The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-11-15
THE STATE OVER.


cemetery and the dead robbed of rings
AVID other lrinkrta They young men
OF Houston propose forming II demo-
cratic oluh
Pmod, Camly Deputy Sheriff u, J..
Armstrong OF Pamela county attempt
ed 10 serve writ on u man named j.
W, Davenport, near DeBeTy, IN that
county last Thursday week when he
was fired on by Davenport and wuunds
ed in the head Other parties, who
were with tho shorill, fired on Dayen,
port and shot him down, inhicting
wounds Of dangerous character,
Smith County Tyler Democrats Prof
c. c. Peters, of Lindale, entered one
bale of cotton at the Smith County fair
last year, and took the premium of $50.
The bale weighed 5Sl pounds, and sold
for TO-. or S62 80 for the bale, SO
that bale realized him Sll2 80. This
year he entered bale weighing HOS
pounds took the premium SO sold
The cotton for lOlc to Mr. w Ii, CousN
ms, which amounted to $40 II, This
year then, he GOT 1924 II for his bale
OF cotton,
JohNSon COlmy,--Cleburne Tribune
Last week the clothing of child OF
John Bledsoe, living in town, caught
fire and the child was burned to death
The following is the character and
value Of property assessed for taxes in
this county; Value of lands, 81 53i i64;
town property SlS0,9S5 dogs, S2j2
wagons, buggies, etc, S7O,437 tools,
machinery, etc, $404S7 horses and
mules, $685., Isl; cattle Sll02S2; jacks
and iennets $4Sl6; sheep S3939 goats
$l6S; hogs $2S,O3S; goods and mer-
chandise $780, 400; miscellaneous props
erty $249,74 Total taxable property,
$2650,360.
Berar Couaty-The stage which aTiv.
ed at San Antonio from Fort Clark on
the twelfth inst broughta report that
news had reached the latter place that
Lieutenant Bulls, who was following
an Indian trail had crossed the Rio
Grande into Mexico at the mouth OF
the Pecas river, with a small body of
men, when he was confronted by an
armed body of Mexicans and Indians,
some five or seven hundred strong, who
set the dry grass atire, compelling Lieu-
tenant Bulls to recross the river, while |
the enemy fred upon him from both
sides of the river. Colonel Young lett
Fort Clark at once for the scene with |
two hundred cavalry, and fight is eX-
pccted.
Washington County, Brennan Banner: |
Quite number of Washington county |
farmers have sent for seed and contemN
plate experimenting in wheat culture,
Oats, millet rye and barley will be eXN
tensively cultivated The sweet potato
crop will be fully up to an average yield,
and command from fortyrfve to fifty
cents per bushel in this market, Tur-
nips radishes, onions, ollra and lettuce
are now plentiful in this market. -
The public roads are reported in bad
condition in some portions OF the coun
ty.-. Mr.. George Ewing of Washing,
ton, informs us that section strongly |
favors the passage OF stock law requr-
ing all owners Of stock of every dies
scription to keep them in an inclosure.
Mr.. w. X. Lewis furnishes the
Banner with the following statement
for the week ending Thursday, the Sth
instant Net receipts, 691; shipments,
500 stock on hand, 1874, Rates Of
freight on cotton per bale to New York,
$6, water ute.--Weather report by
Dr. Wood: Total rainfall in inches,
L34 highest temperature, 81; lowest
temperature, 40.
Colorado C6ooty.-Schulenburg Argus:
Being informed that Henry &. Met2ger
l.: nnl chat tbapa
grounds for believing that he came to
his death at the hands of ii. Liebler,
Judge Paulus caused the latter to be ar
rested, and summoned a jury to inquire
into the facts. The evidence was quite
voluminous, but nothing was adduced
to show positively that Liebler did the
shooting The jury rendered very
lengthy verdict concluding; THAT the
deceased came to his death from the
effects of pistol shot wound, and that
they believe from the evidence that
said wound was inflicted by H. LieDler"
Counsel for defense asked that the
prisoner be admitted to bail The core
ner, after mature deliberation, fixed the
hail at $4,000. The friends of the pris>
- er advised him to 60 to La Grange;
that they would willingly 90 his bail,
but under the circumstances they |
thought it both prudent :and advisable
TO 90 tlnSre inasmuch as it was only
few days before court would convene
and he could have his trial lie ac>
cepted their advice and went Mr..
Liebler is sixty years of age, and has
sir, his sojourn in this place, conducts
edhimself in very unobtrusive man
ner.
B,o.os Coiaaty.--Bryan Pilot: On last
Friday evening a man from the first
section house north of Bryan, came
into town on hand.car and informed |
Policeman Dickinson that two tramps |
had got their dinners Mt the section
house from the women there and paid
them with counterfeit money. lie
gave the policeman a description of the
men, and told him to be on the looks
out for them. Policeman Dickenson,
in company with Deputy Sheriff Wheat,
kept sharp watch for the tramps and
arrested them on their arrival. One Of
them had 81 80 in coin half dollar
pieces of the basest counterfeit, and the
other had 50 80 of the same kind.
Between them they had fitty-five cents OF
good money. Letters were found in the
pockets of one addressed to James
0Bren, and he said the same was his
name, and that the letters were from
his father. The other said his name
was Robert A. Disman, and that he was
a native of New York city. They said
they had obtained the money from a
regular counterfeiter-they had been
with him several days and had left him
In Iaarna. that they first met him at