Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-17
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Death OF John Z. Tolliver--Ralns and
Gloomy Farmers.
Colorsd Odd Fellows Celebration TIL,
Fort Worth Band.
The Iily.whiic Republicans and the
CSIored Chicago Delegates.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, May l6,-Mr, John p. Toll
liver, brother of Mr.. Jack Tolliver
of Dallas, and nephew of State En-
gineer j. III. Britton, died at the
Grand Windsor hotel at IL m. to-day,
of rheumatism OF the heart Deceased
was about twenty-eight years of age,
was born in Lebanon, Tenn, had re-
sided the past five years in Sherman,
and recently came to Dallas to take
charge of the ice factory business of
Mr.. Britton. He was most exemplary
and popular young man and stood
high both In business and social cir
Giles. Mr.. Britton :and Mr.. lack Toll
liver were present at his death. The
remains were tonight forwarded to
Lebanon, Tenh., for interment In the
family grounds.
The bad, disastrous rains continue.
seriously injuring cotton and wheat,
the latter suffering, it is feared, Sc
verely from rust, Farmers are very
gloomy, as they are fully month be-
hind with tbeir. work. Reports from
scattered spots In the wheat regions
where rain has not been
excessive are Of the most
encouraging character. The grain is
of good stand, Is heading finely and
will be ready to harvest within week
to ten days.
Jerome Kearby and family returned
lart night from a weeks visit at Hot
Springs, Ark, much improved in,
health.
The county Democratic convention
assemblies tomorrow to select delegates
to the state conventions at Houston
and Fort Worth.
DR.. John Il. Ennis, emigration man
ager of the Gould system at Chicago,
and Mr.. Warwick, of the same service
at Cincinnati, returned this morning
| from the town lot sale at Midland,
They report the sale great success,
and predict IA big excursion of wealthy
Northeastern prospectors in June.
The grand jury have found five bills
of indictment charging burglary
against Frank Wilson and Thomas
Plaiue, alias st. Clair, arrested last
week and now In Dallas county iail.
They went through five different resi-
dences, securing money, jewelry,
clothing, valuable papers, etc. Wilson
"squealedh to City Marshal Arnold,
and nearly all the plumber has been
recovered
The Dallas Union Lodge of the
Grand | nited Order of colored Odd
Fellows celebrated its fifth anniversary
with heightened parade this morn
ing. The procession was very large,
and presented the finest appearances
ever made by black mans fraternity
in Texas. All wore the regulation re-
gala, and were dressed in black plug
hats. black coat and pants, white vests,
white gloves, standing collars and
black neckties. The procession was
headed by the Fort Worth Ethiopian
brass band, who proved them-
selves tooters from ToOtersviile. There
was conspicuous and regretted absence
in the band ranks of "Shad,n the 500.
pound manipulation of one of the i. fiat
horns.
The Houston & Texas Central rail.
road ran an extra coach from Corsicana
TO Mckinney this morning for the
special accommodation Of the colored
people, who 1t was expected would at
tend the Mckinney picnic in force, but
: the rains were SO bad only a few went.
Many Dallas family, in consequence,
, is thankful, as they retained the pres.
ence OF their heightened servants to-
day.
: The white mans Republican party
l, Keeping up the campaign against
the African element, They have
. adopted the war cry: "The niger
must not go.n They mean to Chicago,
either rs delegates or alterna,es. and
are using their influence with the
railroad companies to keep them from
furnishing the black delegates with
Tree or reduced rate passage, saying
they should be made to pay full fare
both ways If they attend, and tina,
4 STOCK cars are good enough for
them to ride in. One of the
Leading negroes, who expects to hold
I down chair in the convention, saws
r he can't be kept away that way; that
: he's worth more money than one
e half the white trash members of the
party"
r The Southwest Land company. re.
e Gently chartered, with paid-up cant
tai OF 500, 900, to-day elected officers n,
follows: President, w. II. CASTOR
vice-president, w. III. Kerns: treaslIr
err, w. III. Thomas; secretary
n. w. Hunter; general agent, G. w
= Veal. All the officers except Mr.
kerns are residents of Dallas. He Is +
st. Louis man. A board of five direct
ors We're also elected. The stockholder,
:. are wealthy and influential men re
ri siding in different parts of TIE United
IA States, many of them closely identified
% with the Gould Southwestern system
q and purpose organizing similar asso
If Citations throughout Texas to stimulat,
a immigration, particularly in Tarrant
Il hlil, McLennan and Williamson
u counties. Mr.. w. G.. Veal is to star
q about June for Mexico, Californi,
" and Europe In the interest of the Dial
~ las organization.
:. a Times reporter visited the COUNTY
- jail this morning, and writes that h,
n was permitted to come away with tn,
a Information that Cammack and Eas
70 ton are now occupying the same room
=, -that oh the southeastern corner q
- the second floor. The wives of botf
= prisoners called at the same time
], % which was the first time all fonr a
If them had met since they left Ocear
q. Springs. and reunion was held.
70 Bent ELAN has recovered from m,
IL nj OF despair, which followed on Ia,
a. news OF the affirmation by the c0ur
q OF appeals of the verdict of the iur,
: giving him five years for horse theft
Il ana he now says he will yet live to Sc,
some people hereabouts turn up thei,
Toes, which Is more than likely n,
Bent Possesses strong constitution
Charles Peters. the saIf. 49,