Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-29
specinl 70 the an1niie.


Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, July 2s.--one grea
hindrance TO the growth and prosperity
to say nothing Of the health, OF Dallas II
the quantity, or rather absence Of guam
tity, and quality Of her water supply
Heretofore, this supply has been drawn
mainly from the Trinity river, which has
been so low of late that a man might
almost step across it IN places, and 50
muddy most OF the time as TO be posi-
lively undt for use without filtration.
Recently an additional stand-pipe and
new pumps have been erected with a view
TO Increasing the water supply from Tur-
| tie creek, and IL Is now promised thst.
the new works having been com
p eted, the supply shall not
run short, as has been the case
sometimes when even the hotels were IN
able TO supply drinking water to their
/ guests. With the increase Ia supply,
however, there is no improvement in the
! quality OF the fluid upon which the peO-
pie OF the city are dependent, for cisterns
are very scarce In Dallas. The water
could be much improved by altering, but
up 10 this time very little effort has been
made In that direction except 10 private
way. Strangers In Dallas always COM
plain Of the water and drink as little of
II as possible, and there is scarcely a
doubt that this want of good water has
prevented many persons from locating
here who would otherwise have done so.
II is some satisfaction, however, to the
citizens TO know that the completion of
the new water-works promises them an
abundant supply OF water, even If the
quality is not good.
AS the preparations for holding the So
called state fairs in Dallas progress com
p1cations increase and woul1be exhib. !
itors become more irresolute and unde-
clded in regard to making exhibits. The |
stockbreeders were DESTROYS Of uniting
upon one Of the proposed fairs as the |
choice for full stock exhibit so that the |
premiums there obtained might have all |
the force and effect Of state award 10 |
this end suggestion was made that a |
convention OF stockmen be held in Dallas,
sometime In July, TO decide as to which !
fair should have the livestock EXHIBITS.
some days ago Col. sherwood, Col IkeT. |
T.Pryor and w. Ii. Love of Austin met in
the city and visited both fair grounds and
conferred with the managers of both
fairs. The result was the determination
on the part Of Messrs. sherwood and
Love 10 cast their lot with the
Texas State fair, and TO recommend
Ike action on the part OF the stock
breeders, whose proxies they held, about
forty In number. II is an open secret
that the newspapers vi Dallas are not
partial to the particular associat on
selected by Messrs. sherwood aud Love,
aud their action was disappl )ved by all
three OF the dailies. In view Of this fact
the call issued by Messrs. f. M. Houts
OF Hereford r nch and W. S. lizard of
Henrietta for meeting of all parties in
tending to make an exhibit of fine stock
at one Of the fairs, to be held in this city
August 6, meets with general approval.
Each of the fair associations will make
IN earnest effort to secure the co-opera-
lion of the livestock men, and it is pos
sible that the action of the stockmen may
have some effect in bringing about com
promise between the two fair enterprises.
John Cuslck, Il section foreman on the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad, met
with serious accident late last night.
He was descending flight Of stairs when
his foot slipped, and he fell distance OF
some ten feet, dislocating his right ankle
and causing the tibla bone TO protrude
through the flesh. The flesh was badly
larcerated and the pam attending the re-
setting of the limb was intense. 1t is
feared that amputatlon of the limb may
be necessary.
The colored Knights OF Labor paraded
the streets to-day, headed by brass
band, and during the afternoon and even
Ing enjoyed picnic at Shady View park
and listened to a number of speeches by
members of the order.
United States Marshal Cabell and Depu-
W Marshal Fearn have gone to Graham 70
attend the special term Of the United
States court at that place tomorrow for
ste purpose OF passing upon accounts OF
federal officers OF this district.
The new directory of Dallas has not yet
left the bands Of the publishers, but it is
given out by the compilers that it con-
falns 1889 names, and that this makes the
population OF Dallas 1886. There are
some persons here who think that figures
will not lie, especially when they are as
ISOLATED with city directory, and then
again there are Others who think that pos
sibly 1t may be otherwise Generally
speaking, however, the figures are quite
satisfactory to the Dalasltes.
Mr. Y b. Dowell THE GAzETTE's cor.
Mt Cisco, was married here
to-day to Miss Marie Bailey. Mr.. Dowell
met Miss Bailey at the Sam Houston Nor
NAL at Huntsville two years ago, and
since leaving the school they have kept up
a correspondence with the above effect.
Mr. Dowell and lady will return TO Cisco
to morrow.
Martin Female College, Pulaski. Tenn.