Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-02
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SuypN,N, TIN, Oct. This has been
a 6eld day for the bill iiends OF the city,
and many poor cuss has had MS pockets
depleted by their persistent importunltes
for settlement. The general complaint
il that times are hard and money scarce
Yonr scribe took run over to Denlson
last night and while he was gone q small
dire occurred on South Walnut street that
consumed the residence and adjoining
grocery store of Mr.. Frank NJ. ASpley. lie
had closed the business house about
O'Clock and shortly thereafter retired Tor
the night i'm his residence, standing ten
feet TO the south OF the store. About
| IO.1b the neiglbors discovered the flames,
that had enyeloped the whole interior OF
| the grocery and were licking their nerce
/ tongues through the apertures near the
roof. They raised the alarm and ran 70
/ the place to find the family sound asleep
and utterly Unconscious OF the work OF
destruction that was going ON IN q
! few feet of them. Mr.. ASpley
! broke In the back door, but found the hre
/ too far advanced to save any OF ms goods,
/ and all parties Turned their attention To
saving the household effects. These
were carried into the back yard in time
to save them, when the flames communl-
Gated TO the house. The only water near
was In the family well, which stood so
near the flames that no one could APP
proach to draw it. The fire depart
mcnt was not represented except
Inv the hook and ladder company
| as the engine was useless without water.
| About daybreak this morning the SIX
! feather beds and bedding with all the
wearing apparel of the family, that was
! thought to be safe in the back yard, was
noticed TO he on fire and before anyone
/ could prevent they, too, were consumed.
! The residence and fixtures were insured
i'm the Mutual of New Orleans for 5000
and the grocery and contents in the Com
merclal Insurance Company Of California
| for 800. Mr.. Asplcy estimates his loss
at Sl400, not including the beds and bed
ding. The origin of the fire is a mystery
from the first, but the peculiar fire of the
stuff in the back yard points directly to
some malicious incendiary.
The case OF r. b. Sheppard, for as
sault to murder, was appointed to come
up before Commissioner Richctts to-day,
and after it is disposed of the examining
trial of Thomas jackson for the
killing at Murray's ranch will be
heard. The latter case was set for hear.
ing this morning but the court delayed
IL on account of the absence of defend.
ants attorneys, Davis < Garnet OF
Gainesville.
There are quite number of citizens
from the Nation here as witnesses in the
Jackson case. Several of them took on
too much tlre-water last night and made
things a little bclligerent fora while, but
the spree ended without serious conse
qucnces.
John Donaldson, who was tried fol
drawing Il pistol ON John r. Cox, wa.
acquitted by the jury.
In the district court yesterday the cast
of Marshal Blain, and Policeman Kelly
against the Pacific Express company fol
the sum of S25O0, reward offered for tn,
capture of McFadden, who was arrested
in sherman over Il year ago. as the part
ucr OF Treller in the great st. LOUIS EN
press robbery, was tried and resulted
in verdict for defendants. The ncCeS
sary proof of the authority on which TN
officers acted and the promise of the re
ward could not be introduced, but Nc
Faddcn and Trellcr have both been in tn
Missouri penitentiary for many months
! Notwithstanding our officers got nothin
for their work.
Cotton is coming into the city at livel
yate now and sells readily from s.j0c to .
according to quality.
Scott Jones, who wen
to his old home among the mountains {
Kentucky to rccuperate from protracte
spell of fever, returned home Yesterday Il
fat as a pig but his hair has about di.
appeared
= w. L, Burgess, one of our policemen
: has been down with dengue fever sine
last Saturday but got out short Will
to-day, He says this break-bone bushes
is no joke, but hurts fellow awful
] Five wagons with emigrants pusse
Il through the city to-day. Every ola
e brings a train-great or small-on ii
5 way to the West or Southwest.
IS The firm Of Culver \ Parks, saloo
1 men, who run business under the pos
q office, closed up to-day at the cNpirutio
l. of their license.
c. G.. Moore has taken the place
special mail-carricr for the city under Il
new delivery law.
m j. Is. Turner and his handsome sol
n Harry, well-known cotton men, VINO ha,
is been IN the Sherman market for sever;
If years, came on from Boston yesterday
J. compete for what is offered this seaso
The clouds promise rain this evening.
kersands' MINISTRIES played here Ia
night to affair audience. The play w
very good.