The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-02
TRxLs IN BRIEF

burned to death last Sunday,
-lley, w. H. Scott IL having de-
bhio with an lnlidel NJ Paris
Tom Oohlllree pays his eompll-
monls 10 Queen Nab, In Jefferson, TO-
day.
The Statesman calls upon Mayor
Wheeler 10 resign, aud save Alhlln
from bankruptcy, ,
In nm county there IN M orchard
containing 1900 peach, 400 apple, and
600 pear trees, besides other fruits.
-Messra pnXsOn aud Reynolds are
engaged IN the good work Of assisting
sunday schools reylyals In Houston,
Tho adIulnnt general has adylces
that mnlAudng bands nre In Mason
county, aud great fears Of lighting ARE
entertained,
The trial Of Hunnlcutt, In Waco,
for The murder Of young Eugene Chr
ter atlll drugs lls weary lenglh IN the
district court
-EmulatIng the cYamploset 10y their
Dallas iell0w-c0unlrymcn, the Ger
mans of Jefferson propose TO invite
Hon, Cnsl SEIZURE TO visit their village,
San Antonio ~ exercised over the
arrival of u sewing machine, aud the
papers herald II w. another evidence Of
the progress and Improvement of San
Antonio,
The Telegraph malSess0me humlll-
atlng confessions ~ TO the Houston
graveyard. For the sake Of decency
aud civilization, gentlemen, cover up
those bones.
People In southern Texas protest
against pcnitentiary conVicts being
allowed TO work on farms, urging
that II wlelds bad influence in
the community.
John Code colored, was shot and
killed by Willis Griffin, white, last
Sunday, about two miles south Of
Hearne. The murder appears to have
been unprov0ked,
"A couple of Mexcans went to
Dunman's settlement between here
and san Jacinto last Sunday night aud
stole all of Mr. James Adams horses.
They are being pursued.
The Press says that the road from
Paris to Brookston Is almost impass-
able, and that the stage company
threatens to discontinue carrying the
mails unless il Is repaired.
The happiest man on the contin-
ent was found up in Uvalde the other
day. He had branded three hundred
calves aud over, and never heard of Ii.
W., Theodore, Elizabeth or even SUI
san b.
Austin statesman: ''rhe city debt
is now over $4,000. Since last summer
the bonded debt has been increased
100000. The greedy vampires are in
tent upon getting the very life blood of
our people
An attempt was made to take the
life Of Tom Gallagher, OF Corpus
Christi, by an unknown Mexican.
Gallagher was stabbed twice before as
sistance came up, and would doubtless
have been dispatched, but for its timely
arrival.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed by Governor Coke to locate
the two penitentiares provided for by
the last legislature, viz: w. w. Lang,
Of Falls Il. l.. Gregg, of Cherokee; b.
w. Brown, of Gregg; Thomas A.
Dryer, of BeXar; Ed. Burleson, of
Hays.
--Indianola Bulletin: "krom our in
terror exchanges we Learn that the
crops are in fine condition. Corn is
up and growing finely. Farming ope-
ratons have increased. A much larger
average has been planted this season
than heretofore, showing a gradual in
crease in the agricultural population of
western Texas"
The following gentlemen repre-
senting the different congressional dis
tricts, were elected 10y the legislature
as directors for the agricultural col
lege of Texas at Bryant: Il. b. Picket,
of Liberty; Chas. DeMorse, of Red
River G. ). West, of Austin; +. S.
Stockdale, of Calhoun county; f.
Graves (granger) of Collin county; and
q. Ii. Davis, of Brazos county.
They propose to fine married peo-
pie in San Antonio who have no babies.
a good idea. In Sweden and Norway
they give premiums to married folks
in proportion to the number of children
born unto them, while the head of a
family of eight is exempt from taxa
ton. Great goodness, and yet they
call this the finest government under
the sun. Let's go to-Norway and
Sweden.