Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-24
DALLAS.
Suit Brought Against Sam Adams for
Half the Property Owned BY
Adams & Leonard.
The Will Of Cyrus Il, Mccormick offered
for Probate in Dallas County
Railroads Disjointed.
Special.


DALLAS, TEX, April %. --Miss Ida
Hearne, the next friend of Willie
Leonard, son OF the late Jack Leon.
ard of the Arm Of Adams d Leonard,
has brought suit against Sam Adams
for one-half OF the property owned by
Adams e. Leonard at the time OF Mrs.
Leonard's death, which occurred q
year ago. The firm was then worth
in property and cash about $500, 900.
The suit was brought In the county
court and also to remove Adams as
guardian of the boy. The plaintiff
claims one-half Of the assets OF the
firm now in the hands OF Flippen.
The representatives Of G. II. McCor-
mick, the great Chicago reaper man,
have offered for probate his will in the
county court. They have filed their
bond, which amounts TO 10000, 900.
The object is to handle the property Of
Mccormick in this state, Of which he
had large amount.
The river has been the chief at
traction to-day. Hundreds Of peo-
pie have visited the bridge,
having read OF the heavy floods
above. to watch the "crick", as some
irreverent cusses call it, swell and
grow till it became second muddy,
eddying Mississippi. 1t is rising now
ct 20 af inn hnnr
covering the bottom west of town and
ripping over the turnpike. 1t is many
feet though from high-water mark,
which, if 1t reaches, can do no further
damage than to carry away q few
cords Of wood and reduce u few bricks
to their state OF Mother Earth.
In consequence of the heavy rains
the railroads are all out Of joint. The
Central failed to come to time this
over Bear Creek" being washed
away. Where Bear creek is we do not
know, but it Is among the numerous
creeks below us, which are all called
Bear creek, Deer creek and Turkey
creek. The discoveries OF these water
courses never dreamed OF other names.
ho chSb-UOuuu IcAn5 W tstiiiOt uuc
at $3.50. arrived only few minutes
late. The west-bound, due at 1925, was
six hours late. The south-bound Mis-
souri, Pacific, due at 5:55 p. m, is late
so far.
Four urchins, aged from eight to ten
years, were nabbed by the officers yes.
terday while engaged in an exciting
game of draw poker. They had
matches for chips and were raising
each other from away back Till the
officers nabbed them. They were re-
primanded and turned loose.
The trial OF Lewis Hawkins for the
murder Of one Perry, in DEVILS Neck
below Hutchins in this county, on
the 3lst of last December, beganin the
district court this morning. The kill
Ing was about dog, and the testimony
80 far shows it to have been an inferior
dog at that.
Work on the paving OF Elm street
east from the present terminus of the
bois dare blocks will commence or
Monday next.
Monroe Landrette, of color, paraded
the streets this morning with q pistol
He was arrested and carried before the
county court, where he pleaded guilty
and was taxed SOS and costs The com
missioner court has some convicti
leveling and grading the court-hous,
yard. In five minutes from the tim,
Monroe was carrying his gun, he wa
in the convict gang "handlingn 1
scraper.