Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-15
DALLAS.
A Negro Wanted in TyIer-oontrRct
Awarded-suit for Damages.
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"A negro wanted In 1y1eE-OOnLrBcs
Awarded-suit for Damages.
A RASCAL CAUGHT.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS. TEX March 14.-Thls morn
ing Sheriff Lewis arrested negro by the
name OF Alonzo Mcclure, who is wsnte1
in Tyler for seriously stabbing Colonel
Gus Woolrich OF that city last summer.
Colonel WoolrIch was ct the point Of
deSth for q long ume, but he finally
allied end recovered. The authorities at
Tyler were notified and al officer arrived
might to take charge OF the prisoner
who is indicted in the Smith County Dis
trict court for assault to murder.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The Executive Committee Of the
Farmers Alliance, In session this morn
irg, awarded the contract for their Ex-
change to j. A. Johnson and P. J. Butler,
whose respective bids were. carpentry,
Sl9 800, and masonry, Sl4 sl7 90, total
of SS4,7l75O The building is to be
completed by October l, 1888.
WHY THEY PROSPER.
Mr.. Evan Jones CT Dublin, president OF
the State Farmers AlliaI &c, was in the
city to-day. He says that the farmers Of
the counties Of Eratb, Hamilton, Coryell,
Brown and Somerveu will make crops
this year such IS they have never made
before. he thinks the future of his Sec
ton is bright with promise; that the
farmers sre looking forward in bright an
ticipation Of The eX;en ion OF the Fort
Worth ami Rio Grande.
President Jones has recently returned
from trip TO IDws and Illinois. He ssys
theG the farmers Of those states are in
batter circumstances thou Texas farmers.
They have better houses aud their farms
are batter stocked with improved sgricul.
tursl implements and foe stock He says
there 10 one potent reason for Sil this, snd
! that is, nine-tenths Of them are drawing
pensions from the federal govern NJ mt
Take the pensions away, snd the farmers
Of Texas will equsI them on any part Of
the ground.
s.r SUIT FILED.
Mrs. Msttie McCarty to-day fled suit
il the District court against the Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway prAylre
for damages in the sum OF S25, 600. Whict
she alleges she hiss sustained ct the nsnd!
| # the company by the killing Of her hus-
band, J ohm McCarty, on the Santa Fe
in this city, BY az engine of the company
OF March %, 1856 The deceased was 1
fireman in the employ Of the company.
MINOR MATTERS.
The foll0WlIg farmers registered at IN,
Alliance Exchange TO day: Y Collins
Lunar county; ]. T Moody, Fhrt Worth
G. Z. CowaD, Mount Vernon; J. ". vii
lisms, Ksmp; J. A. Gardrsr, Weather.
ford D. J. EddlemsD, Denton; W. Z
| Moore, Paris; H. G. Moore and J.
Morris Of Fort Worth, and Evan Jones O
Dublin.
The little son Of F. r. Shsnks, : Timeg
Herald composItor, was severely burpeC
on the stomach this morning The Httlt
fellows clothing igDited from e match
He 10 not dangerously injured.
a IT ception Is being rendered to-nigh
to Miss H8rdestV OF Baltimore, by Mr.
ard Mrs. W. L. Crawford.
A committee of Alliance men from For
Worth consisting Of J S. Morris, J. F
Moody ana II G. Moore we're Ia the cit,
to-day to confer with the executive com
mittee of the Alliance relStiv- 10 the es
tsblishment OF a branch Exchange a
Fort Worth A special committee, com
posed Of L. K5ssler, of New Braunfels
J Y: Collins and W. A. Moore, OF Paris
were appointed to visit Fort Worth to
morrow and see what encouragement tn
city would Offer.
--- PERSONAL.
Drs. A J. Lawrence, M. NJ. Barnes ant
W. D. II. Mason of Fort Worth are ST
tending the North Texas Dental Associa
ton.
II. G Moore OF Fort Worth, state sec
rotary Of the farmers Alliance, is in tn
city.
Mr. R. B. Cooley left to-day for tn
| City of Mexico.