The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-22
FROM DALLAS.

ThelDemocrats Endorse Ireland, and In
struct for Tilden and Hendricks.
Spec al Telegram to The Statesman.
DALLAS, May 14.-The young DEM
ocrats of Dallas meet at the court
house at 2 p. m. next Saturday for
the purpose of effecting an organiZa-
ton. Over 100 names are already on
the roll, and it is expected member
ship of 400 will be had before the cleo
| ton.
William Plues, the Hutchins youth
who stole his fathers horse and tried
| to rob Schueider's store a few days
ago with a shot gun leveled on the
salesman, has been arrested and
jailed at Waxahachie on a charge OF
horse theft
Judge II. Barksdale died at his resi-
dence in East Dallas to-day. He was
one of the ableSt and best known law
yers in Texas, and stood in the front
rank of Dallas practitioners. He was
native of Huntsville, Tennessee, and
related to the well-known Barksdale
family of Mississippi. He is to be
buried in Dallas to morrow. He was
a member of the bar association,
which will meet and take appropriate
action. Deceased was fifty years OF
age.
Detectives Jack Duncan and Joe
Forsythe, to-day. ferreted out,and capt
ured the incendiary who fired the block
on Main street, between Poydras and
Lamar, on Monday night last, and af-
forwards burglarized Clancy's safe
The criminal is Charles Peters, aged
about fifteen years, formerly
an employee of Clancy. He
admits the safe burglary and
incendiarism, and has made a full
confession. He says he learned the
combination of Clancy's safe while
working in the store, and after the
robbery fired the building to cover up
the first crime. He got little over u
hundred dollars in cash, a number OF
checks and other papers. He burned
up the checks, etc., and spent all but
about $50 of the money, which he
turned over to the detectives; also a
gold watch and four rings, which he
stole from the jewelry houses during
the fire. The prisoner also confesSeS
to the robbery of CIancy's store a
week previous to the fire. His father
was buried only last Saturday. The
insurance companies agents here re-
Warded Detectives Duncan and For
sythe with $500 for the capture.
DALLAS, May 14.-A switch engine
on the Texas & Pacific railroad ran
over street car of the San Jacinto
line as it was crossing the railroad
track on Austin street, tonight. j.
Meeks, a tailor, was badly hurt about
the head and his hip dislOcated. The
driver, ALT Caruth, (colore0 was
slightly hurt. No others on the car
were injured. The car was somewhat
damaged. The place where the acct
dent occurred is very dark, and no
night Waterman was present.
DALLAS, May ia. A. Davis and
family, r. V. Tompkins and family,
@. G. Conner, E. P. Cowan, and others,
leave Dallas on Tuesday next to
spend the summer in Europe. Many
other DailaSites leave soon.
The bar association and city officials
attended the funeral of the late Judge
j. III. Barksdaie, to-day, in a body.
The city council held a special ses-
sion, and passed resolutions of respect
and coincidence. The bar association
met and appointed committee to
report next Monday.
A. Baum, the alleged chief cotton
swindler, to-day left with his family
for San Antonio, claiming that he
was going for his health. AS his trial
is approaching, many think he may
go to Mexico. Detectives are on the
lookout.
The Queen City Guards meet to re-
organize tomorrow night.
A. j. Houston, son of Gen. Sam
Houston, and formerly of the Austin
Greys, is determined on for captain.
The Queen Cities" say they are re-
solved to retrieve the vanished mill
tary glory of Dallas.
The remains of Moses Lowenstein,
merchant, of Greenville, who died
suddenly last night at the St. James
Hotel, Dallas, will be taken to Green
vile tomorrow for interment. His
family are visiting in Europe.
The Fort Worth Water Works Com
pany filed attachment papers in the
federal court at Dallas against Don
nell, Lawson & Simpson, suspended
New York bankers, tor $4,000, al
legged due on sale of bonds. Marshal
Mckee levied on Exchange Bank
building, corner Main and Lamar
streets, Dallas.
The Eagle Machine Works of In
dianapolis. Ind, filed suit against Dill
lishaw & Boyle, of Dallas, for 81 ,222.
Marshal Mckee ATTACHED rinety-two
acres of cotton lani il Braz0s
county.
John Sparrow, telegraph editor of |
the Dallas Herald, had his right arm
broken in personal difficulty with |
N. j. Lillard, printer on the same |
paper. The prospects are Sparrow
will lose the entire use of his right |
arm, from neglect and malpractice.
He threatens suit for damages against |
DR.. Davis, of Dallas.
DALLAS, May 16.-John F. Elliott,
chief commissioner for Texas to the
Worlds exposition, at New Orleans.
has appointed r. w. Andrews, of San
secretary. The appointee is
the son of III. B. Andrews, of the
Sunset railroad. There were upwards
Of fifty applicants for the position.
The white mans republican party is
doing all in its power to keep the col
bred delegates and aIternateS from
Texas attending the national republic
can convention at Chicago, and are I,
with the railroad compa-
lieS to influence them to not give the
colored men passes or reduced rates of
transportation, but make them paw
ful fare each way. The negroes are
,ed-hot about it.
John P. TollIyer, one of the most
popular young II en- in north Texas,
.ecently from Sherman, but originally
rom Lebanon, Tenn, died here to- !
lay, of rheumatism of the heart. The
'emains were sent tonight to |
lebanon. Tenn, for interment in
he family grounds.
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