The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

WE learn that Judge j. w. Ferris
was, on Saturday, nominated hy the
convention OF Ellis, rs the can idate
of that county for the constitutional
convention, the vote standing thirty
two for and twelve against his nomin-
alton.
the HERALD congratuIates the peo-
pie of ELLIS upon the wisdom of their
choice. Judge Ferris is a sound Dem
ocrat, an able lawyer and Il worthy cit
lien, and would do credit 10 any con-
slit lency. lie will receive alargc vote
in this county.
IT is not improbable that Mr.. Pier
repent, the new attorney general o:
the United States, will be asked to
gaze in this direction shortly, now that
he has entered upon the work of
thoroughly overhauling depart
ment of justice.
/. L. HART, police officer of 1hreve-
port, was murdered OH the night OF the
18th instant, by Corporal Murphy, b.
longing to a detachment of the sew
enth United States cavalry, stationed
in that place. Hart was trying 10 ar
rest Murphy for creating n disturbance,
when he was shot and killed by the
latter. The murderer is now in Jail.
On Monday last, the citizens Of our
young and thriving neighbor, Denison,
held their annual election for city
officers, with the following result:
Elected-Mayor, Mr.. Wynn; city mar
shall, George l.. Patrick; treasurer o. Il.
O'Malley; assessor and collector, J. ii.
Gay; councilnIen, Taylor, Woodward,
Loving, Johnson, Walters, kirk, Bass
and Tibbs.
WE were shown, yesterday, II bunch
of wheat heads cut from II field of fifty
acres ON the farm of w. II. Witt,
Esq, fourteen miles northeast of Dali
las, which was cut lew days ago, ANA
which, Mr.. Witt thinks, will average
fully thirty bushels to the acre. The
longest head measured eight and a
half inches, and hal ninety-t@o grains
to the head. The what is the lappa-
hammock and the seed was brought
from Illinois. a portion Of it was sent
TO the department of agriculture, Wash
ington City.
WE get. the following interesting in
formation from Esquire Thunlus ID.
Coates, assessor of precinct 40. > Of
Dallas county, who has just completed
the assessment of that precinct: Total
ncres in cultivation, l5,O1j; earn, 1859
acres; wheat, 2,7i2 acres; OATS, 9s2
acres; cotton, 1868 acres. Squire |
Coates tells us that in Il residence of
thirty years in Texas, he has never |
seen the promise of such crops. The |
wheat is nearly all harvested, aud lie I
thinks the average yield Will he larger
than ever known in this section. The |
corn is splendid in promise, and even
t,hunld there he 40 more Tlin. will /
make fair crop. The cotton is lack
ward, but has improved very much in
she last ten days.
WE are glad TO republish the follow
ing handsome apology of the Trans
Continental Iroh Age. of Marshall, for
the appearance in the columns of tina:
excellent journal of n scaHdaLony as
peTsion on the character OF sam l-nus-
ton. As our cotcmporary says, we
have no doubt thas ii was admitted H.
The columns Of lhe Age by the 1lercfi
oversight.
''flIe article alluded 90 was published
in the Leader during our absence, aud
To the Iron Age. dig gen
Ileman who had charge Of our pspcr,
aud wing clipped the article IN question
from an exchange, is an Old rexna, ;
and was a warm personal friend Of /
General Houston, ami loves and revens ,
iis memory. He failed 10 malice uhe
words quoted above. or il world meyer
rave appeared without his Condemns J
ion. For ourselves, we can say that I
fo1I onr earliest boyhOOd days, We
rave been an ardent adnincr Of
nc noble OIL Clsieftain, and anl.Ii the :
..,rl heroes "a nj statesmen of nIrsqguu- D
~, there are none for whom we have /,
higher or more sincere sdniiraliSn." 4