The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-14

received several hundred head Of fine
Mellno sheep from Vermont few
days ago. sold yesterday TO Mr., Joseph
Dram OF this county, eleven hcad GLt
OF the lot for the round sum Of S,O0,
a man named Burns, plaslercr.
while working on scall0ld la Hren.
deud. ~ "
lightning struck tho stable Of Mr.
j. - Caldwell, in Falls county, few
nlenls ago, and Killed valuable horse
me young corn IL now growing
lheIy III johnson county, ana wheat
heavy yield.
Williamson county har II plentiful
supply OF young gfasshoppers, but as
yet lhey have not damaged the grow
Ing wheat crop.
doctor Washington, great nephew
TO the father Of his country, lives In
Denison. He has sent several relies
TO the Centennial.
-Rockwall Banner. "The Gle.
burne and Dallas railroad question is
oelng agltaIed again. II should by all
means be built
Bill Posy and Lou Phillips, two
OF the worst men in the penitentiary,
mhde good their escape from custody
one day last week.
The Washington County, (Texasl
SER Feeding Cotton Press took the
DlIe ribbon" over ali competitors at
the New Orleans Fair.
"A man calling himself Rev. A.
Young, is published in the Waco lex.
amiher as an unmitigated scoundrel
and confidence man,
Hundreds of Mexican citizens are
reluglng across the Rio Grande TO es-
cape the results of the revolution now
gong on, on their unfortunate side of
the river.
On Friday Of last week TIE newly
elected Sheriff of Mason county was
on COW hunt with several men, when
The party was fired on from the brush
and the Sheriff fatally wounded,
Fails county has young levia.
than. His name is Joe Stoneham he
Is eight years old, weighs one hundred
ana twenty-five pounds, measures
lhlrty.siX inches around the waist, and |
is four feet eight inches high.
.-Longview New Era. We are
nInuSnH hn aIAla tt,
heard from, chat the present wheat
crop OF the prairie portion OIL our State,
was never more promising, and covers
more acres than any previous crop.
Young grasshoppers 10y millions
have hatcned out in Burnet county
and the wheat fields are ruined. HAY
ing Matched out SO early there is rea-
son to believe they will leave early
enough for the farmers to SOW their
fields again.
So Decatur Guard: We learn from pr-
'ate sources that Deputy Sheriff of
Denton county shot and Killed man
FAMED Thomas, "Wednesday morning.
The affair grew out of some remarks
made by Thomas rejecting upon the
deputies official conduct.
"A deadly disease has been prevail
ng in Cleburne and in the surround
ng county for some weeks past. 1t is
what Is known among the people as
p0lted fever, and the doctors call it
nenengtls. Several cases have re-
ulted fatally,
--Lampasas Dispatch "Quite an
Ncitement was raised among our citi-
ems last Sunday by the arrival in
own of the notorious Mason county
utlaws, Scott Cooley and John Ring
old, who were brought here from
'urnet under a heavy guard. These
re the same men who killed and
,alped the Deputy Sheriff of Mason
Junty few months since"
Wise county was the scene of a
'rrible and cold-blooded murder last ,
lednesday night. A young man ,
AIMED Asker accompanied II young
dy named Miller to dauce. Re-
lrning home, they We're joined by the
Dung lady's brother. Asker asked
ne latter 10 ride in advance, which he
eclined to do, when Asker drew a
and attempted to fire AT Mil
II, but the cap flashed, and he rode OIL
to settle the matter before
ne brother and sister reached home,
hich he did, by comingup with them
gain armed with double barreled
lot-gun the contents of which he fired
Ito Miller, one taking effect in his
eek, breaking it and causing instant
cath, and the other in the abdomen.
ISIS Miller's horse threw her on her
lad brother, who had fallen on the
ound at the firsl fire of the gun. She
NAMED with the body of her muir
red brother until assistance came;
ad stretched him out, folded his arms
! his breast, and tied his feet together.
he murderer quietly rode oil, and so
+ has euded all attempts to capture
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