Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-03
DALLAS.
Damage Suits Against the Missouri Pa
cifc Road-One for $4,000,
Another for $4,000.
The pays Doings In our sister ciiy-Re
iigions, business, Personal, Legal
and Illegal News notes.



that on the second day OF September,
1885, the plaintiff bought ticket en-
fitting him 10 ride over defendants road
from Dallas TO Farmers Branch; that he
boarded one OF defendants trains that
lho conductor, when he looked AT his
ticket, cursed aud abused him, and re-
fused To take up said ticket, declaring
that he would rot put him off at Farm.
er's Branch; that when the train arrived
at said station Il did not stop
or slacken its speed, and that plain
tlff, not knowing how far he might be
carried before the train stopped II he
stayed on, dumped of, being thereby
thrown violently to The ground and re-
cciying severe and painful and, rs he
verify believes, serious permanent in
iuries, which viii, he fears, renderit inn
possible for him TO do and perform any
physical labor. He asks $4,000 damages.
Mrs. Margaret Uranium sues the Texas
Pacific company for 100000 damages,
All eglng rs the ground for her demand
that on the 9th day Of June, 1885,
her son, Thomas \. Brannum, was
hy and through the negligence
aud curelessness OF defendants agents
run over, thrown down, crushed, man
gled aud cut 60 pieces, so that he died Inc
NANhNilt ~ u Alhtu NAlpHAAiE w 'NlHhh-
ant ard running upon It's road, he, the
said Thomas H. Uranium, being at the
time of said killing in the act of walking
over trestle on said road, Tho petition
further alleges HAT the said Thomas H..
Brannum was unmarried that he had no
children and no father living, and that he
was the sole support Of the plaintiff
W. w Steele, late OF Ennis, packed up
his goods ana shipped them out OF the
city by way Of the Houston & Texas Cen
trail road last night without first attend
ing 10 the liquidation Of certain Outstand-
ing obligations. Felix NJ, Steele,
being one OF the creditors Of W. W.
aforesaid, proceeded TO appear before a
justice Of the peace ind swearing out an
attachment, sent it TO this
city where IL fell into the
hands OF Deputy Sheriff Henry Lewis and
was by him promptly aud effectively exc
cutcd by leyymg upon the goods and
chnttels OF Mr. W. w. Steele which
were found mt the Union depot The
goods consisted of wearing apparel, u
picture OF the defendant, n lot OF saloon
fixtures, etc, which were packed in 4
drummer's trunk
The preliminary trial OF Mrs. A. j..
Graft was concluded to-day. Commits
Sioncr McCormick held her in 5000 bond
for her appearance to answer before the
next federal grand jury at Graham
Collector Gillespie yesterday and to-
day collected Sil60 from saloon men.
That being the amount paid by rine OF
them.
Fifty.two hundred dollars were dis
trlbuted among the clty's servants yes
tcrday
Postmaster Cochran applied to the de
partmcnt some time ago to have three
loltcr-carrlcrS added TO the force IN his
office. Inspector Norton was sent here
to Investigate the matter, and said he
would report In favor Of making the nd
dltioa Since returning nothing has been
heard about 1t, aud MIR. Cochran doesn't
know whether his request Will be granted
or not. There are only seven men ON the
force at present, and as some of them
mako four trips day, IL makes their
lahors rather too hard, and the delivery
ui mail matter In some parts of the city
too slow.
Mcssrs, Irvine & Johns of the Cattle
exchange have ordered a register for
visitors, and are DESTROYS that all cattle
men who come 20 the city shall go to
their Office aud register.
J. T. Brnndage lodged information in
Justice Kendall's court to-day against
Joe iluffaker, who he says, threatened
his life.
Cotton receipts were tribe over 400
bales to-day.
Hon. X. ), kimbrough, the statesman,
euiior planter and merchant of Mesquite,
came In to-day with three or four wagon,
loads of cotton.
Some trades In real estate took place
to-day, the following deeds being nd.
mittcd TO record Richard Datho and
wife TO Bcadie Hill, lot In Dallas, 5Ox,
~ feet IN area; considerations $3.50;
Jno. w Payne aud wife TO G.. c, Cole
homestead one mile north of the city:
consideration, $1,000; American Mis-
slonary association TO the city o
Dallnst 26N56 feet, northwest side 81
Hfyan street, 70 be used for street; ,Con
-idcmtion, SIS, Nathan Green to the eli,
oi baliGs, 26N5d feet, northwest side 81
Good street, to DC used for street puf.
poses consideration, S75.
The amount paid 20 the postoillcc en-
ployes yesterday footed up over $4,000.
capt Morton, deputy marshal, wa.
sent Icy Marshal Cahcll TO assist in IN,
capture 81 the robher who held up tn,
stage coRch between Abilene and SaI
Angelo yesterday,
Nov Jups ireland To-day purchased ter
acres OF land out IN the Nrvcy street OK
tension, Che price paid being $4,000. i
Is said that the governor will erect .
handsome residence upon the proport,
and make 1t his homo after the expiration
OF his term of oAce,
Rev Dixon G. Williams, the evangelist
closed his revival meetings at Amor,
hall last night, ana left Tor Little Roci
to-day. lie has hcon here nineteen DAYS
preaching sometimes rs many rs tom
sermons daily, and his labors wcr,
crowned with remarkable success. man,
converts aud numbers OF addition.
10 the various churches IN IA,
city being made The attendant,
AZ these meetings and the co-hbsr4rs
OF Mr.. Williams learned 60 appreciate hin
highly and became very much attached
to him The ladies' presented him with
gold-hcadod cane and a handsom,
dfessing-case and Tho gentlemen with 4
tine suit OF clothes. 4 purse Of som,
$500 or $500 was also raised for him
and then the Herald printed cut Of
him. hacked ont OF a hoiS d'arc pnyino
block with = meat aN, hy home artist,
together With a biography that WAS
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