The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-02
STATE NEWS.

ITO hCIbVVho III IuN"Cd CuHhtJ 10 F"VOV'
The Rockwell county farmers are
planting mostly wheat for their next
crop.
Texas horses are being rapidly
driven to the northern and eastern
markets,
Grading has commenced on the
second ten mile section of the Tyler
Tap Railroad.
Tile Shermanites are complaining
that their gas is getting pale and the
Gas Company blame the coal.
The drouth in Hill county is get
ting to be general and is a matter of
great complaint with the farmers.
Horace Welch has received the
appointment of postmaster at Mar
shall, and George Burch ut Calvert.
The opponents Of Major Stewart
c0ncede him n majority of iifty-live
votes over his opponent rom Ochiltree.
some country papers have editors
who are idiotic enough to advocate
tournaments as source Of amuse-
ment.
The Odd Fellows Of Hampstead
will give u grand ball on the 9th prox.
imo, for the benefit of the widows and
orphans fund.
Some people in Austin are abusing
the City Council because they reduced
the price OF the license of Cooper y
Bailey's circus.
The corn raised on Red River is
unusually line this season. In Lamar
county less than one hundred ears
make u bushcl.
II, c. Smith, Of Griffin, and Col
onel BradIute, M old army officer, will
soon establish II weekly express line
from Dallas TO Griffin.
Clinton E. Graves, Of Colorado
county, has ANNOUNCED himself Il can
didate Tor the Legislature. There IL
nothing like being on time.
The Mayor of Jefferson has APP
pointed u committee of prominent cit
liens to represent that city at the great
st. Louis Railroad Convention.
The reunion Of the surviving mem
beers of Ross and Whittields Brigade
at Waco, was not II success la point OF
numbers, only forty members being
present.
The farmers Of 'iarrant county are
turning their attention to improving
their breed Of sheep, and have i'm
ported quite u NUMBER Of fine Meri-
no bucks.
MANY of our Texas exchanges are
advocating the propiety Of relieving
| from taxation, for q number of years,
all capital Invested IN manufacturing
purposes. A good idea.
The little country papers are still
bowling at the Convention, and show
ering abuse upon the devoted heads OF
| the members Poor fellows, il il hard
but they will have to stand it,
The body of Chas. Kyle, was found
hanging from tree In Colorado county
last Friday. Some time previously he
had had difficulty with u COW boy and
shot him. Who lynchod him is not
known.
The soldiers and citizens of Fort
| Worth had u very serious difficulty on
on the night OF the 18th. Several OF
the combatants were seriously wounded
and threats were freely mate TO burn
the town.
"A fearful storm Of wind, rain aud
hail visited McLennan county last
week. The hail stones We're nearly ms
large us guinea eggs, and greatly dam
aged the cotton crop, the cotton being
knocked oil and the young bowls beat.
en- 70 the ground. The track OF the
storm was about n mile wide.
"a large number Of citizens Of Cor
sicana, last Thursday night, took the
Rev. DR.. Il. q. Houser from his resi-
dence aud mounting him on sharp
rail, treated him to Il free ride The
Rev. Doctor had been nest-hiding with
n negro girl. He is n northern man
aud OF course the Inter-Ocean will
howl about another southern outrage.
THE Houston Telegraph SAYS,
about sixty conyicts' mutinied at the
penitentary lest Saturday at dim
ner, and were very VIOLENT, swear
ing they would tear down the walls
unless they got better rood They at
tempted TO get out but failed and were
finally locked in their cells. Colonel
Ward wanted to punish the offenders,
but was prevented by the directors.
Last Friday Mr.. George X, Wood.
store keeper for tho international rail-
road was killed while crossing the San
Jaclnt0 river near Grand Lake He
was climbing from n fiat car TO the top
OF box car, with his back to the en-
ginc, while The train was crossing the
bridge, cross timber over the top OF
the bridge struck him on the back of
the head, breaking his neck and caus-
lag Instant death.
Henry MCGEE, of Lafayette, Up
shur county, u young nian not yet
twonty'one years OF age, has proved
himself the champion farmer of Tex
az. He cultivated tlfteen acres of cot
ton with his own hands and no help.
From ten acres he has gathered eleven
five hundred pound bales of cotton,
has five acres which he has not as vet
touched which ia as good rs thnt.hc
has picked. That II the right kind of
u boy for the girls 10 run after.
a foreign paper thus describes sim
pie little nppi rltus which WI probably
. weep away Ore long tho match trade.