The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-01


mud Joseph Peterson, OF dalvestoUl
were drowned NJ lndlanola WINE OUT
fishing In boat
wild flowers are blooming on the
pralrles In ELLIS county, and ripe null
berries are plentiful,
The Waco Examiner advocates
.he holding Of u State Fair under the
auspices Of the Grange.
"A white man named Truman was
killed near Austin, last week, by a
negro. Tn . murderer escaped.
The net receipts Of cotton at Gal
weston this season have been $3.50, 100
bales, as against $50, 1850 last season.
MIR. j, r. Bates, editor Of the Dem
ton Review, was married III that town
last week to Miss Lenie CrntchReld.
The Pamela Waterman says that
q. y. lIuttoe, OF Shelby county, killed
seven wild turkeys the other day at
one shot.
The area of Texas comprises 274, 900
square miles, l75, 500, 600 acres. Ofthis
amount about 70,0OO,OO0 acres are open
to location.
Vic. Woodhull lectured In Calves
ton Saturday night. Her royal high
ness certainly does not contemplate
sighting Dallas.
Gainesville Gazette; The hogs
through the country have been attack
ed with cholera and quinsy. Quite Il
number have died.
--R. II. String, of Kentuckytown,
has raised three crops Of potatoes from
the same piece OF ground. He dug the
third crop this week.
Austin has been enjoying visit
from real, live Swedish naval officer.
His trip TO Texas will be u failure II he
neglects to visit Dallas.
-Faubien's mill and gin, at Cause
Station, In Milan county, was burned
Monday evening by mat3h getting
into the seed cotton. Loss $4,000.
Pamela Waterman: Pamela coun-
Gil ilourIshes. The members are
prompt, and everything In the temper
ance cause seems to increase In our
village.
Bonham News: The TRANSFORMS
neHtal is completed halfway from
Brookston to Paris, and the remaining
four miles will be put through without
delay.
Mrs. Kerwine, the mother Of the
young lady who was recently killed by
the cars at Minneola, has brought suit
against.the Texas aud Pacific Railroad
Company for 100000.
AT Columbus, last Friday, u re.
spectacle German named Matsch, o.
Ereelsburg, was killed by man named
II. Hamilton, who surrendered himsel
to the authorities.
Irwin and two other men, said L
belong to II horse thief "lay-out" il
Lee county, have been arrested by tn,
Sheriff of that county. The arrest wa
made in Limestone county.
--Ex-Chief Justice J. w. Mcdonald
! of Harris county, and who was brough
from Chicago, several months ago, ha
been honorably acquitted on three in
dictments of the charges made agains
him.
Mr.. ID. Freeman, one of the Direc
tors of the First National Bank of Gal
weston, attempted suicide on Wednes
, day of last week, by shooting himsel
through the head. His wound is dan
= gerous, but not fatal.
D An eight-year old son of S. S
e Lyday, in the neighborhood of Lanes
, Academy, Fannin county, had hi
4 thigh broken by a plank wagon las
4 Monday. The boy was riding on TIL,
= load, and tumbled off under the wheel
Brenham Banner: The DALLAs
HERALD says 1t received an average O
) fifteen new subscribers each day las
week. Dallas is lively town and hel
citizens appreciate and know how tc
support good newspaper.
: Denton Monitor: Marion Moon, ,
Christian gentleman, is elected Sheriff
I of Dallas county. We congratulate tn
people of that county ON securing th,
1 services of Mr.. Moon. There is not ,
8 better man in the State. Mr.. Moon
Q accept our congratulations.
--Blanco City Bee: Bill Hoover
who brutally murdered Herman Gil
hardt, few weeks ago, had his tria
postponed until the next term of til,
J Honorable District Court, which will
meet next Fall. He will be taken /,
the Hays county jail for safe keep
ing.
Austin Statesman: The Capit0
grounds are receiving attention; flow
er beds are being made, trees ant
shrubbery set out and cared for, etc
Large quantities of rich, black dirt have
been hauled from the basement of tn,
Brueggerhoff building and deposited
: on the ground.
The Huntsville Item says 226 con
victs, out of l7l0 that Ward, Dewey
; Co. have had in charge during the las
year, have escaped. There We're sleep
, ing facilities for only 443, and evel
then two or three were assigned to on,
cell; 296 discharges and 90 pardon
I during the year.
--Denison News: A new office OF
Q the line of the Government telegraph
. was opened Tuesday, the 18th instant
: at Fort Mason. Mr.. King, recently II
0 the Government office in this city, i
o the operator. The rates are the sam,
4 to Fort Mason as Fort Mcllavitt. viz
Fifteen words, 50 cents, each addition
al word, two cents.
--Bonham News: John lrelan,
missed more opportunities than al