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


# is to he hoped that he will lie presented
t TO the handsome editor of the limp.
: Richard Woodborme, railroad
4 laborer, was found dead in the back
- yard Of Il saloon, in Houston, Sunday.
In northern Texas, the wheat crop
: Is represented to he in Il splendid con
4 dition, and II larger acreage than ever
I before.
DIR. l.. A Bryan and Colonel G
w. Wagley have been appointed by
Harris county ~ delegates to accom-
. pany the Central excursion.
7 Kaufman Star: "Our county is
| teeming with immigrants and parties
prospecting, all CT whom seem highly
delighted with our soil, climate, etc."
gainesville Gazette, I'd: "Died in
this city, Wednesday, March 81, after
l u lingering illness OfcOnsumptiOn, Mrs.
Blanton, wife of T.. A. Blanton, of this
, city.
The Waco Reporter Of the 9th has
three columns of locals, but we didn't
: get an item from it. They were all adj
vertiscmcnts set up in editorial FASH
ion
Crockett Patron: "We are blessed
Win "tiitiiti lti
and farmers are jubilant. This time
: last year we had rain nearly every
day"
The new stone Jail ut iIuckhart was
broken open the other night by II large
body of men, and all the prisoners,
some ten or twelve in number, liD-
Grated.
The Iiunnicut murder trial is at
last concluded. He has been convict
ed and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. II is thought the prisoner will
be granted new trial.
The express train on the south
bound train of the Central road ran
over II man half Il mile north of Bryan
on Monday. He was cut badly in sew
eral places, and died soon after being
taken to Bryan. His name was UNI
known.
Ex-Governor English, of Connec-
ticut, arrived at Austin on Monday.
He was accompanied by Mr.. Durand,
of the Central railroad, President Plant,
of the Southern Express company,a and
Colonel Buall, of the Texas Express
cam pnny-
Denton Review: "The northwest
| part of this county was visited by a
severe hail storm on Sunday evening
last, which broke out all the window
glass, destroyed tender vegetation, and
killed nearly all the plovers OH the
prairies."
Houston Age: "The latest advices
from Morgan's Point are to the effect
that Captain Atkinson is pushing for
ward the digging of the canal with an
energy that can hardly fail of opening |
roadway for gulf steamers by the |
first of September"
Paris North Texan: "Lamar county |
has more new cotton gins than any /
county in Texas, and there are more
steam Touring mills in Lamar than
any county in the state. There are |
also six church edilices in Paris, and
another in contemplation.
"A kerosene lamp explosion in Den /
ison on Monday, set fire to II show case
in Mr.. w. G. Davis store, damaging
some fifty dollars worth of goods.
About half an hour after, lamp ex-
pl0ded in the pailor of Mr. Legate-
without damage, however.
Last Saturday week, during So
we're storm, the barn ofMr. Il. ID. Cham
beers, living five NJ lies east OF Rockwell,
was struck by lightning, killing two
horses in the stable and setting fire to
the barn. BY timely assistance the
contents of the barn were mostly saved.
Waco Examiner: "The defendant
in the case of Shirley VS. the Waco and
Northwestern railroad, against whom
there was a Judgment of Sl07 600, yes
terday enjoined. the sale of the road
which was advertised by the sheriff
This will delay the execution indeii-
nitely."
"A public meeting was held i'm Ter
rell last week to take measures to raise
ten thousand dollars in that town ito
be expended in erecting county built
Jugs at Terrell, in the event of the coun-
ty seat being removed to that place.
Committees were appointed to further
the object.
The Comanche Chief, of the 3D., ,
says: 1t is reported in town, that two ,
men were murdered IN McColloch !
county, some time about the first of ,
last week, by the Indian Persons
from Brown county report that the In ,
dams were within two miles OF Brown /,
wood recently, but did no other devil !
ment than steal few horses. They !
were in Coleman county in consider !
able numbers stealing horses and COM ,
other depredations, and they
escaped without chastisement.
Joe Campbell, charged with the t
murder of Thomas NJ. Brown, in Will O
was found guilty, last week, /
of murder in the first degree. a new 4
trial has been granted Campbell. 4
"A recent survey of the town cor |,
poratiOn of Marlin "briBgs in" several
tax paying citizens wiIo have hereto !,
fore contended that they were outside y
and therefore exempt.
The State Medical association is to =,
be banqueted in Austin at the Ray r
nond house tonight. DIR. Clopton, q
he president, and DR.. s. NJ. Welch, q
he essayist, are to deliver their adj i,
lresses this afternoon +
Waco Examiner: 1--WE learn that a :;
nan named Henson was shot Satur- Il
lay evening by another named John a
on, at the four mile branch, north of o
iatesville. 1t is thought Henson will ii
lie. Johnson made his escape" v
"A convention is to be held in the s,
Waco district, composed of McLennan, n
Sosque, Hamilton, C0ryelle, Coman- ID
he, Brown, Coleman and Runnels C,
ounties, to nominate candidates for d
he constitutional convention. Sc
Austin Statesman: "The city gov Il
rment is rapidly leading us down to "a
nin and bankruptcy. The city's pl
onded debt has been increased Sl0,- pl
10 in the last six months. The extent al
( the floating debt is unknown" in
Crockett Patron, I'd: awe regret to ~ ~
nnounce the death of Mrs. Mary Ann Ie
Iall, relict of Mr.. &C. Hall, who died vi
u Saturday, the 9th uItimo. The de- ~
sased was an old resident Of this ",
'unty, and was much respected" Ia u,
~. 7. MILKY was elected mayor Of m
nnis, ON the 9Th. I'M
-Brenham sent five eonviets TO the hu
this week. pc