Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-11-18

The MsKianey enquirer allules TO the
m.Ry Improvements in that losn, 'he
souuIy seat u iLs best landed eounly in
Teas, as ne are told, Government Cen
tractors are hauling ID large quantities Of
cora, The suFP.u, Is quite large aud I,
sold At ~ crnls buuhsl,
The Houston union FIows eloquent over
the new Cemetery Of that city, Il lhinks
the remains u Gsa, Houston should be re-
novel anl deposited III erein,
The Fort Worth Democrat ehronielssihe
fact that thousands % ducks and geese are
dying oysr Ia every direction and onsn
alighling TO feed on the wheat fields AMI
the abundant mast Of the forests. There
wa. a rumor in iowa that negro anl n
hog hail been killed In n violentha storm
In the loser part or rarrani, The Demo
craI wants a bridge built over the West
Fork. That Is the idea, Texas needs
bridges Ia every direction.
An association has been formed in Bry.
al to build an Odd Fellows Hall.
The editor Of the new jefferson Demo,
crat found n letter nj the Post Office, ad-
dressed to n good Democratic newspaper
and forthwith appropriated 1t to himself
What will brother Loughcry say?
The Galveston News informs MS the ship.
ment Of preserved beef from Texas is
steadily increasing.
We learn from the San Antonio Herald
that Artesian Wells are to he dug in that
region. workmen from Illinois are ex'
pected to do the work.
The Beacon at Sabine Pass says tina
at the Convention lately held in Jasper
the following gentlemen were nominated
for the Legislature on the democratic tick
ct, James Armstrong of Jasper DR.. White
head Of Tyler and Mr.. Ford Of Newton,
Dan II. r.iplett Esq. of Orange was nomi'
mattel for District Attorney. We can speak
for old jamie Armstrong-he will make q
ulsl Ihlc H'hlo'i' ~ o'"ei0 NV W."
known to us.
The Nj am Telegram says. there never
was u more favorable winter than this, for
immigrants 10 settle in that section corn is
going bcggi..g at 50 cents and is some
times sold ut S7l per busiel.
From the Fairfield Ledger we learn that
the negro troops on their return from
Springfield TO Jefferson behaved very vic.
lently and insultingly at Fairfield. They
burned up about 300 rails for Mr.. j. f
Ilnckaby and used the most offensive AN
guagc. These are Davis preservers OF the
peace, who were employed to enforce Mar
tial Law.
The Falls County Mercury notes the
improvement of Marlin and the induce
ments that Falls county holds out to I'M
migrants. 1t discards the prevalent ide,
of its unhcalthiness.
The Lampasas Dispatch records wit!
great pleasure the abundant area of whea
suwn in that county this fall, more thai
double the quantity of last year. Coed fol
L%smpasas.
The Weatherford Times notes the deci
ded success Of their County Fair. Fin
weather, fine ladies, fine stock and n tour
nament-such were the ATTRACTIONS, bu
not all. During the first dry, those distin
guished pets of the Government, Santant'
and Big-trec, passed through the town, es'
corted by Il company Of Federal Troops on
their way to the Penitentiary.
The Che rokee Advertiser claims tina
Cherokee hns more iron than any other
county in the State. Further, that she
cannot be beaten by finer timber better wa
ter nor purer and stronger democrats any
J where. The Advertiser wants to exchange
with the HERALD. We put it on our list
with great pleasure.
The Navasota Tablet says n THOUSAND
persons are about settling near that town
A Catholic Church aud school House will
be built for them and a Priest will reside
with them.
The new building for the Masonic Lodge
at Weatherford - nearly completed and
will be an honor to the town. SO says the
Times of the 4th inst.
IypIANs.-A letter from Geo. W. Todd
ESD, dated Fort Mason, Oct. 18th says:
u.The Indians have been in aud stole lot,
of horses,-lS from j. ID. Bridges, u from
John W. Camel, 4 from Thomas Murray
and from various others. So much for I'm
Gle Sans pets. | am truly sorry that sucl
a state of things exists. Our county woul'
settle up but for the Indians. Cant yol
turn a stone TO forward n changer
We have had plenty rain, and our coun
try never looked better
Ii somebody would give us the power
we would declare martial law against Tho
Indians. rs Grant and Davis have done
against the whites. We rather think tina
o1ar,ering the State Police and the United
States Army upon them awhile would
Bring them to terms.-[ScR AHtOHiO Her.
aid.
A HEROIC DEED.-On Wednesday, Wal
ter. a sprightly, intelligent little boy, sou
Of DR.. Is. j. Terry, rode a horse into the
Bayou, Just below the steamboat landing
That portion of the stream has been con.
siderably deepened by the drsdge boat, o
which the little boy was not aware. Th'
horse made but a step or two when be sud
denlz plunged into the cut, and with sucf
force as 10 throw the little boy of, and al
most under him. Several persons were ia
sight, but too far of TO render any assist
ance to the youth in his peril. Mr.. Al
Rogers, clerk OF the warehouse department
Of Graham & Taylor, vas standing on tbs
platform fronting the store, about i've
hundred yards distant from the Gene
lie made a spring, ran the distance, JHmp
ed into the Bayou, and reached the boz
Just as be was sinking, and brought hin
= the land. in n iess condition Bu
be soon revived, and was ell right A mo
men', h~esitsncy or delay, or a little les
speed, on the part Of Mr. Rogers and IN
youth would Lave lost his hfe.-lsGEso
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