Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-31
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Tenth Annual Convention OF the Mis-
sionary District Of North Texas.
swindled Out of $1,000 by Bucolic
Rascal.
Return OF Texas Misses : A Long,
Horned Bovine on Spree
Mail-Robber Arrested.

DALLAS, May 30.-The tenth annua
convention of the Missionary distric
of North Texas has been in session tive
DAYS, adiourning this afternoon. Th'
following clergy were present: Bishop
Garrett, John Portmess, Terrell; w
w. Patrick, Weatherford j. B. Linn
Corsicana; w. ID. Sartweli, Fort
Worth: Reginal Collision, Dallas
Charles d. Fitchett, Paris; A. G.. Il.
Ienuee, Denison; +. G.. Boomers, JEFF
ferson.
The following lay delegates Were
present: +. H. Lingo, w. G. Z. Pres
ton. Denison w. l.. Simpkins, Cor
sicana: DIR. G.. M. Paumybacker,
Honey Grove; +. w. Bassauo, Paris /;
W. II. Sutton, w. $. Lee, c. ;. Mitch
ell and r. Morgan, Dallas; Luther
Highly, Fort Worth; Geo. w, johnson,
Abilene: A. Machean, Colorado; Il. II.
Hochton, b. II. Muckleroy, DR.. G.. A.
Nelson and J. l.. Terrell Terrell.
Richard Morgan was reelected
secretary and w. l.. Lee treasurer. w.
d. Sartwell and Richard Morgan
were elected delegates and j. Bhinn
and f. III. Lingo alternates TO the gen.
eral convention. w. ID. Sartwell and
w. IL. Sutton were elected trustees of
the University of the south. In his
annual address Bishop Garrett, allud-
ing to st. Mary's college, which is to
be built in Fast Dallas at cost of
100000, exhibited plans and speci-
fications and said work would
begin shortly and be pushed
to completion as rapidly as the funds
would admit.
The report OF the committee Oh the
the state of the church showed an i'm
proved condition of affairs in the jul
risdiction generally, especially in
finances, there having been a 30 per
cent. increase in this respect.
Considerable interest was manifested
in the endowment of the episcopate
and yesterday fixed rs the day for
such purposes throughout The juris-
diction.
Prof. +. P. st. Clair of Hamilton
college, Kentucky, returned to-day to-
Texas, bringing back to their
homes thirty-siX Texas misses
who have been attending school
at the institution with which be
is connected. He left about twenty OF
them between Denison and Dallas and
arrived here this evening with the
following: Miss Bunty Stephenson
and Misses Mamie aad Rena Lemon,
Dallas; Misses Mary and Addie Swim
ford and Eliza Call. Orange: Misses
Gussie Chinski and Ida Ehinger, Nav.
asOta; Miss Julia Tufiey, Houston;
Misses Bella and Celia Shram and
Rosa Half, Galveston; Misses Cora
and Ella Ahrenbeck and Dora ia
cobs Of Hempstead Miss
Annie Armstrong, Bryan; Miss
The misses were met by a large mum
her OF young friends and several rela-
tives, who cordially greeted and con
gra'uiated them on their return. TIL,
Dallls girls were driven to their homes
the others registering at the Crane
Windsor hotel, and are to depart il
the morning. Prof. st. Clair will re
main in Texas during the summe
proselyting for pupils for the f4mou
college he has the honor to represent
Bishop Garrett gave reception a
bis elegant home in East Dallas las
night, complimentary to the minister
in attendance on the Episcopal convC
cation.
Hon. .. p. Poe, mayor of DentoI
spent the day in Dallas and left thi
evening for Fort Worth.
Postmaster Garrison left for Chicag
tonight. He has a .wo-weeks' leay
oil absence, aud after putting in fe'
good licks for Arthur at the nation,
convention will visit Washington
The interest of more extensive DOS
Office facilities for Dallas.
The east-bound through train on IL
Texas q Pacific road did net arrive t.
day, and 1t is understood it ws
abandoned on account of the submer.
ing of many miles of track of I'll
Pacific railroad by back-wat,
from the Rio Grande betweeen /
Paso and Sierra Blanco.
An excited COW created constern
ton on Main street to-day. She W,
of the long horn species, and in Il
prime of bovine life-about three yea
old. Two well mounted men, arme
with lariais, were endeavoringto "rot
her In" but she was too dip 1
them, and after racing around un,
the people In the business part of ii
city were as much frightened az If
cyclone had put Ia an appearance. h,
cowship ran into wholesale liuu
establishment, and on reaching III
back part of the storeroom proceeds
to quench her thirst with
bucket full of drippings fro
the various barrels, and whe
she made her exit she was in hi.
state of intoxication and conduct
herself more like man than beast-sl
began to .'take i'm the town. Ever
one appeared to have urgent busine
indoors in the vicinity where this co
tillion was In progress. The mature
hut risky heifer was finally steered
the Trinity bottoms by the cowboy
who succeeded In catching on to
couple OF horns themselves. She W
soon restored to reason, subdued a,
things once more became as serene
May morning.
A. j. Porterfield, johnson coun
farmer, was about ten days ago swi
died out Of 81 eco by farm hand ri
ing the name Of Charles Mason, In /
employ about q month past and clail
Ing to hall from Mexico, Mo. He q
inhibited letter purperting to be wr
ten by law firm In Mexico, statil
an uncle, George Mason, had dl
leaving him property worth 5000,
Mason told Porterfield II would tn
81 700 to secure possession
the property and Porterneld advanc
the amount. Mason left ut once este
sibly for Mexico, NO., but has n
since been heard from. Investigate
by Porterfield proves the whole scheI
fraud. No such law firm as purpo
ed to have written letters Ii there al
no such man as George Mason di
leaving fortune.
Oliver II, Taylor was arrested
Deuton a0lipfv vaafardav and lod a.