The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-07-28


caused the poison in the victuAls No
criminal intent Is attributed TO any one.
l-Fleming Vance, stranger in Mar
shall, died OF congestion OF the brain,
brought on by intemperancc. No
/ friends were known.
HrLsaaaa County Two car loads Of
I the fruit and vegetables last sent to
Chicago by Mayor Byrd were ditched
aud destroyed. He is waiting Cor dam
ages from the company .--Considera
ble indignation is expressed at the city
market regulations restricting the sale
of vegetables. A strong effort will be
made 10 secure a repeal of the objec-
tionsblc ordinance.
Bsrlr COUNT. THE Herald reports
the death Of F. c. Hahn, prominent
city official of the Alamo, which oc-
Cured on the 10Th inst----A fire &C.
CURED on Thursday OF last week, which
did great deal of damage 10 the Plaza
House and came near destroying the
Herald office. The FIRE department
succeeded in quenehing the flames with
a few hundred dollars damage.
TarrIHf County. --Youth who battle in
the river, within the limits of the city
authorities, are charged IS a bath
Business was lively on the streets We'd
nesday ---Watsrmelous from the coun-
try are brought to town by the wagon
load a fine rain visited the county
Wednesday - In drinking spree.
" j. Arwiue, of Birdyille drew knife
on Smith. who called for IA gun, where
upon the former skipped, and no blood
was shed
Medina totmy.--Lieutenant Halls
men brought in man named Sapp 10
Castroyille, July 10Th, charged with
murder in Gregg county, in 1868 The
sheriff has captured Black burn, charged
with murder in Fayette sheriff
NIggie has followed the Trimble muir
derers into Mexico, and IL is believed
killed sll---The present offensive ac~
ton against malefactors, by civil and
military, has done much to relieve West
Texas from the reign of lawlessness.
Trade CopHty-The Indians on the
Nueces. are as yet in the cedar brakes.
Troops are being posted to intercept
them, and new invasion of the land
OF God and liberty is in the near future,
should the trail cross the Bravo and
ind no Mexican troops ready to cap
ture and return the Sheriff
Niggle, of Medina, has returned from
Mexico. He did not bring back the
Cordovas. is not known if he saw
them.
Gd'scstoH Co,sng. Kelly was
sentenced TO three years in the penis
Tertiary for the murder of Sam Roach
aayaral Nnnnthg n,.N.L -
WAS accidentally drowned while sein,
ing in the bayou Friday. health
officer is distributing disinfectants.-
Alex Poole, sentenced TO the peniten.
tiary for five years in 1874, has been
psrdoned. He gives good report Of
his treatment by the present lessees Of
the state workshop.
irdiRs Coanty. -Geperal Escobe do il
quietly resting at Riggold barracks. He
has some fifteen or more officers with
him, and is reported TO be buying
horses preparatory to entering Mexico,
which he expects to do this month. He
is expecting funds, clothing and arms
by steamer. --lndians are reported
from Uvalde to have been seen near
Camp Wood on the 18th. They were
on foot How long they will remain is
a question TO be determined. The ran
gers are on the lookout and the militia
ry also. Raids are expected about full
moon.
Graysou County. Bonnie As,
pinwall a boy of ten years. fell under
the cars at sherman, Monday evening,
and one Of his legs was cut off near the
ankle. Policeman ONeal, of Deni-
son, vas fined twenty dollars in Judge
| Rainey's court, and sixty dollars in the
county court, for failing to appear in
obedience 20 subpmnas. Not having a
surplus of cash, and not at all DESTROYS
OF laying in the Sherman Jail during
the hot season, he unceremoniously
left on Monday night. sherman
wants a female college.
Berdr Copnty--The first directory of
the city Of San Antonio, compiled by
I Mooney a Morrison, is Just out. The
book contains two hundred and tSen>
~ eight pages. and, independent of the
advertisements and local directory, fur.
nishes a concise and well arranged his
tory Of that city--Genera Pedro Val
dez arrived by the Eagle Pass stage on
the 18th instant. He has two hundred
and ninety men. General Nsranio, on
the other side, has one hundred and
| sixty one hundred of whom will Join
! Valdez as soon a. he crosses, which will
be in xix days.
G1SSsstoa CoBaty.-A skiff race Is the
exciting item for Saturday. Work
has begun laying the Nicholson pave
ment on the Strand.-A small boy
] aantIantl.F tHrrt9f hs.
window glass, which resulted in a very
BAD cutting on the arm.-v--A beach no
tel Is wanted and may be an attraction to
the city years hence. "a girl who
visited the varieties by the request of a
Young man. has been sought tor several
days. but cannot be found French
Marie, eolored, attempted suicide Sum-
day morning The break water has
been condemned, and will be rsmoyed.
The newsboys mourn the loss OF
"Tige,' their fsyorite New foundland
dog. A policeman is supposed TO have
given him poison. The newsboys offer
q reward of ten dollars to know who
did il.
GraySoH Cotfay--Shermans water
works committee will make favorable
report on the question. Sherman .
Southern hotal came near being enyel.
oped in flames Thursday. A negro boy
fired pile of sswd9st In tina rear Of a
grocery, which was discovered in time
10 save the Southern and the entire
row of buildings.-The Whitesboro
Democrat heads ghost story. - young
girls supernatural bedfeilow." - A
narrow gusgs Is talked OF from Green
vile TO Sherman. ----- The Register
thinks Areys grand concert fraud, az
N. Delfel drew the piano. Tho pro
prietors we're arrested for lottery deal
ings--Daruell will soon move the
postotiiee.
Waller Co'nty.-A new military com,
pany has been organized in Hampstead
A. 7. Bedell is captain. The Couriel
has a county war on its hands. Til,
taxable property Of Waller for the year
of 1874. 1875, 1876. was something owe
a million dollars By the present assess
ment il has been increased $500 600
The cottonYorm has undoubtedly mad,
its appearance, bat thus far very litti,
damage is done.--Mr. Shelton, liyinl
in Reads prairie. Waller county, has
forty head of cattle and four yoke o
work oxen stolen from him last week
Crawford. who killed the desperad,
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