The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-27
TEXAS IN BgIgE

-Dthln5- ~ CALVERT Aprll @Olll, IN
FAINT child Of J., A, Bergeron NJ Cal
vert, Mr., LuCrctiU Re- wife Of A, L.
leugardeni at llrcmoud, Mrs, Jose
lhlne Spencer near BremUnd April
ED, A, Y, Nor hoad,
General H. c, Drum, from General
Shcrman's headquarters telegraph,
General Ord To cooperate with the state
forces on the frontier aud maintain
peace and ORDER II necessary, troops
will be ordered TO cross into Mexico.
"A llatboat, containing man, his
wife, child and all his worldly effects,
was run into 10y the fcrryboat at Aus
tin, Friday, and sunk, Fortunately,
no loss Of life.
Mr. j. II, Pace, Of Houston, and
Miss Irene G. Smith, Of Montgomery,
were married on the 2lst.
One thousand men aud five hun
drcd teams Are wanted TO wo;k on the
Tyler Tap road.
Tine following prominent men, IN
different parts Of the state, have been
spoken of for delegates 10 the conven-
tIon3 Ex-Governor Throckmorton OF
Collin John Henry Brown, of Dallas;
John Ireland, Of Gaudaloupe; Ramsey
NJ Cos, OF Gaudaloupe; NJ. u, X. Tay-
lor Of Marlon b. W. Brown, Of Gregg;
j, G., Brown, Of Gregg; Charles De-
Morse OF Red River James NJ. Hurt,
Of Graysoni John johnson, Of Collin.
Henderson Times: "Welearn tnat
William llitson will he tried this court
for the killing Of Xembhobal Crook, in
the southern portion OF this county, in
October 1851. lie is now living in Pa
10 Pinto county, and Is represented by
Judge Mccall, Of Parker county. He
has not been arrested, tut gives up for
trial.
The jailer Of Washington county
was arrested last week on an attach
ment TO appear rs II witness in an adj
joining county. The question that
now agitates the Banner and the citi-
2ens Of BRENNAN is, who would have
locked him up and fed the other pris-
oners if he hadn't given bond?
There are fourteen prisoners con-
fined in the Washington county Jail.
Seven belong to Washington county,
one to Hill county and five to Lee
county, and one United States prisoner.
Two are sentenced to be hanged, one is
awaiting an appeal to the supreme
court on charge of murder and death
sentence, one is awaiting appeal to The
supreme court on death penalty for
rape, one is also awaiting appeal for
murder and was convicted and sem
fenced for five years, one is awaiting
trial for murder and one for horse
stealing.
Captain r. S. Guy, of Lancaster,
fell out of the loft of his barn, and broke
one of his ribs.
San Antonio Express: Owe are
authorized in stating that the building |
of the military depot will be immedi-
ately commenced, orders to that effect
having been communicated by General
Sheridan, and that military head
quarters are to remain here perm
mently.n
San Antonio Express: "There is a
rumor that a party Of men are lying
in wait for the Luling stage which left
this morning, to take n passenger VINO
is said to be a mulatto in color, and who
is running off with white girl. The
news of man hung,m may be relied on"
The old Texas veterans who served
in the war against Mexico meet in
Houston during the fair, after leaving
Austin, where they have much impor-
tant business to transact. The meet
ing in Austin occurs on the eighth of
May.
-.Weatherford Times: John Henry
Brown is candidate for the constitu-
tional convention from the Dallas dis
trict. We have before US circular,
published by him defining his position
on the various questions likely to come
before that body. He is in favor OF
restoring the constitution of 1915, and
making it, so far as practicable, the or
ganic law of to-day. We think Mr..
Brown would make an excellent mem
Der of the convention, and hope he
will be elected"