The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-25
THE STATE OVER,

Harris Comty,--IIouston Is olamorous
for grand union depot--One Of the
most prominent citizens OF Houston
made two attempts at suicide last week
Coiha toWtg-lho Advocate says
that sherman il "oulstripplng any other
town in the state % II might with truth
have added that Dallas Is tho best ci,y
In the state The Mckinney EnqGir,
en- is in favor Of woman suffrage IN
Texas,
CoiAa ComtV--'rhe Enquirer says that
In the eastern portion Of that county
there are many tobacco patches which
ara doing well----lhe sheriff OF Collin
county, u low days ago, sold large
quantity Of land near Mckinney, on
execution, II brought almost noth-
ing,---'The crops IN Collin are very
good Tile Advocate is still proud OF
that courthouse
Parkv COnig Weathorlord il TO
have u new postmaster. D. o. Sullivan
steps down and ont and Napoleon
Bonaparte johnson succeeds him, ----
The farmers of Parker want railroad
and they want il in a hurry Wcoth.
erlord has hog law. They are not nj,
lowed to run loose on the streets, IA
railroad mass meeting viii bo held in
WeatherIord on the 10Th instant -
The first bale of cotton from Parker
county, filed into Wcatheriord on
the 18th.
McLemton Comtl--A grange ware,
house ia 10 be started in Waco Tho
cotton compress in Waco is in opera,
ton, 1t prepared fifty bales for ship
ment to Rhode Island the day,
Telegram says Hubbard seems to be
far in the lend for next governor In.
decd he is nearing the halrmlo stake
whilst the others are baking, false start.
ing aud quarrelng MT the iudgo's stand
about which shall run" That's II fact.
Governor Hubbard is above the petty
chicanery that is being ovnccd by some
Of the forthcoming candidates for that
position.
TRAITS ComtH-Two negroes in Aus-
tin fell out One of them got to lead a
q procession.--The Austin fair begins
on the 10th proXimo, and continues
four days.--A pork packery is to be
established Mt Austin, - Governor
Hubbard has authorized the proper aus
thoritics to raise regiment for duty on
the Rio Grande, ---Governor Hubbard
his cabinet and employees made up a
purse of one hundred and twentyNsiX
dollars, for Paris sufferers. Mir c.
W Whitis, formerly of the banking
house of Raymond a. Whts, of Austin,
an old and wealthy and highly respects
cd citizen, died in that city last Monday
evening
Turat County Fort Worth has a
champion wife beater.-Typhoid fever
is raging in the Fort, Near hundred
cases ore reported Mean water the
se.---Dr D, M. Mayfeld died in
Fort Worth, Friday, of typhoid fe,
yer,---Rev, Francis Grant continues to
stir up the sinners Of Pantherville.
Paddock is said to be getting nerv,
ous,---'rhe city council of Fort Worth
and the dance houses of that village
stand in with one another. ----Those
excursionists from New York that Fort
Worth has been so long expecting have
not arrived, and she is mincd about
it,----l'he Democrat thinks the city
councilmen will repeal the act licensing
dance houses at their next meeting
Harris Comtn--A Houston constable
seized brass band of that city, con-
sisting of n base drum and two brass
horns, to satisfy a Judgment against it,.
-llerman Carter had fall at the
Ashland hotel, spraining his ankle,
causing great pain, from which he was
relieved 10y making drug store out of
his stomach, ---The San Jacinto Rifles
open the amusement season by giving
a military ball ON the 9th of this month.
Houston has burglar that goes
for gold watches, pistols, clothing and
money, The Age retrains from giving
his name, May be he is bad man in
more than one sense of the word.
To-day the delegates from the Houston
diocese leave for Boston to attend the
Episcopal lay and clerical convention,
which convcnes ut that place. ~
Houston policeman deserted his wife
and children, who were destitute. The
citizens have kindly cared for them.