The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-26


effect to-day .-A young man about
/ eighteen years Of age died sud,
denly on Thursday morning, OF CON
sumption. No cine is had TO his iden-
titieatien. as no papers could be found
/ to give his name. TT eSunaay school
convention Of the North Texas confer
ence met in Sherman, Saturday.
! Huffman County -Terriil is to have IA
| city hall, that they can stop some of
the travelling troupes who have given
| the town the ''so-by. - FIattering re
/ ports of the small grain crop come in
| from every quarter, and if there is not
| too much wet weather, there will be
much larger yield than has been an
! tieipsted The episcopals and bap-
| fists are preparing 10 erect houses for
worship being scarce few
knockdowns and dragouts occurred in
Terrell 10 break the monotony.
Gragsen County McReynoIds, the
supposed horse thief.who gave the Off
GERS and citizens of Denison such an
exciting chase recently, undertook to
jump his 81 200 bail bond, but was ar
rested in Corsioana, by deputy sheriff,
and returned to Denison, from whence
he was taken TO Sherman, and put in
jail to await trial Billy Freeman was
sentenced, on Tuesday, 10 fifteen years
in the penitentiary. ---1iardening is
progressing finely since the hoppers
left.-The convict gang are leyeling
the streets of Sherman
HeLenuaa Caeaty--Waco people want
Eidridge and wife 10 lecture in that
city. OF Waco good. Waco
will probably loose its beautiful fair
grounds by the mortgages claiming
1.-THE compress company is moving
forward with its work. The Tonka~
was don't seem inclined to return to
Fort Griffin. and students
are preparing for the seventeenth an
nual commencement of the univer-
sity.---Prizes are to be offered to the
ladies of the college who have distin.
guished themselves by proficiency in
the course of studies.
Harris Coin,ta-E Erickson, the wounded
marshal is getting along well, and b apes
are entertained of his recovery Wood
lief, his assailant, is greatly troubled
| with his wounds. 1t is mote expected
that he car recover Railroad tickets
to the state fair will be sold on the
Central, at one fare for the round
trip----Entries are being made rapidly
for the fair. Many articles have been
received. Vegetables by the car load
are to be handled in Houston. The
creditors have accepted the proffer of
the Central company TO settle the in~
debtedness of the road by the issue of
collateral bonds
Hsat C6ung-The Independent calls
for hook and ladder organization for
Greenvilie.--The wheat crop is much
better than it was expected to be, and
that an average crop will be raised by
those who have planted Young corn
and vegetation of all kinds is looking
well-SheTitf Ross arrested man in
Greenville, on the charge of carrying "a
pistol. He was tried and fined, but as
he could not pay his fine, was lodged in
jail Since that time gentleman from
Williamson county comes forward and
claims the horse he was riding, and the
prisoner as horse thief They left for
Williamson county on Sunday afternoon
last.
johnson Ceuatg.-Cieburne is going to
keep cool this summer Ice will be
supplied from Fort Worth by hauling in
wagon. Josh Billings {ly) will cool
'em off--Cirasshoppers who are too
lazy to travel still linger in the county.
Wheat harvest is on hand and the
crop ia in good condition rust
Is taking hold of the wheat but it is
thought will not damage il much at this
season of the year.--tieorge W. Cor
der, of Kendall, LETT his home on the
10Th of April, and has not since been
heard from His parents fear he is
dead. He is fourteen years old, blue
eyes, fair complexion and round face.
The wife of j. w Bowden makes a
statement 10 the effect that her hus-
band loaded his gun on the evening OF
the murder OF Mrs. Hester saying, as he
did so, that he would kill the widow
Bowden, who is in jail, coniesses guilt
of completely, but denies that he did the
shooting Fifty signers TO petition
from Alvarado ask the sheriff to put
him in irons to prevent his escape, or
rescue him from Jail