The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-27

Hon. II. q. Mills has returne
home.
Germ sells at eighty cents bush,
In Austin.
--rbe Seldcn Irwin troupe are play
/ ing In Austin.
Hon. John Hancock has returne
| to his home.
"A negro woman recently gave brit
to tripleis, in Titus county.
Col. w. NJ. Flournoy, Of Waco,
seriously Ill ut his home.
The lsrnelites of MeXia are to hav
grand Purim bell on the 22h.
athens was visited with a heav.
hail snow storm last Sunday.
Horace Conn, ESD, resumes edltO
rial control OF the Houston Telegraph
--Denison is assuming metropoli
tan airs. She is TO have n chain gang
The sherman Register is regailinj
its friends with three continued stories
The house of David Black, in Go
ryele county, was recently destroyed
by fire.
The iiremen of Calvert have thei
third anniversary ball on the Bis
instant.
Fort Worth has organized For
Worth Council United Friends of TEN
perance.
The British subjects resident il
Austin, have organized st. George,
society.
The Fort Worthites have begun tC
hold their periodical indignation
meetings.
Mrs. Martha S. Button, consort Of
Thos. Button Esq, of Denton county
died few days since.
-Drs. Manning and Josephthall, o
Waco, have received the appointment
of oculists to the blind asylum.
The grand jury of Grayson county
found siXty-nine indictments, two.
thirds of which were for theft.
"A new postoflice has been estab'
llshed about ten miles from Waco, on
the Corsicana route, and named Chase
Mount Pleasant boasts of a little
maid, six years old, who gets up in the
morning and cooks breakfast.
Mr.. A. II. Tandy, of Fort Worth
and Miss Zaphe Lucy, of Denton,
were married in the latter place, Tues
day.
The Moving Ball, Marlin, chron-
icles the marriage of one Jackson Huff
man, white, to Miss Polly Bone, col
ored.
"A fine milk COW and calf recently
became rabid near Pamela. The COW
had been bitten two days previous by
a mad dog.
Sam Wright, the young mau who
was shot some two months since toy
Taylor Hnmmacil, in Gatesville, died
on Wednesday,.
In Hamilton county there is a
place called Pull Tight, while Coryelle
county boasts of her Stampede and
Two Year Old.
Fifty English laborers are expected
shortly i'm Austin. They are from the
English agricultural districts and fully
understand farming.
Athens was enlivened last Monday
evening by shooting scrape between
Ashbury McWilliams and w. ID. Raun-
ShNbii LN'pb'ig NUM-
The farmers in Jack county, are
their attention to the raising
of sugar cane. 1t is said to do as well
there as in Louisiana.
"A fight occurred in Mount Pleasant,
last week, in the room where the JUS
tees court was being held. The dis
trict court was also in session at the
same time.
The Gainesvillians are going to dig
that branch from Red river to Elm
creek sure enough, and have organized
a company for that purpose.
Mrs. Cole, of Denison, attempted
to commit suicide, few days since,
by taking n dose of morphine, but
made most miserable failure of it.
THE East Texas Herald, formerly
published at Crockett, has been mo> ed
to Waxahachie, and will soon he issued
under the name of the Texas Herald
I. G.. Warrner, indicted for the
murder of man named BiZell, in
county, in January 1873,
has been acquitted.
Sun Antonio Express: A memorial
lttesting the general regard in which
our citizens hold General Augur is be-
ing universally signed. We can as
sure the general il comes from their
hearts.
Denton Review: 1--WE learn from
half of the peach trees were killed by
.he cold during the winter. In his
orchard thirty-nine out OF forty-eight
we're killed"
The Texas Immigrant, published
1t CorsicaIa, by J. w. Scott, is new
for public favor. 1t is
neatly gotten up paper of seven col
Imns, is edited with vigor and ability,
md is deserving of, and we hope will
meet with, all success.
Austin Statesman: Mr.. Otto New.
nan, who had a runaway scrape Sur
lay, shot himself Sunday evening
through the left side. The wound was
dangerous by the physi-
.ians In attendance.
j. M. Smith, town marshal of
and eX-deputy sheriff,
was arrested Oh Saturday last by the
sheriff of Hunt county, and carried to
in that county, to answer
IN indictment for murder committed
n 1868.
Colonel 5. J. T. johnson and Mr..
!. NJ. Eliot, with Colonel j. NJ. Riggs
md j. A. Hesser as alternates, have
been appointed, by meeting of citi-
,ens, To accompany the Central rail-
'oad excursion AS delegates for Navarro
county.
The editors of the Mount Pleasant
Patriot are at loggerheads, and in the
the readers of the Patriot
IRE treated to both sides of the question
the division OF Titus county-which'
seems to be the cause Of division be-
,ween the gentlemen.
Foster d Ludlow, bankers at Aus
in, quote state warrants dull at 80 TO
II cents; pension bonds, 80 cents; school
warrants, 80 to 40 cents; 10 per cent
bonds, S74 cents; Throckmor-
on bonds, 40 cents; @ per cent Davis
bonds, 50 cents; land certificates dull;
$40 quoted at ST5GS5.
Lewis Wilson has been found
guilty of murder in the Robertson
district court. This is the second time
Wilson has been found guilty, having
previously been granted n new. trial.
It was a case of purely circumstantial
evidence, there being nothing, indie
pendent OF the prisoners threats, from !
which to deduce his guilt, except of an
nferential nature. =
Calvert Texan: A few daysrago
he jury of the district court went to
he White Inn to get dinner. Among
hem were four negroes, whofhought
hey would try the strength OF the civil
lights bill by taking seats at the table
With the guests of the hotel, but were