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

Houston luxuriates in new pota-
toes.
-Denison talks about erecting gas
works.
The supreme court meets in Austin
tomorrow.
yellow Jack is The absorbing topic
in Galveston.
Young peaches us large as part
ridge eggs in Austin
Stone coal of good quality has been
found In Lamar county,
"A house was struck 10y lightning in
Galveston, Thursday morning.
Hon. Gausha a. Grow president
of the international has arrived in
Houston.
MIR. Lewis Nee zen and Miss
Noble Glover were married in Bryan
last week.
Exchanges from all parts of The
state give cheering accounts of crop
prospects.
Not an exchange comes to The
HERALD but endorses the call for Il
convention.
There have been two deaths in
Galveston from smallpox. There are
several other eases.
The Sherman Register continues
TO regale its readers with seVera! con-
tinued stOries--d Ii New York Ledger.
The Hunnicut case will go to the
Jury as soon as the attorneys get
through talking, as the evidence has
closed.
~ On the wing-Charles Martin, who
moved his printing shop from Mineola
TO IIallvilie, is about TO pull up stakes
and try Marshall.
Athens Courier: "A gentleman OF
our county shot and killed four wild
turkey gobblers at one shot. We deem
this good shooting" So do we.
Bob Johnson, colored prisoner
confined in the Houston Jail, died
Thursday night. The coroners jury
returned n verdict of death from cpl
lepsy.
The Austin Statesman "goes for'
the mayor and board of aldermen, in
the matter Of little bond or scrip trans
action, that is neither child-like
nor bland.
"A wild turkey was Killed within
the corporate limits Of Austin few
DAYS ago. Did the 'green grass IN
the streets attract sir gob,'s attention.
Business can't he very bri,k.
San Antouio Express 5lst; "York-
town farmers are selling wagon loads
oi very fine. fresh sound Irish p1ta-
toes, last fall crop, at ~ 50 per blshel'
Two crops year is not unu uFl."
BrownsyHle Sentinel 9th: "Ihe
son OF Carlos Esparza was ired upon
three times by band Of twelve call liz
thieves, out at The Arroyo Colorado,
back from the Baranca, on last iu's-
day.
San Antonio Herald, 10Th: "ihe
suureme court has revc'sed the YER
dirl against a. j. Allen, sentenced tc
the uenitt ntiary frr two years for cat
lie stealing, and the prisoner viii
probably be set at liberty"
The individual who deals in NOV
ers. reapers, thfeshels, and kindred
implements of agriculture, smiles ant
looks happy in anticipation OF Ooui
teous harvest, and a consequent III
creased demand upon his stock.
Brownsville Sentinel: There il
at Point Isabel and Bra2os, Walilui
shipment, over one thousand bales o
goat. skins aud ten Thousand hides, ne
sides other freight, without taking me
account what IS still heingicrUaried
Hampstead Courier, 2Gth: "Ih'
freedman, Jerry Jones, who was GRIP
pied by the cars in this city some year
ago. obtained verdict for Si,2V'
against the Central railway company
at the present term OF the Ausui
county district court"
The Governor is to appoint com
mission to investigate the charge
which have been recently made AM
published relative to the barharic cru
elites and fragrant cutrages sald L
have been practiced upon the peniten
tiary coHyicts of cur state.
MIR. l.. T. Logan, of Austin, Ina
been commissioned special deput.
grand worthy chief templar for III
state of Texas 10 organize new lobges
to reorganize those not working, V'sl
old lodges and cooperate with the y
W. I. i'm advancing aud sustainln
the order.