The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-26
FOR WORTH LOCAL New
A FLY BY NIGHT CAPTURED
How Pseler Surprised Tamalo Ven.
der-"Those Colt IN Mil Prelimi-
uarlos"-Insane Folks-M is-
cOllaneous and Personnl.

Fort WORTH, July o. Especial. -
a dispatch in this MORNINGS HERALD
from Fort Smith, Ark, announced
that one John l.. Clark had been ar
rested there and was wanted in Fort
Worth for ombezzlement. II seems
that John l.. CLARK, William Clark and
Henry b. Lovett have been running a
saloon in this city, as partners, on
Main street., between Weatherford and
First, and known as the Tennessee Sa-
loon. John Clark appeared to be the
general manager OF the business,
hendling tho money and, III fact, run
ming tho business as il he were sole
proprietor, L0vett paying very little
attention to tho affairs OF the concern,
No liconse had been taken
ont by the concern, and last
Wednesday,, the sheriff Guding Will
liam Clark in charge of affairs at the
saloon, arrested him for not paying
the tax, amounting to some $500. IL then
tran, PRED that John Clark mad skip
pod out, carrying with him all the
funds of the concern. Lovett hearing
that Clark had gone TO Fort NTH, ~
once telegrephed the authorities there
to arrest MIN, which WAS promptly
done. Lovett has gone to Fort Smith
for the purpose, 1t is said, Of having
settlement with his fly-by-night part.
nor. His shortage Is said to reach
$1,000. Ii Clark settles it is under
stood tue affair will be dropped and
he can so on his way rejoicing.
AN OFFICER AS A LINGUIST.
Officer Mcdonald, of the city police
force, has picked up some Spanish in
his ramblings, and last night it served
him q purpose. he was standing on
Main street whistling "Dull Cere
Killed a Cat" and oogitating upon the
mutabllity Of all things mundane, and
especially the infehcity and monotony
that hovers over a policeman's career,
when his attention was directed TO two
Mexican tamale pedlers standing on
the corner talkingSin high glee in tho r
native tongue. One of them SAID |
"That policeman thinks no il awful |
'ly,' but he is not on to everything,fOr |
il he knew had pistol in my pocket |
he would soon have mo-" The officer |
Immediately walked up and arrested |
tho man VINO made the remark. a |
clap of thunder from q cloudless sky
NbNttAA AANAh shNA hAAA bAAehA hlAb NAH2A-
lean as much as this unexpected ar.
rest. A six-shOoter was found on him.
He gave hig name as Fernando Bar
tillo, The recorder this morning tined
him S25.
THE COTTON MILL.
Messrs. j. Nj. Haney aud =. L. Price,
representing the gentlemen who in
tend building the cotton mill in this
city, arrived last night. Nothing de-
finite was done today, although these
gontlemon and others Interested in the
enterprise had an INFORMAL talk in
Daggett 81 Martins Office this morn
ing. 1t is proposed that on Monday
these gentlemen will meet the citizong
committee, when "those prelimi-
uaries," which amount 40 $4,000, will
DO arranged, and il is supposed the
contract for the building will DO let.
HE GAVE BOND.
Edward Perry, who was arrested o
few days ago on the charge OF stealing
valise from Main street car, had a
preliminary hearing this morning DO.
fore Justice linn. After hearing the
evidence tho court decided to hold
the prisoner in bond OF 800
to appear before the next grand Jury.
The bond was given.
DE LUNATICO INQUIRENDo,
In the County Court this morning,
Judge MoClung as special Judge pre-
siding, writs of do lunatico inquirOndo
were triod in the cases of Mrs. Martha
Messenger, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Harri-
son and Dock Higgins, all white.
They will be sent to the asylum at
Terrell in few days. Tho first two
named arc very violent at times aud
have to be kept in close confinement,
but the others arc perfectly harmless
and quiet. They are in the county jail.
CUPID's CAPERs,
The following licenses to wed were
issued out OF the county clerks Office
during the past week: Henry Strauss
and Isabella Ludwig; Il. A. Hoene
and Annie Rushing; Ludwig Tegner
and Alice Martin; G. w. Long and L..
Thomas.
OFF TO THE PENITENTIARY.
An agent for Haley IL Oglesby, State
cOntractors,le left tonight for Huntsville
with the following convicts, to which
IL annexed their terms of confinement:
Matthew Cook, four years, and Bill Pa
tillo five years, both colored; John
O'Brien five years, McCohn Is years,
and Edward Thompson seven years,
these last being white.
CATTLE SALE.
The energetic cattle firm, John S, |
Andrews & Co., are busily engaged in |
collecting 1000 head OF young cattle |
ut their ranch near tho city. These |
cattle have been sold to q gentleman |
from Kansas, who takos them here.
PERSONAL.
The following Dallasites were In the |
city yesterday: Messrs. j. G.. Johns,
Fred V. Hughes and George Killians.
Mr.. Thomas ID. Ross, prominent |
young lawyer OF this city, has returned |
from Il two weeks hunting expeditiOn