The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-21
FORT WORTH LOCAL NEW
THE FORTS NEW POSTMASTER
oownedby Tough Street. Car Wreck :.
street TO DC opened-Court Con-
v'etions-Marrsage Material
fersonat News Notes
aud other Items

tnis MORNINGS dispatches, the news
OF Captain Julian Fields appointment
Is postmaster wes announced. 1t did
not create much excitement, inasmuch
az 1t had long been a foregone conclu.
sion' Captain Field stated to the no.
pothae sil he know of the matter
was through the papers, ss he
had received no official IN.
formation Of his appointment,
and could not say when no would 80.
sumo the duties Of tho office, hut "a
soon ss he WAS of1icially notified ha
wonld make his bond and forward il
to Washington for approval and REQ.
ord, As regards removals., he did not
SEQ shy l,nmediAte need for haste, bnt
would fill ell vacancies with Demo
Gratis, he having been Democrat ali
his life.
MIR. Field is sn II. +. ", and came to
Fort Worth in 1854, and has resided
nere ever since, with tho exception of
II few years ut Mans6ald, He has 90
cupied the position Of postmaster bott :
here and at Mansfield, and will be- M
stranger to tho duties OF hia Office.
Captain Field has been receiving the
| congratulations OF his many friends,
and his appointment Is endorsed
by tho business community generally
| HOUSTON STREET TO DE 0PHNED,
| A telegram WAS received this mO-N.
Ing from 4. Nj. Brltton, one OF tho oiti-
gers COMMITTEES who went to st. LOnis
TO confer with the Missouri Pacific off,
cisls III regard TO opnntng mp Houston
| AZ NH hn n -.. "A
stating that everything had been ami,
csbly settle, aud Houston street will
soon DO opened.
| KNOCKED OUT.
LAST night as w. II. Fry, II candy
butcher on the Santa Fe train come
mp Fourteen strset from the DEPOT, he
thought he saw mau "shadowingU
| ht0l, and WAS soon convinced thai IL
was 30. He hslted, aud tho man ap.
preached. The uauai salutations were
Exchanged, and the stran ger wanted
Fry 10 take a drink which, was declin-
ed. But the stranger inslstot and
Fry thought II Advisable to accept and
| they went into Lisiori's saloon. As
soon "a they entered the saloon
Fry says no received a heavy blow
frotn behind, and another followed In
the face, when he fell. While down he
was picked all over, aud all of his
money was picked out OF his pscksts,
Officer Cocker put la IN appearances
ana both parties were arrested.
Fry was released on his own racogniz-
anoe,. andsthe other party, who gave
his nanie ~ Pot EpecU, WAS also re-
leased on bond. THIS morning when
the case was called before Recorder
Fields, Fry was on hand ready to test.
lily, and Roach failed TO show up, but
vas arrested later and IL now in tho
city Jail, whaace he will appear TO.
morrow morning ct O'Clock.
STREET CAR COLLISION.
To-day a. car No. @, Of tho Belt road,
was crossing Main street 1t was run
Into by car No. II, OF tho Main street
line, ana knocked completely off the
track, No damage WAS done, but a
few passengers We're badly scared and
one young lady < We quite scream,
DISTRICT COURT.
Tom Burns, colorel, who was In
dicted by the last grand jury, was be-
fore his honor this morning and plead
guilty to the charge Of forgery, and
Twas sentenced TO the State peniton-
tiary for two years.
John Hall, also entered tho plea of
guilty to tho charge OF theft of goods
over $50, aud will serve tho State for
three years.
THE BLACK FLAG.
Last night q good auNioncs greeted
the Bleck Flag combination at the
opera house, The play was we'll rem.
dered by the company, and met with
hearty applause from the audience.
WILL MATE.
Tho following marriage licousep
were issued to-day by the county
clerk:
j. q. Smith to Miss Lena B. Spencer
j. t. Brown tn Miss Dollie Thomas,
PERSONAL.
w. T. Wilbur, OF Dallas, Is at the
Fort.
Mr.. II. M. Sears aud wife, of Gal.
weston, are at the Mansion.
George w, Richardson, of Dallas. Ia
doing tho Fort.
Marshal Res has returned from Hill
county, whore he went as q witness
In d cattle transaction.
j. o. II. Hossack, of San Antonio.
IL shaking hands with his MANY
frionds In The Fort.
w, Il, Garrett, o, Dallas, pagsed
through the Fort this morning,
Mr.. w. II. Bently, v prominent stock
dealer, has accepted q position under
Captain Lee Hall, and l0ft for his head
quarters yesterday.
M. ID. q. Plumb, a largo cattle
dealer OF Chicago, is registered at Gu o
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