Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-15
DALLAS.
The Oattlemen to Meet in Convention
To-Day The Grand Jury on the
Scent Of a Murder.
The Water Works Bonds Find a Pur-
chaser-A New Reservoir to be
Erected at Browder's Springs.


nothing new In railroad matters ex-
cept the meeting of the Northwestern
directors yesterday and to-day. What
was done is not known. The meeting
Of the Texas Trunk directors resulted
In an adjournment till tomorrow,
when new officers for the year will
probably be selected. Delegations from
all points Of the compass are here ask
Ing that the two lines be run past their
towns, and promising lands, right-of-
way, etc. 1t is the impression that
both the Trunk and Northwestern
arrangements will walt till all bids are
in before they tell what towns they in
tend to honor with railroad connec-
ton with Dallas.
The committee appointed by the city
| council to take In hand for solution the
water question, has agreed to con-
struct reservoir at the present site of
the works, Browder's springs. The
reservoir is to be OF dimensions
to contain 10 000 900 gallons of
water. This amount of water,
engineers say, would last the
| city six weeks at its present rate of
consumption. The present system OF
the works is connected with the river
as well as with the springs, and in
case Of an emergency the reservoir
would be filled by water from the
river, filtered through the gravel and
| tiltering recepta Gle prepared fer the
purpose. 1t Is believed that this de-
| termination OF the committee Ia the
wisest one that could be adopted, as
every well-informed person has long
since known that the town must, as II
increased In size, depend more or less
on the river.
The city park, too, is receiving the
| attention OF the new board. The city
received the park as donation several
years ago from an enterprising citizen
| under promise that IL should be kept
as park and in good style. The
former municipal fathers provided for
park-keeper with salary OF $1,000
per year. The keeper was selected,
the park fenced in, walks made and
bridges built, etc. The new board
looks at the resort and at the books.
1t fluids that last year the city ex-
pended over $l400. including the
salary. One of them says to your
correspondent that the park looks as
If about ST. had been spent in inn
provements. There are seven or eight
applicants for the position Of keeper,
and from what is gathered from the
committee having the matter in
charge, there Is going to be a new
keeper, his selection To be made to
morrow.
The grand jury Is in session and as
usual this bulwark Is mysterious.
| Several TRUSTEES from the county con-
victs are engaged in digging out an
| old well in the eastern part of the city.
IT Is said that the grand jury Is hunt
ing for the body Of murdered man,
which is supposed to be buried there.
| Who he was or for what he was muir
dered is mystery. Anyhow, the
TRUSTEES are digging and dozen men
are standing around to bear the news
a human bone.
Sheriff Smith received telegram
from the northern part OF the state to-
day asking him TO come with his
blood hounds to track criminal, He
is the recipient of such kilograms now
at all times. The negro who was shot
at Palmer several weeks ago by the
officers WAS run out OF the brush by
these same dogs. Smith has three OF
them, one old one and two half
grown. He keeps them In training
by running them every other day.
His met hod is IL to hire negro and
start him for tie woods. After he is
gone an hour the dogs are turned
: loose. They have never failed to tree
their negro, sometimes following him
for ten miles. The negro tells your re-
porter that they are getting more saw
age every day, and 1t 10 impossible to
avoid them.
The water.works' bonds of the city
authorized TO be sold have found n
purchaser at par in st. Louis. The
treasurer Of this city has been advised
that the money awaits the city's check
or order in one of the 81. Louis banks.
/ The list of the property owned by
the city has been compiled. IL
amounts to 100000 and consists OF
improved real estate.
The report Of Mr.. Gates, the super
intendent of the poor farm, shows
that the county has In cultivation l40
acres of cotton, sixty-five acres OF corn,
, twenty.six acres OF wheat and nine
acres of oats. The crops are reported
In fine condition.
Messrs. Crombes q Gano will file a
suit for large amount OF land lying
In GTayson and BeXar counties. They
represent the heirs OF one Coulson, who
fought and was killed in the war fol
Texas Independence. Thelawyers say
that the land was patented or granted
by the state to Coulson and was never
transferred by him or his heirs. Tit
: value Of the property involved amounts
g TO about one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars The heirs live in ObiS
and Mississippi.
There Is promise OF large number
of stOckmen assembling here to-mor
i row TO consider the difficulties be
tween the South and North Texa
J, stockmen. SO far, though, but a few
OF them Lave put Ia an appearance.
l. Manager Lowe Of the Galveston
News arrived yesterday, and Mr. Bel,
3 of the same paper win be In tomorrow
The preaumptfOn Is that their bushes
8 IL 10 look over the field and conside
the feasibility of starting anothe
morning paper.
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