The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-05
NEWS BY SPECIALS.
Sable Sacrlleg~ at 'he Fort-The Rail-
way Boom There.
The Races nj Gainesville Wind up with
EcIat.
Hon. Marion Martins Candidacy Dis
credited NJ the Capital.
The Memphis Il Lutte Rock Railway
Ordered Sold.
Election Contest at DenisOn-Palestine
without Fire Protection.
Mysterious Cattle Disease In East Texas.
"Mai,nee" at Mckinney.
other Specials From Sundry Sources.
Mysterious Cattle Disease In East Texas.
"Mal,nee" ut Mckinney.
Other Specials From Sundry Sources.
FORT WORTH.

FORT WORTH.
FoRr WORTH, A pril 4.-fSpeclall--A wo.
ful sight was presented at the cemetery Tor
color,d people this morning when num-
ber of women and men went to SEQ what
could be done about the removal OF their
dead TO the new cemetery. The march OF
the city westward has encroaohed on the
graveyard. Workmep In the gravel pits
caused the gravel around the collins to
slide away and several cofills were left ex-
posed TO view. As soon as this was known
digging In that direction was etopped, but
IL was not known how many bodies, or
bones OF bodies had been dug up.
Mayor Smith on yesterday donated
piece of ground to the negroes which
should always be sacred to their dead, and
to the end that the $50 bodies might De
transferred properly, large delegation OF
colored people together with Mr.. BnrChell
and other white people visited the ceme-
tery. One gray wooled negrets v ent 10
tho bottom otthe gravel pit and returned
In few min utes with her apron filled with
the b res, she said, OF her children who
had died during the days Of slavery. The
women we're very angry, and the burden OF
their complaint was that the CITY had
paved its streets vita the bones OF their
loved dead. The leading republicans here.
say the ne gross, could easily have prevented
the occurrences related and have nobody
but themselves to blame There was no
fence on the side on witch tho sravel-ptt
was, and the mon themselves did not iow
when they were encroncning on tho sacred
precincts Of the dead. The whites offer the
negroes all necessary aid financially to
move tn. remains OF two generations OF
blacks buried mere.
L.O. Fondville, who was found guilty
yetterdsy OF forgery aud sentenced to two
years, is on trial to-day on similar charge
The crime, # he i. guilty. consisted Ia
and Si.l5 to $l.75. The enormity
OF the critnes can be seen and jury will
doubtless give him two years more. His
wife and laughter are refined ladies and
are In despair at being separated from
him.
extremsly lively at pressAt. Prices are
high and getting higher;
There 10 an Rttem ptec' opposition In this
city to Wellbo'n's re-ncmiDatitn but the
general opinion 10 that he will have no for
midsbls opponent from this county at
The idea among leading merchants and
cap talists here now, 10 70 build the Fort
Werth 4 Rio Grande In sections, completing z
to Grandbury, forty miles first; and then a
sevsral wealthy farmers living at and
near Keller, on the Missouri Pacifc, were In
the city to-day. offering TO aid in the oon-
struction of the road from Grapevine to
Keller. The Grapevine and Keller psople
seem anxious to have road ut once.
A petition has been In circulation here
to-day ssking Governor Ireland to pardon
|. II. and H. W. Lowe, TWO young men
now In the pepitentisry, whose terms OF
of sentences are nearly out. The pardon is
s,ked on the grounds OF their youth, and
that II they are not compelled to labor un:
der civil disabilities they will make good
citisens.
Architects In the city are at work on
plans Tor courthouse for FL Paso, to cort
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