Operator.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, June 1.-THE cases OF Sim
Brooks for shooting Richard Giddings
and John Dickson for horse-stcal-
ing went to the jurles In the district
court this evening.
| There are about lT5 town lots en,-
braced in the tract of land gained In
the suit of Mrs. Francis q, Felts
against the Houston h Texas Central
railroad In the federal court yesterday.
IL lies south OF Commerce street. near
the Howard OIL mills.
Sheriff Smith arrived here from
Galveston this morning, having In
charge Mollie Parker alias Minute
Creswell, the paramount Of Willis Ad-
ans. She was locked up In the county
jail because she refused 10 nay the
amount due the state and county M
fines and costs for keeping disnr-
derby house. She viii be taken 10 the
poor farm to work out the fines
amounting to over 500, unless she
pays at once.
The BELT Street Railway company
have had twelve ears built and they
Will arrive In about two weeks.
The damage To the Texas Trunk rail-
way caused by the late washouts will
be repaired by next Monday. Trains
have been running regularly by
making transfer at East Fork
The big suit of Messrs. Pointer.
Duncan n Russ against Count reltner
for alleged failure on his part to COM
ply with his agreement In purchasing
u lot OF land filed on under the filty
cent act, was continued Mt Austin.
col. Pointer, who WAS present at the
calling ofthe case, returned home to-
day. The amount involved Is over
100000.
The first number Of the Texas Cow
Boy IL out IL presents n neat appear
hnce and starts out under favorable
auspices.
Thermometers indicated 90e IN the
shade to-day.
Congregation Emanuel, which on
sunday lust united with the wing of
the church which seeded during the
the Rabbi Schulz imbroglio sent Mr..
Jacob Frees complimentary letter to-
day IN recognition OF the Impartial
manner In which he pr, sided over the
deliberations that brought about the
coalition.
Messrs. Brown, Lewis, Newman and
Cummin, of the Gould System, are in
the city.
The Mercbpnts' exchange has sent
out circulars inviting the cooperation
of n number OF business men ia "a
meeting TO be held next Saturday,
looking To combination OF inhuencep
teat may induce n radical change in
the present rate system Of the rail-.
roads centerlng here, and effect some
method for directing larger shipments
of cotton TO this market.
A number of prominent Democrats
here accept Mr.. 'rilden's Litter Of de-
cIination as final and say that tbe
party ought now to center on some
other good man.
County Assessor Bev Scott has lust
completed the scholastic census, and
he reports the total school population
In ihe county, exclusive Of the city of
Dallas and town Of East Dallas,
TO be 5,20l, Of which i,i20
are whites and ,72 blacks. Number of
males, aslS; females, 2,ls3. or the
whole number 4 2aG can read, and DOS
cannot The school population of
the city Of Dallas Ia 2,53i of Fast
Dallas. 800. The total school popula-
ton of the county Is s.125.
The Dallns Athletic club opened
their gymnasium this evening aud the
ground and lofty tumbliDg and other
acrobatic performances ELECTED FREE
quent marks Of applause.
The Evening Times contains the
following concerning young man
well.known In telegraph circles:
q. "A. Davis IN a young man who has for
some time manipulated the Telegraph onicn
, nj Colorado CITY, but he no longer man, pu-
lates. lie Tell among bad company. very 6ad
company. tc.wii, the variety show people,
l | with whom he TIotOusiy blew away Ills sub.
/ stance, .snd on saturday found himself
! dead broke and dosplked among
! | men ana wUmen, especially tho
I | variety women. There being Il roll oi eDj0 he
. longing 10 the company where he could lay
violent bands on ~ Davis concluded 10 an
| ticipnte hts salary 10 that amount, and seek
d change Of scenery. his departure md hlsD
that OF the money soon be anne known 10
the powers above him, ard ths flfst
work Of his successor wss 10 telc-
: graph 10 the Officers OF Dallas AMI
elsewhere 10 Intercept him. The telegram
: reached here too late, Davis aud Diamond
| Whltlock. 4 variety nctr.hs and his Delitah,
= | having passed through the day before over
] the Texas 4 Pacific. This information was
ielegraphed 70 Colorado City, and the officers
OF Houston, New Orlean< and Bat0u
| Roug6 were Immediately wired 70 be on the
qui vivc. Nothing additional hes bsen heard
The woman who won't with him and who
a was the cause Of his going wrong. once made
. the night hideous w bowling In tiie Lycenm
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