The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-24
FOR { WORTH LOCAL NEWS
AMAN ALMOST cHLoRoFoRMED
In stopping the Neuralgia He Came Near
stopping ALA Wicked Washing
ton New Jail Recruits,
TheiCOtton Mill, Etc

Fort WORTH, July 23.-[Special. ~
Mr.. c. p. Sumott, a well-known trav-
cling insurance man, had little ex-
perience yesterday that came nigh
costiug him his life. This gentleman,
suffering considerable pain from an
attack of neuralgia, stopped over in
the city night before last. Upon reach
ing his hotel he sent boy out ana pur
chased phial Of chloroform. He ap-
piled little to his head and inhaled q
moderate quantity ana was finally free
from pain, when ho dropped off into 8
quiet sleep. ABOUT O'Clock in the
morning no awoke and tho attack Of
neuralgia had returned with re-
doubled force. His room was dark,
and, though racked with pain, he
finally succeeded in finding the
bottle with the schlSroform. Almost
crazed with the severity OF his pains,
he thinks he inhaled more than he in
tended, and in the darkness spilled
the remaining contents of the bottle on
the pillow. He had hardly laid down
before he began TO realize that 10 had
| inhaled ito much. He tried to arouse
himself, and even attempted TO holloa,
but he felt himself poWerless and real
izsd that deep sleep was coming on
| him which he, Notwithstanding all his
efforts, could not shake off. He re
members no moro until about B o'clock
last evening when he woke up and
was surprised to find it was not morn
ing. He had slept in all about 20
hours and felt Nc III effects from his
| long sleep. he Vas as gay rs lark
this evening WHOM TIE HERALD rep
resentstive met him and he related his
| experience,
ONE OF TIE WAsHINGToEs.
Frank Washington is in jail, and
| Sheriff Maddox put him there. AL
| though Franks last nsme 10 the same
| as that OF the father of his country,
here tho similarity Ceaseg, and,
Mrs. PaTtlngton says, the Comparison
| becomes ordorous," for there has
never fingered around tho halcyon
days of his golden youth the laintest
tradition Of any episode in which his
attachment TO veracity prominently
predomlnates over his many other
good qualities. At any rate, Wash
ington went to the store Of Bell d
Brown, in this city, and informed
them that Dir. Robert Maddox had
authorized him to purchase 81 worth
of goods on his (MaddOX'H) account.
Washington got the goods, but 10 had
tailed TO got any such authority from
Mr.. Robert Maddox, and that explains
"the reason why"
| A PROCRASTIEAToR.
| This morning Officer Tucker, uC the
! police force, arrested d woman, who
gave her n6meas Mile, on the charge
OF stealing a timepiece from the daugh.
| ter Of Captain j. III. Adams, The WO-
man had been employed as e domestic
in tho family Of Captain Adams and
yesterday evening she walked of and
| somehow the watch was missed about
| tie same time. She was lodged in the
CalabO0so and will DO turned eyer to
the state authorities.
| LODGED IN JAIL.
This morning Trey Guunels was
| lodged in the county jail on the charge
Of embe2zlemont. This is an old case
and was committed some time ago In
tho county.
! THE COTTON MILL
! 1t looks rs IL the work on tho cotton
mill viii be commenced now in tho
near future. The $1,000 bonus has
been arranged satisfactorily 20 all par
tics, and this morning Judge j. u,
Martin, of this city, received u letter
from Mr.. Logan II. Roots, OF Little
Rock, Arkansas, one of the DRckers
OF tho enterprise, in which he said
that Messr5. Hauey IL Prioo would
stprt for this city &C onc0. So nothing
remains TO be done now but tho work
on tho building.
PERSONAL.
General h. d. Clayton, a distin-
guslod lawyer of Alabama, who has
bosn in, the city several days with
friends, loay0s tomorrow morning for
/ bis home.
Mr.. Arthur Stert, q clever Young
| gentleman late OF England, leaves
this week for New Yor6 20 buy a stock
Of goods, having decided Co locate Ina
| this city,
Judge Furmau, our worthy Judge
| OF the County Court. left this morning
| for q two weeks trip Co Galveston.