The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-12
THE STATE OVER.

MLmam tomll-lhe citizens o
Waco called upon General j, W
speight, ~ become q candidate TOR all
drrmnn --- Conference of the Method
isl Episcopal church south is still in sesi
iou--Saturlay Waco shipped ioul
hundred and lly,une bales of cotton
The trial OF Jesse Martin, one ofth,
brothers accused Of the murder Of iona
than Douglass was concluded SATURDAY
evening The jury returned verdict
ol murder in the second degree, assess
ing his punishment at twenty years IN
the penitontlary
.Wllm CoaHtE-lhe cotton picking I,
all over, but most Of the corn is TO be
gathered yet,---Jim llolbert, who wal
accused of the shooting OF Mr., Var
brough, near Dayilla, had his examining
trial before Esquire Crunk, which re-
resulted In his acquittal, During the
past week there has been shipped from
this point mn average of fraction over
one hundred and iorty-two bales of cot
ton per day,-Cotton shipments for
the week ending Wednesday, Deem.
her 0, SbS bales shipped heretofore
6lSl bales aggregate, 7Oil bales
Cotton is moving towards the railroad
rapidly, and everything wears the up,
pearance Of business and everybody
seems cheerful and happy, The mills
and gins along the Salado have all been
repaired from the effects Of the late
iroshet, and are doing their usual work.
---- For the past week our city has pre-,
scented very business like appearance 1
The streets are -blockaded from early
morn night loaded with cotton and
other produce, which find ready sale.
--Twenty-eight immigrants from Ala.
bama, Mississippi and Tennessee, en-
route to Bell county stopped at the
Brooks house last Sunday morning
A party of twelve for Milan
county arrived last Tuesday,
We certainly have one of the most quiet
and orderly towns in the state,--"Owl
head" Maddox has been led to Austin
on account Of completely in land swim.
dles,---The schools throughout the
county appeUr to be in u healthy and
prosperous condtion,-Empire The
amount OF cotton coming into town this
week would lead one, who knew
nothing about the resources of the
county, to suppose that it would soon
all be marketed. There is considerable
to pick yet, and a great deal to GIN
A good many horses have died in this
county recently from the disease known
as blind staggers.
GraySoa CouRN-Friday and Satur-
day Denison shipped forty >dye car loads
of cattle to ST. Louis, and fortyeight to
Chicago ,--Saturda Denison shipped
to st. Lonis one car load of hogs and
two of cattle. News. One car load
Of fine Durham stock passed through
our city on Friday night. The cattle
are the property Of Captain E. B Mill
lett, one of the cattle kings Of Texas,
who will take them to one of his
ranches.--Seven car loads of sheep,
double deckers, also arrived from Mos
berry, Missouri They will remain here
for some time, awaiting the arrival of
another large lot, They are the pros
perty of Mr.. Beck, who will take them
to Austin.
Washington Com~-A negro named
Parson Stamps, deyout follower of
Bacchus, went around Brennan smash>
ing signs and got scooped by the cops
Owens stole Il lot of boots |
and shoes and got jugged.---A youth
named Sexton went into clothing
store fitted himself in coat, and while
the clerk was looking for the pants,
walked out the back door and was soon
non eSt--B repham is stirring up the
tramps. Cotton received during The
week amounted to one thousand, five
hundred and forty-iour bales.