Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-10
e1tingulshed, but to-day about 100
phones are in disuse as the result.

eItingulshed, but to-day about 100
phones are in disuse as the result.
Mr.. George Anderson is in the city as
the representative of u party of Massa-
chusetts and New Jersey capitalists who
wish TO locate large establishment to
manufacture railroad aud street cars in
some Texas city. MIR. Anderson says
his people mean business and some enter
pTlsing city will get the works. They
want 800 200 in local stock and site
given. The Eastern gentlemen will take
$500 200 stock. They ask for none Of
the local money until the work is begun
and then only % per cent. The balance
needs only to be paid as the work pro-
crosses the last % per cent. due when the
factory starts to operating. They will
guarantee to work from $50 to 900 hands.
Mr.. Anderson goes to Fort Worth to-
morrow.
Another attempt at suicide by the use
of morphine is reported to have been
made on last Friday, but until now the
matter has been kept quiet and the
names suppressed. 1t appears that last
week a family jar took place in which the
husband struck the wife. She brooded
considerably over the matter and
finally on Friday afternoon took dose of
morphine, and but for the timely action
of those who first knew it the result
would have been fatal. Medical aid was
st once called in, but the lady was de-
termined to die and fought desperately
against any attempt to save her life. A
certain amount of force was used and
the lady's life was saved, but she de-
clares she will yet accomplish her pur-
pose.
Last night for the second time, swarms
of crickets infested the city and were
especially troublesome around the corner
of Main and Akard streets where they
nearly filled the globe of an arc electric
light, nearly eXtinguIshIng the light.
Another chapter in the Pacific cable
construction company-Mr. Dennis, the
representative here, was arrested on
sffidative made by Mayor Conner charg-
ing him with eXcavating in Elm street
without authority. The case was con-
tinued when up for trial this morning on
request of Mr.. Dennis as he wished
the city engineer as witness
and the engineer was not present.
Mr.. Dennis says the engineer gave him
the permit to excavate on Elm street.
Real estate transfers left on file for re
coFding since Saturday last at l o'clook
p. m. amount to S58, 800, about equally
divided between city and county.
W. R. Griffin to-day filed affidavits
against B L. Melear ana r. II. LETTERS
in Judge Browns court for robbery.
Some days ago Griffin came to this city
from Wills Point, having considerable
money about his person obtained from
the sale of sheep, he having recently
been engaged in the sheep business in
West Texas Last Thursday he met
MeIear and LETTERS and in them
found casual acquaintance of former
years and accepted an invitation to
spend the night at Melear's house in the
was ohioroformed and robbed of between
$50 and 500. The effects of the drug
nearly caused his death, but DR.. Allen
was called in and saved his life.
While yet sick and at Melesr's
house by accident bottle of
chlOroform was broken il Melear's
pocket, and this so aroused Griffin 8 sus
picion that as soon as able he came to
town and swore out the affidavit against
Melear and also against LETTERS as an
accomplice, and the parties are now in
jail pending investigation of the grand
jury.
Isaac Davis, conducting general in
stallment business on Main street, this
evening made general assignment in
favor of all creditors. The document
does not show the amount of assets nor
are the liabilities known, but are under
stood to be very large and in excess of
assets.