Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-21
TEXAS ITEMS


Fourier IN speaking Of the removal Of Julge
Weaver, sayst
"Thc people have fondly hoped, that this
man Of their choice, the gin u aud talent.
I'd lawyer aud conscientious Judge, would
he spa led them, TO fll the important posi-
ton Ia which they had without a dissenting
voice elected him. The powers that be,
however, decreed Otherwise, aud the people
mu,t bow In submission to the fiat.
Judge Weaver can retire from his Office
with the eousoling knowledge that In his
Just administration Of the laws he has won
the esteem aud gratitude Of all his fellow
citizens, lie lives and will continue to live
In the hearts Of the people
We publish in another column the address
Of Judge Weaver upon his removal.
Mrs. Houston, reliet OF the late Gen, Sam
Houston, died at independence, recently,
Hon. A. J. Hamilton, arrived at Austin
on the 9Th inst, aud was to address the
people on Saturday last.
We are panied TO learn from the Quit
man Clipper, that its editor, Mr., l.. d, Shu'
lOIu, hltu uu Nht SUI WV W
with which he had been confined TO his bed
only about week.-Nchlnney Asssenger'
Hon. Holmes Colbert, OF the Chickasaw
Nation, with his family, is stopping at the
Alhambra Hotel, Mr.. Colbert is on his way
to Washington City, as tho representative
Of the Chckasaws, elected by the Legisla-
ture to attend to all business with the gen
cral government.-JegsrsOn Jinpieeus.
Grasshoppers have recently destroyed
the wheat and barley fields near Cossetta,
Davis county. They were to be seen by
myriads of thousands, within twenty miles
Of Jefferson.
SmooTISG.-A difficulty arose out Of an
old feud between Messrs. John and VIM.
| Goss, and Mr.. Patterson on Dallas street,
-hich resulted in Mr.. p. shooting one oil
he brothers, Mr.. VIM. Goss in the stomach.
Mr PA, erson is under arrest and Mr.. Goss
is still alive au,. suffering ve,yy much from
his wound.-J,gerson Bulletin, Dec. 10.
The Bonham News of the It'll, says q
young nan attempted to murder an old
man named Ashfeld, between that place
ami Honey Grove, but was frightened of
by the screams of some ladies near by on
hearing the firing of pistol. Ashheld
was slightly wounded in the neck.
EuREKA.-Weare proud to announce that
q project Tor establishing Cotton and
Weolen Factory Ut this place is under head
way, and has met with such encouragement
as 10 secure its success. 1t is proposed TO
raise $4,000 or 100 900 do lars by subscrip'
ton and organize Joint Stock Company,
putting the shares at 500 each. There wilt
be a meeting OF the subscribers in few
days, when Company will be formed and
matters will assume tangible shape
Paris Press.
The German immigration is already tell
| ing upon the price OF lands in this vicinity.
The uermon prefers good black prairie and
when he finds u tract " suit does not mind
paying a round price for it. Mr.. David
Cromer, Just prior to lis death, sold his
place, two miles from town, OF about S2S
IN specie, per acre. The tract comprises
about 2UU acres, open prairie, not stick
of timber on it, and but little improved
Mr.. Matchctt more recently sold tract OF
1870 acres, four miles from town for S5,OOO
in gold The purchasers in both instances
we're Germans.-Brenham Banner.
The U. S. steamer De Soto, reported lost
at St. Thomas, has arrived at Fortress Men
roe, all safe.
Houston is to be lighted with gas by the
LIST of February next.
The telegraph wire is being put up along
the Central Railroad to Bryan.
TEXAS CEYTRAL.-The Bryan News-Let-
ter says:
The talk about the extension Of the road
thirty miles into the interior, right OF, Is
grow ing general. We heard it whispered
that the contract for grading had been lot
out.
The same paper says one of the new
fashioned grand juries of this State fell
out recently and had q general fight, re-
sulting in many black eyes and bungeed
noses, "These are the men set up to right
our wrongs. Save us, oh i save us, from
this evil, corrupt, and perverse generation
The Henderson Times says the most of
the officers foisted on Rusk county by mill
tary appointment are VIGOROUSLY incompe-
tent. This is generally the case. Compe-
tent men to suit could rarely be found
Reason and the circumstances of the case
would suggest that much, even to those who
do not know the men appointed. On this
subject, the Brazos Signal says:
| A friend writes TO us from Wharton
county, that two Commissioners, the Sheriff
and County Clerk, have been removed and
replaced by men who have failed to acquire
the reputation of being clean in their bus
mess transan, ,ions. He says the people
would not mind it SO much, if the right
kind Of men had been appointed.
That is hard to do, from the simple fact
that good and smart men can rarely be
found to fill such positions, hence it is
notorious fact the good and true men have
been removed, and theirplaces supplied by
ignorant men and rascals, in some cases
\ negroes who are more excusable.
The States Rights Democrat comes to us
again after being suspended during the ep-
| idemic at La Grange. 1t says:
We feel sad indeed, when we look down
| the long column of familiar faces names,
and see numbered with the dead such men
as Quinn Menifee, preacher in charge oil
La Grange NJ. L. Church; Ben Shropshire,
Judge of this Judicial District; Parker
Hood, Sheriff Of the County; Theo, Carter,
and Zeb. French, the former District and
the latter County Clerk. There appears
the name Of Charley Smith, Leslie Savage,
old Uncle Henry Moore, John Garage,
Jas. Nicholson, and others, too, whose
places will be difficult TO fill.
The whole number of deaths at La Grange
from August l7ih, TO November 2lst in.
cluling, however some who fed aud died
in the country, was 204-ll2 Of foreign
birth, 20 Americans, and Fl negroes.
The editoro the Bonham News has been
shswn o specimen Of ore found in Fannin
county which contains 95 per cent. Of pure
lead. 1t is said by two experienced miners
to be one Of the finest specimens Of ore ever
found in the world.
Messrs. W. X. Marshall and J. VI. Hob
son, propose to commence some. time in
January or February next, at Henderson,
Rusk county, a monthly Periodicsf to be
called the Texas FARNER, devoted to the