Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-24
DALLAS.
The HortIculturists Adjourn but win
BE In Fort Worth Ia Force
Early In August.
Cnn Scott Arrested for Assault--The Fool
and the 0un-A mother Deserts Her
Bnbe--A Robber Caught.
special to the Gazette.

DALLAS, TEX, July 2S.-The horticul-
turists and nurserymen have adjourned
their meeting and gone home. The meet
ing here appeared to have been an inform.
al one, having reference more particular
ly TO proposed conservatory or expert
mental garden In which all the nursery
men, seedmen and horticulturists In the
state should be represented. Mr.. Kerr OF
Sherman stated to THE GAZETTE reporter
that the purpose was 10 use the grounds
of the Texas State fair for their perman-
ent exhibition and experimental gar
den and to make this the per-
manent place of meeting of
state and district horticultural
societies. About $1,000 worth OF plants
have been contributed by horticulturists
and nurserymen throughout the state,
and II is expected, from the interest thus
far shown, that the representatives OF
these interests in Texas will be brought
together more closely than ever before.
Most Of the gentlemen in attendance here,
1t Is said, will attend the meeting of the
Central Texas Nurserymen's association
at Fort Worth on the 9th, 10th and llth
of August and the meeting Of the Hortl-
cultural association at Denton on the
18th.
CLIFF SCOTT CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
The policemen's lot is not happy one
at all times. Some days ago Officer Cliff
Scott had occasion to arrest Jules Wright
and II. Rogers for disorderly conduct,
and they made such resistance that force
had to be used, as he alleges, to get
them to jail. Messrs. Wright and Rogers
have now caused the arrest of Officer
! Scott on charge of aggravated assault
and battery, alleging that his treatment
of them was unnecessarily harsh and
severe. Scott gave bond in the sum of
$3.50 for his appearance to answer.
GOOD COLLECTIONS.
The city assessor and collector is max
ing strenuous efforts in behalf OF the city
treasurer, and some indication of his sue
cess Is afforded by the fact that his col
lections for two days this week amounted
to Sl06,475. This amount was realized
from good citizens, who always pay their
taxes, but the collector AYERS that there
are citizens who shirk such an obligation,
II permitted to do SO, and that he win de-
vote much time and attention to them
j From his Investigations up to the present
time he estimated chat the taxable value
OF property unassessed on the last rolls
will amount to fully half million of dol
lars II not more.
SHE DESERTS HER CHILD.
A woman, giving the name OF Statham,
deserted her little child in front of a
drugstore yesterday, and after she had
been sometime gone, the little waif was
taken in charge by a negro man and con.
veyed to the hospital. The mother was
found to-day by an officer and made to 60
to the hospital for her child and take
care OF It. She claims to have come here
from Kaufman county, and being In
destitute circumstances, agreed TO give
the child to citizen, who vol
unteered to adopt it. Her story Ii
that she gave the child TO negro woman
to take to the adopted parent, but hel
story is not credited by the officer, who
believes that she meant 10 get rid of thu
child the easiest way possible.
ONE RoBBER CAUGHT,
Some weeks ago the iewelry store o
Mr.. Austin, on Main street. was robbed
of about $1,000 worth Of jewelry, entranc,
being effected through the rear doc
while Mr.. Austin and his clerk were a
supper A lad named Harris was sittin!
on little porch of the Guild building anC
saw two men enter the store by breaking
down the rear door, and so reported a
the time. Yesterday a man named AL
Johnson was arrested on suspicion of be
ing one of the burglars and this afternoon
he was taken before Justice Kendall TO
examination, when young Harris posi-
lively identified him as one of the mel
whom he saw enter Mr.. Austin's store
. declaring that he wore the same shirt to
day as on that evening.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
News reached the city this morning 0
. an accidental shooting at Seagoville yes
terday afternoon by which colored ma
named Bill Williams was seriousl
wounded Report says that Samuel Hurt
a young man, while overhauling his sho
: gun, playfully pointed 1t al Williams, SUP
posing the barrels to be empty, and pulle
the trigger. The result was load c
+, squirrel shot in Williams left leg, whic
= the attending physician says will probs
! bly, necessitate amputatlon of the limb.
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