The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-10
NEWS BY SPECIAL
DoIngs Of q Galveston Forger-Gulf
Gleanings.
The business Portion OF Baird De-
stroyedby Fire.
A Tyler Murderer Geis His Day Of
Doom Delayed.
The Thermometer Records Two Below
Zero az Lonsyiew.
A Victim OF Domestic Difficulties Ends
His Woes.
81. Louis Market R.port-A New Chief
OF Police.
Other News by Special Dispatches.
A Victim OF Domestic Difficulties Ends
His Woes.
ST. Louis Market R.port-A New Chief
OF Police.
Other News by Special Dispatches,
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Jan. s,-(Speelal,l- The
supreme court has referred TO tho commits
sion OF appeals, Allan and PieIsoa from
Falls, Bsllew and Casey and Swasey from
Johnson, Baker aud the Brszos and BurlC-
son bridge company from BraEos, Beatty
and Brooks from Burnet, Benrelt and
Stevens ct al. from Johnson, Blelccr ct al
and Ballard ct al. from Hiil,'Cgge ard Nei.
lord ct al. from ETatb, Clucs and Guhie
from Falls, Carothurs and Longley et al,
from Burnet, EIsterwood AVID Newly from
Johnson, Elam ct al. and Parshill ct al.
from Hill, GreathoHse ana Gresthouse from
Bell, Herring and CogRins AMI Parks from
McLennan, Hutchins ct nj. and Jordan ct
al. from Somerville, Jerrard and Mckiuaie
from johnson, Jones ct al. and Barton et al.
from Hamilton, Terrence ct al. and Davis
from Johnson, Moore OF nj. and HaZelwoot 1
from Falls, Eettles and Smith from Falls
Pierson et al. and Rice from Falls, Robert
son and Tucker ct al. from HUI, Schultz ct
al. and Smith ct al. from FL Paso, Spencer
and Ripley ct al. from rams, IhTsGdgisl ct
al. and Butler from McLennan, Wiley aud
Porter and Rogers from Milan, Young and
Ritzell ct al. from Bell, Young and Young
from Bell, Nidever and Bennett from Hop
kins, O'Neil and Brown from Grayson.
The court of appeals formally met and
adjourned Judge White will arrive 10
hight and tomorrow the motion docket for
the first assignment will be called.
Edgar Koehler, cotton clerk OF Sproule &
Nisbet, LETT city December % oltensibly to
visit friends IN the country. IL now ap.
pears that he was a defaulter and forges
unite an amount. First suspicion was
aroused on Saturday when check OF j. o.
Aymes & Co., 500, was returned to the
house by the bsnk which pronpunces it rs
forgery. 1t was traced 10 koehler. An
investigation followed and reveals that q
few days prior the bank received from j. NJ,
Northman & Co.. two checks amounting
between $1,000 and $3.50 as margins on III.
ture transactions. One check was
deposited to the firms account another was
a forged endorsement of Sproute & Nisbet
The check was cashed by Koehler, who
kept the money. IT also transpires that he
forged Mr.. II. Sproules name TO a note for
$50. 1t is estimated that koehler's specu.
iations are between $1,000 and $1,000. He
8. I. Whitney for Mexico December 23d,
as he could not have left otherwise without
being observed. He had resided here about
seven years. He married eighteen months
ago q lady of this city, who remains here.
Two more lighters were cent to the bark
Norma, ashore eight miles west OF the
Beach hotel. The work Of throwing the
cargo OV0TDOdTu WSus Ou III uoJp ohu shcy
think II the wind moderates, with the COM
binsd power of three boats, she can get eff.
A lighter alongside is working steam
pump to free her hold from water.
At II O'Clock this morning Miss Florence
howard, daughter of the late Weston
Howard, dropped dead OF he art disease. at
tho residence OF w. J. Dealey. Miss How
ard was an excellent young lady, a siste',,
in.lsw of Chris Fox, W. ]. Dealey and
Boysen. She was in the act OF leaving the
residences when she fell in the doorway.
As the sheriff of Milan county was on
his way to the city Oh the Santa Fe railway,
q negro boarded the train at Arcola juno
ton, whom he recognized SIS man who
committed murder in Milan ten years
ago. He took him in custody and brought
him here and leaves to-
morrow with his prisoner.
A negro named Nelson tonight attempted
forcible entrance into the residence OF
colored woman on Twenty.seventh and
Broadway. The woman struck him a ter.
rife blow on the Uranium when Nelson
fired three shots al her. He was arrested
and charged with an assault with i-tent to
murder.