The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-06
STATE NEWS.
Mad.dogs in Collin county,

Mad'dogs IN Collin county
The trade of Houston is rapidly in
creasing.
German millet will be extensively
planted in Washington county next
year,
The cotton worm is reported to have
made its appearance near Cat Springs,
IN Austin county.
Mckinney Enquirer; We learn that
the Baptist denomination will shortly
commence the erection of their church
building
Fort Worth Democrat: The creation
of town called East Fort Worth is
chimcra. There is but one Fort Worth,
and can be but one,
Weatheriord News Spain Founder,
who lives four miles east of Weather
ford, raises tomatoes weighing one
pound each, Now, who says we have
not avegetable country ?
Stephenyille Empire: The Baptists
at this place hope to 90 actively to
work in few days, and push their
church building to completion They
started several wagons to Dallas after
shingles this week.
Houston Telegraph 1t is said that
the old cemetery on the San Felipe road
Is now filled with dead bodies almost
literally to overlooking, and that burials
are still being made there, oitcntimes
one corpse upon another.
Austin State Gazette 4 farmer from
near Mount Juliet called at our office
yesterday, and informed us that they
had Il very hard rain ON, Thursday, and
that his upland cotton was safe for
bale to the acre and his corn would
average forty bushels to the acre. This
is Il good yield for all upland
Victoria Advocate; Temple Of Lib
erty' Coleman is about the latest de-
vclopment brought out under the genius
process observed in the Fiji
teenth Legislature. He belongs to the
vegetable Kingdom, and is Il pronounc-
ed cabbagehead Of the drumhead va
riety,
Brennan Banner; The first bale of
new crop cotton was brought in yester-
day 1t was raised by Sam Stone, of
this county. 1t was bought by II. f.
Loclett for twelve and three-louth
cents, classed good middling, and
weighed five hundred apd sixty.sevcn
pounds; shipped through the commits.
sion house Of James A. Wilkins to Nc
Alpine n BalChidge, Galveston.
Waco Examiner; The drouth which
has prevailed in this section Of the
State for month or more, has had
bad effect on the growing cotton crop
The abundant rains up to the last of
June had the effect of giving much
water to the weed In this condition
it has been badly.prepared to Withstand
the hot sun and high dry winds of the
month past. We hear of much com.
plant among the cotton planters, and
the fear is expressed every day that not
more than half crop will be picked.
Commche Chief Comanche county
has now u population of about eight
thousand, and we challenge the State
to name county in which the people
are more peaceablc and law-abiding
than in this The majority of these
people is composed OF an industrious
class who labor earnestly not only for
heir avn advancement but to promote
the growth and welfare of thei2 county;
and in all portions of the county can be
found extensive farms, well cultivated
with prospects of the finest crops that
have ever been known in this part of
Texas. The town of Comanche has
nearly one thousand inhabitants, the
male portion of which, with very few
exceptions, are all enterprising business
men. 1t has sixteen business estab-
lishments, which deal respectively in
every line Of merchandise, and it is n
most unusual occurrence that drunk.
en- row is witnessed up the streets. A
cordial invitation is extended to immi-
grants, and we will guarantee they will
receive as kind treatment and cordial
welcome as can be found anywhere in
Texas.