Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-11
DALLAS.
BranchiOwn VIII Not Get The Demo
cratic Convention but the Island
City Will.
Fair Number wants a arbitration but Mum
bcra Being on Top Can't See TIA
cruel mother


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DALLAS, TEX, May i0.--The May tern
Of the federal court will begin on Mon
day, May IL. Judge Mccormick will
hold the district court, and either Judge
Wood OF thG supreme bench, or Judge
Pardee, or perhaps both, will be here To
hold term OF tbs circuit court. Some
important cattle cases are on the docket
aud will doubtless be disposed OF at the
coming session.
STATE COURT.
The district court (state) began lte
May term to-day, Followingis the grand
Jury panel; Wade Hill, foreman; g. r.
Barker, u. A. Bolton, Whit Webb,
u. g. Bledsoe, M. ID. Darlington, Y. M.
Worthlngton, j A. Work, j. II. Whltta.
ker, J. 4. Caller, w. A, Rogers and T. G..
Terry. Judge Aldrldge's charge was
brief but pointed.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The county commissioners met to-day,
all being present except Judge Bowen,
who was indisposed. The day was con
sumed In the transaction of road business.
sNAKE-BITrEN,
Mr., w. A. Steele, who lives out at Oak
Lawn, was bitten on the hand by cop
perhead snake this morning. The
reptile was concealed in the corn.crlb
and, ny Mr.. Steele reached for some
corn, lay hold on him. The proper rene
dies were applied and the patient Is doing
well,
THIS AND THAT.
Mary Wade, colored, raised row with
u dag0 on Camp street this corning, and
in consequence was arresteC by Constable
Jacoby and locked up in iai
Sixty'slx prisoners now anguish and
droop In the county hastile Thirty-one
are state, thirteen federal and twenty.
three county offenders.
This city's chances for tho Democratic
convention seem to be slipping gradual
ly but surely away. Hon, Bryan L.
Barry was here last night and reported
that he had heard from fourteen mem
beers OF the executive committee, and that
Of these eight are for Galveston, four for
Dallas, one for Austin and one for Lam.
passas, with Galveston second choice.
The Mlkado will be put on the boards
In this city at an early day by an amateur
troupe and for the benefit OF the charity
board. The cast Is good the chorus in
hne training, aud everything points TO u
most successful performance.
Members of the directories OF the two
fair associations met tonight ut the re-
quest of the Texas racing circuit to make
ut compromise Sanford
johnson Of Waco and ]. S. white of
Sherman represented the circuit. They
said one track here would be OF great
advantage to the circuit, but two great
damage, aud proposed arbitration. A
quorum Of the Dallas Fair association
was present, and agreed to tho propo.
sltion. The president OF the Texas State
fair said no would call meeting of the
directory at . o'clock tomorrow and law
the matter before them, II Is not thought
tne ,llfeotory oil NO, will agree 20 arbi-
tratlon.
me injunction case AGAINST fair No. 2
wa. Was settled TINS evening by paying plain
tins $500 damages for crops.
several weeks ago colorcd woman
giving the name OF Maiia lived as sery-
ant IN clearinghouse on Wood street.
one had the appearance Of being enclente,
out being taxed denied f., saying she had
a tnmor' About two weeks ago she was
SICK, and when she came out she was
asked II she had not given birth TO a
enid. She said no, aud nothing. further
was thought OF IL. Last Saturday morn
Ing one OF the boarders was sitting on the
'front.' porch when biz dog came around
the mouse with someth 9 In his mouth.
which on examination proved TO be the
leg OF very young u sro baby, bearing
marks OF having been nrnt. The police
were informed this ding and searching
tne Woman's house, WI ich stood In the
yAru nehind the boar ding-house, found
sne mead OF q child also bearing marks Of
spuInlng me woman has disappeared
but will doubtlossly he caught. uor
name Is said TO be Marla Davis, ana she
Is dlrty-looking muiatto about thlriv
years old.
LATER Maria Davis, supposed to be
the mother Of the child burned mn. WINS
G mRht out about the oil Mill Tonight and
lodged in the calaboose.