Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-02
DALLAS.
The Inhabitants OF the Sheol OF Texas
Kick Because the Mercury
Goes Up SO High.
The Sew Internal Revenue Collector Goes
Intu Oniee-Gid'ly widows Ilirt-
ing With the Dead.
rNrrnrNG rpoN nisivurRrr,Ncr.


( Nlor>, the newly appointed internal rev
emo collector OF this district, took pos
session of the Office to-day, DR. a. NJ
! Cochran, hate incumbent. gracefully re-
( firing. Mr.. ,lcrs IL said 10 be gentle.
man of capacity, and one well calculated
/ 10 discharge tho duties OF the Office IN
an acceptable manner.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
! have been issued by Clerk Hill 10 the
I following persons during the past week
/ X. r. Mcrrnan aud Mrs. Josie A. Reed,
! n. Il. Eastcrling aud Mrs. l.. Il. Hardin,
I L. ;. Grant aud Eliza j. stevens, Moses
| Starks aud Mrs. Louisa Gaines, ID. u.
I Dillon and Mary q. Williams, Charles II.
/ Potter and Jennie Cornwall, w.
B. shower and Mary Bodine, Leo
pold llcrSh and Emma Munzeshcimcr,J II.
! Thomas and Mrs. Molie l.. o. Bannon, i.
! -. Campbell and Jessie Raye, John !
Burke and Josie Baldwin
Az IMpUDENT sCOUNDREL
went IN to the house of Mr. Stanagc on
jackson street last night and putting his
face close TO the window and shading his
eyes with his hands, pecrcd into one OF
the rooms He was frightened away
by the people in the house,
but caused considerable annoyance and
aroused the approximations OF several OF
the ladies living in the ncighborhood by
promcnading up and down the street.
The police were tclephOncd for, hut did
not succeed i'm making arrest
run MERCURY Is soAGING
high anon. the clouds, and the papers
are kicking because the official register
puts II so high II seems that the official
thermometer IS kept down at the Central
| freight depot, one of the very hottest
places in the city limits, and the reports
do Dallas an absolute Injustice.
sPIRrrt iLIsM ~ EAST DALLAS.
Some old fakir ont in East Dallas pre-
tends TO he able to call up the spirits Of
lust and unjust men and women made
perfect and imperfect, aud considerable
excitement has been stirred up among the
true believers throughout the city. II is
said that some of the giddy widows of
the village have employed the medium to
rustic up the shades Of their dear de-
parted, that they might enjoy the pleasure
of Il talk over old times with them.
INNkEp ~ or on TIN: MALARIA
Tom Collier was to-day jerked up and
iug4cd 10y Deputy Sheriff liolscy. some
down, and from the amount of Insurance
carried II was thought he had set fire TO
IT, The last grand jury investigated the
matter and found an Indictment for arson
against Collier. \ caplas was issued out
Col. G. for some reason or other was not
arrested until to-day, when he was
mippcd, Just a> had packed his goods aud
chattcls preparatory to skip out 10 Kan
SaS with his family. lie failed TO give
bond and was jailed.
TWO rouGHS
were brought in by Deputy Sheriff Long
nicr last night, charged with stealing
corn ON Farmers branch. one of them
claimed the name OF Tom Jones, and said
that he was II brother of the famous Mis-
SOurians of that name. He also called
himself Wild Bill. The other one gave in
II long list of names, Search of their per-
! sons revealed the presence of pop ON
each OF them They were locked up.
finger JERkED LOOSE.
Farmer Jack McComas, while thrcShing
wheat yesterday on his farm, five miles
north of here, met with very painful ac-
Gidcnt, In adjusting belt on the Scpara-
tor the little finger OF his left hand got
caught In and was icrkcd out by the root,
~ II were, the nerve and tcndonS breaking
loose at the elbow and falling to the
ground with the finger.
lIiE DALLAS PLEASURE CLUH,
social organization that has added
much TO the enjoyment oi its members,
reorganized this afternoon and mapped
out campaign OF pleasure for the COM
ing society season.
KANGAROO COTE1
\ mock court was orgiuiZcd by some of
the b'hoys yesterday evening for the trial
! of NJ. l.. Kncpny, charged with forging Il
1 dog tax check for the Watchdog clock in
/ his show window. He was found guilty
/ and his punishment assessed ut drinks
/ for the crowd. To say that Mr.. X. was
! startled when the officer arrested him ON
a warrant for forgery is drawing il too,
I too mild-hc was almost paulyzcd. but
soon caught ON and took the joke Ike n
man.
LOCALITIES.
/ -Four thousand, live hundred dollar,
| were distributed among the city cmploycS
| to-day by Secretary Parry.
The payroll of the street gang footed
| up $1,000 last night
The county clerks Office was draped
to-day in honor of the memory of the late
Alexander HARDWOOD, who was clerk of
that court for many years.
Revival services are being held at the
Tabernacle NJ T.. church.
The monthly union Snday-school con.
cert will be held ut the Commerce street
/ Christian church tomorrow at 4:3Op.m
Mr. + o. Brown of Fort Worth was in
the city to-day.
George Il. Roberts of Brennan Is here
W A.Williamson, Waco Matthew Cort.
4, right, Terrell; II. G. Cooper, Louisville
/. y. Witherspoon, Gainesville; were
autographed at the Grand Windsor To-
day.
The TeNarkana baseball club win pla,
the Dallas Browns at the fair ground,
here tomorrow and Monday.