The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-30
THE STATE OVER.

Gaioestoa Co,u,tH-Ehorts are being
made to get the stranded brigantine
linda oil--The picnic of the First
battalion of Texas volunteers will take
place ON the Sd prox at Camp Hurley.
Mine divorce cases have been filed
in the district court since the LIST Of
February. The News says Chicago has
rival in the Gulf City, of no mean pre-
tentions.
Williamson Counh--Nat. Q, has turned
loose ut spring and the gentle maid
gets Il full beneht--'rhey want new
courthouse,--District court is in SEES
sion,--The whole force on the Record
are, or have been, Texan editors, "A
terrible hail-storm passed over the
county last week, breaking windows
and damaging the foliage on the trees
and shrubbery,
GraySo,, COmtG-The llaverly's played
at Sherman last night. w. Throck-
morton and W, w, Lang are booked for
speeches on SaturdNy,-Mr, George
w. Gearhart, prominent young mcr-
chant of Sherman, is dead.---The Reg
lister says the NJ. X. a. T. railroad has
been leased to the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad for ninety nine
years. The c, B. " Q. deny it,
3drram CoDntg-District court is in
scssion.--Fruit not all Killed
Work en- the new court house has been
suspehSsed.-Prominent temperance
men have resigned to take an active
part in the municipal election, The
new gas works will be in operation in
few days.--lhe base ball committee
collected 500 the other day, Good for
the "panters, "---The>new Texas and
Pacific depot is nearly completed.
Trduis Cotmtg--The Statesman knows
"no let up in its war against whisky.
Hon. Joseph Savers chairman OF
the Democratic executive committee OF
the State, is visiting Austin, An ems
terprsing Austin merchant considering
the demand and the near approach OF
Easter, attempted to make corner in
eggs the other day, but his designs hav>
ing been penetrated, he is now sad
sadly disappointed man.
HcLenaan C6umtH--Mr. W, A. Fort is
now on his way to st. Louis to purchase
the equipment for the Waco street rail
wav.-IIon. u. Q. Mills is paying n
visit to friends in Waco. The new
Baptist church in Waco is to cost
S2S O00.-No lots have yet been sold
Mt Ross station, on the Tap extern
sion.--Captain Lee Cotton, who had
his leg and arm broken about month
since. is out again.--Waco doesn't
know whether to renew her contract
with the gas company or not
Marion Co,tam--A dog weighing one
and quarter pounds and fully grown,
is the only curiosity in Jefferson, except
the "Jimp. Major w. H. Penn is at
home again, and lead in prayer the
other ningt. --Only about half the
fruit was killed by the late ireeze.---,--
Fishing and hunting parties are the
vogue lust nov. PROT, Miner is lee
turing on astronomy.---Ward Taylor
expects to see large attendance at
PENIS prayer meetings. Expects TO
hear of it, we expect. y"
Harris CONGRESSIONAL, third and
fourth rate houses in Houston are IN
demand. Pierce, the pres''
dent Of the San Antonio railroad, has
had four hundred feet of new wharf
built at Homisburg.---1he Elizabeth
Edward and Clara Morrick, OF Philadel
phia, ocean, going vessels, lately arrived
at Harrisburg Mr. John House
from the Arcola plantation, on Tho
Brozos, reports 1900 acres OF land al
ready planted, five hundred of which
are in cano----'rhe Aye claims thai
Houston is both the railroad and tele'
graph center of the State.