The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-25
THE MAIL POUCH.
The Cunning ham Trial AZ Fort Worth
Testimony Adduced.
Democrat at Terrell "wants TO
Know, You Know"
And Miscellaneous Missives by Mail
FORT WORTH .

Fonr Worm, April %. -l5peoial.l-Ihe
Cunningham case IL stlli on ulhi, h'tcr
the state had closed It's testimony; tue ue-
tense nut son OF the prisoner Ion gun.
niprhnm on the stand. lie testined tnat
his father, Charles Ferguson ahu nlhtti
Were In The buicheIa delivery wagon used
Inv Ma father going east on Weathrr!ofn
sirset. Cuuningh an turned round ANA re-
marked There Gomez the old l-b-wt
ma n.en following me al daY with a pistol,
ann afraid ne will shoot me Ia the baot
he is too big u coward TO shoot TO my lace
that by this time Fleming bad reached -
point on leyel with tne WsEoh
c SasH and md l %SeH he PIT Sc
fool on tho wheel. Fleming, drawing MS
pislol, remarked. don't you come nhTy
step NEARER me- aud lifted his pistol, whan
his father fired the fatal SHOT. the defense
announced that, rs they dehled hO'hihs
estate witnesses had tettlned 10, Icy
wouli rest their case and not Introduce
any m thu thirty four witnesses they had
suinmoued. THIS move 9ss genuine su!-
nr,se 10 AL. who expected run ot testl-
mony bearing on previous difficulties and
the history OF the day OF the killing, TO be
brought ont. Ray Bowlln, essisian.
county attorney, 10 now addressii = the
jury for the state 70 , pe , 4s.oNsa
when Rev Robert d. Wear the pastor
LAWYER. giii speak for the prosecution, fol-
lowed by HOvenkamp aud Henry Furman
for the defence, aud ,hen the state 10 close
with an argument by County Attorney
pendleioA.
tsxes collected TO March 3lst, 1854. TO the
county commission today IL sho"s
state tax S2i 997. 90. county tax s2s 5Sl 10.
Messrs U. II. Higbee and Il. y Maddox
to-day brought suit against the missouri
Pacific Tor killing Two hue Kentucky buli
Messrs u b, Dsgge,t, Captain Sam Evans
and r. L. Turner To-day formed "a STOCK
company, capital 100000, TO conduct liv-
ery and undertaking business. three
story Stone building 10 TO be erected on
Main street, near the Waterman house. a
charter has been applied Tor.
A number Of prominent republicans have
written letters % gentlemen here stating
they would arrive in this city on Sunday,
10 survey the field and consult with local
leaders The committee on arrangements
have determined 10 have a reception IN the
opera.house on Monday night when oil DEL
eeates will be expected 70 be present. After
the reception the coloTad delegates will be
assigned 20 tha Unsuitable houses OF their
brethren who have made arrangements 10
entertain them The negroes have shown
much energy and pride in the matter and
The residents o;the eastern portion OF the
CITY complSin bitterly that hogs are per-
mitied 20 run at large, aud make iilo .un'
bearsble. There Is "a hos law. bat II is not
enforced.
There was p white frost this morning
which will kill beans and potatoes. and M
lure wheat which is Tar ADVANCED, put VIII
not hurt other grain.
]. l.. Hill an attorney here, went TO AR.
lington to-day 10 try the first case before
the mayor. II is pistol case. IL is sur
missed before long that, Arlington CITY wiz
not have to send 20 Fort Worth or Dallas
for lawyert, only let 10 DO known that no
legal lights nolrish there and the want VIII
be supplied.
Colonel ]. p. Smith. Captain J. ID. Reed 4,
B. @. Evans, DIS Brits aud Field. Colonel
Hickey aud Wynse aud Carter, stock
holders ia the Fort Worth d Mexican
Mining company, received word to-uay
from the superintendent in Mexico that the
Rosario NINE was turning OUT native RUBY
silver. which wss sssaying from .tO 10 s3VO
DER ton and II this yield keeps up,
the company viii make 100000
per month. fhe superintendent writes he
will begin to ship bullion next week
In IN interview with George s. Barchili,
one of our most prominent and stendisst
republicans. that gentleman, In epeeking OF
the Republican movement, said: 1T
is gotten up by parties in the minority
and those who are opposed. to the admins
tration. The old genuine republicans, the
soldiers of the union, will hardly abandon
their principles and follow = whig'republi-
can flag. This ia no time for such trade.
Wo are now crossing stream and we can.
not pffort to throw away 10000 colored
votes for an uncertainty" .here Is no
doubt but the straght republicans are firm
In their devotion to their party.