The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-24

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cd In the supreme court yesterday In u
case in which there l. some two or
three hundred thousand dollars involv-
cd. General Muxcy has been appoint
ed the urutUr on the occasion Of the
meeting of the Texas veterans, which
takes place ON the seventh day of May
In Our city,"
Palestine Advocate: 1.-TWO of our
civil officers were informed by n tel
egram from Huntsville that two pris-
oners had escaped and were on the
train last evening. The officers boarded
the train on lis arrival but rs they en-
tered the ears the prisoners escaped.
They were followed and shot ut Tut
they made good their escape. They
each had II revolver, and were dressed
in citizens clothes.
"A negro named Joe Campbell, who
killed Mr.. Brown some time since,
ear Round Rock, was tried ut the late
term Of the district court, sitting at
Georgetown, aud found guilty Of muir
der, when II new trial was granted. On
Monday night, the lth instant, about
midnight, II party Of men seized the
jailOr took the Jail keys from him,
took Campbell from the prison and
hung him To Il tree almost Il half mile
from town.
Austin Statesman "An editor OBJ
iect+ to sending ThrOck morton to the
state convention because he holds II
fedc. al office, paying five thousand dol
lars, aud service in the convention
pays IS per diem. ThrOckmorton
loses money by serving in congress,
and If it were all clear profit, his genius
and moral worth and industry are
worth more than both positions would
pay. The state could well afford to
pay ten such men rs Thr0ckmortOn
SlGO,0 900 for constitution"
Houston Age: sour readers will
doubtless remember the arrest here,
sometime ago of Mr.. l. l.. Lacy, clerk
at the Exchange hotel, on the charge of
tn, murder of f. q. Franks of radical
notoriety, in Warton county, and the
subsequent removal of Mr.. Lacy to
Wharton county for trial. The case
came up last Saturday, and after an
unusual effort of the district attorney,
Mr. Patton, to convict Lacy, the jury
returned n verdict of mot guilty
without leaving their box"
Houston Telegraph: ave learn
from Il passenger on the Central train,
which arrived in this city yesterday
morning ut $50, that a white man,
supposed to be drummer, attempted
to outrage the person of a young octo-
ro0n girl, passenger Oh the same
train, and would have succeeded in his
hellish purpose hut for the timely in-
tcrvention of brakesman, who called
the conductor, when the wretch was
put Off the train. The affair occurred
about II Enile above Millican; the girl
got of at that station"
Waco Examiner: "The indications
are that the mustang grape crop this
season will be immense in this state.
superior to the ordinary claret we
years age, it is superior even to the
very best. Every family in Texas
might put up Il barrel or two, at the
trifling expense of few cents per
gallon. We trust farmers will pay
some attention to the matter, for their
own comfort, and also as II matter of
profit. Let us make our Texas claret
as famous, rs her girls are for beauty"
A man from Missouri, named Re-
mos Feland, was accidentally shot, in
Austin, Tuesday afternoon, by Edwin
Owens, employe in II gunsmith shop.
Feland went into the shop to get lit
tie four-barreled pistol repaired, and
on handing it to Owens did not say
word about lis being loaded. Owens
naturally elevated the pistol little to
examine it and while doing so it was
discharged, the ball or buckshot enter
ing the left breast of Feland. De-
ceased, who was about thirty-five years
of age and single man, had on his
person eleven hundred dollars which
he had received for cattle during the
early part of the day.
Gatesville Sun! Last Sunday two
men named Henson and Johnson
came to town and while here, both be-
came slightly under the infunce of IL
quor. While going home in the even
ing, they got into a dispute i'm which
Henson called Johnson a liar. johnson
instantly seized hisSpencer rifle which
shot Henson, the bullet entering
nearly through the body and lodging in
steps and fell from his horse. Johnson
was at once stricken with remorse and
wept piteously over his victim. He
then turned to go, when Henson gave
him his horse as being the best to get
away or, and told him to go to Mexico.
The two men then babe each other an
farewell and Johnson left. |
Henson was carried home that even
ing, where he has since been lying in
a very critical condition, although at
this writing, some hopes are entertain
ed of his recovery. The two men had |
beel fast friends for years, and but for
whisky and the internal habit of
avenging injuries with bullets this
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