The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-23
TEXAS NOTE

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Cambridge.
"a jug. factory has been established
At Marshall.
They are building new Jail ii
Williamson county
State warrants are quoted at 81
cents ut Austin.
Smallpox has made its appearance
at Los Puarus.
Polk county has new paper
called the East Texas Democrat
The Georgetown Record has sus-
pended publication.
-Chlls and fever are raging among
the soldiers at Fort Worth.
There are sixty students at the
military academy at Austin,
Mayor Ira II. Evans is quite i'll at
the Raymond House, Austin.
--1'he Waco city council declines to
interfere with the social evil.
The Changers will have a big bar
becue at Gainesville, October o.
The work on the Lampasas bridge
will be completed by December |.
The Fair of Parker county has
been postponed unit. October the 10th.
Coal has been discovered five miles
west of Louisville, in Denton county.
-Watermelons, three feet long are
selling for fifteen cents at Mt Pleas
ant.
The Austin Statesman prints long
editorials to prove TO It's readers that ii
il Democratic.
The entire police force of Waco
have been discharged, and the citizens
do not like it.
The frontier telegraph is in good
working order for fifty miles south of
Fort Griffin.
Up to the night of the l5th Waco
had shipped just G27 bales of the
new crop of cotton since September
Ist.
The knowing one of Waco est-
mates that that city will ship at least
forty thousand bales of cotton this
season.
The Telegraph advertses one
Chas. Evans as fugitive from justice,
and asks that his name be passed
around.
The business done by the Missouri,
during the month of August amounted
to S6S,000.
--Moccasin tracks were discovered
in San Saba the other day, and the
News warns the people to look out for
the Red Man.
A $500 sword and purse of 500 is
TO be awarded to the best drilled mill
tary company that will attend the
Austin fair.
Several large capitalists are In
Austin with the view of locating and
erecting large cotton factory in or
near that city.
The Grange warehouse at Terrell
has shipped five car loads of wheat up
to date, and each car load netted the
shippers about Sl.2O per bushel.
In the month of August four per-
o0ns lost their lives in wells in Texas.
mic acid gas is what did the bust
fortn~,or them.
nj ;, 5rty head of line merino sheep |
retire recently sold, on the Chamber
s o,. .,.ancI9.s .ar Davilla, for fifteen
andred collars cash.
The San Marcus Free Press de-
nounces the "Great Western Well
Anger Cor as a swindle and warns
the public against them. Pass them
around.
The cost of the frontier defense
since the 10th of January, 1875, has
been S425,729 30, which for the first
time in the history has been paid in
cash out of the General Revenue.
The citizens of McDade are hold
Ing public meetings for the purpose OF
taking prompt action about ths TWO
murders that have been recently COM
mitted there.
-Denison has two amateur dramatic
associations, and they have agreed to
consolidate under one name. Alas,
poor Shakespear; now will thy spirit
suffer. Amatuers always attempt
Shakespear you know.
Governor Coke has offered re-
ward of 5000 for the arrest of ii. M.
Caruthers, the murderer of Mr..
Charles Kirk, of McDade, and Mr..
John Kirk offers an additional reward
of S200-making in all $500.
A negro girl was burned to death
as Brenham, while attempting to Kim
die fire with kerosine. The can en-.
ploded, her clothing caught fire, and
she paid the penalty of her foolish act
with her life.
". w. House, of Houston, lost
5000 worth of sugar, by the storm, by
the roof of his warehouse being blown
off. Mr.. R1sentield's loss il reported
at $4,000. Caused by the rain beating
through the reef of his store.
The Sherman Register has the
cheek to say that the efforts OF the
Houston Telegraph, Galveston news
and Austin Statesman to Initiate that
paper, are painful and ahortive. Up.
on what meat has our Caesar fed on, !"
ct. Get.
AT n recent revival meeting at
Fort Worth four skunks got under the
church, aud the congregation stayed
not upon the order of their going, but
went at once. Satan has many curious
ways of accomplishing his ends.
The Waco Examiner says: 1.-THE
Statesman of the 18th winces under
our showing up of ts CONNECTION WIN