The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-21
THE STATE OVER.

G0R,ales county, The grasshoppers
on the move. Have done but little
damage rs yet THE grand jury ad-
jonrned, after finding sixty.four true
bills.---Crops are splendid, and every.
body in good spirits.
GtddalOupe ComW-Copper ore
and stone coal have been discovered
in the county. ---The new Presbyte.
rian church Mt Seguin is to cost thirty
thousand dollars, and seat four hundred
persons. The Episcopal church is fin.
ished, but has as yet no minister
Kendall CORtU.-Mr. Fred Morris,
from Rhode Island, has a fine ranch in
this county. He OWNS over two thous,
and acres, and is raising horses and
hogs. The grape does well. There
are several prosperous vineyards in the
county, and more being planted. -
The Guadalupe river runs through the
county.
NdraJTO COunty.-The measles are
prevailing at Corsicana. Torn pros
poets arc good. MIR. IL. q. Cook, q
citizen of Navarro, died in New Or
leans on the 18th. THE farmers are
NoVub WV S,iON lAR ClOI. '"-~-
Capt. Marion Martin has some very
fine stock. Capt. NJ. is fine man, and
that we do know. bryan Il. Barry,
esq, is confined to his room with the
measles.
Cameron County. before Cortina
was taken to the City Of Mexico he or
dered the debts which he incurred
while in command on the Bravo to he
paid by sale of his tock.--Mr, Mar
quez has u beef packery near Browns.
vile. High winds has injured the
crops. The plentiful supply of water
insures grass, fat cattle and horses,
and is indicative of coming good times
for the rancheros.
Harrison County. The delinquent
tax list is formid able document. -
The department has a new fire bell,
bought with their own mOney.---
Travel on the Texas aud Pacific is in
creasing.----The first humble. bee of
the season has arrived, and proceeded
at once to interview Uncle Bobby
Loughery, Of the Herald. THE pub
lie free schools are prospecting. "A
terrible rain fell on Tuesday night $50
The farmers are delighted with the
prospects. Major Steadman's Office
was unroofed by the wind.
Beral' COuRtu.-The down stage from
Eagle Pass was robbed between the
Sabinal and Uvalde. Fhree passen-
gers suffered. Mr.. Melifont, of Fort
Clark, lost 800. The registered mali
was untouched. -Farmers are ell
hopeful, and the present promises to
be the best season ever experienced. -
San Antonio votes two thousand eight
hundred and siXty.-Mrs. Emily
Hand, formally wife of General Ia
valla, is visiting San Antonio. Coal
mines have been opened eighteen miles
from San Antonio. The veinis five
to seven feet thick, and lies at depth
of thirty.five feet. A bed of fire clay
lies immediately under 1t. The coal
is worth S. 50 ia the city, per ton.
Kaufman COUnty-The Terrell Star
has the following mournful item:
"SOme weeks ago, DIR. Jordan, Of this
place, was cutting wood when ciip
struck him in the eye. After vainly
endeavorng to get relief here, he went
to Memphis, Tennessee, there to be
treated by some distinguished physi-
clan. His wife followed soOn after,
and we have just learned that the uh-
fortunate man died under the influence
of morphine, a day or two before his
wife reached him. "-The new Meth
odist- Church is completed. The
Star has still another painfulannounce-
ment to make as follows: 1--WE are
panied toannounce the sad intelligence
that DIR. Miller, of Elmo, administered
dose OF morphine TO his wife one
day last week, through mistake, aud
from the effects of which she died
shortly afterwards He gave the NOR
phine under the impression that II
was quinine.-.Only thirteen indict.
ments were found by the last grand
jury.