Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-09
DALLAS.
twelfth Annual ConyocatIon OF the
protestant Episcopal Church Of
This Missionary District.
sad Case OF Ineanity-Divers Court
Notes--Bishop Galloway siok-Home
with HIS Bride.

Special to the 5aaotta
DALLAS, TEX, June s.-The twelfth
annual convocatlon of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the Missionary dis
trict Of North Texas win be held in ST.
Matthew's cathedral, Dallas, on Thurs
day and Friday, June 10 and IL. The
Rev. T. NJ. N. George, rector oil
st. James,, Texarkana, win deliver
the sermon. All preparations
are oeing made and everything done
looking to the welfare Of the visiting
clergy.
Tao RI. Rev. Alexander @. Garrett, I'D,
LID, bishop Of the Missionary district
OF North Texas, who resides here, has
had printed the following invitation for
the twelfth annual reception to be given
on Friday, the 18th. II reads as follows,
The twelfth annual reception viii be
given to the clergy and lay delegates In
attendance upon the conyocatlon, at the
residence Of Bishop Garrett on Friday
eve, June IL, 1856, at O'Clock.
You are invited to be present, (dated)
Pleasanton, June 4, 1886.
AN INSANE LADY.
For some days past Mrs. Mcclellan,
wife of well.knowp business man OF
| Dallas has shown signs of an alteration
OF the mind which has grown worse con-
tinually until her husband was forced TO
call, for assistance by presenting petit
ton for her Incarceration in the asylum.
Mrs. Mcclellan was brought to the jail
and confined Tor safety, and while there
she grew frantic, and tore every article of
clothing from her body and into shreds.
The judge and jury heard the case, and
the jury found a verdict OF insanity, She
will be carried to Terrell tomorrow.
THE LIGHT GUARD.
At a meeting of the Light Guards last
night IL was decided to begin series OF
active drill preparatory to attending the
state encampment at Lampasas Capt,
Cook has resigned, his resignation being
accepted last night, and the company are
now very hopeful that the reported inten-
ton of Capt. Scurry formerly of the
Houston Light Guard, TO move to Dallas
permanently, Is true, and that he will
accept the captaincy Of the Dallas Light
Guards. They await developments 70
that end.
COURT NOTES,
Suit was filed In the county court
against the Missouri Pacific Railway com
pany for 5000 by Nj. Johnston, as owner
OF land, and Tom Williams and George
Smith, as tenants, alleging overflow anc
destruction Of crops thereby.
motion for new trial 10 the distric'
court was overruled this morning by
Judge Aldredge in the case Of Michae
. Tierney against the Houston & Texa!
! Central Railway Company and notice o
l appeal was given, The defendants pre-
scented motion.
The district court is engaged this weel
, with the non-iury docket,
? To-day H. G. Irby was arrested
I charged with swindling a Sherman maj
e some two years ago. lie shed many bite
: tears when arrested.
t In the city court to-day quite a numbe
l Of small cases came up and were dis
y posed of. Among them was, City agains
e Joe Graves, obtaining goods under iais
d pretense; transferred. City VS.. w Wings
It assault and battery on wife transferred
S City VS.. John Williams, assault and bal
g terry; continued,
d Justice Kendall sent TO jail to-day
J. dusky damsel named Fullerton for striR
d ing over the head with q fiatiron anothe
i named Simmons.
s Two of the Williams family, G. G. an
n John, not related, however, engaged in
d little fist fight this morning in front Q
. the postofllce.
> AT the Temple EMANUEL this evenin
S will be celebrated the festival Of the Per
n tecost. Dr. Chapman will deliver the ad
S dress.
S Mr.. Henry Keller and his bride (ne
e Miss Roberson), who were married YET
o terday afternoon in Denton, arrived !
i Dallas to-day and were heartily welcome
: by Mr.. Keller's many friends. Mr.. Kelle
d is the son Of the well.known Col. j. "
8 Keller of this city.
S A telegram has been received frol
/ Georgetown stating that Bishop Gallowa
is too i'll TO- come to Dallas at once. II
n is the newly elected bishop Of the Fir
s Methodist church OF this city.