The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-13
FORT W0RTHL0CAL NEWS
A HOT AND DULL SABBATH DAY.
The infantiolde Mystery Defes Solution
and is Dropped In Despair--A Ten.
nessee Lecturer Loose--Notes
and Personals.

FORT WORTH, July l2.-To.day has
been very generally observed as a day
OF rest in this city, only the drug
stores and news stands being open for
business. Notwithstanding the in.
tense heat, large crowds were ont al
the morning services of the principal
churches and, at night they were fair
ly attended. After II o'clock. nom.
scarcely person could be seen on the
streets, so great was the heat, and onlv
an occasional pedestrian could be Oh.
served, slowly plodding along, always
keeping the shady side of tho street.
In the hotel corridors SAT guests lazily
lounging on their chairs and com
planning bitterly of the length Of tho
day, while the boot-blacks declared II
too warm for work, and congre9ated in
nerds, guying one another. Those for
tunate enough to possess q home, re-
tired early in the forenoon TO the bo-
som OF their families and
there remained, but the strangers,
those who have no home'
ielt keenly the want OF some such
place as public roadlng-room whore
iew hours could be spent prohtably
ana pleasantly. A room of this kind
niRnt be lifted up at little expense by
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tlon, containing the works
of the standard historians and the
poets and essayists, By SO doing. the
association would not only be HiavinS
up treasures in Heaven" but it would
merit the thanks of many young men
IN This city who, without homes, have
no place TO spend their evenings.
10 say That the city has been dull
to-day Tor Inc newspaper man, hardly
does the subject justice. The desert Of
Sahorah would have been equally as
prolific in furnishing items as this citv
to-day, but this Only shows that Fort
Worth has observed Sunday as il
should. The saloons all closed and
every body remained at home: 30 the
day has literally glided by without ac-
cident or incident.
THAT INFANTIcIpE.
Ihe finding of the dead body OF an
infant IN starch box in the suburbs
oil the city short while back, as we'll
as the arrest Of negro woman, who
was thought to have been hired TO
leave the body where 1t was found,
nave both been reported in THE HER.
AID. Az the timeof the arrest of the
| ~%NhaN "'AAaA-I lAO ClTCuDlSLfnDa9
pointed TO q speedy deyelopment OF
the case and the early arrest of partiea
who heretofore have stood well in INA
city, but these surmises have NOT
| "psnned" out well; for now, after a
week, no new facts have been ascer-
tanned, and IL Is even said by some
mat the child was q negro and not a
| white child. AS murder will ont.
sooner or lator, 1t is supposed only to
90 matter OF time when the guilty par
ties are caught, and with this view Of
the case, outraged Justice must needs
walt until time avenges her wrongs,
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Local option is the most commpn
subject OF conversation on our streets
at present. The majority Of the lead
ing business men arc strongly on
posed to 1t in this city, and will no
doubt use their influence TO defeat IN,
Inc trains coming into the city and
gong out to-day were almost without
passengers, travel being materially
loss to-day than yesrorday.
DIR. l.. B. Slautor, tho efficient city
physician, stated TO THE HERALD
representative this morning, that
tho general heath OF the city
was eXcollont; In fact, unusually
good, considering tho large amount Of
rain-fail, for the past two months.
The small boy now bewails Che fact
that tho Fourth Of July doesn'lcome i'm
August, and that no circuses are head
ing this way. The cucumber only, ro-
mains as his solace.
This afternoon about 8 o'clock, a
J young negro woman gave birth to 9
chiidiwhile walking along Throokmor-
ton ssroQt near Fifth. A policeman
called hack and had the mother and
I child conveyed 10 her home, Ia that
pars OF the city known as Hel's-half-
acre, The newcomer was alive and
doing well at the last report, rs was
the mother.
DISTINGUISHED PARSONAGE.
Colonel A. w. Wheatley, of Tonnes
see, is in the city. He hold down the
corner Of Main and Second streets last
= night, delivering what he styled a
"ready-mado Speech" He says he
only reached this city after travelling
200 miles. He announced that with
in few days he would lecture in the
opera house-"not for money--dirty,
, filthy lucreb-ut for fame, notoriety
| and eternal glory" He may capture
one OF tho trio.
PERSONAL,
} Mr.. Il. A. Glass, OF this city, re-
turned few days ago from Palo
Pinto. Ho went there prospecting FOR
, coal lands, but he says there Is no coal
: in that county. He leaves in a few
: days for Young County, where, he
says, there are strong evidences OF
coal.
Captain Thomas j. Darragh, a
prominent capitalist of Little Rock, is
in tho city prospecting.
Mr.. A. A. Bench, of the Houston
Post, was in tho city to-day.
II. w. Frouchard, Of Decatur, Is in