Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-08
GAINESVILLE.
DastardIy and Persistent Efforts Made
10 Destroy a House BY
Fire.
Judge Piner Not nm Aspirant for Con
gresham Throckmorton's
Seat.

Special 10 the Gazette
GAINESVILLE, Tx, May lin III
district court yesterday 10 the case Of A
II Peden and wife vs.. Il. N. Sewer, tn,
jury returned verdict for the plaintiffs
awarding them sll40 damages. In the
Dodson Va. Leach case motion for Q
new trial has been made, and in case the
motion is overuled an appeal to the su.
Rreme court will be taken. This morn
Ing Judge Plner disposed OF couple of
demurrers, sustaining them, and the rest
OF the day has been occupied By the court
In trying the case OF Mellngln VS.. James
HayDie and wife, case involving the
homestead question. Judge Piner has
succeeded In disposing OF quite large
amount OF business up to the present
time Of this term.
IL now turns out that one Of the two
men engaged In the late fight southeast
OF here, and who was wounded and after
ward captured and jailed here, is really
named Is. u. Pierce and not Tom Wilson,
as was at first supposed by the officers.
Pierce Is recovering quite rapidly from
HIS wounds.
The evening train was three hours late
yesterday, which mas not happened for
some time.
The city council met Wednesday, ap-
proved quite q number OF accounts, and
adjourned TO meet again tomorrow
Quite large amount OF important bust
ness remains TO be disposed Of yet
What seems 10 be dastardly attempt
at arson occurred In this city Wednesday
night. At about IL O'Clock on that night
Mr.. John Caldwell went home from
meeting Of the fire depart
ment, and on his way home called
for his wife, who had been spending
the evening at neighbours. On reaching
home, Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell was sur
prised to find q FIRE burning by the stove.
After extinguishing the fire, they sought
to find out the cause; but finding nothing
to Indicate that an incendlnry had been In
the house, they concluded that their little |
daughter had been playing with matches
aud had set fire TO paper In the stove,
which had aftorward ignited the door. |
About 8 o'clock Thursday morning, Mr.. |
Caldwell was awakened by a cry from his |
little daughter In an adjoining room
On entering the child's room, he found |
the room full Of smoke and fire blazing
up In one coriier. After rescutng the child
md summoning his neighoors, Mr. Cald-
well discovered that q basket used to hold
chips had been placed uuder one corner |
OF the house and set on fire. AZ another 4
corner OF the house also an attempt had
been made to set the house on FIRE, but
fortunately the lre burned but little
there BY hercnlean efforts, Mr.. Cald-
well aud his neighbors succeeded In ex-
the IRE in his daughters
room. This affair shonld be thoroughly
nynqttuotg1 and I faoatlIo ,I.,., m,
covered 10 the perpetrator, who richly de-
serves severe punishment.
A demand from the citizensi committee
Tor so percent. of the subscription TO the
Santa Fe right OF way fund Ia out. The
COMMITTEES make this call because they
are instructed by the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe r1ilroad tot begin securing The
right OF way from the Cooke county line. II
Judge Pinor Is classed by the Mckinney
OF the Dallas News among
The nsplrants for ThFocKmorton'B con-
gressional olives, but Judge Piner says
this IL mistake, az he does notsees con
gresslonal honors and expects 10 serve
Duy his term "a judge of this district.
Willie Garrett, the little son OF y. IL.
tiornett, Esq, prominent attorney OF
This place, was bitten quite badly In the
laco bya dog with which he was playing
Ionr correspondent understands that
George I. Yates, business manager o6tke
Register, will have control OF the Perry
opera-houso during the coming season.
Mr.. Yates Is 1--we business man ana the
ppera-housc Will no doubt DO well man
aged by him.
YESTERDAY vas very hot day, the Their
gong up into the nineties.
About dnsk northern br8ese sprang up
and to-day has been cooler.
President Strong of the. Atchlson, To-
peka a SAINT lie and President Sealy of
tho Gull, Colorado 4 Santa Fe arrived in
tae city ON the noon train to-day.
The union revival services al the South
ai'n Methodist church still continue.
Sorneant-at rms Uaotou hone. -