The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-16
FORT WORTH LOCAL NEWS
THE REUNION PREPARATIONS.
Everything Indicates Grand and Clio
rious occasion-Mr Cunningham
Wide-Awake on the Traii
Trouble Personals

Fort WORTH, July To- special. =
II was published in .to-dGy's HERALD
that the committee having the re-
union in charge had at isstagreed upon
an admirable plot of ground on the
Clear Fork for holding the meetings
Of the reunion. The committee has
its plans formulated and has already
commenced work with q force OF hands.
Ten acres in the densest part of the
forest will be enclosed. In the centre |
of this area o grand stand in the shape |
OF an Octsgon will be erected capable |
OF seating 5000 auditors. Upon this |
stand will bs erected stage, or raised |
speeches will be- made, and
whore also the distinguished guests
will be seated. Within this area and
grouped around the grand stand will
DO the tents pitched for the veterans,
and on the outskirts of the tents will
be refreshment stands and the COM
missary depsrtment-an important
adjunct to every well-regulated camp.
The committed of invitation are busy
sending cut invitations all over the
country, soliciting the presence OF
| tllOAl OlNA IOllll dlOo ulduH
| distinguished gentlemen from other
States have signihed their intention of
being present. Meme Bros.' Band, of
Dallas, and the Honey Grove Brass
Band have been engaged to furnish
music for the occasion. The gentle
mon having tho affair in charge are
leaving nothing undone that will tend
to add to tho comfort and enjoyment
of tho guests.
THE PANHANDLE CATTLE MIDDLE.
Mr.. S. p. Cunningham, State agent
for the National Bureau of Animal In-
dustry, who has !his Headquarters in
this city, two days ago sent q telegram
to Secretary Lamar, urging upon that
gentleman the importance OF allowing
tho cGttlenen in the Panhandle to
move their cattlo or to Colorado with
out further molesta.ion or delay. YeH-
to-day telegram was received from
Secretary Lamar at Washington, say
ing that the matter would have his
immediate attention. MIR. Cunning
ham expressed himself to THE HER.
AID representative as being of the
opinion that within few days tho cat
Ito would b. moved without further
trouble. He also remarked that
tho very mon who arc op-
posed TO the cattle being
driven through the Cherokee strip and
No Mans Land, were in tho Dallas con-
/ vention and some Of them were on
tho committee that established tho
trail. II seems that the cattle ingpoc.
tor OF Colorado has examined these
cattle aud declared thom free from all
disease, so that it appears to have be-
com an affair whereby a foW indi-
, viduals wish 20 take advantage OF n
quarantine for their own pocuniary
interest.
: JAIL BIRDS.
There are confined in tho county
Jail et present 10 persons charged with
various oilenses. There are females
and fl males; are in for murder, / fol-
robbery, two for burglary, for forg.
cry, 6 for insanity, Is for theft Ofv
riOus grades, 2 for embezzlement, for
q fine and l for attempting to reloas,
prisoners. Among the lot there is not
d newspaper MANS lawyer, q doctor
g bank president nor cashier.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Assistant City Attorney CAVITY wa,
fined $2o for contempt of court this
morning by Recorder Field.
, DR.. j. Il. Field, Of this city, received
! a telegram this afternoon from Mid
land calling him to that place to 1t
tend Mr.. j. Il. Hiler, q woll-lnowr
clttleman who had Just boon shot in
| that town by some party whose namt
was not givon. lie left on tho oven
ing train.
0 Forty.fvo theatrical companies have
, boen booked for tho opera house the
looming seasOn by Mrs. Benton, who II
! still in New Yerk. Among them are
0 Emma Abbott, Nine. Rhea and Kat,
r | laNJOn,
9 This afternoon DR.. w. A. Adams
q Left his horse and buggy standing il
front OF his office on Main street. The
Y "medicatod nsgn Immediately tool
o TO his heels, going up Mainlstreet at &
/ breaknock speed. The buggy was
y considerably damaged.
4 A detachment of 81 cOlorod United
1 States soldiers passed through The
/ city tonight ON route TO Fort Sill, t
fight the Indians.
$ PERSONAL,
Mr.. Robert McCart, the attorney
Il left this evening with his family fOl
y Chicago TO spend the summer.
Il ColOael ID. IL. Garrison, large iror
o merchant of st. Louis, il in tho city
negotiating the sale of steel rails fol
FIRST 40 miles of the Fort Worth g. Now
Orleans Railway.
J. DR., Dake, a prominent citizen o
Nashville, Tennessee, Is In tho city
y tho guest of Col. w. NJ. Harrison.
n Hon. DIN Wellborn left the city thil
, | aypniup for Clehurnp