Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-13
A DAY AT DALLAS.
The Maifest = General Qualification Of
the People.
Tho Adams Trial knights Of Pythias
Drill and Parade.
Farmers Selling on Their Cattle
Topics Of the Time.
A Midnight Incendiary Fire in the Heart
Of the City,

Of the City,
Special 70 the oafetis,
DALLAS, May 1s.-Nearly all bust
ness has been suspended here to-day
and the celebration of the fifth an
nunl German Maifest In Dallas ha
been very general. The banks ant
most of the business houses have beel
closed, and nearly all the mechanic
have suspended work and taken par
in the festivities at Shady View park
making the city wear "de
serted village" appearance. TIL
programme as previously pub
lished in THE GAZETTE has been very
closly observed. The festivities of yes
terday were continued at the park las
night In pyrotechnic and terpsichor
can exercises, which lasted until Ions
after midnight.
To-dsy's programme was inaugu..
rated by street procession that looked
like tre entire town had turned Out
for holiday. Forming on Commerce
street the procession moved up that
thoroughfare to Sycamore, north Oh
Sycamore 10 Main, east on Main tn
Laruar, south on Lamar to Commerce
west on Commerce to Houston, north
on Houston to Elm, east on ELM to
Good, north on Good to Swiss, thence
east to Cantegral, thence north to
Bryan, thence east to Shady View
park. The procession was arranged
after the following order:
Mounted police.
Lamar Rifles.
May Queen wagon.
.,., Queen city guards.
Turner's ON wagons.
Orators IN carriage.
City councllmen and other guests.
Turnverein and Gruetli societies.
Fire department..
Decorated business wagons.
The Grafton was delivered by Hon
Barnet. Gibbs. The festivities of the
day are about the same with those of
yesterday, and will again conclude
with ball tonight.
The grand jury this morning adj
burned over until tomorrow. Like
other mortals, the maifest hath
charms for members of the star cham.
Der factor in our jurisprudence. Judge
Aldridge of the district court, and
Judge Burke of the county court, ad-
burned their respective Justice fac
tories, so that officials, litigants, wit
nesses and others whose presence
might be necessary In court could par.
ticipate in the festivities.
Simeon Costing was to-day arrested
and jailed, charged with stealing cot
ton from the farm of T. G.. Il. Kendall.
near Trinity mills. The accused was
tenant on the farm, and is accused of
having feloniously appropriated and
disposed of more than his share of the
staple.
The trial of Willis Adams, the
slayer of Mike Burns, has been set for
May 20. But no one in Dallas has any
idea that justice will get full look in
the face ut Adams very soon. If she
does everybody will be surprised.
The trial of Sam Hardin (white) for
the killing of Henry Greene (coloredl
isjset for June 8.
The ''nestersn las the small farmers
are calledD of Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman
and johnson counties are selling off
nearly all their stock cattle, on account
of the rapid fencing up of the range,
which during the past three years has
been almost entirely inclosed by the
owners in the counties named. Several
thousand head have been sold in the last
thirty days. The prices average about
fifteen dollars for ones, twos and cows
and calves, all round.
Alex Cockrell has bought during the
past few days 800 head of two-year old
steers, which he will feed for beehng
purposes next winter. He made the
purchases in small punches and paid
from Sl5 to Is per head.
Cgur de Leon lodge, No. s, knights
OF Pythias, and visiting members OF
the order are to have parade and drill
at 4:3o p. m. tomorrow. The order OF
festivities for the evening and night al
shady View park includes a moon,
light picnic, open air vocal and ins tru.
mental concert, dancing, ETC., and an
grafton by Rev. A. z. Smith on Pyth
ian friendship. The Grafton is to be
delivered at seven o'clock.
James Seaman, arrested at Carroll
ton In this county on Saturday night
last, charged with completely In Tho
killing of George Moore, the cattle
man, in Greer county several week,
ago. Is to be taken to Albany, Shack
for trial. ''
j.. ii. Stewart, late of Cedar Hill
mas been appointed deputy clerk b,
District Clerk Jones, to succeed w
Il. rarry, lately elected city secretary
:, About ll:SO tonight, incendiarie
nred one OF the finest brick blocks i,
Dallas on Main street, between Lama
and Poydras, In which il locate,
the Exchange bank, three large iewelr,
houses and several other fine busines
establishments, and the upper storie
occupied by law offices, real estat
firms, nice sleeping apartments, etc
The fire department has the fire unde
control at midnight, but at pres
ent the extent of the loss canno
be learned, but will ayyreeat
several thousand dollars. The heavies
loser d q. II. Clancy. manufacturer Z
and dealer In gentlemen's fancy good
and undergarments. No clew to the II
cendisries. They used coal oil q
some other intiammable fluid In
stairway, and the fact that the prime
PAL portion OF the fire department.
located within block of the fire il n
that saved the town from a most Il,
structive eontlagration.
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