Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-18
THE DAY AT DALLAS.
A Mother Hubbard Drill-Ulysses
Grant at His old Capers-Su-
ing for Damages.
The City Minus a Street Cotton Re
ceipts-A Game Of Ball Friday
Among the 0olOred Folks.
speeial 20 tho Gazette.

Special 70 the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, Sept. IL. - About
twenty-five young ladies, members Of
the Ladies' Exposition society, met at
the Windsor hotel to-day to discuss a
scheme to give a series Of dramatic en-
tertainments. They talked about one
hundred columns of solid nOnpareil,
chewed an immense quantity Of wax
and agreed to give Mother Hubbard
drill-whatever that Island adjourned
sine 1ie.
Ulysses Grant, son of VIM. Jesse G.,
is at his old capers again. Ulysses,
though very young, has made quite
reputation as a promiscuous thief and
miscellaneous crook. On an average, lie
is chucked into jailevery two months,
but in some inexplicable way
he always manages TO get out. Three
weeks ago or Whereabouts, he was lib
Grated from the Tarrant county Jail
where he was secluded on a charge of
theft. He Immediately returned to
Dallas to make new start in
life. He always uses Dallas
as springboard in his new
starts-and 1t was not long until a ia
voring breeze blew his way. Out of
to Mrs. DeBeck, in care of William
Jesse Grant, his father. Ulysses
skilled eye detected draft in the let
ter, which he Immediately "clalmed
for his own" The draft was for $3.50
and on the Chase National bank Of
New York. Grant gave Mr.. Henry
Hamilton some sort of a
'song and dance,n and induced that
gentleman TO identify him TO the City
National bank. The check was
eashed and Ulysses sought a change of
scenery, and the officers are seeking
him. The draft was traced up yester-
| day.
Louisa hatcher began proceedings
in the district court this morning
against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
railroad for damages she sustained by
! falling OFF the platform at the depot of
the said road at Cleburne, May 10,
1884 She alleges that she was laid up
for some time with the injuries thus
sustained, and incurred big DOCTORS
bills. Further she alleges gross negli-
! gence on the part of the road in not
keeping the platform in safe condl-
ton. She wants $500 actual damages
and $500 vindictive damages.
| Cotton continues to come in slowly.
About two hundred and twenty-five
bales were on the market yesterday
and there was a small increase in the
number OF bales to-day. The price is
937l for middling, SO far the town
has received thousand bales. 1t is
shipped away Immediately. No doubt
now exists as to the fact that there Is n
very short crop.
The case OF the city VS. Moses Stew
art, charged with obstructing the
street by constructing fence across 1t,
was tried by jury in the city court
to-day. Stewart claimed the street as
his property, he never having dedi.
Gated IL TO the city; nor previously
! fenced il because he had had no use
for the ground. The city on the other
hand claimed that the land In dispute
was public property. The jury found
for defendant, and the city will have
to purchase tue land.
The extension of the Main street
! pavement TO Sycamore, and the paw
inR OF the intermediate cross streets
will be completed next week,
DR. j. Hall Bell OF this CITY and Miss
| Florence Nj. Gardiner of Philadelphia
will be married in the latter city on
the evening of September -.
! Callender's MINISTRIES have challenged
the colored base bsll club of Dallas to
play them In this city Friday after.
noon. The challenge has been accepted
and nun is ahead,