The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-15
FORT WoR II LOCAL NEWS
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY.
A Sreet-car Conductor Badly Ciawed
By Dusky Dsmsel-Csurt Notes
sale Of the Mail-The Grand
Jury-seEssnai Mention
and OH or Notes.

FORT WORTH, Sept. li.-lSpeciall.-
Information reached the city this
morning of a probable fatal difficulty
near Dido, n small. village in this
county. Ths messenger states that
last Friday evening two young men,
Il. l.. Dunaway aud another named
Dent, were ridiog, engaged in frisadly
conversation, when tho name OF
a young lady, to whom both
had been paying special attention,
was brough up. The young men being
rivals ior the hand OF tho young lady,
the conversation soon took a. nOstilo
sspec5 and tho men dismounted to
settle thor dispute with
LsNG, KERN KNIVES.
Yong Dunaway, IL is thought, is NOR
tally wounded, and IL is more than
probable that ere this he has passed
away. Dent disappeared after the cut
ting and has not bseu seen since.
Who was the aggressor in the nffaIr IL
net known, AS tho men engaged In the
fight alone know the details.
A HORsE-oAR CONDUCTOR ENDORSED.
This morning dusky damsel en-
tered car No. 0, of the Main street line.
She had ON her best bib aud tucker,
snd was bound for the circus. she
handed the conductor, j. II. Taylor, %
cents, for change. He, az usual, handed
her back the full amount of the
money In change, intending for her TO
deposit tho iare in the box. The dam
sci thought she had paid her fare, so
she puts the change in her "grio" and
sits back complacently, meditating
upon the wonders OF y circus and tho
man who swallows fire and splits out
ribbon, when the conductor sings out,
"iaro please" This was a bomb in
camp. TO make 3 long story short,
there was scrapping-malcL in which
the conductor was badly cawed by
the duskY damsel, who was ejscted for
not paying her fare. Tho conductor
was afterwards arrested by Deputy
Witcher, bat no gave bond ami was
RECESSED.
THE COURTS,
In the county court to-day, the fol
lowing cases was disposed off,
Charles Dixon, charged with exhibit
ing - faro bank; pies OF guilty, and
fined $25.
Dixie Lyons, same charge, plea
Of guilty aud fined SIS,
Lake Short, same charge; plea of
guilty and fined S25.
Sam Mcconnell, same charge, plea Of
guilty and fined S2j.
g. III. Day, sane charge; plea of
guilty and fined $2j.
DISTRICT COURT.
The fall term OF the district court,
Judge Beckham presiding, commenced
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acted. The grand jury was sworn and
tho judge delivered comprehensive
and sensible charge to IL aud il retired
for business.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Tho commissioners cOurU has been
in session all day. 1t has confined its
labors TO road matters.
SALE OF THE MAIL
The Evening Mali was purchased to-
day by Mr.. George b. Loving.
THE GRAND JURY.
The following gentlemen were sworn
IN this morning as grand jurors Tor the
present term OF tho district court: b.
4. Ellington, Ii. G. Johnson, st, phen
Mulkey, jacob purringer, Dock House,
A. F. CSpps, Milton Moore, j. O.
Wiley, j. M. Hazard, j. Il. M. stan
field, o. Pampire, and William Elliot.
THE CIRCUS.
BNrrotta circus drew an immense
crowd to tho city to-day. a big rain,
just as the performance was over, lit
orally soaked the entire mass OF DO.
ings. Tho crowd WAS variCusly esti-
mated from 5000 10 5000.
Two young lsdios, Miss Eta uar-
rington apd May Riddiu, who reside
about four miles from tho city, were
accidentally shot yesterday while rid
lug ON the prairie, by some hunters.
Tho wounds are painful, but not in
the least dangerous.
GONE TO LOUISVILLE,
Mr.. w. II. Brittingnam, OF this city,
business manager of tho Gazette under
the former regime, leaves Tomorrow
nOrnipg for Louisville, Kentucky,
where he has accepted Nituation on
the Courier-JournAl. Mr.. Birmingham
is ono of tho most efficient neWapgpor
/ managers in tho South, ana the Cou.
rer-Juurnal ~ fortunate TO secure his
| services,
ARRIVALS AT THE MANSION HOTEL.
IL $ Tut, Cleburne; Miss Ada Hili,
COporGs Cove; w q Hodge, George d
Hudson, Cloburns; Il Al Fuld, Glen
kose;J Hinton, Alabama; J + Heffy,
Morsan; George Murphy, Dscatur;
@ T johnson, Galveston; DR. L j
Dickey, Dallas; Il II Cornwall, Ennis;
III X Dover, Cincinnati, OHIO; /.
Rose, Tenressee; w Ross, Texas;
Mrs Besta Benson, Abilene; Mrs ii q
and Miss Belle Spaulding, Wealherford
Miss nj II Jamisun, Miss N Jamisou,
Gordon; Ed b Williams, Galveston; 4
Muller, louisville, Kentucky; II 4
Hutton, DIDO; Thad Brauer, Long.
view; W II Cundifr, J w Booth, Decs
tur; |. Il Fitznugh, Dallas; b j Hons.
ton, BoleS johnson, Joseph Waldrop
Crowley; 7 ID Woody, Amos Finch
DECATUR.