The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-04-10
TEXAS ITEMS.


The Crisp Sisters--Jessie aud Cecc-
Iia,-are playing at Waco assisted by the
eminent artist, Capt. W. II, Crisp.
HAIRY Mccarthy, after successful
trip through The State, is playing this
week at Houston.
The new theatre, over the new market
house. Houston, is rapidly approach ing
completion, and will be opened for dra.
matte performances during the State Fair.
The State FAIR at Houston, opens on
the 18th of next month Visitors, we pre-
sumo, will be taken to and from Houston
during the Fair, at half price over the va.
rious railroads,
Miss Nettie Houston, daughter of ex-
President Houston, and authoress Of "Mig-
ninetie Leaves" most beautiful colec-
tion Of poems, was in Austin last week.
Meningitis is prevailing in Sherman
and vicinity. Nine deaths occurred there
in one week.
The heavy rain storm OF Monday night
was general all over the State.
Gen. Anger reports the recovery of
six more captives from the Indians. The
parents of the captives live at San Anto.
MO, to which point they will be sent.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, our ex.Presi-
dent, will be in Tyler on the 18th inst.
The city of San Antonio publishes in
the city press its receipts and expendi.
lures monthly. All incorpora ted towns
and cities should be required to do this, and
the statements should be made under oath,
and the same rule should apply to the
State and counties.
Many disguised Kansans are return.
ing from Texas Elk. And many well
pleased Texans are delighted with their
return, ard wish them well in Kansas
Southwestern.
Scott, Harral and Grizzel the Lam
pasas rioters, charged with murder, were
before Judge Turner, at Georgetown, Will
hanson county, last Saturday. Grizzell
was released on writ of habeas corpus,
Scott and Harral were refused bail and re-
committed for trial. Whitcraft and the
others did not apply for writ of habeas
corpus and still remain in prison.
--Advices from San Antonio report
young grasshoppers by the million in that
vicinity
General Belknap, secretary of war,
Lieutenant General Sheridan, General
Myers and General LOOMS, arrived in
San Antonio Saturday night, being ten
hours in coming from Austin by stage.
They were met by q large cOncourse of the
most prominent citizens at the Menger
Hotel, and the Inequalities Of the city ex-
tended them by his Honor Mr.. Gerand,
Mayor of San Antonio, Tonight grand
reception will be rendered them, to take
place at San Pedro Springs. The line of
procession will be brilliantly illumina-
ted, and the park handsomely decorated
and lighted. A gala dsy we are having.
Gen. BelkBap and party leave here in the
morning for the Rio Grando frontier,
thence to Brownsville. Conjectures are
rife as to the visit Of twenty prominent
officers to our Mexican frontier, and all
sorts of rumors are afoat.-[N
Captain A. G. Hutchinson of Messrs. q.
A. Whitney and Co., agents of the Nor
gan line, accompanied by Captain Chas.
Fowler and Captain Jas. Lawless, reached
this city Monday evening, having come
up the bay and bayou from Galveston, in
tug. We understand that they visited
the ship channel work at Morgans Point
and the government work at Reddish Bar.
They spent yesterday in the city, return
ing TO Galveston last night. The daylight
trip up the bay and bayou doubtless affor-
ded these gentlemen tull opportunity to
observe the true condition Of our nav iga-
ton and the ease with which il can be i'm
proved to meet the demands of commerce.
Houston Telegraph