The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-07-11
STATE ITEMS.
There is but one negro in Matagorda
county.

lHclc 10 DuI Ohe HeSiO III hotaSoiud
county.
1t is said that the cotton worm has
appeared in Limestone county.
Titus county is afflicted with flies,
tieas, frogs, fruit, fevers and free Mig
gers.
Dr. J. +. Smith has been appointed
postmaster at Lawrence, in Hopkins
county.
Fine rains and good crops in Rusll
county. Cotton is as high as the Shout
ders of II man.
There were thirty-seven arrivals at
the port of Galveston last month, and
thirty-five clearances.
T. w. Steadman, Esq, has been APP
pointed United States commissioner
for the western district of Texas.
Sam. Nun, white, shot and killed Ben.
Airy, negro, near Jefferson, few days
ago. Cause.-The negro cursed him.
Denison celebrated the fourth by poll
climbing, sack racing, hot racing, pig
racing, gander pulling, muffin grab
bling, etc., etc.
1t is rumored in Houston that Major
Dan McGary is to succeed Judge Cook
as editor of the Houston Age. 1t is the
democratic organ of the city.
Jefferson had an incendiary fire on
last Monday morning. The dwelling,
business house and stock of Mr.. Nj.
Kelly were entirely destroyed.
A man named Monson, recently
from Missouri, was caught in the ma
chinery at Caskey's NALL, ia William
son county, and crushed to death.
Captain J. w. Payne, prominent
steamboat man, died in Galveston on
last Monday. He was native of Ire
land, but came to Galveston in 1850.
The Houston Telegraph wants to
know if it is the comet that is produc-
ing the "canummania" in the land.
1t says that two mad dogs were killed
in that city on Tuesday last.
Three Mexicans, who were concern
ed in the murder of Mr.. A. NJ. Swift,
were taken from the guard at Refugio,
by unknown parties, and the next
morning were found hanging near the
scene of the murder.
The editor of the Hill County Expos
itor wrote an article denouncing mob
who killed prisoner while under
guard i'm the court house, and now he
has to have his own house guarded to
prevent being lynched by the same
mob.
We sect it stated in our exchanges
that two hundred valuable law books |
presented to the state are lying in the |
express office at Austin, and will have
to lay there till next winter, because
the legislature did not make any APP
preparation to pay the express charges.
The Advocate says: Anderson county
was never i'm healthier condition |
generally than at present. Not only
have the people fair prospect for
plentiful crops, and, as a consequence,
easy financial condition hereafter, but |
good health generally prevails over
the county, accompanied by peace and
order between all sorts of people.
Mr.. Bert johnson, son of the late
Colonel johnson, of Frecstone county,
first worthy master of the Texas State
grange, died at Tehuacana on the 4th,
and was buried by the patrons of hus-
bandry on the 5th. Both father and
son were devoted patrons, and their
loss will be severely felt in that region,
as well as by the order in the state
generally.
Harry Cook, the murderer of police
man James P. Farmer, at Bryan, was
taken out of Jail and hung and shot by
a mob. J. A. Nelson, his accomplice,
who turned states evidence, was noti-
fled to leave the state at once. The
Jail was guarded by seventy-three men,
but they could not prevent the hang
ing of the assassin in the face of two
determined men. Cook was