Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-08
DALLAS.
The tlt, 10 te Relegatcd 10 the Stand
inr II a Second.tlasS In.
sHranec city.
\ nsiisss Whining rp,~pector Missing
ricisns of Foul Play General
NeWs Notes.

>i~--.ai o. the Gasctic.
p,iIs>. TN. Aug. Capt. Tom
walker VI thi, city went to Arizona
about ihe first Of June on mining cx-
petition GA the 2eih Of that month he
wro,c o. his family that he would be
hgmc IN few days, They have heard
nothing OF or iromhim Siucc,a as he was
aiways in the habit OF writing regularly
aud frequently when away from home.
fears are entertained by his friends that
De- has met with foul play.
The city council having refused to al
low the volunteer ire companies to name
the paid men Of the department, those or
CARNATIONS have kicked clear over the
traces, and refuse % have anything fur
Their TO do with the city lire department,
and will proceed to raise money for the
purchase of new engines and other equip
mentS
\. -. Lauye, president OF the associa-
citation Of lire underwriters for Texas, has
notified the Dallas board OF underwriters
that Dallas will Doe reduced
10 the Second-clnss ON the
LIST OF September, unless by
that time the fire department is restored
TO Il, old-tlmc efficiency. This viii cause
au increase in the rate OF insurance,
and the dremen think, will aid them con-
Sidcrably IN the efforts to raise money
for the use of the companies.
New Caledonia, better known a. East
Dallas, is agitatiug the question OF erect
ing water works. Wells are being sunk.
and II thcyare found To supply enough
water, Il reservoir will be erected and the
rpuHbfttaVt- ar
day.
The Grant funeral services to be held
In this city tomorrow will take place AT
Shady View Park. There will bc a large
crowd present and the services will no
doubt be very impressive.
Sir knights J.. Knrphy and Henry
Ball, Of Dallas commandery No. Il. left
to-day for Lampasas to assist in making
arrangements for the cncampmcnt oil
their order 10 be held there next week.
The public library has lust received
lot of new books by standard authors.
This is q worthy institution aud one cal
culaled to do much good in the city. The
fact that IL Is making rapid advances i'm
the favor Of the public Is crcditablc alike
10 its management and TO the people OF
Dallas
James Harry, who has the contract for
paving Elm street, received SG,tS7. 80 to-
day Tor the third 500 feet OF paving com
pletcd
The Houston 4 Texas Central railroad
people are hot in The collar over the an
nounccmcnt of McssrS John StemmonS
and w. l., Williams that they in
tend building II stone wall
around a lot belonging to them aud lying
next the union depot All vchiclcsap-
proaching the depot must pass throMh
this lot, and the fencing it up will cut off
the only possible way of getting to IL.
This viii obligc the Houston 4 Texas
Central company To build i'm their lot
south of Commerce street. They have
offered McSsrs. Williams 4 StcmmonS
$1,000 for the property, but the offer was
refused.
SEVEN STARS OF CONSOLIDATION.
The Seven Stars of Consolidation. a
colorcd organization Of this city, held
jubilee to-day AZ Barrett'> park, on San
'Iacintu street
\ MUSTANG.
Many base ball readers who see
the report of the TcXarkana- Corsicann
game in Tn GlZErrE of this morning.
viii be led 10 suppose that It was Walter
Mansfield the pitcher, who played with
the TeNarkana club, whereas it was Ollie
Mansfield the second basmnan.
The DcniSon base ball club will play
match with the Dallas lxpwns here ON
Sunday, the 9TH inst
DITCHEp TRAIN
The train coming north ON the Santa
Fe road, that should have reached here
At $50 this morning, ditchcd coach at
Meredith and was delayed about six
hours. The coach 20 which the accident
happened was tillcd with women and
children, hut though it turned over on
It's side, no one was hurt.
\ goodly number OF people assembled
at the Texas 4 Pacific depot at 1880 to.
day TO take the train for the Fort, but.
owing to the wreck of freight east OF
NJ SANDY, the train was late and they
did not get OFF until after !.
Personal.
Col. \, Faulkner OF the Houston &
Texas Central was here to-day.
y, c. England and Col. II. NJ. Hoffman
ct kaufman are in the city.