San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-18
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 10, 1891

This glorious muddy weather the
consolidated street car company see
fit to take off all cars running to the
cemetery; on the College Hill line
they have taken off several, and those
left on, only run every half-hour.
Service on all the lines is very poor.
The council will take action on the
matter and require the company to
run cars regularly on all lines; If they
fail, the franchise will be forfeited.
The wooden structure on Commerce
street, known as the Standard theatre,
was burned to the ground last Friday
night. The theatre, low down dive,
was shut down only few days pre-
vious, and an application for per NIT
to reopen was pending before the po-
lice court.
The cinders from the Commerce
street fire were carried by the wind
great distances, and in this way
Robinson's Penny store and kelley's
furniture store, on Elm street, was
fired
Miss Fannie A. Ragent, who
brought suit against the Oak Cliff
railroad for 500, 900 Tor Injuries sus-
tanned, was awarded 81 900 for dam
ages to her person.
Hardin J. Oglesby, who committed
suicide in New Orleans, was well
known in Dallas. where he spent
many years of his life. Cards and
wine were his ruin.
J. J. Lyme, who shot o. X. Harry
Il irI 10 appnnlt with in
tent to murder, has given bond in the
sum of 81 900. Lyme was the book
keeper for 0. X. Harry. Lyme drank
heavily and after additional help had
been secured for the firm. without
provOcatiOn, after a pleasant Good
morning" and some further CONVEX
sation, the bookkeeper opened fire on
his employer. Many think Lyme was
not himself when he tried to
kill Mr.. Harry, and much
feeling is expressed for him. Mr..
Harry speaks in supplementary terms
of him and can DOT assign any rea-
son whatever for his rash deed.
W. A. Frazer, former bookkeeper
for Clover d Harris, has been ar
rested, charged with fraud.
Henry Letters, One-armed man,
60 years old, who run a little fruit
stand on Elm street, secured a re
vOlver and sent three bullets into his
head, two of which lodged In his
brain.
House thieves are still plying their
vocation. They stole from Mr.. \. J
Wilson's residence 5000 worth of
goods; and there is now, awaiting
Identification at the city hall, up
wards of S400 worth of stuff, consist.
ing of jewelry, wearing apparel, bed
and table linen.
The great Texas State fair and DIAL
las Exposition has filed a deed of trust
conveying to E. NJ. Rearden all rights,
franchises, etc, of the corporation
and the tracts of land in the Grisby
and LagOw surveys, consisting of 80
acres, on which are the buildings of
the association, and the land decided
by the Dallas State Fair and EXPOSE
ton association to the Texas state
Fair Association and Dallas EXposi.
ton. This was done to secure the
payment OF 500 600 second mortgage
bonds issued by the Texas State Fair
and Dallas Exposition. The bonds
maturing in 1905.
The w. T. G. u. took pity on two
little horse thieves, aged and II, who
stole horses from Dallas, rode to
Rockwell, where they were captured
and lodged in Jail. A verdict of mot
guilty" was returned for one of them
yesterday. These young rascals can
not be sent to the penitentiary, but
they should be sent to house of re
formation.
The LIGHT makes mention of the
fact that DR.. A. NJ. Cochran holds
two offices, viz: Dept. United
States internal revenue collector and
Worlds fair cOmmiss Toner, and
the Chicago Herald goes it one bet
ter" for him in summing up his
sources Of revenue, and gives that of
druggist. DR.. Cochran has for years
kept drug store on Griffin street in
Dallas. The FLIGHTS" comments on
these multifariOus callings, are that
is what Texas republicans are here
for" If that is so, the Doctor is GER
tainly disCharging his duty I'll
imam and wife are one" he is two
Worlds fair commissioners. He is a
commissioner, and his wife is also; in
addition to being a revenue officer,
serving as two commissioners to the
worlds fair, and druggist, he also
manages the property OF his daugh-
ter, lett her by his former wife. His
present wife keeps first-class board
ing house; he has one son clerking in
the Dallas postoffice, and till quite
recently his step son was route agent.