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Tin following IL y list Of officers,
State and county, that nro toibe elected
ly heipeopie of Texas at the general
election on the second day Of D)ecein-
.ofr HfHl'!U Jof Hn Il tmiH
I39 Governor a-I9il4 Ydt iise ":hiGd I.
Lieutenant Governor "Eit. ,%inatt"'tf-
State Treasurer, -. -. '.+'it 80, n.
Comptroller Of Public ACCOUNTS.
Commissioners of the General Land
Office. - -.
Senators and Representatives from
each Of the Senatorial Districts lil the
State.i NJ DYi7.Jia. ij.ni0H aijniin1
One Justice of the Peace and one
Constable il each Pfefihct in all the
counties of,thei iState.gla ma u..,
ioA Sheriff. District Clerk, County
Treasurer and County Sdrvevorin each
county in the State. ,.la ,Ias,
L. II N..
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REMEMnER, HE peinoeratic Conyen-
ton meets ON the 26th. .1,Ls.iA .a..I'

90 TIE trial of Miss Susan B. Anthony
who was charged with unlawfully vo-,
ting at n general election, has resulted
in the conviction of the (" screamer.",
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To the Editor OF The Dallas Herald:
A loud and tormenting din and tul
multi has been raised by some pretenl
sious and aspiring denagogues over thd
neglect which has been visited upoil
farmers, and the farming interests id
general. The tremendous zeal 50 sud|
denly manifested by some gentlemcrI
for agriculture, and the honest, halA|
work nag tiller Of the soil j. suspicion
and is rather strongly andunpleasanff|
suggestive of ways that arc dark, and
Of tricks that are sure to prove vain
7, myself, believe that in the presen
degeneracy Of the times, that the honI
est yeomanry, the farmer mustasslIm{
control Of the government, Or il
likely to he swamped in a ilood-tide o
corruption. The people are Disguised
with the tricks andknaveiy OF the proI
fessed politician, and would foreyej
bury him out OF sight, in dishonored
grave. Ifthesc gentlemel are honesI
in their intentions, let them prqv{
their faith by their works, and not, ~
heretofore, ''hold the word OF promis}
to tie ear, and break Ito the hope
Such rascally jugglery viii not nov
avail, and l can assure these bucoli{
orators that in,the, present contest foi
State and county officers the farmer ha}
determined to have a voice and tdl,
represented. III then, these gentlenieI
are so Jealous for the farmers and OK
perience such an absorbing and mxi6r
solicitude Tor their interests, theyloI
course, will gladly -appol n} hrHie
whom theymay deem ii Gee yel llFe-er
them i'm the neSt l&g iurre. e
them come up. then as i.ani1'1- anS
unanimously as their Ill tlp0f I'D
selfish natures will permit, 10 the sap
port of John Cochran, Esd, mani6I
every particular qualified 10 disebsat;
the arduous duties pertaining to tn
high trust of Legislator, Mr.. C0chFaI
is an old Texan Of thirty years Ssta,ei
ing, IL hard-working, honest farnssr
q tried and true Democrat has. llsel
an honorable lift among u, and s4tiI
eminently just and prpper that on
who has 80 long been identified Will
the history and intcIesis OF our eeupI
try, should, by tbs free and unboush
sufftages of his fellow-cisizeps, beipld
yatcd TO position 'glTre mis- aciSp9w
edged integrity, lifelong expcrielK
and ability may bc applied to ihe dill
cult task of redeening our state fralI
the thraldoni. of grc,ds oilic0 seelksI
and thicyiah polif t'ne FAisMElAl
u, Elss N)io riee oat in . iwo-liog)
ilIggy should b. eirtumspcct in ilgI
conduct, es The " ~ hss . t0pgqe5ri1
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DIE NTISTRY ~
3 NV 1nr I.W COBB'S aInla

Name will once more be seen in The Herald.
He tnlles this method of informing MS many
Kaufman couDties that he gan, be found in
his oflicp overthe store Of Dir, J. w. Haynes
atlall times, day and night, where ne VIII %
with n call. After many years practice OF
Dental Surgery successfully, he isexery way
able to give that satisfaction which the sci
Ills skill MS an operator can he seen In ihe
5innuths of many persons in this county that
hlSp stood the aiTt h,r fwelve .prl Ihirlseil
pain, 70 say all who haye tried him. iGwi2
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WE haze received the catalogue Of
thc sixth annual fair of the Arkansas
State Agricultural and Mechanical As
soeiation obe hcldut Little Rock, Ark. /,
commencing Monday, Oct. 18th, ls73,N
and continuingltinc days Nrithschedule
ofprefhiums, regulations, etc. Among
the attractive features Of the fair are
the awards to he made for cotton, as
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1oEarious icities IN our State are bid
ding for the honors Of the Democratic
Convention, to be holden at no distant
day.i Among the most prominent,
ranks the Young and vigorous city of
Dallas. We are in faypr of that place
for many and obvious reasons. II Is
central, away from the yellow. fever
districts, has population whose hearts
are as big as all out doors, and they
have proven IL Ig rendering the hospi-
talities of the city to the press. Let
Dallas be the place, and we guarantee
that not only the editorial fraternity,
but all others la attendance, will ne
eeive warm welcome frpm, our up
country friends I--Grimcs County Jour
nal
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Special Local Department.

.iMqlqg.I .Gi ,ll.s ans ,lrn.,-i@ ,ia5ui
siaul.ii is,5ist ttdt ..l..4in| lmt ga tlais
i,sEiIst. l.a-s nh l,tD W,4la 80 .'-aiid
lul.ai 1unliAu. nta c8t4I ii'IuHIiT
4,r s4is. ...s.i.ii-, l.aahA iHt,l Ssp lis.ouli
..liiuIY1Ai 10. ~"
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THE wheat crop Of Kentucky il re-
ported to be almaet a failure No one
scqusiuted with the prospects even
venture 10 predict a half crop this sea-
son, which goes to prove that all we
have said about the grain Interest Of
this section Is not witbopf ~ import
ant meening. f4a
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INDIAN RAID.

Some two weeks since the India5l
made raid on the salt works, on Slslsa
Creek, near Belknap, driving off allffnI
stock, and destroying the works comI
.pletely, breaking the kettles and play.
ing the mischiefgenerally. They theIs
returned, rs usual, toIthe agency aud
reported, l SUPPOSE to the agent
The settlements will soon be two thick
however, to make this SORT of amuseI
ment pletsurt to 'I.O.r Twill wrirA
again from Griffin 81. ty. rs.
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10, Eiss N)lo riee oat in . tw0-liosj
ilIggy should be eireumspcct IN ihp:l
condp,4, as the " ~ mas . s0pggshTj
Is rms tl-s l,c iuaing 9f the ans
cpnaseslioas ~ 81 ir,.i.6aqii-itsis =
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tom iands.,............-"........,..s ~ D 49, $50 90
on bottom lands. L. sY.g@ 100 90
bottom land ~ 100 90
On The hest hale raised on upland,.,,. 20 0d
4 land. @ ~ $50 90
On the third best hale raised on up ulsL,l II
lanu luu-uV
ON best bale Of cotton-swecpsthkcs 800 00
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Fatal. RENCONTRE. 4

Just assl am writing, news came iIl
of 4 fatal rcncontre, which occurred
SOME tivemiles from here on the BrazoA
to-day. AMIR. Kirlisey-was killed, and
man named IIamer was severely, il
not fatally wounded. The facts as |
hear them are these: Kirksey charged
Hamerwith some trivial offence, which
the latter answered by calling thd
former a liar. = Kirksey immediately
drew his pistol and shot Hamer in Ithd
knee. Hamer then shot Kirlsey in
the body, killing him, instantly. Il Il
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HEWEEKLY HERALD
TUE DG6.

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LETTER FROM PALO PINTO
v---saH---'- -
The wheat CroD--WeatherforsI rsI-I
Growth-Belknap-Fstsl Rene0unt
Indian Raid ON the Salt Works.

.... ..., PAIO PINTO, June y, I873
To the Editor of The Dallas Herald:
write to give you some idea of lid
things look in this portion Of Nor|
Western Texas. And firstly and for|
most, the crops all the way from I'd
rant county to the Braz0s river al
fine. All the wheat west of TarraI
has been saved, and the corn is loolsil|
as well as ever saw it-roasting cal
being on the dinner table almost eyed
day. There is no cotton raised her|
the crops being altogether grain.
j was very much surprised at It'd
growth of " ~
WEATHERFORD,
III the last few years, and now then
are d Number of fine, large businea
houses and dwellings going up and il
anticipation. Amongst others, 1 nd
tlced large stone store house bein|
erected for Messrs. Leach & Milan, th|
front being of smoothly-dressed graI
sand stone. This. place.
.9.l PALo PINTO,
Is beginning to feel the influence of ED
pected railroads, but as vet the i'm
provements are smaller. The cOuntrj
is filled up with settlers, nearly all pre-
empters. They have covered over th|
old Indian Reservations, and what th !
prc-emptioners leave, the Texas. an
Pacific railroad takes. You have nd
idea how far out the settlements havI
extended. ....
.,., OLD BELKNAP, uriL,gi
is being resuscitated, and may yet be
town of Importance. It.is the old coun
ty seat of Young county, and befprI
the war was place of considerable !
business. Then, there was, o military
post adjoining the town site, which ha |
been abandoned since the war. Their
are still there, some of the old pos|
.standing-substantial ston{
which may yet do service TO i
country purposes. Belknap is prettilJ
located on the east bank OF the .BrazoI
river, which at that point is Q broad
stream. It lies in the centr{
of Young county, and no better loca
tion could have been made for tn !
fo'"ii'H, " ny, 9e"''ei! lrpI4u ,,,insin MI
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As an Advertising Medium

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Having rrnc,s I aua nsrIy f,ruishec
e .s asss .sls xs sssEFss'ss Fas:' ~ -
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-01
Fell Among Thieves.

Sergt. Green, of the London Detec-
tive force, who was made famous by
Charles Dickens as the smartest of the
London detectives, came to the United
States two weeks ago, with an extradi-
ion warrant and other legal papers
necessary to bring Alf. Bidwell, the
Bank of England forger, from Havana,
where he had been arrested. Sergt.
Green desired to see the sights in the
CITY, and OF course the New York de-
tectives agreed to show him around,
but to leave his iewelry behind, as the
thieves in the city were very smart.
ooh, nonsense" said Sergt. Green,
'they can't steal from me, you know "
He was shown all of New York by gas
light, and was left by his New York
friends at q o'clock. At he woke up
in Union Square, and found that his
extradition papers and warrants, his
private memorandum book, his watch
and chain, and gold snutf-box, pre-
sented him by the LONDON merchants
for his brilliant detective genius, were
gone-stolen from his pockets. Sergt.
Green was astonished. He had been
invited to have bottle of wine by a
perfect gentleman who wore large dia-
monds, and asked the Sergeant to have
drive on the lane the following day.
No trace of the Sergeant's valuables
could be obtained until last Tuesday
evening, when a large package was
thrown through an open window into
tbo Tuap+v-Sivtb prepinct StatlOn- house
in the City Hall. The package con-
tained The Sergeant's papers, his jewel:
ry. including the famous snuff-box, and
the following short, but expressive
note:
"Give this stuff back to that English
chump who says he is detective. He
is duffer. One OF THE BOYS.
Sergt. Green has changed his opinion
regarding American thieves.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-01
The English Sparrows.

Nothing is more remarkable than the
rapidity with which the English spar
row has multiplied since its introduc-
ton to this country. The city of New
York is literally alive with them, and in
many of our inland cities they seem to
have thriven quite as well as in New
York. We have, therefore, at last, q
pretty fair opportunity of judging OF
their value and of placing a just esti-
mate upon the objections that have been
made to them.
Thus far our observation leads us to
believe that the sparrow is not an insect
ivorous bird. In New York they feed
chiefly upon grain which they find in
the droppings of the horses. In Great
Britain they are known as the most mis-
chievous of grain destroyers so far
they bid fair to sustain the same char
acter here. We have watched them by
the hour, and killed and dissected num-
bers of them, and could never find that
they fed on anything but vegetable
matter. If, therefore, they should
multiply and spread through the rural
districts to the same extent that they
have done in the cities, they would
prove very destructive to our grain
fields.
A few years ago the city of Paterson,
N. j., and its neighborhood, abounded
with bluebirds, orioles and wrens. A
box put up in any yard or garden was
sure to have pair of bluebirds OF
wrens for it's occupants. In an evil
hour, however, n wealthy Irishman i'm
ported quantity of sparrows, put up
thatch covering on the end of the house
for them, and did everything to make
them comfortable. They took to their
new quarters with great relish, multi
piled until the city is alive with them,
and now there is not bluebird, wren
or oriole to be seen Gardens, in which
three or four bird boxes were always in
habited by as many pairs of bluebirds,
are now deserted, and the worst of it is,
we have not got rid of the insects
EXCHANGE.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-01
English Sports.

An English paper called the Sports
man. gives the following description of
an otter hunt, where the horrid tor
ments inflicted on poor animal appear
to have given unmingled delight to
some hundreds of beings, bearing the
human form
Every minute increased his distress !;
he could no longer keep under water,
but swan up and down gasping and
gnashing his white fangs above the
surface in the utmost fury of rage and
despair. When overtaken or met by
any of the hounds, he would, for a
second, conceal himself beneath, but
being unable to remain, he would again
rise above, and bite and grapple with
them with the deadly ferceness of q
serpent. Twice in this manner he
swan the length of the pool, followed
by the whole pack baying at his tail,
and hailed by the united thunder OF
some fifty gazers. At last, s., think
ing it time to close the scene, in order
to spare his dogs, advised everybody
but himself to fall back from the lower
shallow. The poor wretch soon dis
covered the deserted quarter, and made
towards it. But before he could escape
he had to Chamber over the top of the
net, which extended across the river at
the point, sunk to the bottom by heavy
loads, and attached to each of the banks.
A moment afterwards, in making this
endeavor, he was raised from the stream
to writhe in death upon the barbed
spear. There he hung wriggling and
twisting, and his eyes flashing the red
sparks Of rage, until all the party had
collected around him he was then cast
into the midst of the hounds, upon
whom having wreaked his vengeance
by the infections of some heavy gashes,
and, in return, having every bone with
in him ground and smashed almost into
pulp, he, otter-like, withouta cry, with
out groan, returning wound for
wound, and torture for torture, at length
yielding his life, but not, however, till
his enemies had paid for it at a most
costly price"
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-01
A Cruel Hoax.

The most scandalous hoax perpetrated
on the first of April that has yet reached
us, comes from New York. A boy made
complaint at the station house that a
burglar had attempted to get into his
house, and had fired at the boy. The
boy returned the compliment and
wounded the burglar, who escaped, &c.
A squad of policemen visited the house
and discovered pistol-bullet hole in
the headboard and hole in the wall
behind where the missile had lodged.
This shot the boy said had been fired at
him. Under the skylight was table
covered with what appeared to be fresh
blood, and there were traces of thick
red fluid on the woodwork of the scut-
tie. The skylight had apparently been
forced from the outside and the staple
holding the catch-hook had been forci-
bly, drawn. Almost underneath the sky
light, which was about eight feet from
the floor, was q window looking into q
side yard. In the centre of one of the
upper panes of glass bullet had cut a
circular jagged hole. On the wall un-
der the scuttle was blood also. In fact
every indication existed to point to a
burglarious attempt, and to gallant
defence on the part of the boy and the
serious if not mortal wounding of the
thief.
The house was occupied by two wo-
men and two boys, and the fright OF
three of these parties was great. 1t was
learned by the police, after they had
searched the neighborhood in drench-
ing rain storm for the burglar, that the
whole thing was an April fool hoax, set
on foot by the boy, and most ingenious
ly carried out. The stuff on the table
and walls was the worst imitation of
blood imaginable. 1t was a sort of
greasy transparent paint, and betrayed
home manufacture at glance. The
skylight was forced from the inside, the
impression of a stove-shaker near the
latch being very apparent, and the latch
staple had been hammered over the out
side where it was clamped so as to rem
der it easy to draw. The bullet at the
head of the bed and the bullet picked
up under the window in the yard cor
responded with each other and with
those in a box of Smith & Wesson's car
tridges, avowedly the boys property.
The boy acknowledged the whole thing,
and the indignation of the police was
beyond any attempt at description.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-01
In the Dark.

AS great luxury, the ancients, who
knew no method of refining theoil which
burned to give them light, mixeditwith
perfumes, such as essence of roses and
sandal wood; but this rather detracted
from, than added to the burning prop
critics of the liquid, and all that was OBJ
tained by the process was an increase OF
fragrance and diminution of light The
dwellings of wealthy men, who expend-
ed extravagant sums upon scented oils,
whould not have borne comparison in
point of lighting with the grimiest tap
room of gas-it public house. The
gold and silver lamps, hung by slender,
well-wrought chains to marble pilasters,
only yielded at their best lurid, taper
ing flame, that gave out an enormous
deal of smoke, futtering in the slight
breeze, and went out altogether at a
gust of wind. Neither was it possible
to steady the light by closing the aper-
lures through which the air came, for
had Roman or Grecian houses been
possessed of glass windows they would
have soon become uninhabitable. The
fresco- paintings of Pompeian villas, the
delicate colors on the walls of urban
palaces would, in less than a month,
have been hopelessly coated with lamp
SCOT. At the end of an hours confer
ence of an evening, party of noble
Romans would have resembled con.
gregation of chimney sweeps. A tunic
dyed in Tyrian purple would have ac'
quired q mourning hue in no time.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-01
A Princely' Gift.

Professor Agassiz recently delivered
an address to the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts on the occasion OF the visit by
that body to the Museum of Compare
tive Zoology at Cambridge, and in the
course of his remarks expressed his
views regarding the establishment OF q
summer school for the instruction OF
school teachers in natural history. He
also suggested the holding of the first
session during the coming summer at
Nantucket. The publication of the
programme and details of this proposed
movement attracted the attention of Mr..
John Anderson, of New York city, the
wealthy tobacco merchant, who consid-
cred that the island of Penikese, which
he owned, and which he had used as q
private summer resort, would be admir-
ably adapted to the purposes of the
proposed School of Natural History. On
the following day he deputed two gem
tlemen to proceed to Cambridge and to
tender to Professor Agassiz the title to
the island, with all its. improvements
and buildings, as permanent location
for the school. Of course; the generous
& lift was at once accepted, and Mr.. An
derson has supplemented that act by
the munifcent pecuniary donation OF
$50, 900 as the basis of an endowment
fund for the institution, which perma-
nently establishes it.
The island of Penikese, which will
become the future domicile of the pro-
posed institute, is one of the Elizabeth
group of islands, situate at the entrance
of Buzzard's Bay, on the southern coast
of Massachusetts,. It contains about
one hundred acres, and presents advan-
tages which peculiarly adapt it to the
purposes contemplated by Professor
Agassiz. Its situation in the ocean,
within easy access of the mainland, Sc
cures privacy and freedom from intru-
sion, while its wonderful fertility will
enable the institution to maintain itself
almost within it's own domain. MIR.
Anderson, since his purchase OF the
island some years ago, has expended
large sums in buildings and improve
ments, and the commercial value of the
whole property may be considered a lit
tie short of 100000. His endowment
may therefore be considered as equiv
alent to $150,000.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-01
Hunted to- Death.

There is intense excitement In Mil
waukee, as well as among the inmates
of the Soldiers Home, in regard to the
tragic death of Gen. John Woolley,
formerly in charge of the Milwaukee
branch of the National Asylum for Dis
abled Soldiers, and the persecution to
which he was subjected previous to his
decease. Gen. Woolley was esteemed as
generous, chivalrous and noble-heart-
ed gentleman and soldier, and public
opinion censures severely officers of the
Asylum Board, as well as certain parties
in the Asylum, for the share they had
at the efforts to humiliate and degrade
helamented soldier, whose loss is 30 sim
cerely mourned.
Gen. Woolley was a native of Dutch
ess Co., N. Y, and enlisting in an Ohio
regiment as private was promoted
rapidly to colonel and brevet brigadier
general. He was in command of the
National Asylum at Milwaukee, but was
ordered to Hampton, only to find the
order countermanded and he relieved
from duty, as charges of dishonesty had
been preferred against him. He felt
himself seriously hurt by the manner
in which he was treated, but returned
at once to Milwaukee that the charpes
against him might be investigated. he
found his family turned out of doors
from their quarters at the Asylum, and
went to hotel nearly broken hearted.
The night before his death a disabled
soldier desired lodging at his hotel.
The proprietor distrusted his statement
As he turned to leave and was passing
down the stairs Of the main entrance
he met Gen. Woolley coming up and
addressed him. The General remem
bered him, listened to his story, tool
from his pocket one dollar in fractional
currency-the last and only dollar he
possessed in the world-and gave one-halt
of it to his old comrade-in- arms. One
half of the remainder was used to pur
chase an ounce of chloroform, which ht
took, causing his death, and twenty-five
cents yet unexpended was found in his
pocket after death.