Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-31
DALLAS.
rhe DefaIcasien of q Bonded City 0hicer
Buried In Executive Sessions OF
the City CeuDcil.
The County Exhibits to be Made Feature
sftre Coming State Fair-M srdsr
Case on Trial-Damsge Suits.
IA CAT OUT OF THE BAG"

IA CAT OUT OF THE BAG"
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX March S0,-The people
Of Dallas are discussing to-day what has
been q secret. but which was developed
at the City Council meeting last night.
A bonded ofi:er of the city of Dallas,
from 1878 to 1886. defaulted In the
amount of several thousand dollars. Il
was found out by the Council, and the
officer was made to make the city whole
Since that time the matter has been buried
under the seal Of executive session. Last
night an Alderman offered Q resolution
lifting the veil Ct secrecy from the exc
cutive sessions of thu Council and let the
people know all While the resolution
WAS lost, the knowledge of the short
comings OF the officer alluded to was
nsde public. Aud there are few thous-
and amazed citizens OF Dallas.
FAIR NOTES.
Ole of the features Of the coming state
fair will be the county exhibits. The
counties will be classic d into districts IS
follows:
Eastern Texas composes the first dis
trics II Is the tim5ered, oil aud ore belt
and its boundaries are from Rcd river on
the north to Orange and Montgomery
counties on the sluth and including all
that sectiou from the east line OF the
s.ste tn the western boundaries OF Red
R yer, Van .ndt, Henderson and Bob
erfson counties.
District No. comprises the tier of
counties on the gulf, from o -ange county
on the east to Maverick county, on the
Rio Grade border, Dewitt and Austin
counties in the center.
District No 8 is the back wsYT or
rich agricultural belt from r ID River on
the north to Harris county on the south
and from the western boundary
Il District No. TO the west
ern boundaries Of PHker, Hamil-
'op, Lampssas, Burnet and Bexar coun-
ties
District no 4 comprises that vast and
"a yet undeveloped section known as the
Panhandle, with its rich grasses, fine
lands and thousands Of lowing herds.
District No 8 takes in the rest OF Texas,
and comprises all the western sec ton OF
the sts.e from Parker counly on the east
10 FL Paso In the west; the Panhandle to
the north and the Rio Grande on the
south.
COURT MOTIFS.
The damage suit OF Jrmms Cook vs..
W. E Hughes aud W. G. Howard, was
disposed 0t in the County court today,
and decided In favor OF defendants. A
cornice from the Windsor Hotel fell on
the plaintiffs mute son and injured him.
This furniS she'd the grounds for the suit.
Ia the District court the defendants
withdrew srswer and plaintiff dismisses
attachment and takes judament for the
amouot sued on in the following cases:
Mrs ErnestDe kim VS.. l. Rsinhsrdt &
co Mrs. Annie r isner Va, |. R4inhsrdr
& Co R F Eisenlonr vs.. 1 R3lnhsrds &
Co ; bunhsn. Buckley & Co. W I. R .in-
oardt & ca; Robert r lis & Co VS.. l.
Reinhsrdt & O.; Hnchstadrer Bros. vs.. L.
ReInhardt &Co S elm, B ock & Co. VS.
l. r .inhardt E Co.; Isaiah Joseph vs..
r inhardt & c..
The Mason Miller murder case Ia on
trial. A jay WAS secured this morning
and evidence Ia being taken.
MINOR MATTERS.
Denison AID Dallas will Cross bats Sun
day at the park In Oak Cliff.
Mayor CJrnor has called meeting of
the press entertainment committee for to-
morrow.
Charles HBeach and Cora Gilbert were
issued licens to msrry to-day.