Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-08
DALLAS.
Interesting Correspondence Growing
Out OF the Late Confederate
Reunion nj CleburBe.
a Bsrkcepcr Badly Done Up-A Colorcd
Pnrade--Crap shooters Pulled
Nurserymen's Convention.

Grand Army OF the Republic, through
Col. Wylle commanding, the battle flag of
The Fifty-sevcnth Indiana regiment, cap
turcd 10y the Confederates In Tennessee.
Col. Wylic brought the flag to this city
and Immediately Informed the survivors
Of the Fiity-scycnth Indiana, through the
Grand Army OF the Republic, that II
awaited their orders, and saying that
delegation would convey ii to thcm when
thty were ready to receive 1t. In re-
spouse he received the following:
FoHT WNYNE, IND., sept I.
W d. Myllc. Commander Dept Texas, G.. 4. H.;
MN DIAH COMitiDb' The FIFTY seventh In
dinnn have arranged for reunion ON Tuesday
aud wednesday September - and -, ut ko'
kono. Ind big reunion and very enl0ia'
bic tune hus been arranged for, ana no palms
viii be spared TO make The return OF The c0lors
rs impressive as possible. II Corporal Cook
could come with the delegation he would be
eeriain 10 receive grand ovation Programme
Win probably be
Presentation OF colors and nag by dclega
dion on part of Texas G.. \. ". 20 department
al indhna, Response by the department com
Blndur. who VIII then present them 10 tho
regiment. Response ON the part Of the rcgi.
mcnt. other addresses following The dele
cation during It's sOiOurn viii he the guests of
ihc department OF Indiana and the regiment.
DAVID y. FOSTER,
Commanding Department Indiana.
Col. Wylic has been named as the en-
bassador from the Grand Army OF the Re
public post in this city. The mayor OF
Cieburnc will appoint a delegate to at
tend on behalf Of the municipality over
which he prcsldes, and Mayor Brown
Bill probably send some one 10 represent
Dallas 1t Is said that Corporal Cook,
who bad possession OF the nag go long,
will likely 20 also, to witness the return
Of the smoke bcgrlmcd and battle
Scared relic to those from whom he
helped 10 wrcst it, more than twenty
years ago.
NuRsERYMEN's MEETING.
Pursuant TO II call, signed bya number
81 the leading nurscrymcn OF the
state, a meeting was held in Crow
en's hall to-day for the purpose of form
ing au association of the nursery
men OF the state. The meeting
assembled at 10 O'Clock, about ---
persons from different points be-
ing in attendance A w. Kirkpatrick of
Mckinney was elected temporary presl-
dent, and j. NJ Howell of Dallas was
made temporary secretary
After appointing committee to draft
consultation and bylaws, the meeting
took "a recess until the committee
was ready TO report Upon the
ihe rcasscmbling OF the meeting the com
mittce reported draft of bylaws and
constitution, which, after being read,
considered aud amended, were adopted.
The association Is called the Nursery
mcu, Florist and Scedsmens' association
Of Texas. The officers elected under the
permanent organization were: A. W.
Kirkpatrick Of Mckinney president; j.
". Bricc of Terrell first ylce-presidcnt;
A. W Kerr Of Sherman second yicc-pres-
idcnt; j, NJ. Howell OF Dallas secretary
and treasurer,
4. u. on r. PARADE
The United brotherhood of Friends or
panilatlon OF the Colorcd people OF this
city, had parade and picnic to-day.
After marching through the principal
streets to the inspiring strains OF martial
IA Isle, 'thcir cohorts all glcilming' with
purple and gol y parapharalia, the pro-
CesslOn headed for Shady View
Park, where baskets and hampers
laden with the sweets of life had
preceded them. A majority Of
ahc brothers In the parade were sisters,
who, beside wearing purple and gold
rcgaliA similar to that worn by the broth. |
eiS, were all dressed in uniform con. |
st,ting OF white waists and purple skirts. /!
The female members were all in hacks !
The parade was a large one and composed !
Tor tnc greater part of the best colorcd !
9coPlc nt the city.
CRAr-SlloorERs PULLED.
Gal johnson and Carey Myers were ar |
fcstcd this morning by Deputy Sheriff |
Charlie Haskell for shooting craps. John. |
sou was fined In the county court, aud |
Will enllst in the road brigade tomorrow. |
Myers was released on bond.
FOR ISLANDER.
jury was impanclcd to-day in the
county court in the case of the State
VI Texas against A. s. Hubbard, indicted
for slandcring Miss Il. j. buckley. The
case IL very dirty one, and large array
oil witnesses are In attendance ready to
add 10 the general nustinCss that will be !
dragged TO light. The chief parties in !
interest live some seven or eight miles |
northeast OF Dallas
WANTS \ DIVORCE
Fannie llclfCr has fled "A suit for iii. |
1orCo against Harrison lIclfcr. She AYERS |
thnt she was married TO him in January, |
1885, aud lived with him until August, |
1883. She says She was u good aud faith. |
ful wife, but that he, forgetting the
solomnity of his marriage VOWS, was |
often harsh and tymnnical that he applied |
abusive and opproblous epithcts to her
and LETT her without food.
DONE III
This afternoon row occurred In a sa- |
loon on the corner OF Camp and Griffin |
streets, in which Louis Miller, the bar |
Aeeper, was beaten almost TO pulp. 4 |
large crowd of Chinese, negroes and low |
whites were found congregated about the |
scene when the officers arrived, and con !
siderable difficulty was experienced In |
dndlng out anything about the matter. |
From the best evidence that could bc |
gotten, II appeared that Miller had been
bea.on up by Leonard llarroldson, driver
oil htna hose cart, and Mlssour-pacinc
conductor, named Gordon, They were
arrested and placed under bond Miller
is badly hurt and may not recover.
PERSONAL
A.W Kerr OF sherman Is In the city
y. J Eddlcman OF Denton Is registered
nj The st. George.
W G. McGregor, Fort Worth, was here
1his morning.
A. NJ. Robertson Of Baird arrived In the
civ this p.rp,tpr.