Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-31
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The Kaufman Star says Mr., N. J.
Shelton was killed near that place by the
premature discharge Of his gun.
| 1.-The Bonham News reports damage to
the crops in its vicinity by recent hail
storm.
The Ceburne Chronicle has taken a
partner; whether for life or not, it don't
say.
THE Central Texan Gays heavy wind
at Bremond tic oaher night did consider
able damage.
The Houston Telegraph is one Of the
most solidly edited papers in tho South,
and its local department is as full as n
ticl-o gosspy dots.
The Milan County Messenger says
eggs are only ten cents per dozen and but
ter fifteen cents per ponnd in Cameron.
The Southwestern Index says that on
the 10th inst. the thermometer stood at
1902 in the shade.
- Heavy rains during the week past
have thoroughly saturated he ground, in
fact, too much SO for the. good of the farm
ing interests.--[Tyler Index.
Fresh bntter cannot be had in Gran
bury very often. The amount of the
above article brought in each week would
hardly be sufficient TO grease skillet for
fish fry.-TGranbury Vidette.
The new town of Minneola, at the
junction Of the Great N or,hern and Texas
Pacific railroads, FIVE miles beyond the
Sabine from here, is said to be beauti-
ful site foSa town. Lots are already SELL
g. do,
secured foothold there. The place will
likely soon develop inio oEe of consider
able business importance. Trains on the
Great Northern will probably reach that
point in few weeks.-[Tyler Reporter.
Miss Fanny GrunewaId, Miss of
twelve summers, and the daughter OF our
esteemed fe llew-c citizen Renso Grunewald,
Esq, won the prize at the State Fair for
the best piano playiug.-[Houston Union
= On last Tuesday night about eleven
clock, Paris was visited with one of the
heaviest hail sioIms known to the oldest
Inhabitants of the county. Hail stoues as
large US hens egg fell in great quant-
lies aud many that we're still larger. Roofs
we're somewhat damaged and scarcely
pane Of glass was l9ft unbroken in the
, walls of buildings facing 10 the west. ln
some localities gardens we're greatly in
iursd; aud few miles northwest Of Paris
>crops were almost ruined, but In this To-
cality the storm is said to have been in
the early evening, there having been two
distinct etorns few hours aparts-a very
strange ocenrrencs.-[Psris Cosmopolite.
-Walston Howth, colored boy, l6
years old, found the gold bracelet adver-
lised in the Telegraph on Sunday, and
promptly reported it at The Office. lie was
sent with it TO the lady who owns it, and
she gave him liberal reward for its re.
turn. II gives us pleasure to record this
act Of honesty in this young boy, and in
it we see that he will become a useful man
and a worthy Citizen Houston Teie-
graph.
The crowd OF wagons at the depot
this msrning so obstruoted the approach
Of the mail-wssoD TO the cars, that the
mails would have been left behind had it
not been a. ne accidental presence there
Of Mr.. ai.ahan, the special agent OF the
Pos;office Department, and 1t required all
his influence and energy TO get them on
board before the train started.-[ Austin
Journal.
Last Monday night, one Dock Dono-
ven was caught by L. d. Hunt, the city
Marshal, in an attempt to fire the Music
Hall. lie had collected comkustibles and
placed under the fiooE Of the building, and
touched fire to them; all the while being
watched by the Marshal who arrested him
in the act and lodged him in Jail. He has
been examined, a0d in default of 81 500
bend, now lies in jail.
The ssamen belonging TO the Danish
ship ~Thor,' made complaint before the
Un:.ed States Judge that the master Of
the vessel had refused TO pay their wages.
when one Of the Deputy U. $. Marsbals
went on board the Thor 10 serve notice
that the seamens wages must bo paid or
carse shown for not doing 50, the irafe de-
scensint Of the Vikings threatened to
throw that funciionary overheard.
This threat haringbecn reported TO Ma
ior Ochiliree. the United STATES Marshal,
he ordered an armed cutter along side the
bslligsreni Dane, with Instructions 70 en-
force, at All hazards, the laws Of the
United States. Seeiag that the Marshal
meant business, aud that any further at
tempt 10 eyade or defy the suthorifiss
would result dissstr-nsiy. the beliicose
shipper sized for pace, and he matter was
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