San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-14
DALLAS LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. IL, 1891.

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. IL, 1871.
II San Antonio LIGHT.
The first genuine evidence Of the
predicted hard winter Is being expe-
rienced. Since the snow fall OF Sat
urday everything has been frozen.
Word 10 received from San Antonio
of the continued serious illness of Mr..
Con BOYLE, and that there 10 no hope
of his recovery unless proper medical
aid can be procured. 70 secure this
his former pupils here Interested
themselves, and last Thursday night
q benefit v rs given for him In the
opera house where Miss Nealy Stew.
ems, the celebrated pianist, did some
of her best performing. While in
Dallas Mr. Boyle was noted for rem
deripg assistance in all charity enter
tainments. Sickness overlook him
and five months ago he had to De
taken to his home in San Antonio.
In rpite of the cold rain last
Wednesday, a goodly number of old
soldiers, with their wives, daughters
stallation of officers of the John H
Dix post, G. A. r. An interesting
programme had been arranged. Re-
marks were made by the retiring
commander, DIR. l'avid Maekay, who
was followed by the commander
elect. Capt. d. w. Baker. The ad-
dress of Mr. Bartlett Sinclair was
good. Gen. A. II. Malloy, of Ell Paso,
was present and entertained the audi
ence with q speech.
The fire companies are tired of being
called out on account of electric wires
becoming crossed, especially when
they are on the outside of buildings.
There is no fun In answering these
alarms, making useless runs through
the mud, which necessitates clean
ing their engines every time they are
used, when message to the city
| electrician or to the electric light
works would accomplish all that Is
necessary.
Late In the afternoon of q busy day
during the holidays lady making
purchases IN an Elm street store gave
8 piercing scream and sank to the
floor. The proprietOrs, clerks and
shoppers we're shocked The store
was pretty crowded; q number of
ladies went TO her rescue. After
few hurried words hacK was called
and che was soon safe at home in her
own bed, which she shared with her
newborn babe.
He. Trout, who ran away with
Mrs. Malone, his employers wife and
married her In Fort Worth, Is in Jail
In that city. Nothing was heard of
them after the marriage In FortWorth
till Trout appeared at Malone's house
the other day with letter from the
faithless woman asking the former
husband to take her back again.
Trout was willing to relinquish his
claim. The aggrieved husband at
once sent word to an officer, who ar
rested Trout on charge of bigamy.
The Malones had eight children, one
tiny babe. Trout declines to tell
the whereabouts of the woman.
Another one of the defendants in
the celebrated NARROW mob cases, Ed.
johnson, who has been confined in
our Jail, has been transferred to the
hospital upon the advice Of physi-
clans, W no said he would surely die
if kept longer In Jail.
Mrs. J. b. Mcleod. who has man
aged the Mcleod hotel since the
death of her hus band, which occurred
Immediately after it was completed,
has transferred her interest to
Messrs. A. l.. Hodge and w. Fl.
WheelOck, the consideration being
S25, 900.
Mr.. John Browning, an old resident
90 years of age. fell while walking on
the Center Springs road and broke his
hip: =,
Mrs. Lula Smith Aldrich died last
Wednesday of consumption. The
funeral was postponed till Saturday
on account of her husband, B. A. AL
drich who was absent when she died.
Mrs. Eugenia Long was buried yes
terday from the Church of the Sacred
Heart. Mrs. Long was the widow of
Ben Long, a former mayor of Dallas,
who was shot down in cold blood by
ruffian II years ago.
Capt. H. +. Quint, 81 years old, was
laid away to rest. His death occurred
in Arlington.
In answering fire alarm Geo. Ben
ton, an engineer, broke his leg by
coming down the sliding-pole In too
| much haste.
Last Christmas while celebrating,
John Arnold discharged q pistol at
Wilmer, in this county, the ball acct
| den tally went through one boys leg
| and struck Chas Brady on the leg
| Arnold was arrested and gave bond.
The boy whose leg the ball went
through is about well, but with Brady
blood poison set in and he died. Ar
mold isagain arrested and in jail here.
The meeting of the State Executive
committee of the Worlds fair, an
nounced for last Saturday did not
come off. Members of the committee
| failed to materialiZe.
The Dallas Typographical Union
are to give grand ball and supper
| aeon The nrOceeds TO 90 to the