The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-24
THE HnRALD'S COMPRESS.

Texas is shipping pig iron to Eng
land.
San Antonio has recently enjoyed
Il couple of small fires.
Crops in Smith county are burn
ing up for want of rain.
Marshall has organized young
mems Christian association.
The farmers of Hunt county are
moving large quantities of hay.
The late fire at San Antonio en-
dangered greatly the old Alamo build
ing.
The Kaufman Star has been re-
moved to Terrell and consolidated with
the Press.
John II. BartOn's saw mill, nine
miles east of Tyler, was destroyed by
fire on the 4th.
The Mayoralty of Austin is going
begging for want of a competent old
citizen to fill it.
The country cast of Gonzales has
been blessed with abundant rains, and
the crops are superb.
Major j. b. Jones, of the frontier
forces, reports organized band of horse
thieves in Kerr county.
Good beeves. bring from fifteen to
twenty dollars per head in Austin for
shipment TO the Northwest.
Two horse thieves, claiming to be
from Lockhurt, were caught at Fla
tonia Station, few days since.
"A JEFF. Davis Homestead Associa-
ton has been orgonized in Sherman,
with Judge Silas Hare as President.
The Statesman sagely suggests
that there are more fords and ferries
on the Rio Grande than custom houses.
Jefferson Leader: "BurBt up!
This is the cry, almost universal, when
you talk to farmer in regard to crops.
Honey Grove Independent Sam
Davis was sent to the penitentiary
term of eight years for perjury one day
this week.
The country press are receiving the
chronic christ boll." The most inn
portant question is, who is going to
send us the first bale.
Three car loads of artillery-eigh-
teen pieces in all--passed down the
Central recently, destined for the Rio
Grande frontier.
Mr.. Mason, carpenter, fell from
building in Sherman, last Monday,
and sustained injuries from which he
died in few hours.
Montague News, 10th: "The crops
in this county since the rains are un-
surpassed by any previous year. We
may expect 'tlush times"
Colonel J. j. Parker and Mr.. L. w.
Williams had pleasant little game of
fisticutls in Sherman, last Monday.
Neither party was hurt.
The colored citizens of Weasher-
ford, are to have a concert OH the 23d
inst. The Times says that they will
no doubt realize the (s) cents.
Ennis Argus: GAS the attempted
for the district was fail
ure, there can be no cause why every
voter may not vote his own judgment
freely"
The colored population in Hunt
county have been holding distracted
and the neighbors have been
to increase the guard around
the hen houses.
Montague News, 10th. "a young
lady of this county, during an attack
Of nightmare, got up, went out to the
barn and fed six head OF cattle and
watered the calves"
The Thunderbolt is the name OF a
new weekly paper issued in Galveston.
Judging from its contents one would
conclude that the position of fighting
editor was no sinecure.
Corpus Christi Gazette lOth:"work
on the railroad machine shops is pro-
crossing rapidly. The framework ofa
70xi0 Is up, and will perhaps
be entirely finished next week.
-Goliad Guard, 10th: 1--WE have
heard of some complaintsas TO the ca
terpillar eating the foliage off the oaks,
hat causes the blasting of the mast.
We trust that it will not be general"
Mary Davenhort, an old woman,
was found dead In the c,pOds near
Hearne. 1t is supposed her death was
he result of drinking too mnch red
sye, exposure and disease-all COM
lined.
The iron safe belonging to Mr..
Dulltrig, and which stood the heat of
ire, could not be opened with the key
and had to he sawed through. The
papers and money were found in the
best condition.
John Iaddis, who resides in Dem
on county, was arrested last Saturday
IN a charge of attempting to commit
/ rape upon the person of Mrs. |. X.
Taylor. He was held to bail in the
'nm Of five hundred dollars.
Honey Grove independent: 81.
?. King, just in from Bonham, in
orms us that the grasshoppers are in
yreat force in the Stephensville neigh
and doing much damage 10
he growing crops"
Paris North Texan: "NoudOuism
n a small way was witnessed in Paris
he other day, when a negro woman
to the Mayor that she had
Deen cOnjured, and her children blind
ID with snakes and scorpions"
Verdict Of the Press.
This from the Austin Statesman:
The Dallas Commercials local page is
adorned with reeitals Of facts incident
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