Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-05
DALLAS.
The Prospects Good for Year Of Plenty
Court Notes-Repor,s Of the
City officers,
The Stray Cow MIXED by ths City A
Fort Worthite Forgets the Points
Of the Compass,
Special.

6btNlAls
DALLAS, Ten May 4.--The gem
eral prospect for good crops has not
been dampened by the rain to-day.
The weather having been good for over
aweek, the FARMERS have had an OPP
portunity TO work out their crops.
+ rem every part of the country comes
the report OF the magnificence OF
wheat, corn and all other grains. The
cotton planted before the late heavy
rains Is In good shape, and "cutting
out" has been the work OF a great
many OF tho farmers.
To-day has been field day for the
county attorney. The jail docket was
set for this morning and the pigeons
In the coop were brought
forth to be plucked. They
are OF the poor class who cau't
buy legal talent and are generally OF
the nations w,r Is.
The fret to respond was Sam Will
liams, q cslored burglar, He burglar.
lied q blacksmith shop and carried of
the tools, not TO work with, but to
sell. The jury gave him two Years.
The next was Jim Lang, oolored,
who went into lady's room and
stole gold watch. The watch was
recovered, Jim admitted the theft and
the jury gave him two years also.
Another defendant, name unknown,
/ but colored broke into a store. house nj
Lancaster and carried away dry goods
enough TO last his sweetheart for
years. He was caught, confessed,
plead guilty and goes with the other
two negroes for the same length of
time.
The police are busy corraling the
town COW which Is now turned.looss &,
as the roses are in bloom and the
gardens are ripe. Seventeen of them
were put In the pound this morning
and seventeen families did without
their mornings milk and are mad.
Mr.. w. II. Speir, the assistant gov.
eminent architect, has returned from
an examination OF the quarrles OF
Ranger and Milleap. He says they will
admit Of blasting stone OF sufficient
size for the government building here.
He ID highly pleased with Texas aud
says the growth and future of the
country demand an extra appropria-
tion for larger building than IL at
present contemplated. He goes TO
Tyler to settle the location of the
federal building at that point.
An awning caught fire to-day from
a cigar dropped by careless person
and the whole fire department turned
out TO suppress 1t. AS the awning was
Of cotton, the flames ate IL up before a
drop OF water was thrown on IT,
Mr.. Lloyd, prominent banker Of Fort
Worth, remained with US yesterday.
He came over on Saturday night with
the intention OF returning home on
the morning train with Mr.. Rainwatei
of st. Louis. The rush and noist
around the depot 80 confused him that
he and his CO npanlon took..Che wrong
train and were carried north about
three miles before they discovered
their mistake. The train was stopped
and they footed 1t back to the city
and enjoyed themselves till evening
There is talk Of policemen being
stationed at the depot in order IhaI
they may prevent rude mistakes. They
are becoming 30 frequent as TO become
very annoying to people from the
. country.
A heavy rain began to fall about T.
o'clock and continued till 4. II
was 20 heavy that all the dirt and dus
OF tho streets were washed from The
. fine pavement, through the ten-loo
main BRICK sewer into the river.
The reports of the city officers arr
, in. The report OF the water commas
sionec shows that he has collected al
, rents, Sl2, 002 90. aud expended In ex
tension OF the waler'pipes and othel
service, $22,6l5 IA.
The assessor and collector has col
lected rs taxes SlSi 30i SO
The city marshal has collected al
fines $SSS3 80.
The number OF stock impounded wa
: 535 head, from which 1898 as were re
: allied. Two hundred and seventy
nine dogs were caught, on which SIS 81
was paid and the Others killed.
City Treasurer Flippin shows tina
he has received 1852 567 6S, cut o
which he has paid S240 00l 80, leaving
balance on hand OF $65S3 IS.
The brick sewer, which Is ssid tn 81
model, cost something over $50, 900
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