The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-16
STATE OVER.

Polk ComM-A negro from Liberty,
protesting to be n preacher, attempted
to ride his horse over three ladies dur
ing last week. The neighbors gave him
two hundred lashes and told him to
skip He went
Jack Countg-A soldier at the pos
in Jacksboro, shot a comrade last week.
His wounds are not fatal though paint
full His assailant rests in the guards
use,--rravel is extra good Mt this
time. Many permanent settlers are ar
riving.--Lieutenant Miller OF the 4th
cavalry, has removed the captured
squaws from the post to the reservation,
"A petition has been sent to Justice
James Perrett asking him to resign, on
account of old age. He is strictly hon
est yet inefficient of old age,
GaloeSton Comty--A $4,000 fraud in
cotton transfer is noted by the News,
Hide dealers are indignant that
they have to submit to the present in.
spection of hides, which costs ten cents
each. "A new street is to be laid out
upon the Strand and trees planted, that
they may accumulate sand hills
Another shark has been captured in the
bay, The governorha commissioned
Captain W. NJ Stafford, of the Wash
ington Guards, as his aid de>camp az
commanderNinNchief.
TrdviS CouRty--John Adriance was
examined in the ex parte investigation
concerning the papers submitted by the
river commissioners, through Colonel
Hobby, to Mr.. Groos and which are
alleged to have been changed. The OK
animation is private, but it is learned
that the papers submitted were not
those signed by the commissioners or
true copies of them. The law officers
of the state are proceedings slowly but
surely, not intending to make charges
which will not be sustained.
GrdySon Coumty.--Two horse thieves
were caught by Deputy Sheriffs Bentley
and Irwin. They We're riding the stolen
horses. They gave their names as
John w Neville, junior, of Louisville,
Kentucky, and Floyd Gwin.--Two
young roughs were taken in for stealing
a Jack and lennett. Their ages were
thirteen years.-W. w. Bean had his
son arrested Tor assault by striking him
with a chair last SundAy.---On Sun,
day night the Sherman jug was filled
by drunken rowdies. The ice for the
refrigerator arrived at Denison Monday
evening Operations were commenced
next morning. We understand forty
beeves will be killed daily and sent to
Chicago.
Washington Coio,ty.--A daring attempt
to break Jail was made in BRENNAN,
Monday afternoon. The prisoners, as
usual, had the privilege ofmoying about
during the day time in their iron-cells,
and mounting the top of the iron>cages,
they broke hole through the ceiling;
then passing across the garrett of the
jailers residence, they came to the trap
door OF the entrance, and one negro.
recently sentenced to three years at
Huntsville, succeeded in making his
escape. Both the Others were driven
back, and will hereafter be confined
closely in the cages. The sheriff is not
to blame, as it was an event which he
could not guard against.
Berdr Cowty.-General Diaz de Leon
shot at Colonel Macharro, but failed to
make an impression except that he
meant business. The latter would not
smoke the kind Of cigar the former
offered. Burglars are on their rounds
nightly in San Antonio.-A dog con.
fined in the pound gnawed a hole in
the plank large enough TO allow ten Of
his iellow-prisoners TO escape.-A new
ice factory is soon to be built.-work
s progressing rapidly on the new post