The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-24
STATE ITEMS.

Information wanted Of the wherea-
bouts of Sylvester Lloyd, or Sylvester
LLOYD Scott, who was last seen in Sher-
man on the 22d of October last, thought
to be in deranged state of mind. lie
is about nineteen years old, six feet two
inches high, light complexion, blue or
grey eyes, light hair, spare made, would
weigh perhaps one hundred and sixty
five pounds, the index finger Of the
right hand of ut second joint, and has
II stoppage in his speech. Any inform
alton given to his father, William l..
Scott, Frankfort, KY, or to John L.
Robinson, Jacksboro, Texas, will be
literally rewarded.
Newspapers throughout the state
will confer favor on II OereaVed parent
by publishing the above.
In regard to that which seems to be
most interesting to the majority of
our readers-the crop-we have to
say that at present the prospect for n
better has never, or for many years, at
least, been known. The recent album
dant rains have made heavy corn crop
fixed fact The cotton, too, promises
to be all the land can bring, and if no
mishap betide it many, many acres VIII
yield bale each. This is no eXagger-
alton Henderson Times.
The crops in this county are in splen-
did condition. Cotton is doing well,
and the new crop of wheat is very sat-
isfactory, both us to quality and size.
Corn is looking finely, and full crop
will be made. In Lampasas county,
just across the river, they expect to
make from thirty-tive to forty bushels
of corn TO the acre. Cotton IL doing
well, what there IL OF it, but the wheat
crop was " partial failure, fifteen TO
twenty bushels to the acre being the
average. San Saba News, July 18th.
Such crops have never been gathered
in this country as will be this fall, 10
calamity befalls them from now on.
A gentleman who lives in Van Zandt
county informs us that the same might
be said of the crops in that county. lie
said if the worms did not appear at all,
and no other calamity befall them,
that the cotton planters, he believed,
would give one-half the cotton crop to
have the other half gathered.-LMne-
ola Advertiser.
We gladly welcome back to Sherman
Lieutenant l.. II. Hare, who has spent
the past four years at the West Point
military academy, and now comes out
full-hedged second lieutenant. He
will be at home until September, when.
he will be assigned to duty in the 18th
cavalry, now stationed in Minnesota
fisherman Courier.
We are reliably informed that the
Presbyterian church south, OF this city,
have raised five thousand dollars, one
half of which has been rendered to
Rev. Richmond X. Smoot, to induce
him to accept the pastorship of the
church, and the remaining hali Is TO
he used in the further construction OF
the building Austin Statesman.
The farmers have had enough rain
aud now they want dry weather 50 that
they can save their fodder.
Corn will be better than last year,
but enough was not planted.
The cotton crop is generally satisiac-
tory, but the worm is feared.
Some claim that those already here
are not the cotton, but only the grass
worm.-[ Hampstead Messenger.
This county and Hamilton will make
as abundant yield as has ever been
known. This fall will relieve us OF
financial pressure. --[Gatesville Sun.
1t is said that the average yield of
corn on the Leon river, this year, will
be between fifty and seventy-hve
bushels. The corn crop in this county
has seldom been surpassed.-l Gates
vile Sun.
Brownsville, Texas, has sent the first
bale of new cotton to New Orleans
that has arrived there this season.