The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-20
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land.
San Antonio has recently enjoyed
couple Of small fires.
Crops In Smith county are burn
Ing up for want Of rain.
Marshall has organized a 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 H. Barton's saw mill, nine
miles east of Tyler, was destroyed by
fire on the lth.
The Mayoralty OF Austin IL going
begging for want Of competent old
citizen TO fill 1t.
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 Tor
shipment to the Northwest.
Two horse thieves, claiming to be
from Lockhurt, were caught ut 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: Burnt 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 holl.h The most inn
portant question is, who is goingto
send us the first bale.
Three car loads of artillery--eigh-
teen pieces in all-passed down the
Central recently, destined for the kio
Grande frontier
Mr.. Mason, carpenter, fell from
a 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 I'M
surpassed by any previous year. we
may expect 'fiush times"
Colonel J. j. Parker and MIR. Il. w.
Williams had a pleasant little game OF
fisticuffs in Sherman, last Monday
Neither party was hurt.
The colored citizens of Weasher-
ford, are to have a concert on the go
inst. The Times says that they VIII
no doubt realize the (s) cents.
Ennis Argus: "As the attempted
nomination 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
meeting, and the neighbors have been
compelled 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
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 10th. Work
on the railroad machine shops is pro-
crossing rapidly. The framework of a
building 70x40 Is up, and will perhaps
be entirely finished next week."
-Goliad Guard, 10th: awe have
heard of some complaint as TO the ca
terpillar eating the foliage off the oaks,
that causes the blasting of the mast.
We trust that 1t will not be general"
Mary Davenhort, an old woman,
was found dead In the woods near
Hearne. 1t is supposed her death was
the result of drinking too mnch red
eye, exposure and dlsease-all COM
bined.
The iron safe belonging to MIR.
Dulltrig, and which stood the heat OF
fire, could not be opened with the key
and had to be sawed through. The