The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-08
THE STATE OVER.

(drWHG C0mtH-----.rwo young men
named Atwood and Baker are under ar
rest in Gainesville for the murder Of
llanse Walker
Upshr Comtn-llon. D. B. Culber-
son, of the second district, delivered II
noble address at Gilmer last week
Kaufman ComtH-Pcrry, charged with
the murder Of Bailie Dougherty dIdnot
get his trial this term, and will remain
lodged" until the fall term ofcourt. 49,
Prof. Justice will instruct Elmo, in yo.
cal music.
Harrison CdW,ty--The Jail was deliv-
cred OF three birds on Wednesday night.
Rev. W. G. Lancaster was attacked
by vicious dog on Friday which took
him by the throat but fortunately he
escaped serious injury.
Byo,ca OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are
nearly entirely gone and littlc damage
is reported to the crops----The net
proceeds Of church festival were nine.
ty-six dollars. The ailair was pleasant.
and it speaks well for u frontier coun-
ty.
lDaShiagton County The new cotton
exchange has been completed, ready for
the carpenters. "A colored girl Belle
Anderson, was poisoned 10y taking NOR.
phine, which was left where she could
get it---A Banner reporter who has
been over the county. says there are
no hoppers there.
Trram ComN--rwcntycight thou.
sand three hundred and forty head of
cattle have been driven through Fort
Worth the present season, and morcarc
coming, "A new force of policemen
have been put on duty.--'rhe dis
agreement between the police and
theatrical managers still continues.
Harris County The Sunday Age is an
eight column paper.---I'hieves bur
glari1ed the jobbiug house of Milby,
Porter n Co., but got only few dollars
The safe was burglar proof
Lyons, the colored man whoparticipated
in the election riot last fall, was cap
tured in Brazoria county, and lodged in
Jail in Galveston.
collin Couty-The test of whisky or
cold water, was put before the people
Saturday,----The odd Fellows of Allen
will organize lodge soon. "A large
number of sheep have recently been re-
ceived in this county, and some very
fine ones among them. DR.. Young,
who visited Mckinney, in the cause of
local option, did not pay his hotel bill,
and the whisky men stepped forward
and paid it.
MLennaa C6mtH-The city pond in
Waco is filled with vagrant swine
Mr., Thomas Leggett, farmer in the
north part of the county, is boring an
artesian we'll which is now down two
hundred and forty feet.--Waco is to
have a carriage factory. Parties from
Illinois are building t.--The letters
passing through the Waco postoilice for
the three weeks ending February 4th,
numbered $3.50,
GraySoa COmtH-Mr. Kane and his
wife and child were thrown from u
buggy, on Thursday last. between Shcr>
man and Denson, each being badly
bruised. Billy Freeman has been
sentenced fifteen years in the peniten>
tiary for horse stealing, being the second
term for him there.-Merrick and
Rogers have been discharged from Gus
tody as no proof was found of their
guilt.-The Presby tcrians of Sherman
occupied the operahouse for worship
last Sunday,-Jurymen, from March
LIST to April Dist, cost the county 81, 773,
and the court is still in session,
Bocie County Parties from st. Louis
have made arrangements to erect cot
ton compress in Texarkana, which will
cost between $40, 900 and 100000 The
company will furnish one>half the
means, and the two railroads and the
people of the city will furnish the other
half.-Texarkana will hereafter be
with ice from home dealer.
Now the boys will keep cool.-Dick
Lewis, colored. was killed by another
negro named Bede, last week.-The
Texas and Pacific will build q switch
about ten miles west of ] exarkana-
Large numbers ofimmigrants are enter.
ing Texas at Texarkana.
Galveston C5unty.-The civil engineers
who visited Galveston one day last
week, donated $74 to the city hospital
The amount was raised by the citizens
10 defray their expenses while in the
,ity, but having paid their own bill,
The amount was turned over to the hos
pital.-Two splendid pistols were pre-.
iented TO officers Murry and Warner
Of the police force, for meritorious ser>
vices in defending and saving property |
md the rights of the citizens.-Frank |
Webb, an alleged murderer, was
brought back from the county where he
vas taken to answer for the deed, but |
he evidence was not strong enough for
so he is now in Galveston
luarters.-Galyeston has two new
lapers, the Chronicle and Island city.
galveston pays 81 per thousand for gas.
Better send to congress or law school |
or a fresh supply, cheap--Galveston
5 beginning TO work up the interest in
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