Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-14
DALLAS.
An Unknown Man Knocked Into the
Trinity River by a Freight Engine.
a White Man Severely Cut by a Negro, who
Makes his Escape-Preparations for
the Fair-Personals.
An UNKNOWN DROWNED .


engineer on the Texas and Pacific ap-
preached Officer Keehan with the state
ment that as his train, west bound, was
crossing the Trinity bridge about 1l:4o
he noticed man sitting on the rail at
the end of the last iron span at the west
end of the bridge. 1t was;a freight
train. and he attempted to stop as SOON as
he saw the man, who made no attempt
to get out of the danger. He could not
stop, but held his train down at a very
slow rate of speed and the pilot gave the
man an easy push, sending him over.
and his body was heard to strike the
water, which Is of an unknown depth.
He reversed his engine and returning
to the city reported the above TO.
the officer, who at ouce set about
and organized quite relief
gang from among the sleepy
loungers in the saloons and on the street
corners and repaired to the bridge. They
reached the point on the bridge indieslted
by the engineer in his statement Ehich
was verified by the discovery ola ,neats
stiff brim straw hat, No. ~ thatshad
lodged on one of the strIngeFs 80 the
bridge Having no boat nor aly things
for the body, which was not in sight,
they returned to the city, and an effort
is being made to-day to recover it. The
supposItion is that it was gathered up by
the current of the stream and lodged in q.
drift.
A man was missing from the Capitol
hotel this morning. He is young man
recently here from Waxahachie, and
only couple of days ago welded a young
lady in this city. He left his young wife
yesterday afternoon, telling her he was
going out to hunt employment and would
return at nightfaII. She spent the
night in great anxiety, and up
to latest accounts he had not returned
and no trace of him has been discoveries
He would be charged with being the
party knocked off in the river were it not
for the fact that he is a small man wear
ing small straw hat, the description of
which tallies well with the one found at
the bridge, except it is smaller.
CUT BY A NIGER.
Last night about II O'Clock John
Hendrjck, a negro, walked into Here
ford IS saloon on Elm street, and swigged
down a glass of beer. In payment there
for he deposited copper cent. The bar
keeper demanded the regulation cent
piece, which demand led to an alterca-
ton between them sort of free
lunch restaurant is part of the attrac-
tions at the place and the cook hearing
the noise came fourth from the restau-
rant, and very naturally sided with the
bar-keeper. The negro at once singled
the cook out as a prize to do up
and cIinched him. After several
rounds of hugging without blood
letting, the negro drew a pocket
knife and went to work in earnest. He
cut cash about seven inches long and
nearly to the hollow just behind the left
shoulder blade of the cook who is a white
man and whose name is Huckster After
this he stabbed Huckster twice in the
left hip and then fed.
Patrolmen Franklin and Grizzle state
that they were on the scene within five
minutes after the cutting occurred, but
no trace of the negro could be found. 1t
was thought Huckster would die of his
wounds before morning, but his ply
sicians, it is stated, have hopes of his
ultimate recovery.
FAIR NOTES.
The Fair association is distributing a
neat folder all over the country telling
SOM ething about Texas and inviting men
from the North and East to come to
The fair and verify the various statements
as 70 the pre-eminence of Texas as a
place for the investment of capital. Over
two hundred thousand of these folders
nave been sent out.
1t is settled fact that Hon. Chauncey
Oepew will make an address during the
fair. Mr.. Depew is one of the greatest
orators of this century, and his presence |
viii not only draw thousands of Texans,
but thousands from other states. Besides
Mr.. Depew, there will be also Hon.
jeremiah Rusk, secretary of agriculture,
lud Ex-Governor John c. Brown OF Ten
lessee. In fact, it is the purpose of the
association to have a noted orator to |
make an address on each day of the fair.
The fair races will undoubtedly be |
more attractive this fall than ever. The |
purses offered are so liberal that |
of the most noted |
iyers of the country will be here |
nd compete for them. The races
will last eleven days, and those who en-
oy tnrf sports will see the finest attrac-
ions in this line ever in Texas.
A Canada banker wants to send his
little son with wonderful dog, that can
rot half mile in two minutes. The dog
o be matched against ponies and horses
lot over twelve hands high.
The travelling agents of the fair report
hat the interest in the forthcoming fair
5 increasing in all sections of the
tate. The county exhibit de-
,artment will be full, and possibly
n addition will have to be
,uilt. The premiums offered in this
epartmentS are worthy of earnest
forts by every county in the state.
Exposition hall is to be re-arranged
nd it viii undoubtedly furnish a
rander display than ever before. The
and stand will be over the fountain
nd an auditorium viii be put in so that
isitors may SIT down and enjoy the
music of the famous Cappa s Seventh
egiment band.
Rusk, Cherokee and Gregg counties are
citing up fine exhibits. They have al
aady gone TO work.
f. n. Oliver writes from Palestine that
anderson county is on the move. Sew
raj progressive citizens of Palestine have
AIKEN the fair question in hand and
romise a good exhibit.
Mr.. I. L. Stanfeld writes from Ter
ell that an earnest effort will be made
D get up first-class exhibit from Kauf-
ian county.