The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-10
THE HERiLD'S COMPRESS.

Ice twenty cents per pound in Jacks
boro.
Fine molasses are made in Whorton
county.
Denlson only cast l9S votes last
Monday.
The san Saba canal route is being
surveyed,
Cotton picking is going on brisllly
in Washington county.
The Austin Evening News has been
enlarged to seven column paper.
Horses worth, two months ago, so
can now be bought at San Marcos for
SO
Henderson county expects to make
more cotton this year than for years
past.
The Houston Age speaks of its leg
islative body rs the Board Of Block
heads.
The Ennis stock yard shipped over
one hundred ear loads Of cattle last
month.
Mr.. Holcombe, of Erath county, has
threshed over II 900 bushels of wheat
this season.
The City Council of San Antonio
have resolved to publish a list of de-
lmquent taxpayers.
Robert Forson brutally and cowardly
a l,;. lNnISpn
near Englewood, II few days since.
A farmer living seven miles east of
Longview, Gregg county, has lost Al
head of cattle this year from hydro
phoUia.
Rockdale Messenger: at has come
to be pretty well settled fact. that the
international Railroad will not so on
this Fall
The Waco Examiner thinks Captain
w. +. Morton, Deputy Marshal, OF i'al-
las, deserves the civic crown. HE
HERALD thinks so, too.
Austin Statesman "a. s. Roberts
has Just received II large lot OF new
flour from Dallas, which he warrants
as good us the best"
Mr.. Chew, of the Mcleod House, at
Paris, has in his possession sprlg OF
evergreen which was plucked from
the coffin of Robert e. Lee.
Longview New Era: "Dallas con-
tjnues to improve. Her business men
are alive and full of energy. And thaVs
the way to do it," You bet.
San Antonio by subscription and
theatrical performance Will he ellaoieu
to send about $1,000 to the sufferers
from foundations in France.
Rev. j. II. Curry, of Mobile, Ala
bama, has been, for the last week. as,
sisting in carrying on prolracted
meeting at Gilmer, Upshur county.
There were twenty-seven young
ladies from Texas in attendance ut the
Weslyan Female Institute, at Staun-
ton, Va, during the last session just
closed.
The Patrons of Lake City, Marion
county, Texas, are endeaVorlng, WIN
xood PROSPECTS of success, to start Il
large cotton factory. The additional
capital required is Sl5,OOO.
Jimplecute "Freight to Shreve-
port, by river, is down to cara rates
again. The river is now in good boat
ing order, and no trouble III geV'lhs
goods through on time"
The press of the State are almost
unanimous in their censure OF the
Commissioner for the selection OF oaI
Marcos Spring as the site OF the west
ern branch of the peDitentary'
Calvert Texan: "Mr. ). - Long
raised and brought the first pare %
cotton in this market. 1t weighed o'o
pounds, and wfs shipped 10y Messrs.
McLendon & Co. TO VIM Hchuly "
Co, Galveston.
Jimplecute "Fannin county Sent
fifteen persons to the penitentlary at
the last term of the District Court.
There will soon be use for about lour
more new penitentiaries the way
things are going on"
Hillsboro Expositor: "a gentle
man from Bosque reports The hai'S'hS
ofthe negro who shot smith, anu, ~
the same time and to the same llmo'
two white men, accused OF hiring inc
negro to do the killing"
Jimplecute: "a severe rain ana
hail storm visited MS yesterday eve
ming, which threatened FOR "lllie "
be Very disastrous. A large amount si,,
of hail fell, and some signs anu " ~"
trees were blown down."
Austin Gazette: ave learn thal
there was one citizen who LOST i"'sv v
by the failure of sherman No. W.,
allude to Mr.. Fish, who has recent,l
boupht out Mr.. Wolf--he lost thirtSS
thousand dollars, in cash by 'h's IAN
nre.u
Ward. Dewey & Co., have maue
proposition to grade anu tie the w. =,
X s. A. Railroad, from the HauHa'u 7,
river to San Antonio, y miles, ~, Wv
sum of 500, 900, and obliga,e .he,i'
selves to complete the WORK III 81
months.
Houston Telegraph "Some nj,
creant has set the prairie on IRE sou. ~
west of Houston, and II has burned "
the grass from the Harrisburg raiiroa
toStailord's Point. The stock nay
been compelled to seek the bottoms IL
pasturage."
Brenham Banner: "lf Dick Harvi
gets justice done him for ms l"'0 lie,
manipulation of the ,rreglstrhha.,0or.a an
Of this county, he viii get o1at ~ y" r.
lodging with Weird, Dewey ~ ~ ~