The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-04
THE STATE OVER.

ID. l.. HALL, Secretary.
THE STATE OVER.
Marion to,iHty--The Jimpiecute says
seven car loads of iron . for the East
Line, arrived last night. and went for
ward to the terminus this morning.
Among the freight received here this
morning, was one hundred cases of axe
handles--and that while every other
tree in the country is hickory.
HcLeHRaa County Waco military com.
psnies n,w evince a spirit of conpeta--
tive rivalry for the honors OF the organ
ization will continue over
the closing of The ford by the bridge
company.--rbe gas works, IN the com
mons, are liafle to he abated as a nui
sance.---Fhe fire department has been
recognized.
GraySea C0anty.-Corn is slow sale at
thirty-five cents per bushei The pros
peet for an abundant crop this season is
bringing the large surplus of old corr
into market Register thinks
the cry Of Are will cause the city of
A1AtA AAtAls W '@tl1iA3th tpl wafer
The public school question will
soon present itself to sherman for set
Element.
Ldpaea Ca,a,ty.-On Wednesday. july
18th, man named Wash Mciioniein
shot man named French These two
aud another man were in camp about
forty miles west oil Coleman City, and
engaged in playing cards, when dis
pute arose, resulting ia McGlonigin dis
charging five shots ut French, causing
his death two days afterward. The
authorities in Coleman City were try
Z inr McGlonigin. with the result of the
investigation very doubtful.
+ 1ravis Coa,sfy-A number of Austin.
I ties have been prevented from return.
/ ing, by the railroad strikes ---The
United States district court adjourned
| Tuesday a days receipts of the toll
! bridge brought Sj3.-The Gazette re-
| fuses to allow newsboys to sell the pa
per on the streets.--The Gazette wants
the city and county to buy the bridge.
| and make it a free ridge.--F rauou-
| lent land certificates don't bring PEN
1 ny pound on the market, since the
expose
! Parker Cotpsty-The Times saws I:
"Wednesday night last our community
wa. visited by soaking rain, which
will be worth millions to our people.
This viii make the late crop OF corn,
and, of course, corn Mill be plenty here
| this fall.---Wheat sells for a much
better price in Weatherford than in
| Fort Worth. Butehered--
Ten Nights in Bar Room by the
| Home Dramatic Club of Fort Worth.
The boys have organized, and
amused themselves now in praeticing
as minstrel troupe
Graysof. C5ssatg--Deil's dog went mad
Sunday, and attacked Mrs. Dell, who
escaped him. He bit several other
dogs, which were Forthwith put out OF
the way "a suspended skeleton was
seen on the Texas side Of Red river,
near Loves ferry, last week, the bones
of which were blsached. ---H Monday i
Register says About six hundred
head of cattle here awaiting shipment
over the Texas and Pacific As ireigh,
trains are en- the move this evening, the
shipments will commence TO- morrow .
sherman Is to have water-works on
the strength of the prospects OF having
a population of ten thousand iniIabi
tants in eighteen months
WiShi7stoi. County. - u embers of Hood.
brigade are to have annual reunions
Twelve members of the command me,
at BRENNAN last week, and appointed
August 18th as the day on which repre-.
, sentatives should meet ut Brenham &C
arrange for the first annual reunion
Three convicts were sent to ths
penitentiary last week, all tor theft
Bill Morris, the desperate, who wa,
! farnied out at the penitentiary, mad.
his escape and returned to BRENNAN
and was not re.aken.-The Bannel
is after the scalp OF the Judge, whom i
claims has lost sixteen DAYS in an eigh'
weeks term while the jug was FILED
with prisoners, and expenses going on
Z Rdstrop County Advertiser says
. Hemp and regulating committees will
soon be in order in the town of Rastrop
Several of our citizens have lost vaiua
: BILE heifers during the past week or ter
days. he worm is reported pretty
generally all over the county, but ",
have reliable authority for saving tina
they are as yet doing but little damage
sheriff Rabb, of Fayette county, ar
/, rested Sam Saunders in the lower part o
, the county, on Monday There are sal,
to be i've indictments against Saunders
!, IN Fsyette county. for theft. The pris
I oner it is said, feared a mob more tina,
, he did the legal authorities.
: ernor Hubbard has pardened old mai
! Medawali out OF the penitentinry W
\ have examined this csse in all It's bear
! ings. and unhesitatingly pronounce thi
: act 81 the governor. a most righteou.
Z, one.
Harris Gsaafy.-Natt. Woodlief wa
{ arrested for the shooting of Cit
2 Marshal Erickson. for which an irdict
ment was made out by the grand jury
Woodliaf gave. bond for one thousnn,
dollars for his appearance at the 0cto
Der term of the criminal court, and wa
! released fnom custody. The wonnde.
J leg of Woodiief is three inches shortel
and be Is stated to be q cripple for life
The man who created such q senss
ton Saturday night out on Foxs roc
was old man Theodore Rindfeiseh, VIII
WAS last year slsot in the head BY d IA
4 gro. II appears that the injury he
7 subsequently affected the uufortnnat
), mans brain, and he has shown sue
e symptoms Of arrangement OF the thinl
Q ing machine that be has been sent I
. the hospital for treatment The ne
. igroes were reported to be on strik
9 Monday, but Il was an error Bone
$ are nov TO be picked up off The prairi
9 and sent to New Orleans 20 be utilize<
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Il The Douglas Monument sssociasie
& met in Chicago on Saturday, and re
& ceised bids for the erection OF variou
. portions Of the monument The cor
{ tract for the marble shaft Was awarde
! / 10 thu Hinne2aie> B0v1e oomunny II n