The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-11
STATE ITEMS.

The Ellis county fair opens ut Wax
ahacbie on "Wednesday next.
Fannln county has indicted her
county court for neglecting to publish
financial statement as required by
law,
The Marvin college building at Wax
ahachie Is to be sold on the first Tues
day in November, to satisfy debt of
five thousand dollars contracted In
building 1t.
b. NJ. Martin, of theSherman Regis
ter, has sold out his interest In that pa
per TO Mr.. j. G. Stockton, late of Iowa,
who takes charge of the publishing
department.
The postmaster general has ordered
the appointment OF James Il. Ander-
son rs postmaster at Wills Point, Van
Zandt county, in the place of Il. Il.
Wright, resigned.
We noticed forty bales of cotton be-
ing conveyed by wagon down the
Avenue, yesterday, all within the
space of five minutes, and it was not q
good day for drawing cotton either
State Gazette.
The report of the city sexton, Mr. G.
l.. Nitsche, for the month of Septem-
Der, shows the number of deaths to
have been sixteen, of which ten We're
males. The proportion of colored deaths
was five. Estate Gazette.
Cotton is coming into town rapidly,
and our merchants are interested in
getting hold of it. We are glad to
learn from our farmers that the crop is
turning out some better than was ex-
pected. After all, there is prospect
of the pressure in money matters be-
coming relieved to some EXTENT Ell
lis County News.
Our readers will regret TO learn of
the death of Mr.. Lawrence Kellett,
general manager of the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad,
which sad event occurred yesterday
morning at four O'clock from the
effect of injuries received about week
ago by falling from train while IN
motion. We are without particulars,
but imagine that his sutferings must
have been very intense. -[Galveston
News, 9th instant.
Last Wednesday evening, a German
named August lillian, In the employ of
John Snowhite, attempted to drive
team loaded with corn to town from
the plantation of Mr.. Snowwhite.
When he arrived at Sandy creek cross
ing he found that stream greatly swol-
len by the rain that had fallen that
day, but still believing he could cross,
he made the attempt and both he and
the horses Were drowned. The horses
aud wagon were found Wednesday,
but up to the time of going to press the
body of the man has not been found
central Texan.
3 At Mormon Grove, about seven or
eight miles south of this city, last Sun
day evening, Buck Richards shot aud
killed one II. =. Welch, under the fol-
lowing circumstances: Welch was en-
camped at a spring in the grove, hav-
ing with him two mules and a horse.
Some one went down to the spring for
water, and when within q short dis.
lance was halted by WEIGH, who pre-
scented his Winchester rifle and order.
ed him off. The party ordered of
went over to where Buck Richards and
others were herding cattle and reported
TO them what had taken place. Rich
ards and his party conceiving
The idea that the stock was
stolen, went down to the grove to see |
about It. As they drew near Welch he
halted them and drew his rifle as If to
ihoot. When he did this, and before he
rad time to use the rifle, Buck
Richards fired at him with double
,arreled shotgun, loaded with buck
hot. killing him dead ON the spot.