The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-22
THE STATE OVER.

F,upia ComtL--lIoney Grove lnde-
pendent There is no doubt that the
Texas company is branch of the
Adams, and is used for no other pur-
pose than extortion, We want n new
deal
Washington County The preliminary
examination of Joshua Hall Davis,
charged with the murder of Mailman,
was commenced Monday before County
| Judge Williams The Banner re-
ports Il very heavy rain in the county
on Sunday. Alfred Williams, n col
orcd man, made an Intellectual attempt
to break Jail, but was discovered and
locked in his cell,
McLcmD CopmtH-The Examiner
says the case of Tumble the Mooryille
murderer, has been remanded back to
the lower court for correction of an er>
ror.--rhe Examiner calls the citi.
zens who do not work the streets,
drones-rhe emancipation celebra-
ton caused II few fist fights, by way of
amusing the "culled bredren,' The
public exercises were very good,
Marion County. 49, The Jimplecute :
Messrs, Andrews X Faulkner, the new
proprietors, have commenced work on
the gas works, and we understand will
be able to furnish light inside OF ninety
days,----Jim Silvey, aged twelve years,
and Andy Johnson, nine years old
both colored, are arwigned before
Judge Biclltord's court on II charge of
theft.--Tho prospects for good crops
has caused u new impetus in trade.
Madison County Hog.cholera is again
visiting the county. Several farmers
are badly crippled for their meat pros.
poets for another year---Chickons
sell in the market for twelve and half
cents apiece. Butter ten cents per
pound,-County scrip is only worth
forty cents, and slow sale at that
This does not speak well for Madison
county. Madison county was visited
with frost on last Sunday night, the
10th inst
Travis Comty.-Captain Hall has re-
turned to his command, accompanied
by two recruits, oX-ciliccrs II. Z. John.
son and II. Larson, enlisted in Austin.
Statesman says Mr. +. n. Davis,
of Beloit, Wisconsin, is going to start
barrel mandatory in Austin ere long.
The barrels are to be made of paper
The pecan crop promises the heaviest |
yield for years. The trees everywhere |
are loaded.--Green corn sold as low |
as fifteen cents dozen the past week.
and peaches at thirty cents.
tables are decidedly plentiful in Austin
at the present time, and of superior
quality. commission TO report
upon site for the government post.
office building will meet on the TWEEN
tleth.---Peaches, of good size bat
little green, sold from a wagon at four
dollars bushel yesterday. Fruit-deal>
Frs gobbled up the lot.
Tdrnt C6Aty.-From the Standard
cotton and corn look we'll. but begin 10
need rain pretty badly Water works
IRE no longer discussed, except by
thirsty citizens. MIR. Hill, engineer
d the Panther fire company, has a
foung fox, which he proposes TO raise
Is the pet Of the fire boys.-The
Democrat says: On Monday morning
asst, the White settlement was treated
o shower Of flesh. Mr.. Allen. from
whom we obtain our information, SAYS
he phenomenon was fish, discovered by
Mr.. Smith, the school teacher who 1
'oards with him. II fell from a clear
ky, in pieces from the size Of q buck
hot 20 two inches in diameter. cover. |
ng a space thirty yards in width. III
esembled beef more than any other
neat, and wss eaten by the dogs with a VI