The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-24
WACO WIRELlNGS.
DRAM INDICTED FOR MURDER.
The Police Force Take n Pull with the
Dengue-Tryiny TO Find Rich Men,
Knights of Labor - Electric
Lights - Other interest
ing LEGAL Notes.

WAN, Oc.s -o.-l opccidi. All tno
courts in session here, district, county,
etc., adjourned this morning untii to-
morrow, as mark of respect to the
memory OF the late Judge James +.
Davis, who died last night after long
illness. 1t II o'clock this morning the
Bar association met IN the district
court room and passed appropriate
resolutions of respect and coincidence.
The funeral services took place q. 9
o'clock this afternoon, conducted by
the Masonic fraternity, and were
largely attended. Judga Davis was
horn in Pulaski county, Tennessee, ia
1921; came to Waco in 1851 and filled
many positions OF honor and trust in
this county. For many years he was
law partner Of Ron. Ii. J. Evans,
late United States district attorney.
TIE POLICE FORCE AND THE DEN6UE.
All the police force except two are
down with the 6ongue, aud the officers
who are up are compelled 10 stay on
duty all night. There il considerable
talk of late OF the inRdequaey of tus
polics force, which is only tho chief,
six patti olmen and sanitary officer,
employed under the direction Of the
board Of health. Both OF the city pa
pers have articles on the subject to-
day, urging that this for3e il too sma Il
for town OF nearly 1S.C00 population,
ard pointing TO the increasing fre.
qusuoY and bol6ness OF burglar and
Ia owes, who san operate with compar.
alive immunity,
GRAND JURY FINDS INDICTMENT FOR
MURDER.
The grand Jury rafher surprised TIE
community to-day by finding an in.
dictmeut for murder against w. r.
Ormau, the saloon keeper, who shot
and killed Bad Hughston, the hack
driver, III thu early part OF last month.
Up 10 last evening it was believed the
| Indictment woulu not ba found, sud
| this morning Oflaau himself lold his
friends ,haC he jury would not indiei,
Orman Is under bonU, and it is believed
his counsel Will try 10 press the case
to q trial this term OF court.
a SMALL FIRE.
About 80 O'clock last night small
wooden residence ab the corner of
Eighth and Barnard streets was dis
covered in flames and burned 30 the
ground. Il was unoccupied, and
worth probably $500. IL is the property
o: Mrs. Mary Il. Massman. of Fort
Worth, aud Insured in tho Williams
hurgh City, OF New York, for $3.50.
There will probably be some difficulty
about collecting the insurance money,
az The owner had Vacated the premises
aud left them untenauted without ny
notification whatever 10 the insurauc &c
agents.
HARD TO FIND.
Tho famous search on Diogeues, wish
biS lSpt9rn, for az honest mau has
somethingot i couotetpart IN the OK
perience OF Tie manager III this city Of
one of the mercantile agsncias. lie
got request from New York 10 fur
nish the names Of all persons n this
city or county, In or out OF business,
with a half million dollars or upwards.
At Last accounts he was still on the
search, and tive paper prepared for his
iistshowed blank surface.
A NEW BUSINESS.
leasing, Solomon u Rosen5a9',
wholesale drv-goods merchants, TO-
dav concluded negotiations for & piece
Of ground on the same lot occupied by
the elegant and costly First Baptist
church. On this they will sroct four.
story iron front business house, so feet
frontand $50 feet deep. Tho building
| wiz stSIiu WlbniD W iSet Of lnD c1llrCU.
| KNIGHTS OF LABOR,
Mr., NJ. j, Nolsu, district DEPUTY or
ganiasr of the Knights OF Labor, ad-
dressed large meeting of laporing
men tonight, on tue subject of organ
tied labor. Ills visit viii lead 10 the
reorganization st ouco of the Knights
hero. lis said thst tho movamsn. will
ho confined to white laborers
THOSE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The Jenn9y Electric Light company
have forwarded the indemnity bond
required By the city, preparatory e
the erection of their slreer-lighIing
systom here, and it was received by
the city attorney to-day.
MOTIFS.
The county commissioners meet in
extra session on rdo 2Ssh instant to
appoint u justice OF the peace for Wseo
precinct, vice j. f. Davis, deceased.
Cotton receipts sine } September II,
%. $50 bales. Market weak to-day aud
prices ranging from S.25 toS.70.
Tho Young LIdief Curist i9u Tenn
| psranoo union gave au enjoyable
"ner!or meeting" tonight.
Dan Rice lec,uro0 NJ ths little town
o' Crawford Tonight.
No cases Tor trial ia tho recorders
court to-day.
Westher fine; business ditto.