Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-11
State Items.

DIuIo ltcuin'
The editor Of tho wcnihcrfoSl Signot
gives tho Fort Worth Postmaster a leo
tire.
-we hear Of no Indian troubles on our
frontier Of late. The fogging General
McKinzie gave the redskins few
months ngo, seems TO have Ind quite n
salutary effect on them. II Is now be-
lieved by most Of our old settlers that our
Indian troubles aro about nj period.
migrants nrc now pouring into our coun-
try, and will soon have IL settled up so
densely that Mr.. Lo will not dare to make
his appearance Weatherford Signet.
On the 2sth ult Mr.. J. R. Brimhall,
n respectable citizen, who lived some three
mi lies south Of town, was instantly killed
by the accidental disch aree of pistol in
the hands Of his son, the ball passing
through bis head. Mr.. d. was sitting in
q chair by the fire at the time the tragioal
accident occurred. lie never spoke, nor
even moved, so deadly was the shot.--6.
Tho cannon, known as the Wash.
Craw ford gun, cast in Hampstead in 1861,
was bursted there on Christmas day.
The Governor has issued his proclaim
alton giving the official vote on the cleo
ton Of permanent State Capital. The
official count is as follows: Austin, 63, 227
Houston, IS, lac; Waco, l2,776; Bryan, To-
Scattering, 81; total, lll,80O.
The editor Of the Sherman Courier does
| not fancy Hon. Jno. II. Reagan, for the
U. S. Senatorship, to succeed Mr.. Flana-
gan. We do not believe better man
could be found to fill the place, but there
is plenty of time yet to think Of that, as
Mr.. Flanagan's time does not expire till
1876.
The salt works in Young county have
proved q success. Salt water of great
strength has been worked at depth OF
26O feet. They have also supply Of gas
from tho we'll sufficient for oil uses in the
manufacture Of the salt.
An ice house is being built at ben
ison.
Large arrivals Of cotton ore daily
pourin into orr city, wagon after wagon,
loaded with this staple production from
Jefferson and intermediate points, arc con
stantly on the Move, and the NJ. X. 4 I.
R. r. are doing all in their power TO facil-
itatc rapid movemcnts.--Denison Journal
"A new hotel, called the Cameron
House, has been opened in Denison.
Hon. ]. II. Crichton, State Senator
from Labettc, Kansas, is in our city, and
is stopping at the Nelson House, Dent
son SoarnaI.
And still they come; over three hun
dred wagon loads Of emigrants came
across Red river this week, bringing with
them their families, and farming utensils
looking for homes in Northern Texas.--ib
Tho Journal claims a population oil
800 for the new town of Denison, term
mus Of the NJ. X. s. 7. Railroad.
Hon. James A Abbott, formerly a
member of the Idaho Legislature, and for
five years Probate Judge in Oregon, COM
miticd suicide, recen tly, at Deuison. The
Journal says:
{" The Judge has been for some time Ia
boring under q mental delusion, the cause
of which has never been made known
He was a good husband and kind father
and was well provided with this worlds
goods; but since he came from the noun
tains he has been subject 10 fits of de-
spondency, md while laboring under ont
Of these Authorizations, he took pisto
and deliberately shot himself through tn:
forehead, the ball passing through thu
front part of the head, lodged in tho in
terim Of the cerrcJellen,, from the effects o.
which death put an end TO his existence
eight days after"
The Paris Cosmopolite says that tn
trial Of Jas. Fisk has perhaps ere thi'
term inatod," We should like to know !
the editor has communication with the 9th
err world
CoxuNDRuM.--If IN Indiana grocer can
Sc II five pounds of good coffee for Ont
D ollar in currency, why do Texas grocer'
ask One Specie Dollar for four pounds? ?
Victoria Advocate.
The Den ison News, new paper n
the terminus of tho NJ, X. & 7. Road, ha
made its appearance as We see by an OK
change, but we havnt had a sight of j
yet.
SMALL Pox We learn TINT on yester
day case of this disease broke out n
the Parker House in this place. The par
ty attacked is just from st. Louis,-di'
not learn his name. Every precautior
should be used by our citizens and the cit.
authorities to prevent its spread All win
have not been, shonld get vaccinnated a
once, delay may be dangerous.-She' maj
Patriot
We learn that the freight rate on Cot
10 on the NJ, X. & T. road has been re
d uced to S4 for q SEQ ID bale, from tn
erminus 10 St. Louis. We also learn tina
be freight rate on the Central railroad oil
G otton is about to be reduced to 81, so pc
bale, from the terminus TO Galveston, ant
TO $3.50, to New York.-IJid.
-Brenham is in middle, about city Fl
nanoes as well as Dallas.
From the LIST Of February to the LIST o
November 29,529 immigrants landed q
Galveston.
| Quite q number of gentlemen wer'
out on New Years day, making calls, not
withsta nding the terrible condition of thu
streets and the fact that it rained slowl,
nearly all day. A number of ladies KEEP
open doors and received their visitors aud
entertained them in hospitable manner.
Is. A. Herald.
"A private letter from 0akville, dated
Dec. 10th, from II. B. Johnston, gives Vi
the particulars Of the killing offs Mexican
between 0akyille and Corpus Christi, |
few days previous, by DR.. Grennell, wht
was travelling through the country for the
benefit Of his health. The Mexican drew
a knife upon the Doctor, but the Doctor
quickly drew a dsringer pistol and sho
him dead.-Ibid.
The middle span Of the Bra EOS bridg'
was washed away Thursday night caus
ing the stoppagc Of trains on the ives
branch. A large force of workmen are
employed in repairing the bridge. Rail
road men say IL will take six weeks Il
repair.the dafhage.--Hempstedd Messenger
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