The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-18

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FORT WORTH.


Fonr Worm, April II Especial. .l-Af
ter being out all night and uutl 3 o'clook
to-day, the Jury il the Dallas Logan case
returned a verdict Of guilty OF murder III
the second degree aud hssplsed his puuish
ment Mt five years In the penileuuary. A
motion for new trial will be made, and II
oyerruled the case will probably DO ap-
pee led.
A pannel of 100 men has been exhausted
In the Cunningham case and only four jnroE
obtained. -Four bsiliils have been sent out
in the country tn summon 100 men 10 re.
port at ! o'clock to. morrow afternoon. The
courtroom Is crowded by interested spec.
tatoTs. Tho great trouble In c.tiiag fury
II the fact that many have formed an opin
ion.
The commissioners court to-day ordered
80, coo paid 10 Slaughter Il Tenant for WORK
on the new jail. Eight county statutory
roads we've ordered, aud Jury OF view and
the county tuiveyor ordered TO gssegs
damages aud run lines. Those roads 10 10
Dallas, Wea,herford, ,Granhury Decatur, Nc
Kinney, WsxahacAie, ,Clehurne and Denton
Straight roAd,, 10 DO mbcademized ss soon
as possible, are 90 be made.
Tho city council met In adjourned session
to-day and adopted the report Of the
special committee 20 examine the two hoee
CARRIAGES. The report rays the Chicago
fire exlinguiaher8 work 10 the best, and de-
clared Chairman Askew, OF the committee
on fire department, 10 have been unaut hor-
tied In sending an official telegram order.
ing Preston's work. Mayor Smith op.
pointed new committees for the year. DR..
j. X. Adams was elected city physician.
]. Il. Murray. J. IL. NJ. Yates, DR.. Lswis,
ard DR.. w. II Davis, oi Grapevine, n o)m.
mttee 10 solicit AID in getting road to
that city, have been here to-day but met
with slight encouragement, the citizena
feeling they were too heavily burdsned at
this time 10 mid them. The committee lett
tonight for Dallas 10 meet with citzena
there by appointment.
County Judge Beckham to-day located
the Jail building on the site recently pur.
chased by the county, and the foundation
| will be put In at once.
The Murphy. Eaton matter has been re.
opened by the article IN tho Crrrolltop,
Missouri, Democrat, and friends of both
parties are again taking. DR.. Murphy
| rays he has documentary evidence relu,ng
| the $li9. 80 charge AMI has sent for proof IN
tho Michigan sufferers charge, and asks a
suspension Of public opinion until this Can
be received and published.
The telephone c0mparo asked the city
c'uocil to-day to ptss AZ ordinance decls.
ing that but one ljue of poles or wires shall
he placed on either side ~ The street. The
compa y claims their. wis : ara crossed by
those OF the telegraph company.
The delegates to the Terrell convention
have returned and express themseives as
satisfied With what the convention did.
Tire Cum mberlsnd PfesbY terisn church was
a scene OF splsndor tonight tho occasion
being the wedding ceremony OF Charles i.
Hall, prominent druggist, aud Miss Nc
Ca Adams, the beautiful daughter of DR.. j
II Adams. The BRIDES costume vas rich
and elegant. The leading ciiiz z3ns attended
the wedding.
It's thought 10 be impossible 20 set a
jury in the Cuninghsm case before Saturday
night.