Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-24
4 A DAY AT DALLAS.
Current Political, Local and denera'
Topics in Our Sister CITY,
The Warning Republican Factions
Lohastein's Trial.

special to the Gazette
DALLAS, April %. --Chas. H. Grll'ch
or, arrested recently by ,Dep1.N
Tinted States Marshal Tom Wrlght
charged with theft in the Indian ter
riforv, had preliminary h--srps
TODAY before United States Commits
sioner Mccormick and WINS acquitted
Deputy United States Marsha
James A. Mckee, r., leit 70
day for Waco with >. ~
Mitchell, who Is to stand trial in the
United States court, now in session al
that place, charged with passing coun'
terf.it money. Mitchell Is one OF the
gang recently captured in Somervell
county by Deputy Marshal j. H.
White.
II. p Purnell, late assistant in the
United States clerks Office Mt Dallas,
has been relieved by Mr.. 9. A. Adams,
and will take trip West for his
health.
United States District Attorney
Biggar has returned to Waco. He
thinks court at that place Will adjourn
on Friday next.
Mr.. J. M. Mccormick, first-lieuten-
ant of the "plug.hst Republican pol
iticians, has Just returned from a pros
elyting pilgrimage to San Antonio.
Austin, BRENNAN and Waco.
AT the recent Republican county
convention presided over by United
States Marshal James A. Mckee, held
in this city, u man named Mckay Of
fered resolutions to the effect that del
egates be instructed against Chester A.
Arthur for the nomination for presi-
dent of the United States. Some OF
the state papers have published that
tie resolution was offered by Marshal
Mckee, as thesurnames of the parties
are very similar. 1t Is but Justice to
the marshal to state that few re-
marks by him had the effect to kill
the resolution and send the delegates
The indications are that there il GO
ing to be rollicklng time at the Fort
Worth state convention among the
Dallas Republicans. The beef-heads"
or "onts," who were beaten at the
Terrell district convention, have
quietly arranged to go over en- masse,
and hope TO keep their plan from the
plug hats but the latter
are Oh to the scheme and are arranging
to go over equally rs strong numeri-
caliy aud see that the state convention |
IS not Influenced against them by the |
'besf he3ds" through force ofnumbers. |
District Judge A ldridge returned to-
day from Sherman and will resume
his place on the bench at Dallas to-
morrow, when the cotton fraud cases
are to be called. The first on the list
Is The lot against Joseph Lohnstein
w. A. Simms, chairman of The bal
las County Democratic executive com
mittee, has called that body together
for meeting on Wednesday, April so. |
~ the courthouse, to determine upon
rates Tor the county conventions and !
he transaction of any other business
hat may come before 10.
The track Of The west end of the
Vain street chr line is being taken IN
N account OF the street paving, which |
TO be resumed In about two weeks.
making IL NECESSARY to replace the |
present. round iron with fiat. Tue |
ais and ties now being taken up are
o be used on the last end OF the line 10
'Hteiio ~ around To Il connection with |
he San Jacinto line.
One OF the biggest funeral professions
ever seen In Dallas was that Of colored
cosh hbiiSt AldElty bAnrntlln, GIl-
pioyed long while in the Grand
windsor hotel, and who was a
great favorite with the white people
particularly State Engineer Britton.
Friends of the deceased endeavoIed
ias' night to notify Mr.. Britton by
wire If the death, az it was one of the
boys dying requests, but that official
could not he reached. The funeral
eere monies were conducted under the
auspices OF the colored society known
as The United Brothers of Friendsbin
The county commissioners to-day
PAID oil the l>st obligation on the new
county iaii, amounting to S7,57s.
The county commissioners court to-
Gay submitted proposition to Special
Agent Haight Of the department of
justice 70 furnish the upper story Of
the county courthouse to the govern.
inent for federal court purposes for
e. 1oo a year for three years. There Is
little doubt but the proposition will be
accepted. ~