The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-13

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! UpI 09 t1Dl rn eruro heayens are
d1r@aa Sly Aam
-'YAl I'D eports the birth
OF o c.i'ou abali, on the BrazOs,
which hea t..t ght inches long when
born.
--Grayson county is soon to have Il
new courthouse. The contractors agree
TO have it finished by the first of next
January.
The Ladies' Aid -,oclely, of Sher-
man, has donated s!lvor Ommunion
set, valued at fifty dollars, to the First
Methodist church.
"A resolution has been introduced by
Mr.. Russell, Of Harrison, in the Con-
vention to exempt certain coast coun-
ties from taxation.
Large quantities of corn and oats
are being shipped from Erath county
to Fort Griffin, to supply the govern
ment posts on the frontier.
Last Monday in Gonzales county,
VIM" the family was absent, the resi-
dence OF DR.. p. G. Winn was broken
open and about Sl05O stolen.
Col. Thos. Bowling will soon bring
I the largest excursion purity to Texas
that has yet come to the State. They
Ell come from Hannibal, Missouri.
The mercantile journals of the
horlh all testify to the fact that there
are fewer business failures in Texas
than any other State in the union.
The mechanics of Houston have
established II reading room and Ii.
nrary, where young men can pass
Their evenings pleasantly and prolita-
bly,.
--Elias Hardcastle has surrendered
to the Sheriff Of Milan county. He Is
charged with numbering William Teo-
pies, OF Cause county, last Christmas
day.
AT the Tyler term of the Supreme
Court, two weeks, commencing No
yember the 18th, are assigned for hear
Ing causes from the 9th and 18th dis
trict.
The Galveston News says the
sand deposited in the streets by the
late storm will more than compensate
for all the damage done the rest of the
city property. This assertion is about
the thinnest that could be made.
Texas stock men should take u
timely warning; Il disease somewhat
resembling the epizootic has broken
out among animals in the large north
ern and eastern cities and is steadily
advancing southwark.
Henry COIN, of Brcnham, publish
ed Thomas =. Keegan for seducing his
ward under promise of marriage. The
unfortunate girl has just given birth to
an infant and now Keegan refuses to
marry her.
Floyd Wood, of Tyler Texas, who
forged 4 signature in making up u
bond for the LongView pOstoi1ice, was
bniled out of Jail by his brother, in the
sum of one thousand dollars and at once
left for parts unknown.
The sherman Register openly ac-
cuseS the merchants of DeniSOn with
swlndling the farmers who sell their
cotton to them. It says they pay large
prices aud then amply make up their
loss by rendering false and unjust
weights.
There seems to be almost reign
OF terror in Mason county. The law
abiding citizens have determined to
get rid of the lawless gang that infest
lhat county and they are making de-
termlned resistance. 1t is feared that
Governor Coke will have to send mill
tia to assist the local authorities.
An exchange states that the cham
pion dead head Of the recent "Press
Excursion" travelled from Texas to st.
Louis, Chicago, Niagara Falls, New
York, Boston, Philadelphia aud Louis
vile, ate three meals n day, slept in
bed every night, took his regular al
lowance of stimulants, smoked cigars
ana visited places of amusements-a
for IS so.