The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-14
THE STATE OVER.

Vile by the sheriff Mr., Belohor
Jask County -t'lhreo prisoners, VIII
liam Slower, Charles Shaokels and Tom
Wales broke Jail on Tuesday tho lth
inst, The lattor did not leave town,
but the others made good their escape
MLanan C6mtE The Register says
that the sale Of postage IN 1877 for
Waco amounted 10 ~, 700, while IN 1876
the sale renched $4,000, an Increase of
nearly three thousand dollars l2il
money orders were issued in ls11, and
| 1890 in 1870,
Pao Pinto Couaty,-'fhe law prohibits
Ing tho wearing Of pistols IN the ooun-
Nv, went into effect Sunday In tho
superintendent Of the public free school
fund for the ensuing year, the county
gets ~, 1890 ~ her pro rata This
will be sufficient TO run the schools Of
the county three months,
Freestom Comty,-Plenty OF rain rec
Gently ,----SeverLl new gin houses have
been built preparatory TO handling the
cotton crop, An alteration between
the county judge and county attorney
in open court last week. came near re-
suIting fatally, An apology set the
matter right next day,
| Nucces COunty--rhe steamer Western
Texas, for the Corpus Christi trade, ar,
rived on Saturday, and after some little
delay succeeded in landing, The pilots
claim no more trouble need be feared,
The passengers all speak in compliment.
.ry terms of the ship party Of
Mexicans fired on q bridal party return
ing from church on Sunday. A grooms'
man was killed, and the groom fled,
The trial resulted in binding one of the
Mexicans to appear in court,
Smith Comtv--Near four hundred
dollars were raised on Monday to de~
fray the expenses of the barbecue next
: Tuesday - One hundred and thirty
persons were added to the church dur,
ing the recent revival meetings in TyN
ler,---In the absence of news the
! Courier, OF Tyler, and the Flag of Min.
ola, are having newspaper war. -
The Courier anticipates being visited 10y
gangs of tramps, counterieiters and bad
characters generally Two supposed
tramps passed several pieces of counters
felt money Saturday
Harris C0mtH--'rhe shops of the Gal.
weston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
railroad are to be removed from Harris
burg to San Antonio DR.. Gueter-
, brnck, while driving across an unguard-
ed bridge, was suddenly backed off by
his horse becoming heightened. The
buggy was smashed, the horse bruised
and the Dr. severely injured The
little steamer Fannie has been raised
and will ply as freight and passenger
packet to Morgan's Point.---lIous,
tons city council has been brought to
time by n mandamus in the case Of
judgment on the cty's ten per cent
bonds.
Trails Co,mty.-The warrants on the
ninety>two cents,-A negro boy was
drowned in the Colorado river, Sunday.
An attempt was made to break jail
and the prisoners were taken out by
the military and thoroughly examined
for concealed file, but none was found.
A guard OF state rangers have been
placed over the Jail. Hardin will be
taken to Comanche county next week
for trial kit Organ, q colored preach
; er, shot and killed Mack Wilson, col-
ored youth, who had usurped his once
sacred nuptial bed. He was lodged in
Jail for the deed.
Washington County--Saturday night
Constable Plummer and Mr.. Jim Smell,
ser, who lives south of Brenham had a
difficulty in regard to the arrest of the
latter and several shots were fred one
taking effect in the thigh of Mrs. Smell,
ser, causing n painful and severe
wound Both parties were arrested and
held to bail--Baldridge, colored
man. was beaten by two negroes on
| Tuesday, so he died from his wounds,
He was defending his wiie's reputation
when attacked by Tom Berkeley and
Tom Woodland. The latter made his
escape but Berkeley was caught and
caged.-Charley Rurton, an escaped
negro convict, was captured few days
ago,
Polk C5mM-The Bremond pris,
: modal railroad crossing on the Trinity
is to be removed to point seven miles
above the intended crossing, thus max
ing the line m ore direct and shorter.
MIR I'll. Epperson, of Livingston
met with an accident on Wednesday
last which, with q man of softer head
would have proven fatal. While at
tempting to raise an eight foot plank to
the top OF q house by passing it from
one man to another, the last man lost
his hold and the plank fell eight feet,
striking Mr. Epperson on top of his
head and cutting cash about four
inches long The wound bled profuse.
ly, but up to 2 o'clock Wednesday no
fears were entertained of any serious
result.
GrdySon C0unty.-The police Of Deni
son made raid on the tramps Tuesday
morning about u. M, and took in ten
who We're sleeping on dry goods boxes
and on cotton bales.--The Denison
city council refused to appropriate $500
for the Paris sufferers. Their resolu-
ton also prevents pauper's corpse
being buried at the expense of the city.
Two Kansas horse thieves who
passed down the road through Denison
and were captured in Bosque county,
were being returned, when near Eliza.
beth town forty citizens took one of
them named Sans away from the Off
GERS and lynched him, claiming that he
was notorious and dangerous man.
g. w. Williams has been elected coun.
Gilman of Denison.
Berar CoCmN-Great preparations
are being made for grand time at the
Saengerlest next mouth.-Saturda
night Mexican was knocked down
and robbed in the east part of the city