Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-31
DALLAS.
A Mailman Thinks it His Duty to Clear
a Room.
Suits Filed-Prospeetive Parade at the Opening
of the State Fair-Fair Notes-Ainor
Northumberland.
MADNAN S FREAK.


at the intersection of Bogel street. be-
came possessed with the idea of clearing
the premises of the inmates, and he pro-
ceeded to put 1t into force by catching
his sister around the neck, holding her
with one hand and striking her over the
head with a stick which he held in the
other hand. When her husband inter
ferred for her protection Louis made Tor
him. Officer Ed CoTnwell was called IN
TO take a hand He first tried persuasion
and gentle means to get Louise to SUD
nit. and failing he was compelled to re-
sort to force. He grabbed Louis, and
tussle ensued in which Officer COTnwel
lost a large per cent. of his night SHIRT
and received numerous bites and KICKS
from the half-demented man, VINO hau
TO be choked into submission. Finally he
was handcuffed and carried to the starlon.
personal AND MINOR MATTERS.
B. E. Harris, an Old freight man, ana
formerly a member Of the commission
-house of Harris. Chase j. Simmons of
Fort Worth, has been made travelling
freight and passenger agent for the Nal
l,,ry steamship line in North Texas.
! u. Boon of ST. Louis is in the city.
Henry Greenwall returned to-day from
a trip to Europe
T. R. sandidge of Fort Worth visited
Dallas to-day.
COURT NOTES.
Suits were filed as follows to-day in the
district court:
H. G. Randall against Reed Bros.
Co, suit on a note given for the
payment of S494 40.
J. B Click against Metcalf, MacDon-
aid & Co.. Chicago contractors who
built the large grain elevator in Dallas;
suit for 81 0 GOO damages. Plaintiff was
one of the three laboTers who fell from
the building while 1t was being con-
structed. and the injuries he received IN
the fall is the cause for action.
Ella Rasch against George Rasch, suit
for divorce. They were married in
Harris county in 1882 and lived together
in their marriage relation until January
l, 1888, when, the petition recites, by
force of cruel treatment from the de-
PENDANT the plaintiff was compelled to
leave him. She charges him with being
q man of violent passions and an habitual
drunkard, often cruelty assaulting her.
Margaret K. Hawkins against James
B. Hawkins, for divorce. This couple
were married in Batesville, Ark, IN
1872, and lived together until June l,
1886 Petition alleges that within about
five years after their marriage defendant
commenced g life of crime, selling liquor
without a license, making counterfeit
coin. and for years was flying fugitive
from Justice, leaving petitioner poor and
Denniless. and suffering for the common
necessaries Of life. 1t is further stated
that on the Attn day of November, 1886,
defendant was convicted in the United
States district court in the Eastern dis
trict Of Arkansas of making counterfeit
money and was fined $1,000 and sent up
for one year and one month.
Viola Holland wants a divorce from
Charles Holland, whom she alleges
abandoned her without cause.
Philip Wuerz sues the city of East
Dallas for $1,000 damages. He alleges
that the city entered upon his premises
and forcIbly took from him strip OF
land nine feet wide for street purposes,
and further, that the city so drained
the street as TO cause the water to over
flow plaintiff S property.
thief entered d. H. Morrow s resi-
deuce last night and stole some jewelry.
CITY Judge Brown has recovered from
an attack Of fever.
The Metropolitan band "a newly organ
lied band of the city, with membership
Of sixteen musicians, will meet at Law
renee s commercial college tonight for
rehearsal. The members of this band
are all Dallas boys.
Deputy United States Marshal Wright
of Nashville, Tenn, left last night for
his home with J. a. Stanton, his
prisoner, who goes TO answer charge OF
violating the internal revenue laws.
The Oak Cliff railway is extending its
line from the present terminus to make
a circuit out 20 the Catholic orphanage
and back via the female seminary to q
junction near the aTmOry.
Last night four persons publicly pro-
fessed faith in Christ at the meeting a.
the First Baptist church.
FAIR NOTES.
The opening day of the great fair vii
he one of unusual interest. In the grea
parade to the grounds forty Texas bands
led by the famous Cappa 5 Seventh Reg
iment band, VIII be in the march and al
will play III concert ''DiXie, - OF SOM
other well-knowu air. The 5000 schOo
children of Dallas and about twenty-five
military companies Will also be in line
together with the labor organization
and secret societies of the city of Dallas
The parade viii be about five miles long
bv FAR the most imposing procession eve
had in the South. At the exposition
grounds everything viii be III readiness
All WOIk VIII Dt tblil pi0bGu Oli CNIOIS
Is. and the visitors viii not be dis
turbed by busy workmen. Tbs race
will begin at ! o CLOCK, and viii be o
extraordinary interest. Cappa s grea
band viii give two grand concerts
dav. afternoon and evening. The nigh
of the opening day viii be made lumi
nous by the finest display Of tirework
ever seen on earth. In fact, the open
ing dav of the fair viii be a brillian
one, and everybody who can should no
fail TO come.
CsI. George H Hogan, superintendent
of the sheep 'and swine department
writes from Ennis that many more stall
win be needed.
The way Grayson county is whoopini
things up, other counties had better b
hustling if they want banners and pre-
miums.
Milwaukee Is being filed with Dalla
fair advertising matter. II is eXpecte
that many who attend the Milwaukee
exposition and the q \. r. meeting vii
be induced to come 10 Dallas.
Applications for space are coming i
from breeders in BeXar county an
Southwest Texas.