The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-18
THE STATE OVER.

Els County The Ennis temperance
council will give q grand banquet al tho
llemings school house some evening "a
be hereafter named during Christina.
week ,--'lhe receipts and shipments
al cotton this week amounts 10 40
bales W, l., Hinton, of Ennis, while
showing customer pistol, discharged
the weapon, the ball centorIng his Loft
hand Tho steam gin belonging Ia
&c. PpSin n Co., situated at Bristol
was entirely consumed 10y lire last Tues
day afternoon. Thirty bales of cotton
we're consumed, Loss $1,000
Oomanchs Coimtg--Comanohe cons
Times TO grow as manufacturing point
A steam SAUSAGE factory IL the latest en-
terprise Joe Bishop and Wenl'
fer Scott killed panther about ten
miles north of town few days ago,
The beast had killed colt and covered
il partially up near where It was killed,
Mr. Henry Hill, the newly appointed
town marshal wee Thomas Townsend,
falling TO qualify, enters u pom tho dis
charge of his duties with commend>
able zeal and energy, Persons liable
10 nm attack Of "drunkendown' had bet
ter keep clear of these streets
Harris observation-disclosures
came on the steamer Morgan, and will
find homes in Texas. THE presence
of several United States soldiers in the
city il noted, they are on route for
San Antonio and the frontier. The
Young so" OF Mr. Il p, Hamlin, aged
90 years while playing in tho yard
with large dog was thrown TO the
ground and his arm broken near the ell,
bow,---The first felony conviction OF
the present term of the criminal court
was tho case of the state vs., Bill WithN
ers, charged with burglary. He was
sentenced for two years
GraysOa C6mtu-Regster There
are now thirty.seven prisoners in our
county jail ThirtySGve of them are
men; two of this number are charged
with mrrderi Tom Stewart for killing
n negro in the Pilot Point neighbor
hood about fourteen months ago, and
John Wyrick, for killing young Coffee
while in bathing, about six months
since Both of their cases were cons
tinued. The rest of the male prisoners
are charged with horse stealing and
various kinds of larceny, ---From a
gentleman just in from Montague coun.
ty, we learn that Cob Marlborough shot
n Mexican lust Saturday. We have
heard no particulars, but understand
that the Mexican insulted Mr. Var
borough's wife The Mexican was in
tho employ of Marlborough as a herder.
We understand that the wound is
dangerous one the bullet going through
his body.
Van Zand County.-Gazette We learn
that on Monday last, a section hand at
Grand Saline, in this county, was run
over by freight car, and cut in two
Just at the hips. We could learn
neither name nor other particulars -
Howell Parker, who killed Bow Moore,
two weeks ago, in Canton, came into
town on Monday, and voluntarily SUR
himself to the authorities, and
gave bond in the sum of S75O, to await
the action of the grand jury, Oh
Tuesday morning last amid some old
boxes and barrels, in rear Of W. B. Ly>
brands store signs were discovered OF
there having been an attempt made to
ire tho town. Some paper and CONS
Oustible rubbish were placed in an old
hogshead, and put against the house
and ignitated; but, from some cause
Or other, failed to burn sufficiently to
produce the desired conilagration.