Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-07
DALLAS.
A Child Burned With Carbolic Acid
A Man Arrested for Selling
Liquor to an Indian.
Henry Esgar Dies After a Debauoh-Be
lief That BE Was Dragged and
Robbed-Minor Notes.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Oct. 6.-Mr. w. r.
Bell, on Saturday last, sold to Mr..
Alex COckrell four-months'-old colt
for $500. The colt is out of Jack
Hardie and War Dance.
William Epes, who has been in the
Dallas Jail since May 8, on charge of
robbing stage in Parker county, has,
through writ of habeas corpus, sue
ceeded in getting his bond set az
$1,000, which he expects to make in a
few days.
The work of extending the Trunk
railroad from Kemp ten miles in the
direction of Athens will shortly begin.
The terms of the charter require that
the road be extended ten miles every
year which extension shall be COM
pleted by the end of December.
The Trunk railroad Is making an
effort to induce the Baltimore q Ohio
Telegraph company to erect wires
along its route.
A prominent minister estimates that
out of the 80 900 population of Dallas
only 1000 are church goers. Still the
1000 contribute money toward the pro.
cation of the gospel in heather
lands.
Sheriff Worden of Collin county tel
ephoned to Sheriff Smith this morn
ing to watch the south-bound train
and arrest man whom he described.
Deputies Lewis and Rhodes went
through the designated train on its
arrival and found their man, whom
they arrested and are holding for Mr..
WOrden. The prisoners name is ID.
+. Furr, and he is wanted for dispos-
ing of mortgaged property.
A little thirtcen-month-old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Mccormack, living
on Preston street, was badly burned
with carbolic acid yesterday. Mrs.
Mccormack was visiting Mrs. Myers
at the time, and had the child with
her. 1t got hold of bottle containing
the acid and spilled 1t on itself The
child is burned from the chest to its
feet, including the arms, and is ser.
iously If not fatally injured. Mrs. Nc
Cormaek also got some of the acid on
her, and was burned on the left breast
and arms.
News reached here to-day that Jas.
Doland, formerly barbeeper in this
city, but for the last several months
located at Wichita Falls, was arrested
by the federal authorities on
Saturday last on the charge of selling
a pint of liquor to Comanche In
dian. He was taken TO Graham and
jailed. Parties here have interested
themselves in his behalf, and two law
yers have been employed TO defend
him.
Tax Collector G. B. Gillespie will
start on Wednesday on his annual
tour of the county and spend two DAYS
In each precinct, beginning with pre-
cinct No 5 (Lancaster), and thus give
the people a chance to pay their state
and county taxes without having to
come to Dallas to do so.
Deputy Sheriff r. II. Cublett of
Navarro county arrived here this
morning, having in charge Lewis Hill,
whom he arrested in Tarrant county
for Illicit operations In cattle and
horses In Navarro county. which he
has been conducting for the past six
months He put the prisoner in jail
until the arrival of the south-bound
Central train.
Two trunks belonging to Mr.. l..
! Sweeney, In room No. 81 of the Wind
sor hotel, We're broken open yesterday
aud robbed of contents. Happily Mr.
! Sweeney took out and put on the best
suit of clothes he had In the morning.
There is no clew to the robbers. The
room was occupied as dressinE-room
by the Fort Worth base ball club dur
ing the day.
A telephone TO the sheriff7s office
this morning requested that the Off
Gers look out for q horse thief answer
Ing the following description: Low,
heeavy-set, broad shoulders, dark com
plexlon, light mustache, aged 90, wore
white hat. Horse stolen in Fannin
I county. Reward for his capture, $50.
Expected TO show up at the estray
sales to-day. Alookout was kept but no
one answering the description put la
an appearance.
The sales of estray stock for the
month OF September took place on the
square to-day. The usual number of
ponies and plug horses changed hands.
Deputy United States Marshal
William Jesse Grant brought In on
Saturday night last A. r.. and Robert