Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06
A Water Famine Declared and the
Rates Of Insurance !. Using.
Serious Conflict Between Negroes and
White Men at Porney-Race
War Imminent.


and forty for niisdemeanors. The re-
port OF the body Is Of the bair-lifting
and public.startler kind, particularly
the portion devoted TO the city police
force. The people OF Dallas will be
SURPRISED 10 learn from an official
source what manner of man the aver
are policeman IL, and an awaking to
secure n betterment OF the situation
should result " the charges are
true. Among The indictments returned
are at least one or two alleging muir
der, an average batch on cotton swim
dies, aud n fair proportion for all grades
OF crime and mlsdemeanor known To-
the law. The county road suggestions
are the best part OF the report, and will
be heartily Endorsed by almost every
citizen OF the city or country. The
document IL rich and racy In some 70.
spects and worth the readers perusal.
Here II IL In full;
GRAND JuuY Room. |
DALLAS, Tx, July =, IhSi
10 the Hon. Geo N. Aldridgc Judge of Tho
District Court
wohnvo Inquired diligently into all Of
der our notice, and hnvo returned such bills
M In our Judgment eau u. sustained by Wig
orous prosecution OF tne law. We tender To
Chhs. u. Clint, our efficient county attorney,
who appears untirlng In his Efforts 10 suppioss
crime; also to sheriff w. IL. W. Smith aud
his deputies, and ospeota ly Judge Hoard
who appears peculiarly nttsd for the duties
OF doOrkceper To grand jury room our
thanks for services rendered MS In the dis
charge Of our duties. We visited the lail, and
ind foriy prisoners confined therein,
81 II IN A. in m
ARE Unit ID States prisoners, i've are insane.
They are fed on good and wholesome food.
and their quarters arc kept IN ~ neat aud
comfortable u manner nr possible under the
clfC instances We visited tho pUOr FORM
Hnd mud that institution Kept IN n neat
and orderly manner by !, II ISllpatrick, who
has In his charge twenty .fvc prisoners, eight
Of whom nre paupors. Ho also has belong
ing 10 the poor farm six mules, eighty hogs
twcnty-seven head OF cattle aud / so bnsnois
81 old corn. There nrc l-n acres In cultiva.
tlon, tweniy.four acres of which Was In
wheat. which yielded $40 bushels
We would respectfully, but earnestly, call
the attention Of those whose duty VI IN tn &c
icct and nppoint police officers 10 the Import
nnce ot sclcciing good nnd conscientious
IN ~ w serve on HE police force. Mhist
some of the membcrs Of the police force arc
active and consc ieDtlous IN the discharge of
their duties. Others nrc derclict and would
swallow nramcl aud choke on "A gnat. some
crimes which are the moHt odious nnd bnuc-
tul 10 society are comparatively ignorci by
them, hucn M the violation OF the marriage
rights, the seduction OF young aud unsu,.
pccting girls. otc. Police on, ora should un.
dotstsnd that their duty IN To ferret out crime
and bring criminals 10 Justice, and when
everyone knows that he viii be
held 70 Milnt account for
his crook ednoss, tluse who would violate the
law Will nunt u NOR copgenini cline. Then
we can 30 to steep without our houses bciug
buiglariNed, or our women being insuited.
We wonld respectfully call tho attention
81 our commissioners, ana all who are inter.
cited In the growth ANA prosperity of Dallas
county and CITY, Ia the had condition sf our
roads rhis lisa voxsd question thnt those
inciilcieney OF III, ,oad law, coupled with
prurfnstinnllo ;, In very Injurious tn our
county. THIS IN question OF vital import
ance 70 every citizen In Dallas county.
Lands have enhanced In value To such m ex
tent that lnni owners have confined tho
tiavei to narrow and muddy lanes, that no
lniro great deal more expense TO keep
them In order than IL available under the
iond law. onr county IN rich aud prosperous
aud virtually out of debt; hence the time has
arrived aur nn u the History OF our county when
submit toR tnN sufficient To put the roads In
good order Tho city could not object, nom
NC nae, mat receives It's support from the
country; and the many prosperous
snd thriving villages around
Dallas demonstrate concusiycly thai
the trade which legitimntoly belongs to bal.
hs issfndunlly but surely ccnt.rnH al other
points, owing 10 the bad condi iiOn OF Inc
main thorous hiares leadiug Into Dallas, II
ne roads are impassahle VI this season OF
the year. what IN 10 DO expected In the long,
rainy season, when the immense cops nov
MATURING arc Ia be mower Va canunt iool,
70 the legislature OF our state for u road law
that VIII givo us good and desirable r,nds,
,nt rond law that would apply 10 Van
Inndt or Tom 1rnon counties would not
suit fich aud ,hiokly saiticd county like
h na las; hence We should look TO the fertile
bthins oi orr commissioners aided by n lib.
.rai supboft 81 our people, 10 give lis good
.onus There should, In our opinion, bo u
coun'y onnineor whose duty II should ho to
Eolo Tue mus nnu solect good, sound lam.
her, snperiniend the buildiug OF bridges
ihhptct The roads. etc. u In Il penny wise
anu pound foolish policy 10 pot mp bridges
la,n. Then, again, road oycrseers should hs
pulu iur thrlr services and hold 10 "A strict
a 1s.9mn'ani,iW tcr The discharge OF their
thing he gets no pay for. Tho rich and III,
poor ARC benefited alike by good roads
Whlist We hNor mon In national affairs who
lavoi mon ior county commissioners who
arc In asor OF tarin sufficient 10 nut Tho
roads IN good order. y. r, Ear,,soS,
Foreman ofiho grand jury.
Next week II IL expected the district
court will hear the trial of case of
inole than ordinary interest to the
public generally, and to tax collectors
and bankers particularly. The suit IA
ono In which Chas. II. Gillespie. nsses.
sor aud collector of taxes for Dallas
county, seeks TO have dissolved an In.
Junction restraining him from collect.
ing several hundred dollars taxes on
|V,ScO worth OF bank stock assessed
against CASTOR 4 Thomas, last wear.
ana which they refuse to pay, on the
ground " exemption. MIR. Gillespie
cannot sell any property TO satisfy the
tax until the case IL disposed OF, and as
tue time has arrived for him 10 settle
Win the state and county.
nc proposes having the matter
disposed Of before the adjournment of
the present term. Aside from the ann
OF taxes Involved. the case Is excep.
tlonally important, IA, II Mr.. Gillespie
succeeds In having the Injunction dls.
solved, u settles the matter In favor of
the taxation OF this GLASS of property
while II CASTOR 4 Thomas succeed in
perpetuating the injunction Il yirtu.
aiiy establishes the exemption Of the
same. Upwards NJ half a million md
perhaps u null million dollars worth az
oank stock property In Dallas will hs
aIiecieu by the outcome OF the case.
The old pioneer society promota,a
met at the conrt-house to-day To for
ward tho details OF the reunion maa,-
ing TO be held at Dallas ON July 10
a resolution was adopted making iii.
giole to membership all pessons who
have been residents OF Texas twenty.
live Year,. A great number Of
pioneers aud later corners are expected
from Tarrant county. Letters of no.
gret NJ inability TO attend were r..
ceived from J.. w. ThrocA.
merton and John IL. Reagan.
Speecnts are 10 he delivered nv
John Henry Brown, who came 10
Texas m 1885, w. Il. Wright, who
,ane here Ia lS45, II 8. GUY. Nat AZ
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