The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-07
STATE NEWS.
Austin has a lady barber,

= telegraph,
sherman signs for narrow guape
!, connection with the village of Green,
vile.
The Austin aud Pacific Short.Lloe
railroad Is the latest excitement In the
capital. ~ '''
a Mr. T. II. Strong, editor Of the
!, kaufman Telegraph Is about to onter
!, upon The practice OF law.
!. "A pet wolf Is the only legitimate
'amusement' now In Terrell, and M
: per consequence, kept moving 10 Iur.
nlsh fun for the rerrellians.
Mr. Charles Sabbath yields A
outchef's oleayer In Austin, but who
keeps him holy ~ not stated by the
paper from which Ia taken this inior.
nation.
"A mass meeting was held in Ter.
rell few nights ago 10 take steps nee.
essary TO open Virginia street. When
! me work Is done, the town will have
two thoroughlares.
The store of Alexander Simon, at
Brenham, was entered Thursday night
10y n burglar who chloroformed the son
OF the proprietor and another clerk
asleep In the back room and stole
$1,000.
David Richardson, known through
the length and breadth OF the State as
agent for the Galveston News, and as
widely esteemed for his many good
qualities, died few days ago In New
jersey.
MIR. Jarboe, of Terrell took In a
big drink Of bedbug poison the other
day, in mistake for whisky, and nearly
died from the effects OF the dose. He
Is now looking for the Worthy Chief
Templar and an unfailing well of
water
Galveston News: Major Humes
chairman Democratic Executive Com |
mittee, has consulted with member,
OF the Executive Committee, and il |
seems to be understood between them
That there Is to be no nominations for |
aldermen on any of the usual plans.
"A lady, in the absence of her hus.
band from home, up in San Saba
county, was brutally outraged by two
unknown men after being choked
senseless, one night recently. She
thinks she would recognize the
liends II ever she was to see HIM again.
The International Railroad Com
pany has purchased two tracts of land
about six miles from Circleville, in
Williamson county, on which, it is
supposed, u railroad town will he built
up. The site chosen is eligible, hay
ing an abundance Of water and timber
both.
Mr.. Miller, the money order clerk
of the Austin postoflice, applied rat
tan to the head and shoulders, last
Wednesday, of Mr.. Won Boeckman, of
the German paper. The affair grew
out of some severe structures in the
German papers regarding postoflice
affairs and Mr.. Miller's official conduct
especially.
High rents and eXorbitant licenses
have driven the butchers from the
market-hOuse of Austin, and hereafter
the inhabitants of that city will enjoy
the privilege of purchasing meats Mt
the butcher shops most convenient to
their residences. Thus has good come
out of bad policy.
There is woman in this city-a
white woman-whO says she is the
mother of eighteen children, and is
only thirty years old. She is n smart
woman and talks well. She is now
grass widow, and by her own toll sup.
ports her children, though all of the
eighteen are not living.
Austin Statesman: The news has
reached this city that John Calvett
was shot and killed last Wednesday
night in the town of Burnet. Some
unknown person stuck n pistol In his
face and shot him. He was found q
short time afterwards with his face
and hair powder burnt.
Austin Statesman on Sheridan's
lecture on "Sam Houston and His !
Times" At Bryan the people turned
out en- n,dsse and were beside them ,
selves with delight when listening to !
Sheridan's lecture on Sam Houston.
Its philosophy is sound as its history 4
is truthful and peroration sublime. |
Montague News w. w. Quillin
who resides five miles northwest of = =
town, on Tuesday night had his grain 0
ary to burn down, containing his \
wheat and bacon. 1T seems that dur \
ing the day Mr.. Quillin had fire in it b
for the purpose of smoking his bacon y
and failed to extinguish it at night, p
and it is supposed in this manner to s.
have caught fire.
One night last week freedman |
named John Moore, in Hopkins coun- s
ty, was teasing and annoying crazy
negro, when Marion Berry, another v
freedman, standing by, handed the v
crazy negro knife and told him 10
cut Moore. He was no sooner told
this than he attacked Moore, infiieting
several wounds, from which Moore
died in few hours. 5
"A negro confined in the Austin q
Jail for the last three months for steal n
ing dollar and half died there the
other day, and the Statesman very d
properly denounces the authorities for d
inhumanity, AS the negro was sick at :
the time of his incarceration, and so
continued until death took him fro IN
the fangs of the law and suffering.
In Frio county, one Martin Killed g
a Mexican, and then himself was killed
by another Mexican, and on the Atlas,
coso Mexicans killed Mr. Robert Bell
to avenge q murdered Mexican. In
fact, times are lively, because dearly,
along the shores of the cleaning san
Miguel. This same Martin killed one
Porter to avenge Mexican killed by
Porter.
Austin Statesman: Mr.. Horbach
opened the Ray mond house yesterday
He proposes to make frst-class house
of It in every respect-second to none
in the State. The accommodations FOR
TRANSIENT custom and regular boarders,