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

Robinson, j. Waldo, NJ. A. Dowing,
II. B. Andrews and several other Tex
as railroad officials left st. Louis on
the 25th, by the Vandalia line for New
York. 1t is presumable that they visit
the metropolis on business looking to
common schedule of freight tariffs.
The Bonham Enterprise says that
new flour is selling in that town ut
three dollars and fifty cents per hund-
red. Cheap enough.
A sixteen acre field of corn, says the
Bonham Enterprise, has been destroy
ell on farm near Honey Grove.
A public meeting of the citizens of
San Augustine county was held on the
9th instant, at which resolutions were
passed declaring the act of the last leg
islature approprating lands for the inn
provement of the Sabine, Angelina
and Neches rivers, to be but Texas
Credit Mobilier, under which about
thirty men will gobble seven million
acres of land for nothing. The men,
bers of the legislature from that district
who voted for the bill are requested to
resign.
EX-Adjutant Frank Britton and
Stanley Welsch went off in hack
from Austen to Barton's creek, and got
in an alteration, which ended in both
parties being beat up.
We understand that the r. Z. Lee
Base Ball club of this city is making
the effort to get up q grand base ball
tournament, to take place at the fair
grounds about the first of September
! in xp,ill
have a called meeting on Thursday
ceed in their efforts, and get up some
states will be PRESENT. Houston Age.
AUSTIN, July ga difficulty occur
red between Frank Britton and STAN
rey Welch, this evening, while they
We're bathing together in the river
Both of them were under the influence
of liquor at the time. Welch was
slightly injured.
Subsequently Britton drew a pistol
on hack driver named Carter, where
upon the latter knocked him down
with the butt end of his whip, cutting
him severely. Carter had previously
interfered to save Welch from Britton's
abuse.
WACO, July 30.-A man was brought
here from Mastersville yesterday even
ing. About four days ago he shot and
m0rtally wounded a Mr.. Brooks, from
Maryland. The prisoner had only a
few days previous arrived in Masters
vile. He had never seen Brooks be.
fore. No cause for the act. He re-
fuses to talk or move.
A negro in Jail says he saw him in
the Marlin Jail. Hewent by the name
of Jacobs, and was imprisoned for GO
ing around frightening women. He
was turned out from Marlin Jail, the
negro says, because he was crazy.
A man at Bosqueville went off to
shoot squirrels. He swung his rifle
around, holding the muzzle, and while
glancing down the barrel the hammer
struck something and the rifle went
of, killing him instantly.
A limb of cotton stalk was left in
our this week office by Mr.. Hugh Berry,
which contains twenty bolls and
forms. There is u peculiarity about
the cotton which is really wonderful.
A boil is formed on q short stem which
protrudes from the center of the stalk
about one inch. Then on each side of
the boil arms extend which are filled
with numerous forms and bOlls. Mr..
Berry calls it "Berry's Prolific. "-[Can-
ton News.
Seventy-five men are at work on the
new court house at Mckinney. The
foundation is half completed.
AUSTIN, July 30.-Williamson coun-
ty delegation were instructed TO vote
for Hancock first and last.
In the supreme court, Devine read
the dissenting opinion in the 1nterna-
tional case it deals eXhaustively with
the liability of the comptroller 10 man
damus and his subordin alton to law.
In the case of Wright VS. Keuchler,
decided against Wright OH the merits,
the majority opinion, read by Moore,
entered largely into the question of
mandamus against an executive Off
Ger. The view taken by Ferris in the
International case, was rejected.
Roberts dissented on this point, ad-
herring to his opinion in the Interna-
tional case.
Gould thought any expression of
opinion on the point unnecessary.
Court adjourns tomorrow.
Governor Coke has received a COM
munication from the United States at
torney general ut Washington, with
reference to his instructions to Captain
Benavedes and Wallace, authorizing
them to pursue Mexican depredators
on to Mexican soil The attorney gen.
eral places an entirely different con-
struction on the United States consti
tuition than does Governor Coke. The
governor will reply at once and the
correspondence will then be given to
the public.
A rumor is abroad that Mr.. William
Faust, the druggist at New Braunfels,
whose newly-married wife was so des-
perately wounded with an AK at the
same time that Miss VOelcker was
killed, has been arrested on suspicion.
1t is also rilmored that he has another
wife, and a child, in Seguin. We men
ton these things just as we received
them, but they appear TO us as utterly
unnatural and improbable. Mr. Kin
caid, man of good family, and said to
have been Il former suitor of Mrs.
Faust has been examined and released.
Mrs. Faust was still alive at last ac-
counts, and may possibly recover, but
her face is ruined, and one eye is
gone.-lSan Antonio Express.
Regarding the creation of a new fed
eral judicial district in Texas, Mr..
Stewart said at Bryan that he might,
afterwhile, be willing to see such an
act passed. But as it, at present, would
only lead to the appointment of Ed
mund J. Davis to a judgeship for life,
he was decidedly opposed to the meas
ure. Davis upon the federal bench in
Texas would be as great misfortune,
possibly, as Durell has been in Louis
lana. From such an appointment,
good Lord, deliver us.-[Houston Age.
General Braxton Bragg has been APP
pointed chief engineer of the Gull, Col
orado and Santa Fe railroad, and will
commence a survey of the line shortly
with a corps of one hundred men.
Under the auspices of General Bragg
matters will be put through in short
order.
! We learn that ID. w. Adams, master
of the rational grange, has been invl-