The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22

ROUNDS Illul pace, tlc lhnN - TIcil anu
well adapted to all manner of agricul
ture, and the prairics for stock raising.
Black Jack Is steadily improving under
the influence created by religious wor-
ship and temperance organizations
Ladonia Courier.
McCabe, of the firm of McCabe d
Fuller, was arrested, Tuesday, at the
instance ol the NJ. and =. bank on the
charge uf swim'Iliug, sherman Reg
lister.
y protractcd meeting has been pro-
I crossing at The Methodist church, in
this city, during the past week prayer
meeting every morning at nine u'clocli
and prrurhing at night Several
prominent divinca have he"n in ut
tendance sherman Courier.
Mr.. II. II. Lockard, of Fannin coun-
ty, was seriously burned, n few days ago,
by the explosion of II kerosene lamp.
The second bale of cotton was
brought in yesterday morning. 1t was
raised by John Krause, weighed 49S
pounds, and was bought by VIM. Nj.
Baker at fourteen cents gold. The bale
classed as strict good ord nary, and
was shipped to p. G. Willis ~ Bro
[Giddings Times, 18th.
1t will be seen that the mass meet
ing OH last Saturday endorsed Gov
ernor Coke's administration, aud dis
approved the action of the fourteenth
legislature in refusing to call conSti-
tutional convention.-[ Fayette Record.
The conductor Oh the sleeping car,
Mr.. Smith Parr, brought the very ex-
traordinary news yesterday morning
that the down passenger train Tuesday
night was fired into near Elgin, the
passengers being panic stricken, and
| falling down into the seats to save
themselves from the pistol balls, two
or three of which passed through the
windows and the side of the car Aus
tin Statesman.
Mr.. Horn, assistant United States at
torney, who is in Denison attending to
the countcrfeiting eases, had some diff
ficulty on the street, "Wednesday, with
the deputy United States marshal, of
Dallas. We do not know the nature Of
the trouble, but believe it grew out of
some old matter. In the course of it
Mr.. Anderson drew pistol. He was
brought up before Esquire Kirk, last
evening, and fined ten dollars and cost.
- Denison Times.
A difficulty occurred last week, at the
farm of Colonel G. c. Dugan, about
fifteen miles east of this place, between
Mr.. Dan Dugau and two brothers 10y
the name of Burlcson, which resulted
in the shooting of one of the Burle-
sOn's.-[ Sherman Register.
The Methodsts have just concluded
protracted meeting at this place,
which resulted in the conviction of If
teen or twenty souls who now rejoice
in pure heart (O.-[Plano News.
Old DIR. Giles, whom many of our
citizens remember as "A harmless old
spiritualist who lived about Sherman
for several years, died in destitute cir
cumstances at Denison the other day.
fisherman Courier.
The celebrated hog case that has
was decided last Saturday. Dick S, alf
got the hog and Bowlby pays the costs,
about four hundred dollars.
Wednesday morning last, a mad dog
made his appearance at the house of
Frank Hun, few miles northwest of
this city, and, as we are told, bit his
dog; then, going to the COW lot, bit
every animal in it. Mr.. Hun, discov-
ering that the dog was rabid, picked
up his gun and went out in the yard
to kill it. When within few steps of
the dog, he fired, the charge of shot
entering the dogs body, but not kill
ing him. The dog then started ut Mr..
Hun, when he was fired upon again
without killing him. Mr.. Hun then
turned to run, hut missed his footing
and fell, when the dog pounced ON him
inflicting two severe bites. Mr.. Hun
started Immediately to the mad stone,
in the northern portion of the county.
mckinney Enquirer.
We are informed that the boll-worm
is assisting the not weather and cater
pillars in demolishi"g the cotton, and
are making sad havoc with il. The
crop will be shortened considerably
Fayette Record.
The Galveston Civilian has the re-
port of the physicians upon the post
mortem examination of the body of
Miss Mary Cooper, the poor girl whose
trial and severe labOrs caused her in-
sanity and death. The report shows
that she was virgin at the time of
her death.
Judging from the general tone of our
: <estern exchanges, we conclude that
Hon. L. S Stockdale is the choice of
majority of the people there for the
congressional nomination, although
Colonel John S. Ford, of Brownsville,
is evidently powerful competition
[Galveston News.
From ranger we learn that one of
Captain Walters men was bitten un-
der the arm 10y a tarantula. He was
very bad of when he left, aud give as
ii as his opinion that he would not re-
cover. We have forgotten his hame.
-GStephenville Empire.