Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-11
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Arranging for Reunion Of Pioneers
The Maifest Programme.
County Primaries : The 0peretta : A
West Bound Excursion.
Other Notes and News-Local, Social
and General.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, May 10.-A number OF tn
pioneers OF Dallas county held pr
iiminary meeting to-day and perfecte
arrangements for reunion OF nj
pioneers of the county who came her
prior to 1850, to be held on the 18th Q
July next. An invitation will be ex
tended to all pioneers in North Texa
to be present. The committee OF ar
rapgements meets on Saturday next 4
arrange the place of meeting.
The new city officials selected by th'
city council on Wednesday last took
charge of their offices to-day.
The Turf saloon, owned by ID. X
Thompson, was closed to-day by at
tachments amounting to $500, run
by Dallas and Sherman creditors.
Thirty deeds to the right of way
from various parties to the Gulf, Col.
orado & Santa Fe railroad for land on
each side of the old Chicago, Texas &
Mexican Central road northeast and
southwest of the city were filed for
record In the county clerks Office to-
day, This is regarded as significant
of The extension of the road from Dali
las to Paris.
A movement Is on foot among the
negroes to form an association for
mutual protection before the courts.
They will make up purse, they say,
for the defense of any Of their color
who may get into trouble, and have
him or her defended by the ablest
counsel money can employ.
G. N. Aldridge, judge of the district
court, has, at the urgent solicitation of
the bar and people of Dallas and Ellis
counties, consented to become can
didate for reelection.
The Maifes. begins tomorrow and
a number of visitors from the sur
rounding towns are expected. The
queen will be crowned tomorrow az
ternoon. The German societies escort
her from Turner hall to Shady View
Park, where the coronation takes
place. The German grafton occurs
just afterwards. 1t will be delivered
by Hon. Julius Schutze of
Austin. Then come prize
turning, foot racing and other athletic
exercises. At night the tableaux vi
wants take place, and judging from
the arrangements made for them they
will be very pretty. On Monday the
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street at a. m. Following is the route
OF procession: East to Sycamore.
thence north on that street TO Main
street, west on that street to Lamar
street, sonth on Lamar to Commerce.
and west on that street to Houston.
north on that street to Elm, east to
Good street and north to Swiss avenue,
east to Cantagral street, south to
Brian, and east on that street to
the park.
The order Of procession:
Mounted Police.
Col. d. ~ Williams, Grand Marshal and aide
de-camps.
B,nd.
Lamar Rifles.
May Queen and Maids of Honor.
Queen CITY Guards
Columbia ami Germana.
Helvetia.
Turner Ear.
orators of the Day,
Municipal ofiicia i.
German Societies,
Fire Department.
Decorated Floats,
At p. m. Hon. Barnett Gibbs will
deliver an grafton, followed by a prize
turning and exhibition drill by the
Queen City Guards and Lamar Rifles
and other military companies. Then
follows the distribution of prizes by
the May queen, the whole to close
with grand ball and display of fire.
works.
Mr.. r. s. Kimbrough. candidate for
the legislature, Is out in card saying
that some OF the papers,have very per.
tinently suggested the propriety of CAN
didates for the legislature letting the
people know, In due time, Just where
they stand on all matters affecting the
interests and welfare of the country.
Ihere Is no question but that aspirants
lot the house or senate should let the
people hear from them through the
medium OF the press, on the stump, or
both for that matter, IN order that thew
may be intelligibly voted for. The
people should vote FOR the principles n
man advocates rather than the man
himself. We want less law, less red
tape and more justice. Being a candi.
date for the legislature, / propose to
thoroughly discuss all the issues of the
aay affecting our people If have time
tneh the people of Dallas county can
say py their votes at the ballot box
Whetner their interests will be safe In
my hands or not. 1t Is rather early
yet 70 begin the canvass actively, but
III que Time my appointments for the
emt,re county will be published: and
a. ASK Is that the people, especially
the democracy, come out and hear me
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Delegate conventions were held all
over Dallas county to-day. Ali the
wards In the city and precincts In the
county, as far as heard from. unani-
mously instructed for Ireland for GOV.
ernor and Gibbs for lieutenant-govern.
or. Dallas county has the largest vol
In the state convention and the peonle
are enthusiastic for Senator Glbbs,
Ihey say he came here a poor how
ten years ago and has worked
himself to the front by being true to
every trust imposed In him, and
tnat ne mas done much hard work for
nv democratic party. Hon. Olin
.wenporh was Endorsed for re election
10 congress at number OF precincts
Inc second ward instructed Tor M r,
crawford as delegate at large to Chi,
Mr.. Arthur Coffin Of the drug borso
OF Hoyt 4 Coffin died to day. and VIII
be buried Tomorrow. He was q nativs
Texan; was born and raised in Lavacs
county, and came to Dallas seyernl
years ago, since which time he In.
been one OF Dallas most beloved citi
zens. W.
Messrs. J. s. Daugherty of DalIa.
and II. Il. Bow OF Iowa closed a trad,
to-day with parties for four hundred
Thousand acres of land on the line Of
me Mexican International railroad In
Conhniia, Mexico, upon which they