The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-03


We are satisfied beyond shadow
Of doubt, that IL would be an utter
inpossibility for the Austin Statesman
to run its State items successfully If II
was not for the news it CLEANS from
the Dallas dailies.
Every preparation has been con-
Guided for the representation of "lrma,
the Wait" tomorrow night. The ac-
tors are all well up in their parts, and
the piece will 90 off smoothly and
well.
Charlie Deppe, the original barberof
Dallas, reached the city on Saturday
night, after six months trip through
the Northern States. He leaves again
in few days for st. Louis.
What's In name2 man by any
other name would look rs well and If
THE HERALD did call Charlie Babcock
and Barnett Gibbs, George that does
not detract an iota from their good
looks and we have not the least doubt
but that they will enjoy the ball at
Corsicana just MS well.
--Hurrah! The City Council, last
night, decided by a vote Of five to four,
to have the city lamps lit once more
The names of the immortal five who
voted aye, and of the other four fell
lows who voted no, can be found
in our report OF the Council proceed
ings.
DIR. Childers informs US that the
recovery of Mr.. Frazee Is now almost
assured. His mother has arrived here
from Kentucky, and is with him day
and night, and if the tender care of n
mother, aud the efforts of good physi-
clans can accomplish any good then
the prediction OF DIR. Childers ought
most certainly to prove true.
I Captain June Peak, City Marshal,
received dispatch yesterday morning
from the sheriff OF Jack county, which
stated that he had found Dill at home,
but that he had managed to make his
,, escape. William Dill, ii will be re-
membered, was one of the express rob
. bers, for whose arrest tho company of
fer reward of two hundred and fifty
dollars.
We see by the Houston Age that
Colonel A. Is. Small has resigned the
+ presidency of the Texas Express Com.
+ pany, and has been succeeded by H.
: B. Plant, President of the Southern
Express Company. M. ]. O'Brien, OF
Augusta, Georgia, is General Superin,
tendent, and G. S. Loop, Auditor. The
two former are at present in Dallas
1 and are stopping at the LIE Grand.
Captain Morton yesterday arrested
n Charles hickey for horse stealing. The
3 prisoner Is n former resident of Nortl
T Hampton, Pennsylvania, and cam,
to Texas on tho 10th of September
/ 1875, and lived two years In George
: town, Kentucky. He is twenty-one
, years old, smooth faced, and of short
statue. He assisted the three negroes
i. who stole Mr.. Harris horse. He was
/ taken to jail.
we heard late last night of u hol.
rlble outrage that was perpetrated
near this city yesterday, but were UNI
, able to learn the full particulars. A
farmer living near Muddy creek came
+ to the city and gave information to the
, Sheriff that a negro had entered his
house during his absence and had raped
!, his wife. He then stole horse be.
! longing to n DIR. Musick, living in the
neighborhood, and made his escape,
: When last seen he was coming towards
, the city. The authorities are on the
alert, and if he is caught we fear (?) he
we will be hardly dealt with.
$ Fifteen prisoners confined in the
county Jail attempted to escape yester-
day morning, by cutting through the
. brick wall of the room. Mr. Kinkade.
the Jailer, very fortunately discovered
them in the midst of their operations,
and Immediately puta stop to it and
took away their tools, come of which
We're quite ingenius. A big butcher
knife, blade of q knife made into a
saw, drill made from piece of iron
taken from OIL step-ladder, spoon,
and saw made from steel hoop tn.
kea from around bucket, were
among the articles taken from them
When discovered, they had nearly
succeeded in cutting II hole two feet
square through the wall. Mr. Kin
kade, although he made MS thorough
search as was possible under the cir
cumstances, thinks he failed to get all
of the tools, and that they still have
some secreted about the room,
Below We append the statement of
William Hamilton, and give his yer.
sion of the difficulty. We got our
statement OF facts, day before yester-
day, from Captain Brooks himself and
ifthey were td'se and unjust then that
gentleman is to blame:
DALLAS, TEXAS, Nov. 3, 1876.
TO the Editor OF The Dallas Herald:
DEAR SIR--In your issue of the lst
or yesterdays daily, find the follow.
ing:
Hamilton, the younger brother of
| thu firm of Hmm HIN, 4 -. -. =