The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-08
FROM WACO.
ALMOST A SERIOUS AFFAIR
Accidentally Shoots Hlmsolf-Esir
tea Quarter of y hIllion-a
Farmer Robbed -Cosrt
note. aud Personal

Notes aud Personal.
WACO, Oct. 7-[Special. - In
East Waco a. late hour last
night, officer Fslwell, OF the city pc.
lice, was attempting 10 arrest John
Matthew'S, c negro boy charged with
somo minor oifensr. Bob Boldon, a well
known colored hsckman, came up,
caught hold OF the policeman, allowing
Mathews to escape. The officer
attempted TO draw his piatol, when
Bo,den wrenched II nom him. jim
RsIno, whitc mar. ran Up TO help
Officer Falwell, but w1z hurled back D y
Bolden. The matter now began TO
lCok serious, rs negroes were gather.
ing around the two white men and
Bolden helu tho poiicemnn's pistol in
his hand, seeming ready 10 open IRE ut
any moment. At this juncture Super
in,sndent Donald Allen, OF the Central
| railroad came on the sceDe and Rolden
| surrendered the pistol 10 him, iexping
OF the platform and making his escape
| In the darkness. The officers searched
for him nsarly all night and to-day, but
have not found him yet.
Shap!ey Barnard, q young blood,
went To the circus laat night, and then
proceeded to taks in the town. BY
midnight no was ready to paint avery
thing rcd. Having On imaginary
grudgs aSainst a saloon ksoper he pro.
cured a pistol, which he put in his hip
pocket and started out again. At l
O'clock, while crossing Franklin street,
no fell 10 the ground. The hip pocket
!, tra n ~ md n mis- nj xuA mt
off, sending bnllSt through the calf OF
the young mans leg. Re will stay in
| bed come time ard probably remember
tia lesson as long 81 he livee.
Some months ago j. y. Gilmer, Esq,
a lawy o. asd land agent OF this city,
went TO Baltimore to look after sn in
.ersst he had scquired in Eastern
railroad property hist had been 70.
Sardcd rs aluost yalueles5. He was
Sold there thes by recently formed
combinations tSo line he'd bssn sold 81
high figure and the owners would
realize tbereeY, big share being NJ
least qusrter Of g million dollars. He
writes 10 friends now that after wait
ing patiently h. Is in L fair way to re-
aliza all that he expec cd, and will be
home aCon. AS Mr.. Gilmer was man
Of modest means, his friends arc graf
flied at this lucky windfall.
A wealthy lady in Southern Texas
WI ties TO Captain II. ID. Herring, o.
counsel for Joseph III. White, who is
charged with procuring countorisits
OF Brazilian miireis notss, That she he's
kaown White since his youth and c1n-
not bslievs he hes done any thing TO
msko aim a fclon. She off.rs to mako
mis- bail bond il ono is desired. Wkite
is In jail yet, and no effort will be made
to give bond until his counsel ASCERTAIN
who're he will BIS tried, whether st
Waco Of st. Louis. He chafes like
Gagged lion under hisrestraint, knowing
he can make bond, bur bis counsel are
firm in their policy TO wait.
The circus lett about 1 o'clEck this
morning, O1ly one case of robbery is
reported. A farmer from Williamson
county lay down On tho platf0r.n az the
Missouri Pacific passenger dennt and
slept with $50 ia mis- pncket. When he
awos9 IL was gone. He pocketed his
sorrow aud let5 for home without an
effort TO fad tho money, az il was lost
by bis OWE carelessHese.
OLD Dan Rice is with us. He struck
the town this morning, and has al
rgSdy found hundreds of people who
hGve seen him in the circus ring, sli
over the United States, some OF mem
as for back as 80 years ago. Ha has
htGA1 Ills
several days.
The remains of Mrs. Manic A., wife
of q. Il. overly, OF Stephenville, who
died last evening, were brought hare
via the Central, arriving Tonight, md
vii. ba Inferred lii Os&Wood cemetery
tO-,uorrOw morning.
Mr.. Ed NJ. Skinner, representing the
PANE ectric Telephone company, will
commence csnvassing the city tO-mor-
row with view to introducing that
system here. The GU look is very ia
vorsble for success, ga Waco wants the
Pan.
The removal OF postmaaters at Houn-
tor, San Antonio ard Austin doesn't
saem to af it, our postmaster at all. |
o. : ra,ri0Ss who want his place muir
salr something that sounds like,
low iu4s, Oh AIJru, Aow lOng?p
The only bu.lness transacted In the |
district court to-day was setting the |
ju. = docket, civil cases. Tho grand |
jury has buckled down to work, but no |
indictments presented as yet. General
Ross is foreman Of the grand jury.
The circus gave the recorder large
ly attended court thia morning, most |
~ Victims of berzine. One man WAS
found loaded down With whisky, =
six -shooter and a pnir OF brass knucks.
Cotton receipts were lighter to-day
than yesterday, and weak mark cts in
New York, ETC., depressed
tho markets here, lowering prices q
tew points. The besb figures to .dsy
were IS.
To day has baen warmer, with
slow, drizzing rain falling. 1t 10 fearsd
. heavy rain will be followed by frost,
which would prove injurious to late
cotton. The weather has siieedy been
much cooler than usual,
Elk Editor ". II. Fieids, Of Mori-
liar, was taking III che oitv to-day;
ais OlstiIe. Clerk Msrsna . Msri-
lis!.