Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-23
DALLAS.
corresuoudence Relative 70 q Main
Rstwsen s.. Louis and Texas Birds
Incident Of WeatherfOrd Main.
Looking for a Runaway sixteen-Xesr' olo
pauEhter-rwo Important Arrssts'
Receivers InVOioes
TEXAs THE CHAMPION.

TKXAS THE ChhNf1OEN'
s,scIsl to the Gazette.
NIII1s. TEX, Feb. 22-For some time
80, mueh correspondence has been going
~ between Dallas parties, who represent
Sevarsl OF the Iarg EST game chicken breed
o-s IN the state and Grsssmuck, the st.
T7uis cock breeder, relative to q main
astveen St. Louis and Texas. Grassmuck
& declines to fight in Texas, because, he
claims, that he cannot obtain fair play in
Tex,s, He ssys that on several former
locations he has "got it Ia the neck" 80
" sDesk This recalls al incident of the
Ws.therfard main OF 1885, 10 which
Cr.ssmuck lost one Of his laDrels. One
r,ornJnp during the main GrassmucS
c4,TenSed Start Id, the E,stiaud breed
w to 4 hit a main for 500 side that
nigbt and 8 forfeit OF $50 was put up.
Sfspfeld WAS TO have the privilege Of pit
tirg srsy bird he wanted, regardless OF
weight Tae chsllenge was accepted and
+be parties awaited the hour of copfct.
Two wears prior to that time S:En6sld
was IN LJudon and while there pur-
chased a red Warrior. tipping the
scsIes at twelve pounds, paying
"a E.stlsnd for the bird TO be sent by tho
fbobs.il," which was then running be-
tvaen Fort Worth and Colorado City, and
the bird came to hand in good time
Grtssmuck had sn Irish grey weighing 8
pounds and 10 ounces, which ne thought
could Law out anything in the country, and
he contemplated an cosy victory. When
the time came FIR the 4 hi, and the birds
= - ann 4
with their chickens. Stau1eld put bis
giant in the pit, and the proud fellow,
with his head sixteen inches from
the ground, walked around and viewed
the prospect. Grassmuck WAS disguised.
Accostiug Mr. Staff I'D, hs said;
"DO you exp ct me to match my rooster
against that tbiDg?"
"CertsinIy," said Mr.. Stsnfeld. "You
challenged me to fight anything l had, ana
this is what you've got 20 lick"
"Wen, Mr.. S ami Id" said the st.
Louissn, "you can take my $50 forfeit
and 90 to HI with it didn't bring my
chickens down here to fight turkeys"
Subsequently, Mr.. Stsnfeld sold the
English giant to ". F Lewis, now OF
San Angelo, who has him still. He is
now ten years old.
HONORABLY ACQUITTED.
Mr., Emory Hall, the Elm street Jew
eler, was tried to-day by Justice Kendall
on the charge of knowingly purchasing
and concesling a stolen diamond ring,
which g negro, Albert Johnson, recently
purloIned from Mrs. NJ. Sues. Mr.. Hall
was honorsbly acquitted of the charge.
LOOKING FOR HIS DAUGHTER.
Mr. B G.. Wade of Benton, Ark, is In
the city locking for q sixteen-yesr- old
daughter, who ran away from home Mon
day night. He says his daughter
has an ambition to become
an actress, and she left home
doubtless to go upon the stage. she
boTght ticket to Dallas. He has been
unl( cessful so far in his search here,
emo will go TO Fort Worth to prosecute
his search further He is fearful lest she
might attach herself to a variety theater.
TWO ARRESTS.
Deputy United States Marshal Joe
Record returned from Fort Worth last
night, bringing two prisoners whom he
had arrested there. One 10 charged with
having burglsrizsd the p)stof1ce at Gen
eva, McLennsn county, last month and
getting q large sum Of money. The
other, Ell Mortimer, Is wanted for send
ing obscene matter through the United
States mails. Tney are 10 isil.
MINOR MATTERS.
slow, soaking rain has been falling
all day, and the streets have resumed
their ole time sloppiness.
Mr.. G. n. Z wards and SOD, who were
Injured yesterday afternoon by being up
set from buggy, are recovering. Both
sre bruised great deal, bat their mi uries
appear to be nothing serious.
4 painter nam I'd Ick WOZart fell from
8 scahold this morning while at work on
the Knepfy building and fractured his
foot.
Mr.. Walter B Smith is Ill with pneu-
monia st his residence, SOS Veal street.
The receivers invoice Of the Relnhardt
sttsched stock amounts to 1914, 900, or
$4,000 less than the sherifi's invoice.
The creditors will receive about so cents
on the dollar.
The house of Mr.. Thomss Ford st Eagle
Ford WAS entered by q burglar last night.
Mr.. Ford swoke to see negro in his
loom. The rascal ran when he WAS dis
covered, closely followed by Mr.. Ford,
who fired load Of buckshot Intellectually
at him as be disappeared over fence.
The plans adopted by the Alliance
committee for their exchange provide
for & four story building, l0ox150 feet.
1t will be s handsome structure and will
cost $4,000
PERSONAL.
Mrs. B. c Evans of Fort Worth, ar
rived this morning.
DR.. S. Bass, tae chicken cure man, o.
Terrell, was in town to-day.
D. D. STearingen Of Fort Worth, is II
town.
Geo. A. Hines, of the Illinois Central
arrived to day.
Mrs. Sam Fechsnbock and children o
Paris, are visiting Mrs. Alex Sanger.
j. D. CoIemNu, supreme president O
The Catholic knights Of America, is in tht
city.