Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-28
Special to the Gazette,

snd II 1t continues much longer some.
thing will drop. The retail trade OF Dali
las mas not been profitable for
several years on account Of IN
favorable crops, osd wssther snd poor
streets. And as we hivs before remarked,
Chr stlanity has Jagged from pretty much
the same causes. a church member
crossing 8 sr3et IN wet weather is NOR
ally certain TO use language thEt would
mos look we'll n q Sunday school book.
What with the town fall Of miry streets,
gambling sad general cussedness, Chris
tisuity progresses with the tread OF ter
| toisf.
COURT NEWS.
The following suits have been recently
4 ed in the federal court, the next term Of
which convenes on TIE second Monday In
January:
james b. Campbell & Co Chicogo
Arm, VS.. ]. J. Giddipgs OF Texas; suit e.
recover damages in the sum OF So 995 26.
TIE plsiuEiffs sllege that Giddings shipped
them yreS head Of cattle, which were short
In weight.
sz9l B. Hcwsrd VI JaSarson L. Ful-
ton; transferred from Oldham county.
Tkis action is brought for trespass to try
title 10 40 500 acres Of land situated IL
Oldham and Deaf Smith counties.
james Ktncanren, national bank ex
sniner, sues the Dallas Cab Company for
damages amounting to $4,000. The
petition represents that IS plaintiff wss
crossing M2i1 s.reet rear the Windsor
hotel on the night CT October 9, he wss
knocked down AID run over By q cab, the
property OF the Dallas Cab Company, OF
which E G. Smith is the president.
In the district court Today the Ii
Belle Wagon Works OF Wiac0psin brought
sui. sgsirst George ?. FrsZsr Of Jack
county ard tie Keniing Implement Com
pany CT Dallas. This action is based on
an unpaid note IN the gum of $1,000 given
| by Frazer to the La Bale Wagon Works
srd endorsed by the Heating Implement
Company. Ths plaintiffs ask also for
foreclosure Ct mortgage lien on o Ger
tain tract Of land situated in Jack county,
given to secure payment OF the note.
Mr.. Matthews, step father Of Roy
Hughes, who sustained Injuries in the
roller coaster disaster which occurred
during the last isir, fled suit for $50 600
damages yesterday against the State Fsir
and Dallas Exposition Association and
james Reid.
The indictments against Staten Baker,
6ssaul. with intent to murder, and
Charles Adler, theft, were mol pressed
to>dsy.
The Indictment charging J. W. Gun.
bingham With theft Of railroad ticket
from Caldwell to New York; was qusshed,
Mayor Connor presided in the record.
er's court this morning, and he disposed
Of the boys with his well Rrowc neatness
and dispatch.
William Wood, chsyged with aggravated
assault snd battery, WAS Rrrsigned before
Justice John Henry Brown to-day, and
Was admitted to bail in the Fun Of $3.50
LOCAL NOTES.
At the meeting Of the directory OF the
Fourth National Bank this morning, 7.
Oliver was elected president, W 81. Prs-
,her vice-president, and W. j. Bstterton
director, these caanges being in conss>
aence OF the death Of ". L. G-igg5.
The examining trisI OF BohIy Castor,
charged with rape, was Continued TO day
until Monday to await the action CT the
grand jury.
The report Of the health officer showed
that E j. + odds WAS thirty-six years CT
age and THAI he died Of congestion.
The lawyers Of DSllas, or 60 least
u;1et7 seven OF them, hsvs been indicted
for tie non-payment Of their occupation
tax.
Marriage license waa issusd to day to
Joseph L mmerman and Mary Kelly, A
P. Richie snd Mrs. NJ W. Miller, James
Dudley and Flora Stephens.
Resi- estate transactions recori ed to-
day sggTegste $4,000.
) 2. Lsdbetter was arrested to-day
charged with assault snd battery upon A.
81 Cameron.
Federal Court Clerk A. J. Houston is
recovering from an attack OF pneumonia.
The fire department has purchased two
horses whose aggregate weight is $500
pounds.
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