The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-02

j, Baldwin rs United States District
Attorney for the Eastern District Of
Texas.
"A negro woman was shot aud dan.
gerously wounded by her husband, In
San Antonio, last Tuesday. But slight
hopes OF her recovery.
Wild pigeons are plenty In ths
woods west and north OF Jacksboro
Jack county. The cholera IL making
sad havoc among the chickens In that
vicinity.
"A horse thief named Saunders,
while attempting TO escape arrest, was
shot and killed by the deputy sheriff
OF Fayette county, last Sunday even
Ing, LHaa'
The two horses taken from the
stage coach by the robbers who Mt.
tackled II near San Marcos, last Mon
day, were found Oh Bear creek, twelve
miles southwest OF Austin, and re'
turned 10 the company.
--Hempstead Messenger; Heavy
frost Tuesday night One or two more,
and continuance OF wet weather, and
nobody will care II the end OF the
world lido" come In September.
--Rockdale Messenger There was
another heavy frost on Tuesday night,
which killed what corn has come up
since the cold spell mentioned In oul
last Issue. The farmers are having a
hard time of II this spring.
San Antonio Express: Rev. n. J,
Benson, of the Jewish faith, delivered
very interesting discourse at theSyn,
agogue Sunday night. The Rabbi Is q
very young man, and quite small In
stature, but speaks very well. He will
probably be retained in San Antonio
Cambridge Northwest "The
wheat crop OF Clay county is sure 10
be a very large one. The number Of
acres sown, with only an average yield,
will supply home consumption and
give US many thousand bushels for ex-
port. The oat crop Is very promis'
ing"
Jefferson Leader: The forest
growth which, but a few days ago, was
green and tlourishing and looked as
though the month OF May had set In,
Is now brown and scar, with scarcely
green leaf TO be found aud looks
very much like the forest after an DC.
tobtr frost.
--Giddings Tribune: Gidjings sup.
PORTS about sixty business houses, and
ID surrounded 10y one Of the finest sec
tions Of country to be found In the
State. From the present appearance
of things, our growing little town Ii
destined to be quite city. Its popu
lation is about eight hundred a. the
present time, and "still they come"
On Monday night fifty disguised
men entered Oakville, county seat Of
Like Oak county, took possession o.
the Jail, and murdered John Il. Tobir
and Henry Golfer, prisoners. They
then went to the house Of Matt Adams
and shot him, and finally shot upward
of seventy-five shots into the house o.
Davis, but he escaped.
San Antonio Express: A Next
can came into the city last evening
and reported that an Italian store
keeper by the name of Charles Ferro,
was found dead, yesterday morning
in front Of his store, situated on the
Helotes, eighteen miles northwest o
the city. ! t is supposed the deceased
had been murdered, as his body wore
evidences of violence, and was very
bloody.
--Giddings Tribune: A negro, who
had stolen two horses ut BRENNAN, and
who claimed to be u preacher, was ar
rested while at church at Lexington
on last Sunday. His Reverence, thu
erebus gentleman, was escorted from
the church by the owner OF the horses
and taken back to answer to thu
charge. Will some 'oder brudder lea,
us in prayer
| p thens Courier, On last Wednes
day night, about twelve o'clock, tn
Grange Hall situated near Browns
boro, this county, and belonging |
Friendship Grange, No. 1857, was burr
ed to ashes by an incendiary, 1t wa
erected by three neighborhood grange
at q cost Of eight hundred dollars. Tn
hall, or upper story, was well finished
and contained all the property OF tn
grange, while the lower story was fitte
up for the sale of goods.
Hampstead Messenger About !
o'clock last Thursday night tornad
passed over this place doing muc
damage. Besides several small house
being blown of the blocks, the ne'
brick building belonging to Mr.. Han,
mond. was unrOofed and the front wa
of the second story blown down. Flo
few minutes before the hardest win
the rain fell in torrents, but 1t rained
little afterwards.
Georgetown Record: An impt
cuneous tramp recently visited George
town, and in his sore need of funds
nav current expenses, resorted to nc
vel as well as original method OF get
ting a start in life. Hearing that som
of the colored population of George
town were yearning for knowledge {
the mysteries of Masonry, he sough
them out and told them that he ha
heen sent here to organize q colore
! Lodge. Several Fifteenth Amenc
ments at once bit at the bait, and a
ter paying handsome initiation lei
were carried through ceremony go
ten up for the occasion, which consis
ed chiefly in tying the subject down o
a table and branding him with hea
ed shovel. Having thus replenlsfe
} his waning purse, the sharper lett b.
fore the victims ascertained that the
were sold, not however before the
knew they were badly burnt. III