San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-08
DALLAS LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
DALLAS. Tex. November G. 1890.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
DALLAS, Tex, November 6, 1890.
DAILY LIGHT:
Clyde Adcock, the 10 year old sch DOL
boy, who was stabbed and horribly cut
with dirk in the hands of some unknown
person last Friday night, diedyfrom the
effects of same. Doctors were summoned
to him at once and did all that was posi-
BILE, but the knife had done its deadly
work. His boy companion says it was
boy who did it. but he does not know him.
Verify, Dallas has bad boys.
Mayor Connor has signed the variety
theatre ordinance. These places of
amuSement-denS-are to be closed and
the inmates will be compelled to seek
some other field or other employment.
j. p. Archinard was returning from the
fair grounds Saturday night, when two
men requested him TO shell OUT, at the
same time covering him with their re-
volvers. He complied by giving his purse
containing twenty EIGHT dollars.
over by an electric car. One leg. and
the lower portion OF her body,
from the waist down, is badly mash
ed. 1t is not known yet II she will re-
cover. A Miss Long visiting Dallas was
also run over by one of these cars, her leg
and foot was crushed. In both cases it
was the drag and not the motor car.
"Closed on account of high license, a
fitting subject for Henry George" is on
large placard over the closed doors of a
ticket brokers' office.
Prof. Pitcher, the New Orleans must
clan, who manipulated the key of the
great pipe organ during the fair, is going
to move his family from the Crescent city
to the metropolis of Texas.
Thn hnv airnin a
last January from the Wells Fargo ex-
prers company has recently been found:
The paper the money was wrapped and
valuable documents were there. The lid
to the box was open when found. The
iron locks were rusted but the bolts had
been recently cut and where filed were
bright and not in the least rusted. The
paper used to wrap the money and
papers were in good state of preser-
walton. To all appearances IL had
just been opened, and when found the
dew had not even had chance to moist
en- the things. Sol Richardson, the
negro porter, who was arrested on suspic-
ion and kept IN jail for months, is in the
employ of leading hotel. 1t is stlll
mystery who got the money.
Mrs. Kate E. Pierce, wife of Mr.. Frank
c. Pierce, of the Santa Fe railroad, died
at the family residence On Jackson street
on the morning of the 3rd. This date is
| the anniversary of the death of her father
| and a sister. The remains were taken TO
Victoria for burial.
The laying of the court house corner
| stone is postponed to Novem Der 18th; The
| new coruer stone is of blue granite, high
| ly polished and is ready to be hoisted in
place. The zinc box taken from the old
| court house vault in 1871, was opened, 1t
| contained one greenback dollar, copy of
"Norton,s Union lntelligencer, law
| card of w. j. Williams, a five dollar state
| treasury warrant, dated 1862 and payable
| TO - name cannot be deciphered. A
copy Of Dallas Herald of Oct; p,
Arch Masons. A book containing a
| list of Oits members. Some con-
| federate money, copy OF the bible, II
silver half dollars, a Swiss coin and gold
| necklace. A LIGHT will be deposited with
| these on the 18th instant.
An inquest was held over the remains
| of man killed by the cars in the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas yards. The body
| was fearfully mangled. No one could
identify him. A pocket book containing
$3.50 and note made payable TO j, Barry,
| Pilot, Texas, was found upon him.
Jacob Little, an Indian scout, who wa
| scalped eighteen years ago, died in tn
| city hospital. The wound never healed
He was here without friends and without
money and was buried as pauper.
| The real estate transfers for the month
past, ending October Is, amounted to
| about 81 200, 600, greater than in any other
Texas city. For November it is predicted
| Dallas dirt will be shifted round pretty
| lively. Many visitors to the fair, who
came with no idea of buying, but were so
| amazed at the resources of Texas, in
vested in real estate in and around
Dallas. f. A. M.