The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-15
HE CENTRAL CITY.
THE FIRE FIEND VISITS HER
Burxlars at work-Mr. Whites Exam.
ming Triai-Cotton Receipts-Chief
Hogan Has Resignsd-A Fun
erai - Court Notes and
General Mention.

WACO, Oct N.-1Special.l AT 0
O'Clock this morning the explosion OF
acoai-oil lamp ia building occupied
by }, Crippin a. = meat market, set
tuat mousse 2hla2a, aud IL and / so ad.
lacent buildings, all on South Eighth
ct, between Mary ana Franklin
streets, were destroyed. The alarm
was gwen Goo late tor the fire depart
lneht 70 save the buildings. The losses
are az follows:
story buildings, $40 each, insured in
tho Girard, OF PHILADELPHIA. for 5000
each; Loving & S van son, two-slorv
building, 81 200, insured in tho RoyaI.
OF Liverpool, tor 81 600; ]. G. C fippen.
Stock and accounts, $3.50. no inaur,
a2ce; City bakery, SLATE IL Hepsdoe-
lef, II, QUO, 10 Insurance.; A. j. Caruth
ers, stock OF sash, doors and blinds,
$50, no insurance.
AZ l:S0 O'clock this afternoon Judge
u. Is Gerald'a handsome residence. on
South titth street, was burned to the
ground. The FIRE originated from "a
daiective flue in the kitchen, lust after
dinner. The building was out of reach
OF the water-plugs, and the firemeu
could not save IT, Judge Gerald
total loss is 81 600, with 81 600 insurance
on the building, ia the Royal, OF LIVER
pooL FIRES are critical matter here
JnsI now, as the department has run
rather snort OF serviceable hose. A
new lot OF 1900 feet is on route aud
| overdue.
Burglars took in tho town last night
aud faided tho two Leading boot and
shoe stores, whose elegant show Win
COWS were smashed and some of the
hnest boots, shoes and hats in the es-
tablishmentS taken. Another spscies
OF hocdlnnlism perpstrated was the
cutting OF the telegraph wires about
town. No arrests have boen msde
got.
A. j. White had an examining trial
In the United States commissioner
court this afternoon, charged with TAX
Ing from the Waco postotfice letter
addressed to ono J8cOb Pearson, con-
tanning United States bounty war.
rant for the SUN OF $500 aud Pearsop's
certii1cate of honorable discharge from
the military service OF the Unite d
States. The proof was thin and " hjte
was discharged.
| The funeral of the late Miss Artie
Hal, whose death was wired yester-
Gay. took place this morning. Hon,
| w. IL. Holman, who is an ordained el-
der of the Christian (Campbsllite)
church, oiliciated.
Colonel John A. Hough, an old citl-
zen, died this mnruing ana was bar
led at O'Clock this afternoon.
| Cotton has rolled in to-day, the re.
oeipts by wagon being over 600 b slea.
Tue market was active, prices rapr.
Ing. from $50 70 s SIS. The total receintq
to date are 1850 bales. Most of The
wagons here to-day came from Cory.l
aud Bosquo counties, crossing tn,
Santa Flo road TO get TO Waco.
inc RESIGNATION OF &. A, Hogan
chief Of the Waco fire departments,
was accepted AT the depsrtnent m ass
meeting Last night. Bart Moore, as
slstsnt chief, will fill the position un,
I'll the annual election In December.
Tbe only business of interest In the
district court today was divorce
s1is There arc plenty Of these on tbl
docket and they come up every day ol
so.
The grand jury has not returned any
indictments yet, az the county attof.
nav is too sick to write them M,
United States District Attorney
Pesrro aud Masterin Chancsry j. M.
Mccormick lett tor Dallas this oven.
ing.
Entries continue TO como for the
stock show uad races IN November,
The premiums cifsiod amount 10 $3.50
Another white frost lay on the
ground this morning, aud it Is hoped
such weather will soon lay out the
! dengue.
Myra Goodwin played "Slsr to a
\ good house tonight.