Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-20
DALLAS.
The Street Railways in Branehtown
Paying No Great Dividends
change Ownership.
a sky-Rocnet mistaken Tor u Meteor mo
Graud Jury Investigating the
Striks--rtr bbtd,
.pee,al 10 Inc aa.otto.

DALLAS TEX, May l9,-Thc street
railways of this city have all changed |
hands within week past, Mr.. Royal /
Ferris of the Exchange bank and asso-
ciates being the principal purchasers, |
they having bought the San Jacinto, |
Main street and Belt lines Messrs. Oliver
and Connor are the purchasers OF the
| Commences Eryay street lines. the Main
street and San Jaclnto street lines are 10
be connected very shortly. The Main
| street line win he extended into the Dali
las State Fair and Exposition ass ocla-
toms fair grounds and 50 will the Com
mefce-Ervay street line.
CAPTURED.
Deputy United States Marshal Joe
Record this morning arrested on the
east-bound Texas & Pacific train Mail
Agent j. II. Lewis, whose route was be-
tween III Paso and Dallas Lewis was
arrested on the charge Of dciaiuing and
opening letters IN the mails. The charge
was made at Colorado City, and hr VIII
be taken to the Western United States
district for trial.
TOOK PRIZES.
Mr.. r. w. Patftey Of this city left for
ST. Louis o few days ago, taking WIN
him some fine Scotch terriers he himself
had raised and entered them NJ the bench
show Ia progress in That city. Fourof them
/ took prizes, q ilr,t and second, for tull-
crowns and two second prizes for pup
pies He calls his kennel Trinity keuntl,
and he takes great prize and pleasure in
raising this valuable aud beautiful breed
, OF dogs. Mr.. Paltrey, while in st. Louis,
! Will work up bencE show for the Dali
! lag State Fair and Exposition asscclQ
ton.
4 STRIKE INVESTIGATIONS. ~
The grand jury OF he federal district
: cour5 Is making the late strikes special
O feature in its line OF Investigations, and a
great number Of witnesses are being and
q will be examined and the prnbabilitiesaie,
quite large number OF indictments will
: be found, but they will be principally Of
: parties at Bonham aud some other points
! along the lire of the Texas * Pacific aud
/ Transcontinental lines.
( A boy up aeout the Central railrond
1 turned loose q skyrocket early last night,
!. aud good many people, not excepting
. some Of the papers, are commenting en-
/ Enthusiastically over the beautiful meteor
!. they saw, some q them talking learnedly
! OF meteorlc showers and pouring forth
= volumes Of scientific lore about aerolitos,
, luminous meteor dust, etc. THE Ca
!, zETrI reporter happened TO be close by
} when the rocket was turned loose.
y Al Johnson, full OF bellicose whisky,
n fourished bellIg rcntly siN.shouter
a during the Maliest aud answ, red, In &C
!. cordance With the statutes 10 such cases
q ma 10 and provided, with tincture oi
!. mercy, before Justice Kendall this after
1. noon.
!. W. II. paullain gravtIy informed The
AZ district court this morning, through thf
d medium OF petition for o divorce, thai
4 he ANA his wife, Jessie paullain, Were
! married In waco in 1887 aud lived happi
Is Nv as husband and wife until he discov
~ cred ia December, 1885, that she had
4. transferred her affections 10 gay and
~ festive youth OF this city and had been
"too exceeding" kind 10 said youth, anc
that since then shs had en-
tered upon life Of shame
- IN variety dive IN III Paso, therefore he
I, desired divorce that would lid him o.
y her and take him from out the shadow o
!, her iniamy.
:. Willie Harry, a son Of one Of the fir
- q Harry Bros, Of this city, fell from
tree this morning and broke his right arm
in Two places.
MORE NAME THAN MONEY.
= Ia the district court Benedict Segar
and Mary Segafi have sued ioT SlO.OVV,
. policy on the life Of Jose Mells, now de-
Al ceased the sovereign grand council o
?. Tho Benevolent Order OF the Friends o
" Humanity.
: The Missouri Pacific RiilrDad COMPANY
y was sued before Justice schulz Tor s2'
lor killing with one OF It's trains one o
his cows IL WAS nota Jersey or short
horn COW this time, but common long
< norm
y The door-keeper Of a small tent shot
T. ia this CITY vas stabbed under The chi
H. ~ negro late last night. The negr'
n- had been elected By the door-kscper iron
= ihe tent for bcipg disordedy. The wouu'
n. 4 slight, and the w0uid'be assassiu !
~ unknown.
SO The commission Of Postmaster Coeh
ian held by him heretofore WAS TO III N
uhexpired term Ct L. $. Garrison, su'
pended. To-day he received a new OF
rs signed by the president and postmaster
Or ssnerai for four years from April 9, 1851
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