The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-22
THE STATE OVER


the city drugsteres for seven pounds o.
sirychnine.--At meeting OF the FIRE
| department. last evening. j w. Golle.icr
was elected secretary Of the department,
wee F. " Nesey resigned.
Harris Cosnty.--Biily Murphy commit,
ted suicide at Harrisburg, by tax ing
morphlne--Bernard Owens. "a native
OF Scotland, for the past few years a
resident OF Houston, committed suicide.
/; 10y cutting his throat. No cause known,
Houston is remarkably healthy
Iust at this time. But very few cases OF
sickness are under the physician S treat-
me lt.-The news from the Rio
Giande yesterday, created slight rip,
pie OF excitement. Houston can raise
a regiment of d.iiled EN- at almost A
day notice TO lick the greaseIs.
FanIiH totHty Our town is showing
more signs of Improvement, and life
than tor months previous. Y.
/ fitts. charged with seducing Miss A
+. Matiock, had a hearing before Es
| quire Peyton on Monday and was bou I'D
over IN the sum OF $500. A great deal
OF interest was manifested at tine tt al
as the parties are well known in the
eighoorhood where they live, nine or
i ten miles north oftowu-The town
has been usrally quiet for the past week
or two. The locks on the calaboose are
getting rus y a-ain.-The.e will be a
sunday school Christmas tree, at the
/ Union church, on Christmas eve. Pres
ents intended for the tree will be re-
eelved on the morning of that day.
Erafh County Gather pleasant with
thermometer at seventy>one degrees
An occasional drove of beeyes
/ passed through here en- route for the
east.--On Thursday OF last week one
hundred and fifty bales of cotton were
shipped from this place, the greater
| portion gong to Waco. Very little
fresh pork has been sold on our streets.
80 tar, this winter. Our streets have
been filled with -sY thronr of cot.
| ton buyers and cotton sellers. this
week.--blany OF cur farmers who
sowed early, have now got fine wheat
| pastures for their stock-rhe carpsu-
tiers have about all they can do, and vet
we hear OF other improvements soon to
commence while others still speak of
repairing, enlarging, etc.
Waller C0aaty.--The Episcopalian sup
per Wednesday night Melted Sl05 IS
The tiremen of Hemustead will
give grand bali at Wheeler's hill he
18th instant Mr.. r. f. Hargraves
1 living pear Glad i'ssto in this county
made two bar. els of sugar, and one bar
rel OF syrup otf OF one fourth Of an acre
OF ground. The sugar is fine article
and the syrup is ele -ant.-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. a bout 400
eNcursionlsts en- route to New Orleans
passed through this city "Wednesday
last. They expected to get break asst
but about three-fourths of them failed
to get IA called session of the city
council was held AT the council cham
Der III this city tine 10Th instant, and
business OF much Importance was trans
acted. Among the questions discussed
that relating to gambling, and gam
b!ers was the most important. No &C,
sion however for present was taken
on the subject.
Bc6ir County Herald There are Q
large number of strangers in the city
just now Mr. Gaines, who drew 4
pistol on a hack driver the other day,
in order to convince him that he was
too exhorbltant IN his charges was ar.
rested last night and lodged in Jail
On the recommendation of the com.
manding officer, Tonkawa Indian scouts
at Fort Griffin, Texas, private johnson
Tonkawa scout, Is appointed sergeant
to date from the first instant.-isaat
Schwartz gas arrested last Friday b,
the mashall. under complaint for dis.
turbance OF the peace, and quiet of sui
town He Is held under bond for his
appearance on Saturday 18th. -
rhus Gar there have been thirty al,
buildings started this month in this cit,
as per the reports of the building per
mits issued If it was not for stran,
gers visiting this city in the last stagel
of consumption. our health physician
would have nothing to report The
inspection of hides by our market mas
ter acts a. an admirable check on cat
, tie thieves, and at the same time is
protection for the butchers themselves
, The second United States artiI ler,
passed through our town last Wednes
day, for what purpose we were unabl,
) to learn. They were en- route for Sar
! Antonio.-Last evening, about ,
! o'clock, Deputy United States Marsha
Robert E. Robinson. had difficulty a
the old stand saloon, on the Main Plaza
which resulted in his being arreste.
: and placed in the ealaboose
GrayseN Cosotg--News: Two ca,
: loads of cattle were shipped Monday Z,
! Montgomery. Bros, Nation. Illinois
q -FIitcen carloads of cotton were shir
q ped Monday to Chicago, and Ave car
loads to ST. Louis ----Several car load
= of rails arrived Sunday for the Denise,
I A South Eastern railroad.-We hav
= learned further particulars in regard t
4 the killing of I. Gray son, shot at FL
faula, Saturday afternoon 1T appear
: tina. tirayson created a disturbance i
Erabtree's store Being requested I
e keep quiet, he used threatening lang
e Hage. and advanced toward the cief k.
q son ~ Mr. Crabtree, the proprietor {
- the store. Seeing this offensive m oy;
lnent, Ar. crahtree fired at him .sic
with pistol. both balls taking effect i
, the head killing hun instantly Nor
,f day evening party of strangers yer
n seated in the waiting room OF the Mi.
10 souri, Kansas Il Texas railroad. discus,
!. ing the probility of finding empioym en-
Another party who had overheard he
v conversation offered TO procure the,
employment at Dallas. provided the
would pay his fare 10 that place. And
AcDouglar, car repairer OF the Hep ito
a Texas Central railroad, who was als
ia the waiting room, being satisfied tbs
'' the party making that offer was M
e, actuated by disinterested motiyes b
n simply wanted to get free ride 70 d;
i las, expressed himself to that eifse
], whereupon the stranger made for A nd
y when Andy in self defense. struck hi
D. on the nose. The stranger then :ris
8. 10 draw tlerringer, bat was preve ats
"a from using it. Andy then left the roo
by one door and the stranger by Il
> other. When Andy turned the corn
:, OF the depot building, not dreaming
y. danger. the stranger, who had soi
re around the other side. took delibara
8. aim and fred at him. He was 1t on
A. dissrmed by some OF the railroad M
!. and taken 70 the cxsaboose by q eel
poiieamsn Robinson. His exasnin ttis
q WI take place to-day before ] I'D
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