The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-10

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first class article NJ whisky.
Past Grand John l.. Miller, NJ Cor.
siCann, viii deliver nn address before
The odd Follows nt Houston on April
10Th.
Captain +. IT, Chew, Of Houston,
was severely injured few days since
by being thrown from II buggy.
Pres. Mailing shot aud killed II
man mt rOwash Springs last Saturday.
The killing Is said 10 have been done
la self-defense.
San Antonio Express: "Mr. Beard,
from Dallas, purchased one hundred
yoke OF oxen from the farmers In this
vicinity, at prices ranging from $50 to
so per yoke"
AT an election in BrenhanI, on
Tuesday, II. SIMPLY was elected mayor,
II. G. Swain, marshal, j. Il. j. ORiOr-
dan, assessor aud collector, Il. G.. Tear
ney, II. Hoffman, NJ. II. Kerr aud Rat
tley, aldermen.
Waco Examiner, 9th ave learn
that II man named Henson was shot,
Saturday evening, by another named
Johnson, at the four mile branch,
north OF Gatesvile. Is is thought Hem
son will die. Johnson made his es-
cape"
San Antonio Express: "rhree
men, while hunting stock on Sunday
discovered the body OF II man. 1t was
entirely nude, and bore marks OF
scratches and bruises, but no signs of
violence, and it is evident the unl0r-
tumate man was insane and had died
from starvation. The body was found
with the arms claspcd about Il tree. No
clue TO name or other particulars.n
"A man giving bis name as Myers
was arrested at GiddiEgs, Monday, ON
IL charge of being Il counterfeiter. A
gentleman testified that he had seen
him arrested Oh two different occa-
SiOns for passing counterfeit money
once in COryell county, and again
somewhere else. Both times he made
good his escape. He WAS started to
Austin IN charge of two deputies, but
OH the way he leapcd Out of the will
dow, while the train WAS in motion,
and was not seen afterwurd
Richmond Four Counties, 4th !:
an passing through PORTIONS of Aus
tin and Wharton counties this week,
we noticed nearly every farm in good
condition, corn up and growing vigor-
ously, and many planters are through
planting cotton. Altogether the pros
pect is as promising as could be de-
sired. Word, and rain at the right
time, and we will have one of the best
crops ever grown in this section of
Texas"
San Antonio Herald, 9Th "Last
Saturday, about one p. m, a POlauder
by the name of August Sido, stepped
into the auction establishment of
Messrs. Frost Il Brother to make some
purchases. While walking backward.
examining some mule collars that were
hanging from the ceiling, he fell
through an opening in the floor into
the cellar, n distance of about fifteen
feet. He was taken up insensihie, and
lied during the afternoon. He was n
young man from the Helotes and un-
married"
--Gunzales Index, I'd: "There has
been much excitement in different
parts of Texas about hidden treasures.
Gonzales had lis little treasure excite
ment this week. 1t was supposed that
Colonel William Irwin, vino died here
in 1867, was in possession of quite
sum OF money, but after his death it
could not be found. Last Sunday morn
ing, two large gate posts at the lot OH
the premises were found to have been
dug up during the night, and an old
broken iron pot was lying near one of
them. 1t was supposed 10y some that
Colonel Twins treasure ha been hid
under one of these posts, mad had been
found No trace of any money has
been discovered