The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-31


fifty cents bushel.
Theodore Tuszinsky committed
suicide in the Jail at San Antonio, last
7 Monday, by takingpoison.
, Colonel G. w. Matthews, late Tex.
rs Immigration agent mt Chattanooga,
is now iruit-growcr at Tyler.
Some man has started II whiskcy
shop in Mount Pleasant, and the
Southern Patron goeth for him.
In ease IN the Tarranl District
Court, Jundgr Harksdale decided the
stock law unconstitutional.
"A Presbyterian church has recently
been dedicated ut Austin, which cost
fifteen thousand dollars.
--Windmils are used in pumping
water and irrigating the charming
country and farms about Rocliport.
The Belton journal Is one of the
neateSt and most readable of our week.
ly exchanges. 1t is Il credit to its town
and county.
"A Mr.. Harris shot n Mr.. Yancey,
near Brushy Chapel, Williamson coun-
ty, last Sunday. The difficulty arose
about dog.
Nelson Jones, Ed. Mum and Da-
vid Neal have been arrested ut Bon
ham charged with the murder of Cal
vim Jones.
Small Boy-"Will you let me call
you cab Sir?" Happy mtn-" Ca
me what doosh like. Don't care
dash whats ye ca me-"
The Houston Age says the Demo-
cratic tickets for delegates to the con
venton, is in jeopardy in Harris coun-
ty, from the apathy OF voters.
j. NJ. Peacock, of the Statesman,
was recently married to Miss Mary
Emma Raymond, of Austin; also, r.
j. Hill to Miss Kate l.. Raymond.
Southern Patron: "a child i'm
the neighborhood of Monticello, in
this county, was bitten by II rattle
snake last week, and died in fifteen
minutes"
George Craven, of Williamson
county, who killed man in Travis
county, some years since, has been
brought from lunatic asylum in Cali
fornia to Georgetown.
William Crawson shot and Instant
ly killed jeff. Franklin, seven miles
from Honey Grove, on Thursday. 1t
was family difficulty.
The editor of the Advance Guard
exclaims: at was hot enough yester-
day to make the Devil sweat" and
then remarks, 1--WE never prespired so
much in our life"
Notwithstanding the sever lrouth
of the past few weeks, there will he
much more corn gathered in Bastrop
county this year than last, and there
will be plenty.
-Cuero Star, 18th: "No cotton
worms yet. The plant looks prolific
and is full of bolls, which are already
bursting open with heavy, long sta
pie, as white and beautiful as snow"
-Bastrop Advertiser, 18th: "Not-
withstanding the severe drought of
the past few weeks, there will be much
more corn gathered in BastrOp county
this year than last, and there will be
plenty for ALL"
Galveston News: "a fashionably
dressed lady tainted in the street, on
the corner of Eighteenth street and
Avenue Fl, the other day, but u physi-
clan being summoned, he cut her cor
set strings, when they popped like
champagne cork, and the lady speedily
recovered"
Major Andrews, Vice President of
the Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railroad, was in the city yes
t,clnu r. To OF ntnH that tha road u
graded to the Guadalupe river, four
miles beyond Seguin, and the track
laid to within seven miles of Seguin.
The Guadalupe river, to which point
.ne cars will run in about six weeks,
is but twenty-elght miles from San An
tonic. President Pierce seems to be
pushing ahead, regardless of abuse,
complaints and hard times.-[ Austin
Statesman.
A gentleman arrived from San Mar
cos yesterday, and brought the news of
the capture of a wild boy few miles
from that place. The boy was first dis
covered wall0wing in pond of shall
low water, and, when approached, he
broke like n quarter-horse, running
about mile before he could be over
taken by men on ponies. Riding up
near, the boy was lasSOeu, Wnen
fierce contest ensued, the strange being
striking, kicking and lunging about in
the most fearful manner, and appar-
emily being frightened almost to
death. Finally he was overpowered,
tied and taken to the house of the man
who first discovered him. His body
was covered with hair about four
inches long, and from size and appear
b.. 10 l.N.. tx.y.. lao
wears old. He is unable to talk, but
possesses reasoning power, and now
| follows his captor about like a dog.
Policeman Allen, we learn, started
Yesterday to bring this strange prodigy
to Austin, but why we know not He
will probably arrive this evening or to-
morrow: when we shall have some
thing more to say on the subject
| Austin Statesman,