The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-28
THE TEXAS KILOGRAMS.
A SHOOTING AT GREENVlLLE
Interest in the Reunion Waxahachie
Thinks the Fort Worth Road
LOst-Lecture on Liberia at
WacC-Other Specials
GreenVllIe


GREENvILLE, July 27--TSpecial. =
Greenville is now ready for tho grand
reunion on Che 5th and 9Th Of August
A meeting of the committee to-day
showed that the people have made
every necessary preparation to enter.
tain the thousands who are coming
from all over the country. During the
session of the committee Colonel e. j,
Gee offered the following preamble
and resolution, which was unani-
mously and and enthusiastically &C.
copied:
WHEREAS, At Dallas, last ye6r. the
following organizations, viz: Ross
brigade, Ector's brigade, Granberry's
brigade and the llth Texas Cavalry
voted to hold their annual reunions in
Greenville this year; sind
WHEREAS, The committees and tho
newspapers of Fort Worth have per-
sistently claimed, and circulated the
claim, that said organizations should
meet in Fort Worth, in direct opposi-
ton to the true facts in the case; ard
WHEREAS, The Fort Worth Gazette
has tailed to publish correct state
ments of the facts as furnished by its
Greenville correspondent; therefore,
Resolved, That we hereby condemn
tho action of the committees and the
newspapers at Fort Worth as unfair,
discourteous and unjust, as their false
claims are calculated TO mis!ead the
people, and especially the ex.Confed-
crates, whose commands decided by q
vote to meet in Gr6enVille.
Secondhand Greenville and Hunt
Coanty are able, anxious and ready 10
entertain the thousands who will come
here, unless mislead by such false
statements.
Third-That wo ask The DALLAS
HERALD, the Galveston News, the
Sherman journal, tine Sherman COur.
Ter, tho Denisoh Herald. News, the
Denison Journal, ana all other papers
that are in favor OF fair play, 20 publish
these resolutions aud 10 assure tho peo-
pie thnt Greenvillo il ready and exc
pectiDg q biz reunion and 20 invite
everybody 10 como and enjoy orr hos.
pitality On til 9Th and 9Th OF AGgust.
A serious shooting ARRAY occurred
on the street this morning between
Frank Neal and Bob Hawkins, two
well.known young men nare, in which
the latter was shot through the Log
anu NpAAA nnNb AhE4l ihAANit AtA flNh
by.stauders interiered. Yesterday
while Mr.. Hawkins was ont driving
with young lady a crowd Of young
men on the sidewalk, among them
Mr.. Neal, cried out o. him, "Hello,
BobyW This Hawkins considered in
sulting and returned and demanded Of
the boys what they meant. Young
Neal commenced % apologize, but
failed TO paci.y Hawkins, who abused
the crowd. Hot words passed between
tho two young luon and fight was
prevented then, but expected later.
This morning HAWKING approached
Neal, demanding an apology, which
the latter refusing 20 give. Blows
passed No8l drawiuga ii-Ualbre piss
tol aud struck Hawkins over the head.
The two olenchsd and Neal fred, the
ball entered HSw kins' thigh, ranging
down 10 the knee, producing o painful
flesh wound and vas cut out by DR..
II, Il. Hawkins. Neal was arrested,
but released on $500 bond.
The revivals In tho Methodist end
Baptist Churches are growing in in
terest. Nine persons have united with
the Methodist utCh aud Is with tho
Baptist. The latter woro immersed
last evening in the railroad pool by
Rev. II. b. POrder.