The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-07-21

month. has cost the county twenty-six
hundred and seventy six dollars.
Williamson CosNty light
Z burglars entered about half a dozen
rooms in tho hotel, ia Georgetown, took
loose change, watches, etc, and then
went through some private dwellings
with success, leaving various persons
short about two hundred dollars --
The sun will hereafter shine on Thurs
dag instead Of Saturdays --Miss Hol,
land WAS badly burned with Kerosene
oil, while helping the fire with il
- Health is good.
Comaaehs County The Chief saws ri
there Is one thing Comanche needs
more than another, 1t is fire COMPANY
with good hook and ladder truck or
some other protection against fire
FROM what we can learn from farmers
the cotton crop has not yet been ins
lured by the drouth, though late corn
VIII DE cut very short. Forward corn
VIII make only a tolerable good Weld
-Comsnche has pet badger. which
was captured out near the plains. How
would Badgertown sound for the vii.
lAge nos1
Travis CotH,g.--Six Jail birds were
Gagged IN the Austin Jail, on Friday. Mr..
Jones men brought them The Ga,
zette, ofthe iith, says "A negro boy
was brought in chains yesterday and
confined in Jail. charged with the rape
of young German girl two or three
miles above the city. IL that monster
was found hanging 10 the limb of a tree
the Gazette would class il among the
exceptions TO its advocacy Of the supre
macy OF law. The law itself should
make the penalty death, aud no decent
legislature would think of reducing IL
TO imprisonment for life
Houston C0ss,tD. Houston county has
an immigration society Earle Adams
Is president--The Patron saws that
the heat has been excessive Tor ten
days and that rain on Wednesday !
did the county much good by inyigora.
ting vegetation. Corn is rather poor
but cotton locks welL---J 4. 1iiman |
shot j. q. Campbell, near hot spring
tour miles west OF Crockett, on the 5th |
instant: They, in company with j. S. |
bilis, all nursery agents, were travelling |
together, apparently on good terms. |
he cause OF the deed is not made pub |
lie. Tilnan and Bills are under arrest |
.Sgs'fA Cbuaty-A number of farmers |
aud business men have organized a so |
ciety 10 furnish information to immi.
grants concerning the advantages of 10
eating in Smith county. Dr.. McCrary |
u thepresident OF the society. postotEice |
Lindale.--The election TO vote on the |
public school question came of Mon |
day, the lbth.----Ihe MAYOR of Tyler |
has advertised for three thousand dol> |
lars of the city bonds to be redeemed. |
The weather has been so hot and |
dry that crops have suffered severely. |
The crop OF corn Is cut considerably |
short OF an average yield.
Lamar Coaty.--The North Texan. A
danning practice in the jail is that of
prisoners beating those who are the last
admitted Onepo negro was so severe
ly handled few days since by some
wretches that his cries were heard n |
quarter OF a mile from the square. We
call upon Sheriff Gose to put stop to |
this at once. We know such brutality |
Is revolving to him.---The DAYS are /
warm, the mercury in the Thermometer
frequently rising to 9S' in the shade. |
We had n soaking rain on Tuesday |
morning, which cooled the atmosphere
aud gave corn finishing touch. But |
the sun il out again with renewed heat.
The splendid rain of few DAYS I
since did no small amount of good to |
the corn crop, especially that being
grown on sandy land,
hmfINaH C0snly Two men have
been eamped near Terrell for some ten
days, trying to make horse race. We'd |
nesday morning Mr.. John Turner re-
ceived telegram stating that they |
were thieves, and that the horses they |
were riding were stolen.--A brakes |
man on the Texas and Pacific railroad |
had his hand so badly mashed. last |
tuesday, that Drs. Hallonqulst and |
Nelson were compelled TO amputate the |
first joint of his thumb.--Mr. Nc |
keown and the deputy sheriff Of Rock, |
wall went through Teri III the other day |
en-route Tor Arkansas, To search for the |
$1,000 that Garner reported he had
buried IN that state--A Mexican, in |
attempting 20 rope horse ON the
streets OF Terrell, last Mondsy, threw
his lariat on the little daughter of Mr..
Nichols. The horse he was endeayoring
TO catch. ran against the rope and drag
ged the little girl some distaAse. severe
~ though not seriously iniuring ner.