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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-09
ESTRAYS DALLAS COUNTY,

Taken up by o. II. p, Witten and estrayedt
before John D. Kerioot, Justice Of the peace
roam pony horse, about IA hand high, years
old, branded 8 M on the left shoulder, 70 Val
Taken mp by Samuel Uhl and estrayed be-
fore W. A. George. Justice OF the peace pre-
cinct No. 2, on the LIST day OF May, 1874, one
sorrel horse, l5X hands high, ors years old,
and 81 on right side Of neck. Also, one bay
pony, II years old, Ia hands high, branded
ABB connected on right thigh, Valued at $40.
Taken up by James H Rrandenburg and
estrayed before Charles Barker, Justice of the
peace precinct No 3, on the 9th day of April,
About ao; III Il hands high, years old, no marks
or brands .perceivabie, blind in both to eyes.
NT taken M Sy ]. p. Terrell and estrayed be-
fore Chales Barker, Justice Of the peace pre-
clint No. q, ON the 9Th day OF April, 1874, one
brown mare, stin neck, bad on q small bell,
q years old, hands high, branded 80 sc on
LEFT shoulder, has sucking and yearling
colt, Also, one brown mare, about years
old, rs hands high, branded s on left shoul-
der. Also, one sorrel mare, blaze face, both
hind feet white, about 10 years old, IA hands
high, branded ID on left shoulder; the three
valued al tQj II; flfiii [3i:St
Taken up by John Smith and estrayed be-
fore Thomas l.. Frank, Justice OF the peace
precinct No. 4, ON the LIST day OF May, 1874,
hind foot, about Il hands high. Also, one
s ssiss sin ons h Brown colt
years old. Also, enc dark bay marc, years
old, blaze face, both hind feet white; the
whole valued at So. re f 1913
Taken up by A. q. Atkinson and estrayed
before w. A. George, justice OF the peace,
precinct No. 2, one dun coiored horse, about
f51z hands high, about years old, branded
on right shoulder with " and half circle
over II; NO other brand perceivabls: Ap-
Taken up by D. L. Britain and estrayed
precinct No. 8, one fea-bitten gray horse
pony, about Is hands high, about 10 years
old, br ,nded NJ on the left shoulder, APP
praised at SIS. IS3w3t
Taken mp by w. g. Preston and estrayed
before Cherries Basksy er q tse
white steer, with red ears and seeekied neck,
marked crop and underbit In the right ear,
branded q 2, about 10 or u years old; the |
esr and a small split in the right. about 10
years old, branded on the ieit MP. Ap-
praised at s35. SNot
Taken up By J. NJ. Keen and estrayed be-
fore Thomas b. Goats, Justice Of the peace |
precinct No. 5, one brown horse mule, ABOUT
$40. Also one red OK, about Is years cid, |
marked crop on the right ear. Appraised
at SO, Swdt
fshen up by Michael Kline, and estrayed
before Thomas u. Cnafes, Justice Of the peace,
precinct number five, April 10, ls7l, Que black |
horse pony, eight years old, eleven hands
high branded on the right shoulder ~, and |
on the right thigh H G. Appraised atsl3 %. |
Also, one brown mare mule. fifteen years
supposed to Re 6, on the LEFT shoulder, had on
a leather halter riysted with eappeT nvets;
gear marks. Appraised at 80 o. Sswst
A. HARDWOOD.
District Clerk, Dallas Co., Texas.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS-To the snerifr or
any constable of Dallas county, greeting:
Pou are hereby commanded that by max
Ing publication of this citation in some
newspaper published in the county Of Dali
las, for four weeks previous to there turn day
hereof, you summon James W. Gray, whe Is
. transient person, to be and appear before
the district court to be holden III and for the
county OF Dallas, at the court house thereof
In the town of Dallas, on the first Monday in
June next, then and there to answer the
petition OF Fannie Gray, filed in said court
against the said James W. Gray, alleging
in substance as follows, to-wit: That said
Fannie Gray is o resident Of Dallas coun9y,
that she and the said James w. Gray were
married In said county In the month of
June, 1870, and for one month lived together
as man and wife; that In the month OF
December, 1870, the said James W. Gray
abandoned petitioner with the intention OF
abandonment, and has remained away from
said Fannie Gray since said time, without
Petitioner prays for q decree dissolving the
bonds Of matrimony between her and the
said James W. Gray, that she be restored to
all rights OF "a femme sole and permitted TO
resume her maiden name. Plaintiff prays
for costs and general relief.
. Herein fail not, but OF this writ make due
return before said court, with your return
thereon, showing how you have exected the
same. III
Witness, A. Harwood, clerk of the district
court OF Dallas county with the seal OF said
court in the town OF Dallas, this the 9Th day
of May, 1874. .Li.l A. HARDWOOD,
Clerk district Court, Dallas county, Texas.
By p. M. BROWN, deputy. S4w4t
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THE NEGROES.
The Secret.

Those who prize a beautiful head of
hair land we know our lady friends
all do), will thank us for few words
on the invaluable qualities of Ayers
Hair Vigor as dressing. In our own
case it heals humor, keeps the head
free from dandrutf and scurf, stops the
tendency of our hair to fall and height
ems its beauty. A slight touching with
it removes the coarse and dry appear
ance which neglected hair puts on, i'm
parts rich gloss, and makes us pre-
sentable in the most fashionable
company. Such rare qualifications,
presented in a single preparation,
create for it an enduring value; but
to these the faculty ofrestoring to gray
locks their youthful color, and main
tanning our good looks with so small
an expenditure of time and attention,
and you stamp itprime favorite with the
public and insure its permanent and
neutrality-suspicious. [Huntsville( Ala.)
Republican,.
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WEEKLY HERALD
rrtAA YrfrmAN Aaaool.fIoN.


This body, II which Colonel francis
w. Johnson Ia president, and Moses
Austin Bryan, secretary, will hold Nv
second annual meeting NJ Houston,
May 10Th, the second day Of the state
fair.
The association consists Of three
classes of members, VIZ.
FIRST CLAss--All who served Texas
in Indian or Mexican war, before April
-, 1886
SECOND CLAss-All who served be-
tween April %, 1886, and the disband-
ment Of the army in 1887.
THIRD CLAss-All who served in
Indian or Mexican war from the dis
bandment of the army in 1897, till the
annexation of Texas to the United
States, OH the 10Th of Febrary, 1916.
We trust TO be present on the occa-
sion, and in penning these lines feel q
glow in heart in the anticipation of
once more greeting old comrades, many
of whom we have not met for ten, fif-
teen or twenty years.
There will be heroes there who fought
the Indians ofTeXas fifty years ago
Others, or the same, who bore their
breasts to the leaden storm Mt Nelasco
in 1882; others who won the victory at
Goliad in 1885, at the heroic action of
Conception, the Gross Fight or the
storming of San Antonio, all at the
close flS35. The escaped men from
the horrid massacre of Goliad in 1896,
will be there. The few, here and there,
who escaped massacre by Indians in
numerous affairs for twenty years,
crippled, bruised and heart-sorc, will
be there. The survivors of immune
rable battles between Indians or Mexi-
Gems and the Texans, will swell theli
of old and tried patriots.
But, alas! there will be one void.
The most glorious of all Texas events,
and of all events in modern times.
will have no representative at this as
semblage of surviving veterans. The
niche allotted to the Alamo will be
vacant. No surviving voice can speak
for that immortal band. None sur
vived them. 1t is for Others to speak
in their behalf. But their memory
will not be forgotten. A million of
Texas hearts will be present in spirit
to re-embalm their memory i'll the
shekinah of patriotic devotion.
Such reunions can do nought but
good. They rekindle the fires of puri-
fled patriotism, and reimplant in thous-
ands of hearts u holy conception of
what love of country and of liberty i'm.
parts. t.
Were we permitted, we would send
in advance blessing to each and all
of these war worn old heroes, but must
be content to wish them a happy meet
ing, full of gushing pleasure, a peace
fill return to their homes, and pro-
longed years Ofhappy existence among
people for whom they suffered long
and much.
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THE CLOSING HOURS OFTHE FOUR
TENTH LEGISLATURE.


In the senate. on Monday, after all
,,o h,o;,aso had been transacted. Mr..
,i'o ," - so.a,,,t;onofth o,l,s
i1edpetIer oiiereq ie'o'a''oi "a v-
to Hon. II. Is. Hubbard, president OF
the senate. whereupon the lieuten-
oft noyarnor addressed the senate as
an. ~ $500
loiio"s' -s
.Ssnato;,s of Teras-The hour of adj
iournment of the fourteenth legisla-
lure has arrived.
With the conviction that you have
earnestly and conscientiously dis
charged your duties to your immediate
constituents and the state at large, j
congratulate senators on the happy re-
nnion which awaits you at the thresh-
mold of home, and the kindly greeting
which generous people always extend
to the honest public servant.
That error has marked some of the
coupsels of the state, may be true; but
that broad and liberal spirit compre-
hendipg the duties of the hour and the
demand of great commonwealth has
characterized your body and the entire
legislature, will in due time be ac-
corded by your fellow-citizens. hon
have redeemed the pledges of the can
yass (which was crowned by such a
Great civic trinmph), in the enactment
of wholesome laws, relating to our EN-
barrassed finances our public Tree
schools; the protection OF ouf exposed
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THE internal revenue receipts will
be largely increased during the month
of May, as special licenses will all be
renewed, thus adding from ST, 900, 900 to
So, 100000 to the ordinary receipts,
which will be at least s, 1000. Five
millions in gold will be sold for cur
rency, also. Witt the balance ON hand,
the currency fund will be at least
81, 100000 for the current month. 1t
is understood this surplus will be APP
piled to the withdrawal of greenbacks,
as the treasury still proceeds upon the
idea of treating AL greenback circuia-
ton over $3.50, ono, 600 as a legal reserve.
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THE Legislature adjourned on Mon
day last to the thirteenth of January,
1875. In the closing hours the gov
ernor sent in a message vetoing the
Houston and Eastern Texas narrow
gauge railway, because there was no
provision fixing when the charter
should lapse, and the house sustained
the veto. r f.s,l -...s.sl7
A joint resolution was introduced and
passed, authorizing the governor to
use Immediately the appropriation for
frontier defense. h tsHi9
Votes Of thanks were given to the
officers, and then the two houses adj
journed. ref 1ssla
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TIlE MAD WATEBs.
Terrible state Of Alralrs In the
Overlooked Districts.
People living on Rafis-The Ne
grOcg Refuse 10 Work.
NOW nrlcnns llmcs. Mny 81

There H. no abatement of the crevasse
overflow. The following extracts from
letters To the governor show tho condl-
ton OF those living In the overlooked
districts. Edgar Fazend, manager of
the Bell river plantation, Assumption
parish, says:
"In this section of the parish there
is n population of about one thousand
white and black destitute of the first
necessities of life, living on RATS and
house-tops. THERE'S no transportation
Of any kind, and the nearest land Is
twenty miles off. All their cattle and
horses are drowned, and the water Is
still rising about six inches in every
twenty-four hours"
Mrs. S. A. Briggs, writing from Hes
peria plantation, Madison parish, says:
''Permit me to call your attention to
the suflerings Of the freedmen on my
plantation, 10 in number. We are
submerged; merchants are not entend-
ing credit; our provisions are eX-
hausted and our stock destroyed. Wo-
men and children come to me, and
am without the means to help them or
myself
The Brashear News says: "Brashear
City has an average of three feet of
Waterman five feet in front of the
town, and but three acres of dry ground
in the place. Goods are stored in the
railroad depot. The space not occu-
pied is used for u public market"
The Avoca plantation on bayou
Boeuf has 800 acres of cane and corn
under water. On the bayou Boeuf,
from Brashear to the railroad, fifteen
plantations are under water; at Chene,
| five plantations under water, with d
| number of small islets of dry ground,
plantations and twenty families in dis
! tress, asking assistance to transport
them. They are now living on RATS.
On Sweet Bay lake fifteen families
are flooded out. On Black lake, six
teen families. On Laurs, sixteen.
The following is regarding the town
of Clarendon All the front and a pOr-
ton of the business part of the town is
under water. Franklin market hsuse,
jail, ship yards, cooper shop, ware
houses and wharves are submerged,
and the water is extending to the base
of O'NeiPs hotel.
On bayou Teche, ON forty planta-
| lions, l0,UUO acres OF cane ana corn are
entirely destroyed, and $4,000 acres are
submerged. From the Teche down,
upon fifteen plantations, 5000 acres Of
cane and corn are destroyed.
The Subcommittee report officially
to the governor that up to date they
have been distributing 10000 rations a
day, and that in their Judgment $4,000
rations daily for sixty days will be re-
quired to relieve the pressing wants.
Government clothing arrived to-day,
and is stored in the United States ware
house, subject to an order of the gov
ernor.
THE NEGROES.
MEMPHIS, May 4.-Captain Mark
Cheek, of the steamer George w.
Cheek, confirms the reports of planters
along the river above Napoleon that
the negroes, who have been driven
from their homes by the overflow, re-
fuse all offers of employmet from PLAN
tiers who wish to hire them, saying the
government is going to furnish us with
rations, and they do not want work.
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TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, May Cotton market
firm. Good ordinary, 1910; middling,
III hides steady and unchanged.
Gold, liz. s., j.
New York, May 7.-Gold opened at
l2l and closed at 12s.
Cotton quiet but firm. Middling Or
leans, 1Ssc; middling Alabama, lSc;
middling uplands, II 7-l6c; low mid
ding, lie; strict good ordinary, 16lc;
good ordinary, 15sc; ordinary, lac.
NEW ORLEANS, May 7.-Cotton In
fair demand. Miidling uplands, 17sc.
Exchange, 4l@42; bank, 1904;
sight, par.
Gold, HOLE.
: LIVERPOOL, May 7.-Cotton firm.
Uplands, sl@sad; Orleans, Ss@sad.
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Hides are coming in sparingly. Messrs.
schoelikopf & Doeliins furnish quotations
as follows:
Flint dry 15@i6c; selected dry i7c; dry
sailed lac; green sailed &c; deer skins Csc;
X Off for damaged I'm all classes. ~. "a
Harness Iesther--0ak 49@a8c; Hemlock sse
iic; sskirting 44@i5c. sole Leather-oak sc
49c; Hemiock S3@40c. -icTlfF .fH ut
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A quarrelsome couple were discussing
the subject of epitaphs and tomb
stones, and the husband said: "My
dear, what kind of stone do you sup
pose they will give me, when die?"
birthstone, my loves was the affec-
tionate reply. ~ -t,.s, ...- ...l....
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LIST OF LETTERS.

Below is the list>of unclaimed letters re-
naming in Dallas postoffice May 7, 1874.
Parties calling for the same will please say
advertised" and give date oflist. Such OF
them as remain in the Office uncalled for at
the end of four weeks will be sent 10 the
dead letter Office. z
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Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that will, Mt the
next term of the district court of DallaB
county, Texas, to be begun and held on the
hrst Monday OF June, 1874, at the court house
In the city Of Dallas, make final settle
ment Of my administration Of the estate Of
Sylvia Hull, deceased. .-
WILLIAM JOHNSON,
Administrator OF the estate OF Sylvia Hull,
deceased. Hw3t
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SINS OF MOTHER AND FATHER

'Tis sin to hoard up money and refuse to
supply the natural wants and demands of a
suffering, bed-rldden wife. 'Tis sin for a
mother 20 bend over the couch OF a beautiful,
lew dollars for her benefit and relief. How
many thousands of mothers and fathers are
to-day cursed with the above sin? Sickly,
pale, emaciated, care-worn, suffering. females
can be found in oil parts of our country. A
remedy can be Ind, and yet they refuse 20
spend little money for it,. The remedy that
will cure is DIR. Dromgosle's English Female
Bitters. Sold by druggists. l7dawfin
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BROWN COUNTY.

We notice by correspondence in
the Comanche Chief, that Brown
county is said to be populating more
rapidly than any on the frontier.
Brownwood, the county seat, centrally
situated, has grown to be quite hand
some and prosperous town, has schools,
a steam mill, plenty of stores, shops,
etc. The valley Of Pecan bayou, in
which the town is situated, runs CEN
trally through the whole length of the
county, and is one of the most fertile
and beautiful in the state, while the
whole county is one of the most desir-
able for agriculture, stock raising,
health, fine stone, abundant water and
a sufficiency of timber. We trust our
whole frontier may rapidly fill up with
good citizens and become, as nature
intended, the Italy of the union. All
it lacks is industrious people.
HOOD COUNTY.
The Denton Monitor, through Matt.
DOugherty, Esq, recently removed
from Denton to Granb bury, Hood county,
gathers the following interesting facts
IA relation to that town and county:
The judge gives fiattering descrip-
ton of Granbury and her prospects,
which town really deserves an eulogy,
especially when it is considered that
no such place as Granbnry existed in
1867. Now there is a population, within
the corporate limits, of about six hun
dred, some eight or ten lawyers, eleven
business houses, and, not only so, but
the educational advantages are superb.
All the churches, societies, orders, etc.,
are as well represented as here, and
the indications are promising indeed
for frst-class town, Granbury being
located upon the banks of the Brazos
river. Three miles above Granbury
are the celebrated Thorp's sulphur
springs, where invalids go to recuper-
ate their falling health. Here is the
fine school of Professor Clark, besides
two fine hotels, stores, churches, ETC.,
with population, in the summer, of
some fifteen hundred. There are a
hundred and fifty pupils in the school,
at this time.
To the above we are glad to add that
Eastland county, so late the home of
the savages, is organized and having
district court.
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nre.d.tuns and Grain.

plour-Extra Family S. 5oas 10; Choice
xxx S. oOa5 q; XXX 81 75@s on Xxx a &@
460., tII.s .is--.,..ss. 40 ~ rsr-f
Bran, = 100 lbs, 81 Is.
Oats T. busllel ei5975c. 7i' H+
Wheat per trshei, 81 -.
Corn, per bushel, 81 D14l Is.
Corn meal. per 30 rs, 81 SOL ID. -f.
Potafoes-Talle s. o095 ID. -.
Beans: White navy . ivo ms Sc 5o@7 90.
Groceries ft-lf a--a
Bacon: Clearsides He; Breakfast 14--c;
Hams, canvassed, l49i5c; Hams, sugar-cured,
15c.
NIolasses On barrels per gallonl: Fair &c;
nrips o6c.
Cigar IN barrels per poundl: Fair loc;
Prime NE; dh6ief lsn; fellGw claffned i1c;
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THE
Mover and Emigrants Friend

Having spent many years travelling, ex-
ploring and making Investigations in all
parts OF western Texas, am now prepared,
and on the receipt OF a letter enclosing Nifty
cents, currency, will give truthful and cor.
rect information TO every enquifer IN regard
TO any portion, district, county, locality, city
or town west Of the BrazOs river. Prize Of
lands, profits on different avneafions, wages
Important statistics, etc; also, health, eli
mare soil. products, population, society,
schools, churches, past history, present ana
future prospects, etc, etc, etc.
: - Very respectfully,
n. "A. SKlDMORE,
Address, Roekport, Arkansas county, Texasn
RUIv
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First Tuesday and Second bay Of June, 1874,

within legal sale hours, In front of the court
house door, in the city of Dallas, Dallas
county, Texas, sell at public ven1ue, on
credit of six months, in lots Of forty acres, for
purpose OF paying expenses of administra-
tract OF land in Dallas county, belonging to
said estate, VIZ: $40 acres. II. A. Hankler sur
vey, on east side OF Trinity river, fifteen or
twenty miles below the city of Dallas. Pur-
chaser TO give note with approved personal
sureties, and also mortgage on the land.
THOMAS J. GOREE,
34w3t Administrator.
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CLOSE CONNECTION

At Mnneola and international Junction..
with trains on the International and Great
Northern Railroad, for Tyler, Palestine,
Huntsville, Houston end Galveston. AT
shreveport, with the Red river boats, for
New Orleans and the South, and with the FL
Paso Mail Company's stages for Monroe.
Vicksburg and the South. At Texarkana,.
with the
cAIRo AND FULTON RAILROAD, FOR
st. Louis. Memphis, Louisville, Cairo, Chicago
@ AND -l.-..t
ALL POINTS NORTH AND EAST. b.
2 Inquire for Though tickets and rates to all
important points at the Texas and Paelnc
cific avenue. rr.frH .u4.a.
GEO. NOBLE,
General superintendent.
W. Fl. NEWMAN,
General PASSENGER Agent
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Administrator Sale.

In pursuance of an order made at the April
term, A. II. 1874, OF the district court of Madi-
son county, Texas, In the matter of the
estate of Cynthia Johnson, deceased, will
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-08-19

Goldsmith Maid, at Rochester, ON Wednes-
day, succeeded in trotting mile in Riff
This may identified the fastest trottiug time
on record.
Reformers will soon have a new enemy to
battle. The importation of opium to this
country now amounts to nearly two hundred
and fifty Thousand pounds annual ly--ten times
more than thirty years ago.
It is said that some Storage passengers
were recently taken by one of the trans-At-
lantic lines from New York for IS.
"Good liquor hear, no snaks furnished foi
boots, . is the assuring announcement scrawl
cd on a single over the door of u German
shoemaker and publican within hail Of the
town Of Union.
There are $50 tents and between 800 and
400 cottages at Ocean Grove.
The military expenses of Germany for 1874
are estimated at $40, 900.
There is a ru'nor that the crop of lato to-
matoes is ruined in the townships along the
river, especially below Beverly.
Iron ore has been discovered on the farm
of John II. Brakeley, near Phillipsburg. A
shaft has been sunk and very solid vein of
ore has been struck.
--Mr. Benjamin Fish, of Trenton, who was
engaged in transporting passengers by coach
between Philadelphia and New York, a long
while before the era Of railroads, and who re-
manned in active service of the ca IL A. Rail-
road Company as director and local disburs-
ing agent until the lease, is one of the most
hale, active old men in the State, and can be
daily seen on the streets of Trenton.