The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-19
THE STATE OVER,

MLaman Com1-Waco Is now re'
caymg nm average OF five hundred bale'
oI cotton per day live hundred
stray dogs are said 20 biyouoo In tht
vicinity Of Bridge street The lodgri
thcreabouts nre negotiating with one OF
the city drupstorrs for seven pounds Of
suychniue,--At % mertlnpol the fire
department last evening j, W Golledgt
was elected secretary of the department.
vice +, W, Ncsoy resigned
lLrris ComH Billy Murphy commits
ted suicide AZ Harrisburg by taking
orphine--Bernard Owens n native
Of Scotland, for the past few years a
resident of Houston, committed suicide,
by cutting his throat Nocauge known,
Houston Is remarkably healthy
lust ut this time But very few cases OF
sickness are under the physicians treat
ment--lhe news from the Rio
Grande yesterday created slight rips
pie of excitement, Houston can raise
Il regiment of d.illed men ut almost a
days notice, to lick the greasers,
FaMin COmtH--Our town is showing
more signs Of improvement and life
than for months preyous,--A, Y,
Pitts charged with seducing Miss A,
+, Matlock, had q hearing before rs
quire Peyton on Monday, and was bound
over in the sum of $500, A great deal
of interest was manifested ut the trial,
as the parties are well known in the
neghborhood where they live, nine or
ten miles north Of town,----The town
has been usually quiet for the past week
or two, The locks on the calaboose are
ting rusg again.--There will be Il
sunday school Christmas tree, at the
Union church, on Christmas eve, Pres.
ents intended for the tree will be re-
ceved on the morning of that day,
Erath ComM-Woather pleasant with
thermometer at seyentyNone degrees
An occasional drove of beeyes
passed through here en- route for the
oast.--On Thursday Of last week one
hundred and fifty bales Of cotton were
shipped from this place, the greater
portion going to Waco Very little
fresh pork has been sold on our streets,
so far, this winter Our streets have
been filled with busy throng of cotr
ton buyers, and cotton sellers, this
week. Many of our farmers who
sowed early, have now got fine wheat
pastures for their stock, Tho carpen-
ters have about all they can do, and yet
we hear of other improvements soon to
commence. while others still speak Of
repairing, charging etc.
Waiter C0untH--lhe Episcopalian sup,
per Wednesday night Melted SlO5 65
The hremen of Hampstead will
give grand ball at Wheelers hall the
10Th instant Mr.. B. f. Hargraves
living near Gladish' 5 store in this county
made two barrels of sugar, and one bar
rel of syrup Off Of one fourth of an acre
of ground. The sugar is u fine article
and the syrup is elegant, ---Trade has
revived in this city little during the
last week, This is owing in part to the
fact that the people living in Austin
county, have been able to cross the
river with their cotton, About 400 |
eXcursionists en- route to New Orleans !
passed through thus city wednesday |
last. They expected to get breakfast
but about threeNiourths OF them failed |
to get il.--.A called session OF the city |
council was held at the council cham-
Der in this city the 10Th instant, and
business of much Importance was trans.
acted. Among the questions discussed
that relating to gambling, and cams
blers was the most important, No ac>
ton however orthe present was taken
ON the subject.