Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-14
DALLAS.
A gsvge Damage Suis Against the
Texas and Pacific Railway Filed.
Petitions for Divorce.
Bills Returned by the Grand Jury-ren
Thousand d IiarG Damages Asked for
the Death of Two Children.
THE FAN ANGELO COUNTRY.


Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, April IS. - Hon.
Henry Exsll and lsdy returned last night
from trip to San Angelo. Mr.. Exall
said to THE GAZETTE man to-day that the
San Angelo country was the grandest psrt
Of Texas, and that it is settling up rapidly.
The Conchos are capable Of irrigating
territory sufficient to support 8 large
town and than the future of Ssn Angelo
is bright. San Angelo would be splendid
objective point for the Fort Worth and
Rio Grande.
BIG SUIT FILED.
The North Texas Lumber Company in
siituted suit to day versus John c. Brown
ct al, receiver of the Texas and Pacific
Railway. Plaintiffs allege that they were
the owners and operators OF 8 saw mill in
Gregg county, Texas, nesr Gladewater,
station on the Texss and Pacific Railway.
The railway company constructed q
switch from the station 10 the mills
over which the cars Of lumber were
transported to the main line. List
year plaintiffs sold their mill to a
firm styled Rucker & Robinson, who
J oec5me indebted to plaintiff in s large
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pay unless plaintiff should take payment
CT same in lumber, which was agreed to.
The said Rucker Robinson sawed and
delivered TO plaintiff nesr the switch,
! 400, GOO feet OF lumber, but Sfter repeated
demands by plaintiffs upon defendants
for cars to ship the lumber to their yards
in different towns, they failed to furnish
the required transportation. Plaintiff
says thaa by reason Of failure
OF defendants to furnish cars as
required by the state statutes
the defendants became jointly and sew
orally bound to pay plaintiffs the sum Of
S25 per day, and the failure continuing
until December 20, the plaintiffs are en-
titled to Sis. 1000. Plaintiffs aEkB dam
ages for the time the lumber was ex-
posed to the weather in the sum of
$4,000; and they sustained further dam
eyes by not being able to fill orders for
lumber on this account in the sum Of
$50, 900; and by reason of stoppsge of
business, loss of custom and credit and
being unable to comply with contracts,
$40, eO0-total SOL, 1000.
COURT NOTES.
| CIV. and Laura Bond fled suit to-day
VS.. John G. Brown ct al, receivers OF the
Texas and Pacific Railway. The petition
sets forth that on the 10th of August,
1887, through negligence and carelessness
on defendants part train of cars on de-
PENDANTS road in Dallas Tun over and
killed their two children, William and
George Belts. They ask for $500 for
medical services and burial expenses aud
also for the further sum of $4,000.
W S. Simpkins fled suit against W. l..
Vaughan for S2S68 55, principal and in
terest due on three promissory notes
given for the bslance OF purchase money
on Dallas city property, and tor ioreclos-
ure OF lien.
Mrs. Mary Sllter filed her petition
praying for divorce from j. J. Salter.
They were married October 9, 1888, in
Denton county and lived together until
February 10, 1884, when defendant sbsn-
doned ner without cause.
The grand jury this morning returned
six bills for f5lonies, one for murder,
three for assault with intent to murder,
one for burglary, and one for theft Of G
horse,al returnable to the District court.
Also three misdemeanors returnsble to
the County court.
Richard Sonntag and E. Goldenberg
fled application with the district clerk
for naturalization papers.
In the County court the civil motion
docket was called and the folio wing Or
ders entered:
Empire Mills vs.. B. Bond & Bro. Mo
ton to set aside judgment sustained and
new trial granted
Emily C. Smith ct al. VS.. John A. Miller.
Motion for a new trial overruled and
plaintiffs given notice Of appeal.
W. B. Wright vs.. Missouri Pacific Rsil'
way Company Defendants motion for 8
, new trial overruled. Defendant excerpts
and gives notice OF appeal.
NJ. Schwartz & Bro. VS.. J. L. Motley &
Co. Plaintiffs motion to correct judg-
ment overruled.
V. Gray VS.. Bowman & Arnold. Mo-
ton for q new trial overruled and notice
Of appeal given by plaintiff, who excerpts
Marriage license was issued to-day to
T. W. Tucker and Tennie Gleason.