The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-17
THE STATE OVER,

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was nlng for the first time Tuesday |
Much confusion agol az no one oou'd
toll where the fire wh' N proved 10
be small one oulajdo Of the city Ilm-
John q Todd, IN old
Texas veteran, once commander al lho |
navy of the republic of Texas, died NJ |
hs homo In Harrisburg Tuesday
Walermelons are nearly potered out
C6ryeif Couaiu Crops are in an cN-
oellent condition ----Cotton Will be
ready 10 pick in u few DAYS, Tho re
mort OF three men being hung IN sick |
Mountain Is without foundation, II
,yas Joke porpetrathd on a Justice OF
the peace The report that q little
pirl near Cow Housewives rayished also
lacks continuation ~ the alleged as'
spilanls proved themselves At work
elsewhere
GalOeston ComiN--'Fho second bale of
cotton sold at fourteen cents pound.
Tho convent chapel IL undergoing
repairs and impoycmont----A negro
gohbled a good sum OF money 10y selling
chickens TO merchants up town, and
reporting their delivery nj their homes.
and returning for the money which was
paid lie now rests in Jail for his tricks.
The News reports that Colonel a.
NJ. Hobby, while examining the books
Of the city railway, tore therelrom, scv,
eral pages, supposed to be the pages
which might condemn him IN conncc
ton with the nsuc OF bogus stock Ger
tillcates The Hobby forged certificate
case is still before the courts
Lamar C0uuig --Sam Pcyton shot and
killed Robert Eubanks near Mount
Zion, on sunday Peyton surrendered
to the authorities. Examination was
had at the inquest and before County
Judge Bryson, and disclosed - domestic
scandal involving Eublnks' wife,
There is no clue rs yet to the whore
abouts Of W. h. g. MNyield, the seducer
of his adopted daughter and murderer
of her brother, his adopted son The
county authorities are investigating the
recent lynchinI outrage, ofwhlch young
shelton was the victim ~ boy about
fourteen years Of age, named Jackson
Thomas, was found by section men
near Paris, badly cut and bruised, and
was brought in and turned over to the
city authorities He was stealing II
ride from TexnrlSana on the engine
and fell or Jumped from the pilot while
the train was IN motion.
| . 1rdris Couaiy,--Two of Major Jones
rangers Harrison and Gibbs, arrived at
Austin Monday, from Lampasas, with
two prisoners, Ale C0nett, from San
Saba, and D. McCrea A reward of
500 had been offered for the arrest OF
4 MoCrca, or, AS the rangers say, he had
deal OF truck on his back" Where
IA reward is offered for the arrest of u
man, Major Jones DIVIDES the reward
between the party giving information
leading to the arrest and the ranger or
rangers making the arrest This is
certainly very proper. ~ warrant to
arrest Colonel Hobby and bring him to
Austin, went down Tuesday morning.
lit Is reported that Jackson, the late
clerk, who is charged with purloining
papers from the general land Office, has
been arrested north and will shortly be
returned, Marshal Purncll is thought
to be out of danger, was n
slight rain Tuesday morning,
Berar t0uht--General Ord, at San
Antonio, has received II telegram from
General Beneydes, in answer to the
communication sent Monday, in which
he says that the Mexican government
will do all in its power to capture the
raiders who liberated the prisoners Mt
Rio Graude City that he has sent
troops in all directions, and that il they
are caught they will be held subject to
tho Texas authorities, under the extras
dition treaty with Mexico. There
seems to he n perfect understanding
between Generals Ord and Benevides,
and both will spare no efforts to have
the outragers punished. Nothing fur
Their from the lower river or the Indians
in Pecos county. Judge Noonan hns
placed Messrs. Dillon, Vincent and
Quinn, who were with Wasson when he
killed Woodson, under bail OF FIVE
thousand dollars each, to hold them as
witnesses, and not being able to give
bail they remain in Jail Judge White,
OF the court OF appeals, will be appealed
to to discharge them under habeas
corpus, or reduce the bail.
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