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

Washington tomy The public
schools ave working smoothly aud pros
perously Had too much rain ---
Cotton coming in and Brgnham growing
rapidly
Gyaysor Comy.--JaolS Tyuer con,
dueyur ON freight TRAIN, so. s, Of lAo
Houston and Texas Central, was run
over nod killed by the cars in Dtu.son,
Fifteen ear l0ads Of cotton We're
slapped 10 Chicago, and onetosL Louis.
Thursday,
IaraH CouW-Fort Worth sighs for
bridge across the Trinity, She had
better first bridge her streets - A
prominent merchant was fined thirty
eight dollars and fifty cents for viola
ton Of city lAws,---A number ofimmi
grants passed through Fort Worth on
route for Shaokeltord oounty,--The
Tnant Rifles give a ball soon,
Commehe ComM-A pet bear fright.
ened u stranger out of his wits by Civ,
ing him hearty embrace, Fine
opening for u good hotel in Comanohe,
cotton coming IN in large Quantie
ties. "a man named Asher Allen was
brought here for safe keeping last Fri,
day night, from one OF the western
counties, having failed 10 give boud on
u charge of disturbing public worship,
Hars County Fifty German mmi.
grants passed through Houston enroute
10 settle in the interior. ----llo
has purchased a city clock that cost
eleven hundred dollars, which will be
placed in the markethouse,---rhe
Telegram complains that the grocers OF
Houston Nduterate their goods "A
German immigrant deadheaded his
passage ON the cars from Galveston to
Houston, being tied up in sack
Madison CONGRATULATIONS; On
last Monday night we had one of the
heaviest rains of the season. - The
Huntsville and Bryan mail returned on
Tuesday morning on account OF high |
water.- District court conyenes on
the last Monday in this month, the
Goth day.--Wild pigeons have CONS
menced to destroy the mast, Alta
meeting of II portion of the citizens OF
Madisonyile, assembled for the purpose
of organizing lyceum, DR., j, j: Nor
ris was elected president W, l.. Robin
son, vice presidential, B. Lee, secretary,
and NJ. Y. Randolph, treasurer.
Bosque Co,mty-"At Towash, on the
Slst ultimo," writes correspondent Of
the Examiner, "a negro named Barnes
was shot and killed by Henry Bennett,
a white man. He and Bennett were
playing cards and got into dispute
about the game. Bennett drew res
vover and fired at the negro missing
him The negro picked up rock and
would have struck Bennett with it, but
was prevented by others, and he threw
it down Bennett fired a second time
and hit the negro in the breast, killing
him instantly. Corn and cotton are
considerably damaged by continuous
rain
Aaderson Couaty-The Advocate: A.
s. Hamilton, son of DR.. s. NJ. Hamilton,
of Hearne, was brought to this city
early on Friday morning, November 2,
ON the cars from Douglas, his right leg
having been mashed to jelly by an ac>
cident on the road. He was brakes,
man, and while leaving Douglas, was
sitting on the brake when he fell under
the cars and before he could cXtricate
himself, his leg was completely ruined
He was brought to the depot, and
thence taken to the Watson house,
where he died at ll:l0 o'clock am----
Three prisoners passed through Pales-
tine, Wednesday, in the hands of Sher>
if Cawwin, of Burnett county Texas,
bound for the Huntsville penitentiary
Two were sentenced for stealing horses
and one for murder--all for term OF
thirty years Imprisonment.