Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-18
State Items.

witnessed such flow OF i'm immigration, ms
there has been this fall and winter, not
wihstanding the low stage Of water in
Red River. Truly "Westward and onward
the Star Of empire takes its way" We
say let them come, we have plenty of
room - Ttxds New Era.
Red River is rising slowly, this morn
irg there was about thiriy.ore inches on
the shoals. Small boats are plying rcpu'
larly between Shreveport and New Or
LEAFS. bringing up freight at two card
rat Ibid.
John Koch, living near Prescott. was
shot and killed by Mexican named Ne
vine. A singular fact is that the wife of
the murdered man has inside of ten years
had three hushan ds, all of whom have been
murdered Houston Telegraph.
"A five year old son of Capt Hines Of
Waxahachic, wRs burned to death on
Christmas eve. He was examininga sock
which he had hung up near the fire, when
his clothes caught, and he was burned so
severely that death ensued in few hours.
Houston Union.
"A letter from Dallas, Texas, to the
Houston Age says that twelve 'Indinn"
cattle thieves were lately caught in one Of
the western counties and hung TO the
limb of tree, because there was NO limb
of the law TO plead for them. "Before
hanging them their faces were scrubbed,
and eleven Of the twelve did not pan out
as Indians--tbey being unprotected or
pbans from Kansas mostly Shreveport
Times.
This morning in the United States
District Court, Judge Duval presiding, the
District Attorney as VIC learn, moved to
quash the venire of the Marshal, on the
ground that it contained the names of
white men only, many ofwhom are Demo.
GRATIS! That any man belonging to the
white race could be so lost to all decency
as to raise snch an objection, goes fair TO
preve what we have always believed, that
for downright baseness, one recrennt
Southerner, who has sold his soul for
price, il verse Than any ten carpethag
s.rs however dnbssea and 'ncrci AIRY.
Jndsq Dnysl took the matter uuicr sd-
ysemeui, and will decide Tomorrow
morning, whether juries are legal bodies
wien constituted without negro irgre-
dients.-Statesmdn.
Liberty, Jan. 10.-Thc steamer Mary
Conley, Trinity River packet, sunk last
night some thirty miles above here. The
we're all saved. There is sup
posed TO be considerable amount of cot
ION damaged or lost. J. b. r.
-Gdl. Nous.
Kit Brown, (colored) so well known
10 every citizen in upshur county, on last
evening, the 22nd inst, tried to
do like most of The prisoners that have
been confined in TIE Jail at Gilmer-get
out, and in his ATTEMPT, Mr. Spe ncer, the
new .jailor, had knife about him which
Kit ran against, and cut into the frail
cord which binds us to the sphere midway
between hell and Heaven. Kit expired
The next day.-New Era.
Tho Galveston News says that it has
received news from the State department,
giving the members elect for the 18th
District; Il. G. Metz, Senator d. s.
r. A. Weston, /. N. Dennis as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Legislature of Vermont has passed
IN act furnishing by fine any pointing Of
ire aims at persons at play, and have
.dded an Imprisonment Of two years
|, there On accident results from tae prac-
ice. Minnesota has also such law on
Ter statute book.
Soaking rains have fallen even rs far
nut as the high table lands around Lare-
To-. -.
Smith county voted S250000 to the
/. g. G. N Il. r.; besides the town of
'yler, the county seat, gave $4,000 more
o have the depot located near them.
Alcoholic beverages are advancing at
Austin, and chickens are beginning to
cost higher.
The Houston Chronicle insists that the
International or the Central should build
railroad from Hearne to Bolton, for it
avs the rord must be built.
The Bolton Journal thinks an appro-
,riation ought TO be made to pay The pen
ions of veterans OF the Texas Revolution
provided for by o law OF 1870.
The Brownsville Sentinel Of the 3rd
avs: "The track Of the Rio Grande rail-
Dad from Point Isabel to BrownsyilleNs
completed to within ten miles of this cityAl
here has been very little work done
n tnt rOau the Ahsb uOhth Haotf W NJ
cunt Of the bad weather that prevailed.
The epiz9otic is reported 10 be playing |
avoc with the squines about Omit
pan.
The cars of the International are
uuniBg 10 within sixteen miles Of Long
lew.
Wood county is to have an election
pom the prOPriety Of donating 100000
. the Great Northern road, in considera-
ion that this road runs through and To-
stes a depot within the corporate limits
{ Quitman.
One freedman went through two 9TH
r freedmen at Alvaralo, johnson county.
i'll the shooter, Is in Jail, one Of his an
lgonisis is gone TO the land Of forty aercs
ID mule, while the other linserslh and
Improvements in tillage and an in
tease Of energy has svelled The cotton
,op Of Gonzales county to 1000 bales not
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