The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-30
FORT WORTH LOCAL NEWS
ANOTHER FAILURE TO SUICIDE.
Night Providers on Their Rounds and
Night HOwiers Ditto "Those
Pre!imlnarles" Stin I'm
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FORT WORTH, July 20 Special. T.
1t has become to be considered the
proper thing among the "soilod doves"
whom the humdrum OF every day life
becomes monotonous and dull care
hovers about in sufficient quantities to
"kill a cat" TO vary the tedium by
partaking, ostensibly with suicidal in
tent, of some such deadly drug as
morphine. The routine business is
always gone through. Life is declared
hardly worth living, but the doctor is
invariably called and cautioned to
bring his pumping machine. The
time generally selected for the pro-
ceeding is "wheu the shades OF night
are falling fast" and last night fur
uished its quota. A l6 year-old girl
named Ada, who resides in a house
kept by Alice Jones, on Calhoun
street, attempted the feat. The doctor
came and she lives tonight again.
BAR THE DOORS.
There are quite number of sus-
plcious characters about town and
they generally loiter upon the suburbs
and await an opportunity to get in
their work. At aHste hour last night
Mr.. George Hendricks noticed two
M en- hanging around the residences of
Captain Lyle and Mr.. Bradley. Alter
taking careful survey of She prem
| Uses, it was noticed that they disap.
pearoG among the tall weeds of an al
| iaceat vacant lot. An officer was
called by telephone, but the wary
birds had flown.
ON THE RAMPAGE.
Two women, Anuie White and Lula
| Gilmore, ct late hour last night,
raised rumpus on Main street by
fast driving and wretchod attempt
at singing. Their music was not such
as 10 charm the Iolice, tor Officer Col
Inns arrested them and this morning
| Recorder Field fined them $40 for their
| behavior.
THB RAILROAD HOSPITAL.
The contract for rebuilding tho Mis-
! souri, Pacific hospital, which was de.
! S'rOyod by fire some months ago, was
awarded this morning TO Smith d Bar.
| ton, contractors Of this city Mr..
| Smith left tonight for st. Louis TO mr.
range about the details al tho work
| As soon as he returns the building will
| commence and tho work will be
pushed forward 20 an carly com
plotion.
RESIGNED.
Mr.. Ed J. Smith, tho eve r-genial
| manager of tho Baltimore 81 Ohio
| Telegraph otlicO IN this city, has ton
| dered his resignation, 10 tako efioc
! August /. He win be succeeded bN
Mr.. James Brigance, az present wish
tho Western Union, MIR. Smith ia the
editor of the Rail and Wirt, published
in this city.
THE COTTON sILL.
a meeting OF the cotton mill pro
jecLors was held this morning The
question OF n new site was brought up
IL being suggested that certain paytie,
proposed donating u lot tor tho pur
pose. Tho ground was visited by
Messrs. HanOy d Price and tho com
mltt0e and the meeting adjourned un-
I'll this evening. At this evening.
meeting IL transpired that there wa,
n discrepancy between tho amount
guaranteed and the sum necessary tC
purchase lot and put up the build
ing, The Citizons' Committee did no
feel authorized TO guarantee thi,
amount, so IL viii have to DO referred
back 10 tho citizens. So "those pre-.
liminaries" havn't all been arranged
yet, and tho whole affair remains II
statu quo. 1t will be several days be-
fore it is known whether the add
tiOnal amount will be raised.
PERSONAL.
Colonel d. A. Williams, Of Dallas
was in the city to-day.
II. @. Wane, sheriff of Mitchell
County, 70 in tho city.
Messrs. Haney Il Price, tho gentle
mea representing tho capitalists whit
propose TO put up the cotton mill ,legvt
tomorrow morning for home, Littl,
Rock.
' Mr.. j. A. Wilkeson and wife, o
Weatherford, were in the city to day