Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-11-24
1ArAl tom,

hss received isl,srsphio dispatch from ll,'iqusr-
,Us placing FORT Areues' 9TH the troops Of III. l.,
Cavalry, ,ommApd,d by Ma Emery, andr LI' or
lsr. That "n,Jls arrangement.
O. ". Smith. Esq. has been elected Judge Of the
LEI Judicial District, Vie. Jas. ", Bell. new on N,
suprsms Bench, resigned Judge Smith heat his
opponent, Mr. Harsourt 900 Vo,,,
The IedrSsi Or, Halo hu been lesturinE on some
kind u biology At Austin, Tn. 'In,slissncer' class
ss ii With "!orIuns-tsllinG phrcnolos'm. spri.-r,P'
pers" aud such like IunbuE, aud says truly hsi
,h,ss and every imaginary lbsurly can get up q.
party" rirr'la hunbug
The Item says the Rpi,cossl Church organization
has been discontinued for the present, for the want Of
funds
The same pa '.t says that the Rev wm. N, Baker,
son Of the lss distinguished Rev, Daniel Baker, hm
beer elected presiden. Of Austin College, sad will
probably accept
( The same paper sara that = Prtnchmhn snl his
wife eornmi,tsi suicide In Triuty county, short
! time ,incr. They h,d been indicted by the grand
jury for having lived together in adultery This is
supposed to hAY. been tho Cause OF the act.
! rht San Antonio papers and people are urging til.
name Of scni'or Maverick for Congress. some Of
/ them say h. mus, go to tho House Of Representa-.
i've, whilst the Ledger will b. content with less
position FOR him than o. 8. Senator The editor
seems to regard Mr. Maverick :, qualification, 30 over
Swallowing that all sectional feeling should he dis
earlei and the Fast should yield il to him without
contest. That ia funny enough Mr.. Maverick has
made very sensible, working member OF the LegIS-
lstut. lie is plain practical man, OF ordinary in
tesot, with nothing to particularly distinguish him
from ordinary men. n the West wants to send him
to Congress very we'll, but when the sovereignty OF
the State comes to be represented in the u s. Sem
ate, We think men of little higher order OF states
m.nship can be found Mr. Maverick is good man
and patriot, but his place is not in Congress,
Mr.. Entas Mcleod, has retired from the Editor
ship Of the San Antonio Ledger 1tis not announc
cd who is to take his pl,es
The San Antonio 'Hersld' says that the Post Mas
ter General has ordered weekly mail the route
from San Antonio to San Diego, California from and
after the LIST Jan next. It's to he carried from San
Antonio TO Fort Yuma by Giddngs \ Doyle, and
from thence to San Diego by the Overland route
The Herald thinks tho great orcrlanders will fail
in the Winter.
The Telegraph says the Houston academy will he
opened the LIST. Dee, under charge OF DR. Ashbel
Smith superintendent assisted by corps Of four or
six teachers. The Academy building is splendid
cdifca constructed nt cost OK 600 Tbs 'Tce-
graph says il has been built in the most thorough
msnncr--rooms large and airyflrniturs latest Al d
best-apparn,us completc-course Of instruction
MI II, ca
er Of strength to this institution We should like to
advertise to the amount Of scholarship
Tho amount Of cotton in Houston aays the 'Tele-
graph OF tho 18th inst, than 10000, and
is larger than at any time previous in the history Of
the town Nearly $4,000 bales hiss been received at
Houston the present season, and the Telegraph es
timates that this amount will bs sHeeA to rs 900
bales before the season closes.
| The black tongue in cattle is spreading in the
neighborhood Of Houston. The Telegraph advises
the denizens Of that city to abstain from eating beef
II such prescription made to the people Of this
town, it would be equivalent to tell them to ptarvs
Pryor Lea ia writing series Of letters to the Hon
John Ecmphill through the columns Of the '1ele-
graph, on ,the Central Transit" We have not got
the hang Of il yet but from mere glance, consude
it is just the thing
Tho Telegraph says the iron the Galveston |
road will 10 laid to Main street in few daya.
There was ice in Houston snys the Republic on
the morning of the 9th inst
We see il stated tina. Gen. Houston has removed TO
Cherokee county, and settled the town of Rusk
Tbs Paris Enquirer says the streets are daily
flooded with emigrants from the States.
The 'Frontier News gives very factoring account
OF the prosperity and future prospects OF Weather
ford The editor says it is rapidly improving. We
arc glad to hear il.
The Frontier News says wedding took place at
midday on the public square in Wsatherford few
days since. The pair made happy were movers
cause.-the weather was cold and they concluded to
"splice blankes' for the frosty nights-excslleut
idea
! The Independent snys "scrub racing, gambling,
"bust hesd" and rowdyism have reigned supreme in
Bonham'' several days, We venture to say that Dali
las has more cause boast exemption from each and
| all Of these ices than any town in the State.
II The Henderson New Era says that judge Reagan
left that place the 9th inst, route for Washing
ton City The Judge addressed his fellow-citizcns at
Henderson before leaving. His speech appears in
the New Era and We will endcayor to lay before
our readers soon.
A correspondent Of the Sherman Patriot writing
from Pilot Grove. says that hail fell there the last
Sunday in Oct, as large as pint cup. The same
correspondent reports good authority. that mile
from Pilot Grove the hail was large ss a mans
head Whew With the editor of the Patriot We
think the story smells decidedly Jfshy
The Patriot reports the suicide Of runaway ne
gro nah In that county. The dogs had 'treed" him
and seeing his master approaching, hs drew bowie
knife and plunged it into hi, chest.
Tn. jefferson Gazette says that navigation has