Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-01

United states Court--l Drummer's
Experience In Qnicksand.
Preparations for the Coming Conied-
crate Reunion.

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DALLAS, May 3i.--The grand Jury
to-day adjourned till June 10. A large
batch OF indictments were returned
As no bill was found against d. Rob.
erts, charged with rape, he was re-
leased from jail.
The case OF the State Va. Willis
Adams, the charge being the murder
OF Mike Burns, IL set for Monday next
before Special Judge Bradley OF Cor
slcana.
There was a large meeting at the
court-house this evening Of parties
Interested In promoting 10 success the
grand ex-Confederate reunion 10 be
held nj Dallas commencing August o.
A full list of committees unsupported,
aggregating several hundred commit
tecruen, nearly Ill ~ them cx-Confcd-
crate soldiers. Every Confederate
command Of prominerce from Texas
was Represented, and the details ar
ranged to-day were OF such a perfect
character that the question OF success
Is only rs regards the Incompetent.
sble extent of the grandeur the event
will attain. IL is estimated that
fully 40 600 visitors viii be
present, and the camping arrange
inents would do credit to an active
army. II IL said that there will be
more prominent Confederate leaders
both civil and military present than mt
any other reunion of Confederates ever
held. A special committee will soon
visit Jefferson Davis mt Bouvoir, Miss,
10 induce him to attend. The com
mittee adjourned To meet again on
Saturday, June Z.
The United States court. Northern
district of Texas, meets ut Dallas at 10
a. m, Monday, June 2. Judge Nc.
Cormick will preside. United States
Marshal Mckee and District Attorney
Bigger Will be present TO attend to
their respective duties. They will not
be In Chicago at the national Republi.
can convention. Associate Justice
Woods OF the United States supreme
court Is expected the last Of the COM
ing week TO sit as circuit judge.
The German drummer for
Sanger's Dallas house is
back from Wise county.
He was caught I'm the big storm Thurs
day night near Audubon, on the Fort
Worth IL Denver railroad. and sank
nearly out of sight in quicksand,
destroying all his samples. 1t took
two yoke OF oxen TO pull himself,
wagon and team out. His yels are
emphatic Dutch for drouth.
Harry Bros. pavement contractors,
begin laying bois dare blocks In
earnest on Main street, Tuesday next,
II the weather continues fair.
The gaming cases recently decided
In favor of the county by the state
court OF appeals, are TO come up again
before that tribunal on June IL, ut
Austin, on n motion for rehearing, the
defense claiming that the courts failed
10 considerall the points involved. II
Il. Cowart appears for defendant Kahn,
and County Attorney Clint for the
state. st,,u r., 'iW
Mr.. J. S. Daugherty, after mature
dcliberatlon and consultation with
Land Commissioner Abrams OF the
Texas a. Pacific railroad has concluded
10 postpone the town lot sale at Colo
RADIO City, until September next. Due
notice OF da:e Of sale will be given. In
the meantime attention will be given
to the building OF IA free bridge across
the Colorado river. Mr.. Daugherty
next week will send an engineer t.
Colorado City TO make surveys aud re
port. The engineer will act In co-ope
ration with the county commissions
court Of Mitchell county. This bridge
when built, will give Colorado City nc
cess TO and control OF tho trade o
Northp est Texas, from Mitchell c0un
~ west, northwest and north.
a gentleman in from Alvord to da,
Snys serious smashing OF rollip
stock occurred yestel day mt that poin
! ON the Fort Worth d Denver yniiroaC
Three trains were standing at the sti
, ton. One came flying down dow
grade and smashed two Others lot
y each other. All the locomotives WEI
: wrecked, causing damage to III
+, road estimated at about $4,000. n
! one hurt. sah gt M'a