Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-12-15

Texas Items.
We rotics Col. Young, Of Fort Davis, now in OUT
city.-S. A. Ledger.
Is that our Major "Alssk" II" tell hi. TO
come along
Pork is selling in San Antonio says the Texan at
8 cents pound.
The San Antonio 'TeIisn' 10 Informed that 500 adj
ditional troops will land ia Texas. il they have net
landed slresdy, and that great portion OF tn EN-
will supply the various Texas posts with mounted
regulars
|, The Palestine Advocate yniicstss Judge Res gan
against the course and pusrile criticism Of the lfar-
rssn Flag on the occasion Of his late speech in
Marshall. The Crockett Printer Qni) says "a fsw
more sucn caricatures will be the waking OfR.sgan"
The Enquirer (0pposition,) says the Flag 'de-
votes over column TO the review Of the speech, -
but processes his inability to "see the pith Of it,"
Iu word, the press Of Eastern Texas without p'rty
dstincton. have receirei the spenstc effort Of tho
B'Flng' with unsai.tskeable evidences Of disgust
The "Whaugoodls," = new Trinity boat says the
Advocate wan launched at Psrker's Bluff stsiy,
aud cleared at once fer Galveston. This new boat 10
sixteen feet long. four feet wide-low pressure and
p'tcH Dottsm 6Pecl wv AZ
The Printer boasts Of 9 rare mechanical genius
in that town, in the person Of ChM. z. Ford. Tn.
Printer claims that he invented the 6re-hunting
lamp, a tin engine locomotive aud track, became pro-
fcient in smbrotyping, clock msnding, lock aad key
making, chimney Masking, and pitched into chenis-
try. IIo has row purchased machinery and is going
into general mOrtiaing, turning and ehi"l1y bust
ness.
The printers new "bg press il VI ready for
work, and the lst No. Of the voums will BE- G-
sued on it in enlarged form
Some Of the papers South Of US are advertising
! another circus and managers. 1t YVES to no ct
Crockett on the eth. We should like to SEQ the 'han-
imals."
DESTRUCTIVE F1RA AT ALExArDRIA.-The Boz
ham Ipdep.ndent learns that about $3.50, 900 worth
OF goods, groceries, &C., belonging to H. Rhine
Co., Of GAINESVILLE, Ard destined for Clari.ville,
Bonham .nd other points, were burned at AsIan-
dria, whore they eresssNporsrly stored. The IRE
occurred in the warehouse. The Messrs. Rhine rny
that suspicion rests upon negro drAynan 1t is
said that most Of The goods covered by insurance.
aud the loss will prsbsbly not exceed $4,000
The Indepsnde.t say. that the Sheriff OF Lamar
lodged nan in Boahsm Jail on Tuesday last, charg-
ed with forgery We presume it was asoap mer-
chant.
The same paper says that no less than thirty gam
blers were in Bonhsn last week. We doubt whether
there has been prsctisng gambler in Dslss for six
months past II there hi" been game Of "poker"
faro &C.. played here for twelve months past, We
don't know it.
The San Antonio Ledger is rejoiced At the COM
plee restoration 81 peace aud good order in that city
such sn institution as the "Fall fights" &c., it say
is now .nknow. The Editor pays the juvenile popu-
lation high compliaeht for good behavior.
The s. A. Ledger says that over 10000 bushels
Of pecsns have been brought to that city the present
season. They are now selling at 90 and 81 % per
| bushel.
The same paper says that train Of IS wagons
arrived in San Antonio on the LIST inst, from Santa
Fe, New Mexico, Al days out, and would load with
merchandise Immediately for Santa Fs. The distance
between the points is about 1000 miles. The superb
ty of this route to market the route to indie
pendencs, No., is obvious from the fact that trains
cannot pass over the latter from Nov. to Nay.
Msssrs Alex. Williams and J. T. Kimbrough have
become proprietors and editors Of the Waco South
ener.' They beth practical printers The politi-
cal character Of the paper will undergo no change
The junior editor of the Columbus 'Citizeu' hsy-
ing won philopnns from q young lady, received in
payment an infnitessimal baby Stocking. II he
don't "spesk' upon that hint he will never marry.
The Citizen has long article in opposition to De-
Cordoras European rabbls colonization scheme
Navigation of Red River is now good to Jeffer-
son, and beats are constantly arriving at that place
from New Orleans with full freights. So says the
Herald and adds that navigation is improving eve
ry year.
| The San Antonio Herald says that the contract
for furnishing -four fer tn. rsops in the Department
Of Texas, vss awarded to citisen of Belknsp at
reasonable rates, the contractors expecting to fill
them with Texas Aeur entirely. There we're several
bids for supplying bacon the lowest being at 13 1-2
cents, but they we're not accepted, the bids being
higher than it coEts I'll. government to place bsson at
the respective points.
The 'Southener says that the Governor has ,ppoin-
ted DR.. ". L. Oakes, OF Waco, Surgeon in Capt
Ford's Ranging company.
A gentlerain informs tbs vse1 Tsnoor.P thlt
about rFs hundred f.aiies ksYs seiiieI Oh he Pa
lsry. in Ersih ard Psit Pinto counties within tts
past fsr scuths We bsrs H0ticei hasyy EisTa-
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