The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-18
STATE NEWS.


"9eu hhu hllRHl IfOsl, MONDAY
oul II Is thought II did no damage.
One hundred aud twenty.lhree
illlle fellows attend the free schools Ia
Fort Worth,
The county tax OF Collin county
for the present year IL sixty cents on
the one hundred dollars.
The measles have been so bad In
Kaufman that the schools are suspend.
cd. The epidemic has about run its
course now, aud rs soon the children
ARE sufficiently conyalescent, the
schools viii reopen.
-DenlsOn News. The Government
telegraph line Is completed 10 FIRE.
derlcksOurg, and the Office was opened
for BUSINESS "Wednesday, the 18th
instant. Tariff, lifty cents for fifteen
words, aud two cents for each word
additional.
The Jimpllcute publishes petit
ton IN behalf Of the old settlers of
Texas, who fought not only the Mexi-
cans, but also the Indians, The object
OF the petition IL to secure signatures,
and to forward them TO the Leglsla.
tlre, asking that body TO grant them
pensions.
The Cuero Star has been shown
tasltS nat,TG Ia the form OF u kitten
with one head aud eight legs, The
head, neck aud fore part of the kitten
IL perfectly natural but on each side
there project two fore legs, and about
the center the body separates, forming
the rear portion of two cats.
Bryan Post. "If one-half the
trees that have been set out In all parts
Of city, within the last two months,
live, IN the course OF two or three
years we will have perfect forest.
aud we hope care will be taken to see
that the most of them do"
SHERMAN Register; The bar Of
Dallas presented Judge Barksbale with
"A very fine cane 1T the close OF his last
term OF court In that city Judge Me
Coy delivered the cane In Il neat little
speech, aud Judge Barksdale respond
ed with great feeling. He has made
most excellent Judge, and the tribute
was highly deserved.
-Granbury Vidette. During Satur-
day night, the prisoners, three Ia nuns
Der, confined In Jail here, effected
their escape by means of burning
around the locks of the doors. Their
escape was not discovered until Sun
day morning. The prisoners all be.
longed to other counties Elgip, Of
Griffin; Ramsey, of Palo Pinto; and
Lemona, Of Erath.
Houston Telegraph; Houston was
yesterday afternoon, near six o'clock,
visited by hail storm. The hail fell
continuously for six minutes, and for q
minute or two II fell very rapidly and
heavily. The largest stones were about
the size of pigeon egg, aud from that
down to blue whistler. We greatly
fear gardens, fruit and tender vegeta-
ton of all kinds were damaged by this
storm.
Bryan Post: Gan Irishmar,
whose name we have been unable TO
learn, was killed last Sunday night
about two miles and u half south Of
this city, by the passenger train run
piDg over him. 1t appears that he
had been to this city during the day
previous TO his death, and had inn
bibed of the spirits that intoXicate, to
such an extent, that when he had got
ten that distance from town they over
came him and he laid down on the
railroad, with the result as above
stated"
On Friday, the 10th instant, wo-
man, apparently IN easy circumstances
and having the appearance of lady,
arrived In Milican on the train and
went Immediately to the hotel. It was
soon discovered that she had with her
a baby about two months old. AT
night she departed on the train leaving
the child behind. Her name and resi-
denee are unknown to any one about
there, though it 10 said she expressed
an intention of stopping OF Bremond;
The child Is In charge OF ladies' ana
gentlemen resident here, who have
Kindly undertaken to look after it til
it's unnatural mother (if mother she Isl
can he heard from. Should any of the
readers of this news be able to furnish
pointing to her where
abouts, they will please do SO.