The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-02
THE STATE OVER.

Leon Coan,y.--A public road has been
established from Buffalo 10 Mexia, and
also one from Cotton Gin to buffalo.
Cohesion Ca,gily.-The cotton buyers
have instituted suit against the cotton
presses for the recovery OF unjust
charges.
Bsgap Cesniy--San Antonio is dom
ming metropolitan airs, and will soon
have street railway. The ron has
arrived
Jaipsoa Coopty.--J. y. Bowdeu was
committed without bail to await the
June term of the district court for the
| murder OF Mrs. Hester.
Uooi Coisatn-Mineols is nearly as
much excited over the Missouri, Kan>
sas and Texas railroad prospects az
Denison. hence the scarcity of local
news in the Flag
Rra-1s Co'rty-The Bryan Appeal has
suspended.-Bryan has organized a
military company. An attempt was
made last week 10 burn some OF the
best buildings in Bryan.
Gaigeston Co,z,ty.--A new telegraph
line is to be erected between Galveston
| and Shreveport. residents of
Galveston were robbed of various sums
while awaiting the train in Houston.
after the fair
Kaufman Colnty-Work on the new
| railroad began on "Wednesday of last
week.-Another local option election
is 10 be held June 15th.-Daye
Handy. charged with stealing cotton in
Dallas, was arrested on the Dist inst.
Williamson County "A negro named
Doc Caldwell was murdered by an un.
known person Suspicion rested upon
Charles Allen, colored and he was ar
rested. Us was also the wife of the de-
ceased, under suspicion of being irnpli-
Gated with Allen, her alleged paramount.
! Flt,nia CouHty-The woman named
Adams. who attempted to kill her
child, has escaped the officers and is at
large. The blame by the community
seems to rest upon Knight AS the guilty
party in the transaction. The vote
of Honey Grove on the hog law re-
suited in verdict in favor of hog lib,
erty.-Haryest has begun and the
crops are splendid.
Smith Co,aty.-A company OF citizens
have passed resolutions to resist the
payment of the railroad subsidy as they
think it was forced upon them agains,
the will of. tho people United
States court held session % thirty
days duration, and disposed OF ninety
seven civil and four hundred thirteen
criminal cases. Judgments were rend
cred for Sl43.s6l in favor of plaintiffs
The cost OF the court is estimated nj
=, 5OO.-Ripe peaches have beer
brought to market.
Brocn Coanty.-Hardin, the jai
breaker. has sent word to the sheriff u
throw away his id little pistol,
Hardin received ball from the same
which raised blister under his stee
corset. olney. who was member o
the gang, was wounded in the shoulder
An attempt was made in Brown
wood by two men to rob widow o
that place. She started to get he,
poeket-book, but returned with a six
shooter. and fired several shots bat die
not succeed in drawing blood
Comaache Cougty-Preparation ar,
! being made to celebrate the anniversa
, ry OF American independence in Co
manche, on the fourth of July. -Th,
sheriff and a posse have returned with
) out learning the whereabouts of tn,
: murderers ct K. U. Green.--The peopl
of Life Springs have called for a mile
to come and. see them.----A compan,
of five good men from Lampassas coun
ty were arrested in Comanche on sns
) pieion. and of course liberated whel
identihed.--A man named Drimal
was triedon Friday for counterfeitin
nickles in Eas.land. Willis Lee, a,
escaped convict from Huntsville. wa
rec?ptured in Comanche on Sunday.
4 RScktodH CotUtg-Two young mel
were sent to the penitentiary for fiv
; lyears each for stealing horses Georg,
Garner, the murderer of ex Sherit
A Starks, was convicted of murder in tn
II first degree, and sentenced to be hun
D on the 18th of June.-District eour
4 closed on Saturday, week ago. Bus
ness was disposed of with a rush.
I COED many cases were not tried, il
: which the parties were ready for tn
l fwant OF time TO try them. Every erin
g hal case that was tried resulted in
A conyiction.-The grand jury made
) report IS to the effects OF the local or
tios law, stating that since its adoptio
but very few crimes had been conmi,
e ted in the county, aud what had bee
+ were. for the most, done by transier
n men.
Il Grayson Coslity--A number of pc
d sons of Savoy are out in q card in th
Sherman Courier advocating the organ
lzation OF a greenback party TO com
pete in national politics The Courit
' does, not indorse, nor is il willing /
q condemn the movement, yet thinks
Q has little too much of the Brick Pom
n eroy flavor about it-Sherman is
o have an ice cold meat market An il
company opens business there tn
. week.---Denison has sent deleg,
'e ton to Sherman to discuss the proprie,
of removing the courthouse, as well 1
to learn the price for the same asked
Sherman.--The Denison law q,
ss Founders having challenged the pi
= makers to match game of base b
~ the challenge was accepted, and Il
|. game played on Saturday afternoo
!, -Denison is troubled with msyoral
d aspirants. sss z...
~ Harris Cosinfy. tragic murd
u feceurred in the Kennedy hotel on F
"a day. DR.. j. w n Brown, prscticil
III physician, was esting supper and bel,
81 waited upon BY the attendAnts, when
=. desperate stepped in, took 3 seat al
=. ordered supper. "A little time elapse
~ when he loudly asserted that be was
n much of . gentleman as any one at I
= table, He was told BY Mr. Brown til
no one disputed that: whereup0n