The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-29

! Harris C61ty-A Houston tramp en-.
tered a residence. and demanded money
/ spurnine food thst was offered him.
The Odd Fellows gave a ball on the
night of the 2lst, which was well at
tended.--Chicken thieves seem to have
broken out again.--The Harris county
jail Is considered one of the safest in
the state. The fret day the street
| cars run on the Gienwood line they
brought in SO. 1t wss on SUNDAY.
That line bids fair 20 be the most lucra.
tive OF the company's lines, especially IN
summer and fall
HaSAmgt9s t0BAty-BAnner A man
who was arrested ON Wednesday even
ing was yesterday morning still too
| drunk for trial. He was held over and
| viii answer before the mayor to-day
Suit has been commenced against
Sheriff Hutchinson and Deputy Sheriff
Coiey Tor $4,000 damages for false i'm
prisonment of negro man named
Iohn MA few days ago Messrs
Murphy and Brown, printers, discharged
tramp 'tour-pound brush artist" and
paid his land lady her board DILL. This
| proceeding made Mr.. Artist mad, and
to get even, on Sunday afternoon last,
he broke into the rear of their shop
and stole vest, some papers, and draw
ings, and also some painters tools.
They kept quiet in hopes of hearing
| something of the man, but without sue
cess.
Berar Ca,aty.-Captaip Edwards and
the mineralogicai party left Fort Stcck>
| ton for Fort Davis on the 18th, where
| they are TO commence their explora>
tions--Sundsy morning a man by
| the name of Mart johnson. whose mind
| had become seriously impaired by the
excessive use of Intoxicating drink. was
placed in the city lookup on Market
street.--Mrs. Colonel Andrews had
stolen from her the other day, By
| servant girl, a handsome diamond ring.
| Mrs. Andrews suspected the girl from
| the first, who denied positively having
| stolen 1t. A detective WAS Immediately
sent for. who found the ring in the grit
| trunk. She still said that she did not
| steal 1t, but that some one else put it
| therc.-Bob Robinson. who was ar,
rested last Saturday night about eight |
O'Clock, was brought before Justice Cos
ton, and was admitted to bail in the sum |
| of two hundred and fifty dollars.
Young Co,tqty.-N orthwest: T r vii. |
| son, surveyor of Collin county, J.. Whit |
ney and several other gentlemen, called |
on US last Nednesday while on their |
way home from Young county, 10 which |
place they had been for the purpose OF !
laying oil new town on the site of old !
Fort Belknap. The new town IL called !
BeIknap, and has already three stores
and eight families. Governor rhrocl- |
morton Is one OF its principal owners,
and proposes to use his means and ex>
| tensiye influence for its rapid develop
ment and permanent growth. Near 20
the town is an extensive bed of coal
from which the blacksmiths obtain
their supplies. This section of the
country lies on or near the line Of the
Texas Pacific railway i principally
high rolling prairies, the sell good, Wa
ter plenty and pure, lands a. yet cheap
and titles good remarkably healthy
and pleasant 10 live IN.
-1nGersop County Rev.
Mr.. Hamvasy, Of Huntsville. has &C.
eepted the call and viii henceforth Off
ciate as pastor OF st. Phillips cnurch-n
this town. lie viii hold service ON
Christmas eee.---Cotton weighing AZ
at present conducted i an imposition.
because compulsory. Make il optional
and it would 10 longer be an imposition
| out a desirable regulation Las
Monday night three freight cans were
wrecked just below Grapevine. Dams
age not very great cotton during
| the past week has come in mere rapidIy
| than NJ any othertime during the season.
i--Chris Rogers J. Announced as a can
didatc for city marshal Caris is ma
| tive Of Anderson county. and has filed
1 the position Of marshal and policeman
OF Palestine with great credit 20 himself
| and TO the satisfaction Of the public.
| He has host Of friends who will work
earnestly for his election.
| hrggs0a C0imty-Herald: Two hands
on the Dccstor a Great Eastern railroad
| had "A fight one getting his eve knocked
out, and the other having his back
| broken, -Marshail Hardwick received
a letter this morning from Smith Lips,
comb, sheriff of Fannin county. request.
| ing him to arrest one Jim Featherston,
a small mullato boy, about fifteen years
/ of age The marshal picked the boy up
on the streets and locked him up IN the
| city Jail. Featherston is charged with
attempting the life of u citizen of Bon
ham.-Mr. F. Fuller. who was recently
| appointed train master of the Missouri,
SeealIa and Fort Scot: Division of the
| Missouri Kansas a Texas retires on the
first OF January. He is succeeded by
| Mr.. George Huntington who takes the
| Missouri division, Mr.. c. NJ Sheafe,
| formerly of the Usage division takes
the Sedalia and Fort Scott divisions
An Indian and white man were
drowned Tuesday, while endeaVOring 10
cross the Washita river in the Territory
The body Of the white man was recoy>
cred. He was employed as herdsman
on ranch in Paars Valley his ma me
was Henry King. Name OF Indian I'M
known.
| Etlis Couaty.-Our streets are being
graded in every direction and placed in
excellent condition.-D. B. Bullard
and Jesse Wiley left on Wednesday for
/ Louisiana with drove of mules
County court for civil business opened
on Monday last. There were no very
important cases and the docket was
soon gone through with -Messrs. J.
w. Ferris and A. A KembeI left for
Austin the first of the week, the former
to attend the meeting of the committee
to revise the laws, and the latter to
look after business in the departments.
This week has been an exceedingly
lively one in Waxahachie. Christmas
goods have been received at nearly all
the different houses, and the people Of
town and country have been making
their purchases We are requested
to state that the medical examining
board for this district will meet at this
place, without fail, on Friday, the 18th
instant. Let all those interested govern
themselves accordingly weather
for the past few days has been almost
unpiessantiy warm, and a rain or n
norther has been expected every mo-
ment. At this writing the rain has ar
rived with every prospect of continuing
for some length of time.
I Denton Covaty.-Moditor: Another
: oopious rain>fall visited this city on
Monday. Lloyd is the name of new
, post Office in Denton county.-lndus>
trious preparation is being made for the
Christmas tree.-Mr. Weidensee has
sold his lot and building on the public
square to a new comer.-The people
all over Denton county are proud OF
their new court>house john Will
son, a leading farmer of fannin county.