The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-21
l.. G. REED, President.


Austin StatesRan 1t rs expected
that to-day the track'of the lnterna-
tional will be laid nearly to poin
where the road to Mount Bonnell cross
es the line. From that point the dis
lance to the fair grounds is somewhat
less than the distance from tho city to
the same grounds, From the rapid rate
of construction, it is entirely remarka-
bic to expect that by the first OF De-
cember the trains will be running to
this city. We understand that work
will be promptly begun on the freight
and passenger depots The heavy cut
ting through the hill near the western
terminus of Pecan street is progressing
rapidly towards completion.
Bastrop Advertiser 18th. Our eff
ciont depety sheriff Captain Jas ii.
Gillespie, met with an accident which
came near beinga serious one on We'd
nesday last He was out deer hunting,
aud while riding through small cattle
trail, ascending steep hill, the trail
being deep and narrow, the feet of his
horse got wedged in the trail, causing
him to give sudden lunge, which
through the horse over on his back and
the Captain at the foot Of the hill, tho
horse rolling over him before he could
get out of the way, Gripping him So
verely; but we are glad to say he 10
able to be about and attend to the bust.
ness of his office.
Galveston News, Jacksboro special:
Major Jones OF the Frontier Battalion,
In here, enroute to Montague. Lieu
tenant Campbell, OF his command,
has been here some time in the charge
of the murderers of the Morrow and
England families. Two of the muir
derers, George Young and Ben Krebs,
have been convicted. Major Jones
thinks II will be necessary to leave
Lieutenant Campbell there until after
the executions, as it Is thought an eff
fort will be made to rescue them. He
has Just sent n detachment from COM
pany ID to BeDfcklin, Tom Green
county to which he has sent troops to
assist the authorities, during District
Court, within the last six weeks.
Register and Journal: Thomas Scott
il said to be very proud OF his Texas
and Pacific road enterprise. The an
nual report just published shows the
line now operated Is four hundred and
forty.three miles In length, and gross
earnings for the year over million
and u half of dollars, and net earnings
over $4,000, to apply to interest OIL
, bonded debt and other obligations
These net results were attained from
the operation OF but three hundred
> and twenty-five miles, the other on,
hundred and eighteen, which rul
, through the richest and most produc
tive agricultural region of Texas, Nav
ing been finished within the las
month.
, The International, on Tuesday, com
; menced running its trains to the TEN
a porary station, Austin Summit, tw'
a miles from Austin. Mr.. Pinkerton
the engineer, thinks trains will no
n run In on Cypress street before tn
y first.
q Columbus Citizen: Mr.. II. s. Coblt
n an old resident of this county, died Of
v the 9th inst, In u neighborhood Q
Z. Weimar, aged so years, having beef
/. for twenty years citi zen Of Texa
= Mr.. A. p. Lowery died last Saturday .
10 his residence near Borden.
" The Texas and New Orleans Raj
road Is now completed to Sabine. tn
first train goes out Monday at 7 A. n
,r with an excursion party Of invite
u guests.