Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-05-18
TEXAS ITEMS.

ine DohhuH NcNs suyS thht hS'' ~
ODER, late editor and proprietor of that
paper, has "retaincd sufficient of the old
material to publish small scmimonthly
religious paper in Bonham or some other
place in Texas in q short time.
A man by the name of G. W. Corley, n
wagner, supposed to be from Fannin coun-
ty, and engaged in hauling cotton to JefIer.
son, was killed near Mt. Pleasant on the
4th inst, by a man named Cloud. Both
had been drinking and had quarrcllcd.-
Cloud was arrested examined and held for
further trial in bail of $500, in default
of which he was remanded to Jail.
FIRE.-About three o'clock on Wednes-
day evening last; fire broke out from
house in the suburbs of town belonging to
Col. Taylor, but tcnanted at the time by
Mr.. Calvin Fuller. The alarm being given
our citizens rushed to the place, but reach
ed it too late to effect anything, the wind
having tanned the flames until the whole
roof was in sheet of fire. There was no
one at home, consequently nothing was
saved. Mr. Fuller's house, together with
his household and kitchen furniture, was
totally destroyed by fire some two or three
years ago. Surely misfortunes never come
ngle.-BOnhdm Ncrs, lin.
The United States Circuit and District
Courts are now in session at this place
Hon. Thos. Duval, U. S. District Judge,
presiding. On last Wednesday the Grand
Jury was organ lied The charge Of the
Court was concise, clear, able, and oyinced
the right spirit L. D. Turner, ESQ., our
excellent United States District Attorney
is in attendance. D. A. Num-, George j..
Hill, James Turner, VIM. A. Stuart, Sam.
A. Roberts and W. D.. Reagan, Esqs., were
on motion of Gen. I. j. Jennings, admitted
to practice in the above courts. As the
Supreme Conrt is also in session, the sur
rounding counties are numerously and
well represented by the members of the
legal profession.-7yler hder.
Steamer Prince Albert from Corpus
Christi for New Orleans with cargo of
cattle and hides was wrecked on the beach
west of Galveston yesterday. Crew and
passengers saved. Vessel a total loss. No
insurance Houston 2eIegraph IN.
The building committee of the Episcopal
Church of this city have commenced work
upon their new edfice and are pushing it
forward with energy. 1t is intended to be
an appropriate and beautiful structure, an
ornament of the city.-JeGtrson Bulletin.
Our planters are gloomy. The crops are
terribly behind hand. Corn is small and
grows slowly. Cotton in many localities is
"lousy," owing to the cool nights. The sal
walton of the country depends upon long
postponement of the summer drouth.-IJtd.
INCoRRECT.-Undert this head the Gal
weston News says: We were msinformed
when we stated that Gen. Griffin finds it
difficult to select suitable persons to act as
Registrars. We have been informed by the
General himself that such is not the case,
and that competent persons are being Sc
lected every day, and as soon as the neces
sary preiminaries are arranged, the work
of registration will go on. We met Gen.
Griffin for the first time yesterday, and had
a conversation with him. The impression
left upon our mind by the interview, was
that the General is decided, firm, just and
fair man. There is no doubt upon our
mind that he will act towards us according
to his conception of right, unbiased by the
opinions of those around him.
The same paper understands that meet
ings of freedmen are being held in Calves
ton under the direction of few white men,
the aim being to get the freedmen to bind
themselves to the Radical organization.
wenoticed on yesterday, in empannelling
the Jury, a very large number of the freed
men of the city, said frankly that they
could not take the oath required by Gen.
Grifins order. The presiding Judge, how
ever, told them that they were not citizens
until 1866, and any act prior to that Of
hostility, voluntarily or involuntarily,
would not dis qualify them. Only three
we're taken on pannel No. one.--HoustoH
Journal.
The Mt. Pleasant Press learns that a
man by the name Of Guest, known through
out the country rs a notorious outlaw and
n curse TO the human race, committed sui
eide in Hopkins county short time since,
BY cutting bis throat with a bowie-knife.
We commend the act to few more of his
stripe in Northern Texas, and hope they
will follow his example.
The same paper says: Fromall port ms
Of the county we hear the most fattering
accounts Of the growing crops. Corn, wheat
and cotton, all look well, and promise q
large yield.
Sheriff Mason, just from Hopkins, tells
rs that Court opened Thursday and ad- |
iourned Monday-making the shortest ses- I
sion ever held Wharton, who shot Sheriff .
Mason. was brought forward, but by con-
sent Of both parties, is case was continued,
on his giving bail in the sum Of 5000. The .
mearer amount Of business transacted .
arose from Judge Mabry doubling his au-
thority under present eircumstances- The
freelWoman, tried for whipping a white
child. was found guilty, sentenced 70 eight
months. imprisonment and fined S2D.-
ClautOn. tried for assault with intent TO
kill Eldridgs, vas found guilty and ssn-
tened 70 si1 months Imprisonment, and
fined $500 On Friday, q couple Of men,
Jacob Nilssp snd Stephen Tucker, tried TO
shoot each other al Tsrrani, but -e-t pre-