Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-08
Special to the Gazette.

DALLAS, TEX Feb. THE stockhold.
ers Of the Texas State Fair and Dalla!
Exposition met at the Merchants Elk
change this morning. The secretary anc
executive committee submitted reports
A committee OF seven WAS appointed II
formulate plans for the fsir Of 1883 enc
10 submit list of names for directors
The committee reported this afternoon
and submitted the following for the di
rectory, who were unanimously elected
G.. A. Heating, Alex Sanger, B Blanken
ship, T. L. Marsslis, Z. NJ. CockrelI
James Moroney, W. H. CASTOR, j. T
Armstrong, Robert Gi 1son, J. B. Simp-
son, r. A Ferris, L Craddock and James
Arbuckle.
THE WELL SHOT.
This morning the contractors succeed.
ed in shooting" th5 ten pounds Of dyna-
mite in the City Park artesian well. 1t
was effected by can of powder and q lot
Of fuse, which was lower d, and the dyna.
mite was exploded By the copcussien.
Two distinct reports were heard. No
more will be heard of shooting the
well," but the effort of the hour IS TO Ash
Cut 400 feet of rope that the explosion
caused to De left there.
COUNTY COURT MATTERS.
The following cases were disposed OF
IA the County court to-day:
State VS.. Eugene Williams, aggravated
assault and battery; fined 800 and given
tix months imprisonment.
S ate vs.. Charles Smith, aggravated as
sAult and battery (two cases) fned.S100
and six months in one and six months
Imprisonment in the other.
State VS.. T. Reagan, theft; Jury verdict
Of $3.50 and one year.
John Cameron and William Chapman,
charged with assault, were acquitted.
FEDERAL COURT.
The court WAS engaged all the morning
with the case Of Ames Iron Works VS..
John n. Haney. The case went to the
Jury at noon who has not yet returned 8
verdict.
In the case of the Wood-Dsvis Com
paDy vs.. the Dominion Cattle Company,
the plaintiffs were granted leave to file
amended pl adipgs, and the case has been
on trial this afternoon.
An argument has been fled to continue
the case Of z. B. Smith Vs. j. D. Stew
art.
The following attorneys have been ad-
mltted to practice in the federal courts
W. NJ. Edwards, Dallas; J. B. Estes,
Granbury; Il. L. Brown, Cleburne.
THE CITY CAMPAIGN.
Since the announcement Of Dr.. J. L.
Cater for city health officer, yesterday
after ooD, the csmpsign has opened in
earnest and candidates for the w.
riops offi2es are distributing their
csrds with an industry thst
would be admirable if applied to the
discharge Of their duties while in Office.
Cisy Secretary W. E. Parry wants to be
tax assessor and collector, and has go an
nounced. Marshal ]. G. Arnold is also
out tor reelection, and the same is the
case with City Engineer Thatcher, who
Will ask the people to "vindicate" him in
regard to the Mayors charges Of ne
glect. It is understood that
sill OF the present incum-
bents Of the city Offices will stand for re-
election, while scores OF the "outs" will
eDdesvor TO win popular support. 1t is
hardly p obsble that there are dozen
men IN Dallas who would not like to have
an otfiLe.
Two confidence men, James Blanchard
and NJ. c. Peet, we're arrested on the
east bound Texas and Pacific last night.
They sRIrdled al old man named Thomas
Lee Of Crockett county, by giving him
s2l 80 in change for $50 bill. A rail-
rGad detective witnessed the act and ar.
rested the parties upon their arrivIl in
Dallas. They are in the county jail,
AN OLD DEED RECORDED.
An old Geed W6s recorded in the Clerks
tflce to-day, which is of an interesting
nature. It WAS transfer of ten acres OF
l. 3d.
Knight to John 7. Mcknight, for con-
sideration of $500 in Confederate notes.
TIE money WAS paid In 1864.
LAST night abous u O'Clock, Watch
man Holy, Of the Houston and Texas
Central yards 10 Esst Dallas, saw aman,
whom he thought was in the act of steal
ing coal. he shot at him, the ball lodg-
ing in the party's leg. The victim
proved to be negro named John Smith.
He was removed to the city hospital and
ing the coal. He ssys he was passing
by the chute, when the Waterman shot
him.
The young Hebrew ladies of the city
will give leap year party tomorrow
night at the hall Of the Young Mems He
brew Association.
RcLa1Nlu y DlfSAOlIy1 Van OAiAAf OPSLS0
to-day. Among those present were Revs.
Kendrick of California, Burnett Of Bon
ham d Wilmeth of Dallas.
An efjrt is to be made BY local car
penters to secure q nine-hour system to
lake place on March 5, 1888, as will be
seen from the following circular which
sppeared on the streets to-day:
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 6, 1885.
Tolhe Employees Of Carpentfrs and Labor In
General and to those who Earn their Living
By Day Lator and to the Citizens OF Dallas
We, locsl uUion 1873 Of the Brotherhood
OF Carpenters and Joiners of America,
beg leave to submit the following, to-wit:
That on and after March 8, 1888, that
nine hours shall constitute q days work
at nine hours pay, in the city OF Dallas
and vicinity. Hoping this will meet with
yopr hearty approval and wishing TO re-
tain your cooperation in this move, we
remain yours fraternallS,
G. W. CAMPBELL,
G. A. REDMOND,
II. j. ENNIS,
Committee.
HIM. Tsylor of New Mexico is in the
city.
Charles Goodnight and wife of Palo