The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-30
THE STATE OVER.

No lnhulhHuo' ~ NNn WV WIN w ~
mcendiary,-Mr, Bethney, of Nelson
Vile. ahmed during the entire season
lost wear, less than three hundred balei
Of cotton, while this season he got,
away" with one hundred bales in on,
evening
Tsrrau Connty--The Rev, Grant con-
Times 10 make il hot for the followers
cthe evil one in the Fort,-A it'll,
son of Mrs. Mari, Of Fort Worth, met
With terrible accident ON the morning.
If tho 2Sth. His mother had been
washing, and had on fire u kettle OF
hoilinp'hot water, and the little fellow
fail in, scalding him so badly that II is
thought he cannot live.
D,nton ConntH-Denton has a Wichita
hotel that is anticipating the Wichita
raiIroad.-Dr, Fay and Charlie Stowe
cot into dispute rs to which was the
best money, greenbacks or solid truck,
Give us any kind that will pass and
wen ask no questions, The Monitor
soys Ed. Bates, constable Of precinct
No 7, presented an account on Mon
doy last, against the county for keep.
ing and guarding prisoner of twenty
four dollars and fifty cents, II was re.
iected, there being no law authorizing
lis payment. That's Ba(Dte to let the
prisoners slope.
collin Cormty-Miss Jennie Boone,
while entertaining n party Of friends,
died suddenly while sitting in her chair
Heart disease,-The Enquirer says
that the cotton crop is panning out bet
ter than il was thought it would two
weeks ago.---Near Van Alstyne, a lit
tie nece of j. II, Brown, while out rid
ing was thrown and kicked on the
head by the animal fractming her
skull.--The Enquirer is in receipt of
u lot of sweet potatoes, twelve of which
weigh twenty-seven pounds.-l'm
HERALD is the recipient OF n single, indi-
yidual, solitary later, that kicks the
scales to the tune Of twelve pounds.
Washington County --Notwi Outstanding
the hard times, Baylor university and
Baylor Female college are receiving fair
Observation-Disclosures is still i'm,
proving Two stores have been built
there since June.-An ex-otiicer of
Green's old brigade, at BRENNAN, has res
ceiyed telegram from Colonel McLea>
ry, of San Antonio, asking if he could
raise one hundred good men.--The
cotton crop is much better than thought
for.-Brenham received last week
two hundred bales Of cotton per day or
one thousand one hundred and twenty
seven during the week.--The stock
law has been carried by a vote of one
hundred and thirty-three against eigh
ty-eight.
COmanche County The district court
opened Monday morning his honor
J. R. Fleming, presiding. John Wes-
ley Hardin was brought into court to
witness the impanelling Of the grand
jury and thereby exercise his right to
challenge the array of grand jurors.
He appeared slightly agitated when
first brought in, but regained his CONS
posture after few minutes. After the
grand jury had been impanelled, he
was taken into one of the rooms for
consultation with his counsel, after
which he was returned to Jail. His
hands and feet were both heavily iron
ed. A special venire was issued in his
case, returnable the following morning.
1t is estimated that between one
thousand and twelve hundred bales OF
cotton will be raised in Comanche
county this year against six hundred
last,--The Chief says the company of
rangers, which escorted John Wesley
Hardin in on Monday, are fine look
ing squad of men and are well behaved
and gentlemanly in their bearings. The
Chief thinks the newspapers, in speak
ing of Hardin, have drawn on their
lmagnations, as it thinks there is moth
ing remarkable looking about him.
Grayson COunty.-On the evening of
the 9th, the firemen of Sherman, gave
an anniversary ball 1t is represented |
as pleasant attair.--A German and |
trenchman had misunderstanding |
the other day, in which poor France, as
usual got lickcd.-The Courier says
that William Goat, of that place
strikes the boys who play marbles in
the aln,wlthout any warning whatever.
That goat would make good marshal.
The contract for bridging, grading
and ironing the Denison and South
Western railroad, has been let to John
Schiller, of st. Lous.-The News
says that Constable Spence returned
thursday from Fannin county, bringing
with him as prisoner, a colored man
named Milan Wilson, charged with
stealing horse from R II. Barber, re-
siding six miles west of town.
thief entered the shop of Michial Yaw-
man. . shoemaker, in Denison, and
stole three pair of boots, leaving him
oCOtless.--The Courier charges that it
takes seven hours for the sexton of the
cemetery of Sherman, to dig little in
significant grave. The sexton acknowls
cages tnat in two instances he failed to
get away satisfactory with the corpse.
II ISL grave charge to say the least of
It,
johnson County.-A little three year
old son of Mr.. Milton Allen received a
ialal kick from mule on Sunday even.
ing The child came out to meet his
iather just returning from wagoning
UP and was taken up by his father to
tIde. Stopping, the little fellow was
@Ken Oft and told to remain in a safe
place while the mules we're being un-
geaTed. One Of the mules lay down to
wallow, and the child, unnoticed, aps
preached and threw at the animal,
winch sprang up and gave a violent
NICK, striking the little fellow in the
forehead. The skull was crushed and
a portion of it sunk into the brain.
prs' Merritt * Osborn were summoned,
T Tl the best of skill was unavailing.
me child fingered till Monday, when
uea'l came as relief to his suffering.
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