The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-01
FORT WORTH LOCAL NEWS
THE TWIN SISTERS" ATADANCE
Return of Railroad Surv eyOrs-"Fh Those
PrellminArles" and the Mill "Gone
Up the Elumo" - a Small
Flre-Personals, Etc.

Fort WORTH, July 81 Special. IA
little affair happened at the ball given
a. the reunion grounds, last night,
that has called forth the virtuous in
dignGtion Of the good citizens of tho
city. This ball, 1t is said, was Cotton
up by the management Of the coming
reunion, and an admission fee wa
charged of these who desired 10 par
ticipate. Among those present and
actively engaged in tho festivities Of
the occasion were two well known
women of the town, Mollie and Mag.
gle Rives, most commonly called the
"twin sisters" They were not Cx-
pected to be present, but being on
hand thoy took advantage OF the 90.
pOrtuniGy to dance in the Same set
with some of tho incest ladies' in tho
city. Deputy Sheriff Tucker saw them
and as soon as the set was over
ordered tao women to leave the
grounds. Tho officers then came very
near having serious trouble with Il. A.
kutz, ono Of the men who was with
tho women. The trouble thus raised
gave Immediate publicity to tho char
acter of the two women who had been
disporting themselves a few minutes
before among virtuous ladies, and IL
sat like nightmare upon the festivi-
ties for the rest of the evening. Tho
two women aud their escorts, II. A.
Kutz and =. III. Fowle camo TO town,
followed by the policemen. When
tnoy wore within tho city limits, The
women wore arrested and they gave
bond with their escorts as sureties.
THE FORT WORTH AND NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD.
Tho engineers of tho Fort Worth a
Now Orleans Railroad arc expootOd 10
return from tho preliminary survey
within the next few days. II VIII h3
remembered by the readers of The
AERALD that some weeks ago . peti.
ton was presented 70 tho Civ Council
by tho citi2ops of College HUI, asking
that body to refuse 20 grant tho right.
ol-way 10 tho now railroad through
that portion Of tho city, alleging that
it would materially damage that end
OF town as residence portion of tho
city. A special committee, after ex
aiming the different routes and hoer
ing tho pros and cons, decided against
the petitioners, 10 Is said now TINT
thor0 is disposition among tho prop-
erty holders to demand such eNOrhl-
tdnt sums as damages to their prom.
erty that 10 Is impossible for the rail
road company TO come to any terms
with thom.
a SMALL FIRE.
At O'Clock this afternoon tho alarm
OF fro called out the Fro Department.
II proved TO he tho burning Of an old
stable in tho vicinity OF the Santa Fe
Depot. The fire is supposed to have
caught from the spark OF passing on
gino. The Peter Smith hose car In
making the turn just after leaving the
Central engine house, crushed ono oil
its wheels, causing II 70 hang IN for
repairs. The alarm occurring at the
time of day IL did. aud besides as II
was known to be In Tart OF the city
whore there are only frame buildings,
IL had the effect Of bringing out mi
unusually large crowd. Three alder.
men were observed going down Risk
street IN tue direction OF tho fro ut
john Gilpin speed, urging &C every
step n dilapidRted looking old nag.
When 1t was found to bo only stable,
with not even "hossn in It, even the
city reporters returned dlsgusted.
THAT MILL.
~ Is pIdtty y morally COnCaQoU that
the cotton mill enterprise has fallen
through. "Those preliminHiesp Killed
IL doader than "Hector, thrice dragged
around tho walls OF Troy" The
Arkansas men Lad no doubt travelled,
for they not only wanted Sla,COO given
thom, but they wanted also n lot that
would cost about $1,000. These were
"tho preliminarios" that sutiOcnted the
infant enterprise. The modosty of tho
average Arkansas man never prevents
him from asking for what he wants N
no doesn't SOS II.
PERSONAL,
Colonel w. l.. Crawford, Captgin j.
Il. 0'Connor, Colonel u. A. Williams
and Prof w. X, Jones, OF Dallas, were
In the city to-day.
Mr.. w. u. WorshRm, u big cattleman
of heuriotts, came into tho city tins
afternoon.
AIR. b. c. Kintzing, late of Calves
ton, has accepted a position M book.
keeper IN the concern OF W. \. Lake,
MIR. ID. A. Cobb and wife, of Decatur,
are in the city.
Mr.. Alex. Nj, Cameron, popula
tourist of Dallas Ia i'm tina pitt a. ,,tui,t