The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-28
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
--Freestone county IL out of debt.
Washington county farmers are
replanting.
Mayor Fulton, OF Galveston, is
seriously Ill.
The wolves are getting trouble.
some In Hill county.
The first crop about Crockett las
been seriously Injured by frost,
Houston will produce a woman at
the Fair only thirty years old, who Is
the mother OF eighteen children.
-Llano county is growing in impor.
lance on occount Of the silver and COP.
per mines now being developed.
The production of coffee in south.
western counties Of Texas, IL IL stated,
will prove eminently successful.
The smallpox excitement has died
out In Crockett, there never having
been genuine case to commence
with.
james G. Rice, aged sixty.iive
years, a veteran and soldier OF the bat
tie Of San Jacinto, died last Thursday,
near Austin.
"A young man named Mcdonald
was kicked In the stomach, last Mon.
day, by u horse and killed, near Go.
linga, Falls county.
The fruit crop of Collin suffered
severely from the late frost, though,
fortunately, no damage was done to
the growing wheat.
--Jlmplecute Strange to say the
vegetable crop Is very little injured by
the severe weather. Peas, Deets and
cabbage plants are .,ot gra2ed.
The Texas and Pacific railway
have remodeled their stock pens at
Terrell, In anticipation of q largely in
creasing business this season.
Waco Reporter Our town Is still
improving A new square has been
laid off at the west end Of Commerce
street and ten business lots sold since
our last issue, on some of which build
ings are being erected.
Galveston New; Eugene jay
and companion, one Straube, left
West End Saturday night in sailing
boat for fishing expedition, intending
to be absent a day or 40. Nothing has
been heard Of them since, and their
friends entertain fears that they per-
ished in the blow of last Sunday.
The debt of San Antonio: In
bonds, $50, 200; in notes, S24, 1927 80; In
gold notes liabilities assumed for the
fire companies) S9,935 %; a total of
Sll5,527 80, less cash in the treasury,
l4,0S0 as, $l0I ,497 81, reduction since
January Goth, 1875, of $54,327 IS in
gold, and 81 1886 06 in currency.
Near Elgin, a station on the Cen
trail Railroad, twenty-five miles below
Austin, Is O camel rancho. The camels
were originally introduced at the
breaking out of the Mormon war, in
expectation of contract with the
United States Government for trans.
portation. The last circus bought five
of them at $3.50 apiece. They thrive
well here without any care.
"A man named Bierman was stab
had near tha mouth nf Dick;nson
bavou. Thursday niyht tho biade an.
tering one side Of the throat and nan
etratino until n had nroir,,dad from
the otter s,de .The dav nravions ha
shot man named Murdoch, and il Is
supposed Murdock's friends did the
men were conveyed To the bospital in
Galveston, and both will likely re.
, cover.
Last Tuesdav. I'm Rockwall while
sbooting under The ;aiI ot n rahbit
with n slinc sho. Arthur Williams no,
cidantallv sbot ant an eve for Arthur
Croxton. who bannened 10 he looking
nnder The iail ON lie opposite aide inst
AT the time. The bullet was of medi.
nm size. and IL ia Thought went into
the head and il there vet The shot
has affected the bov,s nerves eonsid-
erabls and II il feared that serio,,s re-.
snlts NAV vet fe,low
"A special 10 the news from Con
WAC n meeting oftbe citizens last night,
when a COMPANY of the best material
was Organized. II. M. Howard was
elected CAPTAIN: w. b. Savers. First
lieutenant. i RI. Kent Second Lien
tsnant They have tendered their SER
vices ia the Sheriff of this county. and
IN the Mavor of this CITY. TO aid in
snnnressiny lawlessness and the too
res nae of six.shooters In our midst.
They are sixty strong now, and viii be
Joined nv as more from tho country.