The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-09-05
STATE ITEMS,

! Inc Register says lnat tne DaHhs Ut
Sherman have plenty of money to
spare at two per cent per month.
Denton is improving steadily and
surely, says the Review.
The Courier says that Elder Caskey
preached several very able sermons at
Sherman during the front part of last
week.
The officers of Cook county are max
ing it very lively for horse thieves.
Eleven were lodged in Jail at Gaines
vile last week.
Corn is selling in Cook county at
| fly cents bushel.
DIR. ID. B. Johnson was halted by four
highwaymeni in the suburbs of Sulphur
Springs, and robbed of one hundred
and thirty-five dollars, through the
persuasive influence of IA shot gun and
pistol.
The great base ball tournament at
Denison is to open on the 23d of Sep
temper, the second anniversary of that
city.
The river is perhaps lower now than
it has ever been seen by the major por-
ton of our population, but not lower
than it has ever been before, as pub
lished to the world a few days ago by
some uniformed person. About thirty
years ago, an old Mexican was in this
city, who informed Mr. Hardeman and
others that he had witnessed a four
years drought in this country seventy
years before that, at which time the
Colorado and all the streams between
it and San Antonio were entirely dry,
while the Brazos river, to which the
Mexican, then fourteen years old, was,
with others, driving stock to prevent
the same from perishing for want of
water, stood in holes.-[ Austin States
man.
BY order from Boulds Baker, of
Brenham, republican conventions are
to be held in all congressional districts
Oh the 18th proXim0, to consider the
practicablity of nominating candi-
dates for congress.
Diptheria is prevailing with fatal
effect in the vicinity Of Honey Grove.
The Harrison county fair will open
on the 9th of October and continue
four days.
Mary Anna, only dsughter of Colo
mel ID. B. Culberson, died at Jefferson
year of her age.
Colonel b. III. EppersOn was married
last Thursday night to Miss Mamie
Reed, of Sulphur Springs, Red River
county, and has returned to the city
with his bride.-[Jefferson Democrat,
Aug. 22.
New corn has been selling at fifty
cents per bushell. Our county offers
flattering inducements to the emigrant
i'm the way of cheap living. Notwith-
standing the drought we will make a
large surplus of breadstuff Rockwall
Banner.
A delightful and long wished for
shower of rain fell last Saturday and
Saturday night in some sections of the
county, in consequence of which farm
ers' faces are covered with smiles of
delight. The rain will save the middle
and up cotton crop, while the corn is
now being gathered. The yield in this
county of cotton, as estimated by "a
farmer who has had as little rain rs
any person in the county, will be 562l
pounds per acre, as will be seen by
This looks like we are yet to be redeem
ed from hard times and scarcity of
money. The emigrants can find damong
us plenty of good breadstutfs and meats.
Let them come.-lCanton News.
Work on the tramway is progressing
finely, about six miles of the right of
way being cleared, and little over five
miles graded. Cross ties are also being
got out and distributed along the line
of the road. Several mills in this yicin-
ity are saving the stringer timbers,
and in every department work is being
pushed forward rapidly. The new con-
vict camp is conveniently located, with
an abundant supply Of good water, and
the health of the men is excellent, only
three Of them being ON the sick list.
Look out for the cars when the whistle
when the doukeys brays, we mean.
Jacksonville Intelligence.