Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-22
DALLAS.
A Negro Preacher Sent to Hammer Stone
on the County Roads for -Four
Long Months.
Deputy Tax Collector Biskell Takes an
Overdose of 0hlOral-EpisoOpal
Clergy in Convention.


FOUNDER. A few weeks ago he was
met about o'clock in the morning
bearing upon his broad shoulders two
suspicious bags. The guardians OF our
slumbers went through the Rev. Doo-
Inns sacks and found them to contain
thirteen fine, fat hens. He was Jailed
and notice of the "findn made to the
world. Prof. Jones of the female SEM
mary identified the fowls as belonging
to him and the Rev. Doolin
went before jury in the county court
to-day with his case. The evidence
was IA given above. One OF the Jurors
had his roosts robbed week ago, and
has spring gun set at his chicken
coop at this moment. The Rev. Doc
liO was sent to the county roads for
four months, and thus it is how our
roads are beginning to be turnpikes.
The town was startled this morning
by hearing Of the death OF J. b. Bis
sell, who has for years occupied the
position OF deputy city assessor and
collector. He has held ikis position
for seven years. Before that time he
was in the employ of the Texas d Pa.
cific railroad in the freight department
at this place. He came to his death
by an overdose of chloral. Last night
he attended the lodge of the Chosen
Friends and came home about IL
o'clock. He had been drinking some
during the week Besides this he suf-
fered from neuralgia. He had been
taking chloral for nervousness and on
his way home he purchased fresh
bottle of choral 1t is supposed that
when he arrived at home he poured
out about half the chloral In the bottle
by mistake, as the room was dark, and
drank it. The amount left in the
bottle shows thai he moust
have taken about eighty grains Of the
drug. He retired, and about 1890 his
wife was awakened by his groans.
Hastily procuring light, she found
his eyes open and fixed and he in the
last gasps. Physi;ians were sum-
moned, but he was dead before their
arrival. A coroner's Jury to-day re-
turned verdict OF accidental death.
He was forty-two years Of age, and was
generally esteemed by all who knew
him.
The Texas Travelling Mems union
was called to order this morning at IL
O'Clock in Mayors hall by the presi-
dent, L. Z. Barry. Mayor Brown de-
ivered an address of welcome. Moth
ing outside of organization for business
was done to-day, There are about one
hundred members present, and the list
Is expected to be greatly swelled by to-
morrow. A ball will be rendered the
association at the Merchants ex-
change tomorrow evening.
Pursuant to call of the president of
the board of exchange, Mr. White,
more than one hundred grain-dealers
from North Texas assembled ut the
Merchants exchange this morning
Tor the purpose of organizing grain
dealers association. Every town
within hundred miles of Dallas has
representatives present. The organi-
cation was perfected. Mr.. Il. r. Nc
Ennis OF Dallas was elected president.
and Mr.. ID. Head OF Denton, secretary.
The meeting Is still in session, but has
done nothing of importance.
The annual convention of the do
cese OF the Episcopal church convened
this morning. Rev. Mr.. Atkins of
Denison preached the opening sermon.
The attending clergy are rs follows :
Right Rev. Alexander c.. Garrett;
Rev. John Portmess, Terrell; Rev. j..
Ii. Linn, Corsicana; Rev. w. ID. Sart-
well, Fort Worth; Rev. Reginald Col.
lison. Dallas; Rev. +. N. Akin, Deni-
son: Rev. VIM. Munford, Dallas; Rev.
II. M. n. George, Texarkans; Rev.
Geo, III. higgins, Abilene; Rev. G. II.
Deuroche, Sherman; Rev. l.. G. Rog-
ers, Cleburne; Rev. Frank +. Evans.
Paris; Rev. M. @. Brown, Weather
| ford.
Lay delegates-Dallas, w. s. Lee,
2. ). Mitchell, w. H Sutton, Richard
Morgan, Jr; Westherfor, j.. w.
Christian, N. C. Neer; Fort Worth
Thomas p. Martin, George jackson;
Denison, II. b. Easton, James Fuller
ton, William Preston; Texarkana, o.
I. Taylor; Bonham, Geo. A. Preston.
John w Soady; Terrell, j. S. Grinnan,
H. II. Griffith, j. II. Muckleroy; Cor.
sicana, w, 3. Simkins.
Lone Star commandery No. IT'S,
United Order of Golden Rule, gave a
grand ball at the roller rink tonight.
Mr. j. ID. A. Harris has let the con.
tract Tor the erection of a huge ware
house near the driving park. 1t is to
De used as q depot for storing and dis.
tributing machinery.
Mr.. T. j. Butler, the contractor who
erected the Merchants exchange. has
hled suit in the county court against
the stockholders for $s04.64 for extra
work alleged 70 have been done at the
instance OF the superintendent,
A picnic, under the auspices of CmuI
de Leon lodge No. s, X. of p, will los
spread at Shady View park on the 2Bth
INST, followed by grand ball at night
The degree of the Orient will be con.
ierred at p. m. Red Cross and Queen
City lodges, Fort Worth, will attend
MIR. John +. Elliott, Texas commits.
sioner at New Orleans, is at home on 4
orief visit. He looks as il he were en-.
Joying fine health. Wv 0
81; Matthew'S cathedral was vel
hlled last night by cultured and musjc
loving folk, who gathered to listen Il
the service of song by the united choir,
OF st. Andrews, Fort Worth. ard thaI
OF the cathedral. The programme wa,
magnificent one and was Interpreted
win great power. The vesper hymn
SOLO ana chorus, by Mrs. Alexander
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