The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-09
THE STATE OVER.

county have been deferred from plant,
ing the desired quantity Of wieat b,
the continued wet weather-Pork /,
worth six cents in Terrell. - The
Methodist sabbath school AZ Terrell,
will hayea Chismas tree
Fmls tomW-A forged transfer of tho
GAO acres A. y, Ains8orth headlight
Falls county, is on fila In the general
land office, being one Of the manipuln.
lions Of the KnnsasCily,rexus land
swiudlers,--CapsMn Langaud wife re-
turned from the national grange meet
ing luesday,--Ihe elections 10 take
place on the stock law soon in the three
precincts are not creating much interest.
county court for the criminal bust,
ness is in session this week,-Bal,s of
cotton shipped to date 5000.
RaSk C0mtg-IIenderson Times
Business houses are in such great and
immediate demand in Henderson that
that carpenters have been working at
eight during the past week Moro
cotton on our streets during the past
week than has been since the cotton
season opened We learn that last
week little son of Mr. james Welch.
near Minden, was smothered to death
while playing in some cotton seed by
falling head lormost into hole dug in
the seed, Unfortunately there was no
one near, but he was found soon after
life had IefC him
Washington County "A man named
w, A Logan committed suicide on Sun,
day last, by jumping into well 10y the
"oadside about n mile, and half east
Burton, Logan was Il sewing ma,
chine agent aud had been living in
BRENNAN some five or six years. No
cause is assigned for the act. -At
about five O'Clock Monday morning
Mr.. W. Lockridge, residing six miles
north of this place, discovered his house |
on fire, and barely had time Tor he and |
his wife to escape. The fire was ey.
IDENTIFY the woall of an incendary, rs
there was no fire in the house at night |
when they retired. The house was a
new one, just completed few weeks
age, The Office Of Wood ~ Low, mm
Der dealers, adjoining the railroad, was
on Monday night. A fine fur
coat, a number of postage stamps and
\ derringer, were taken from the
lesk drawer,----The third annual con,
Terrence, of the A NJ. L church for
western Texas, is on season.
Wood COmlr--Two men and boy
came to our town last Monday with four
bales of cotton which they readily sold
10 Mr.. Schwartz, who sent them to Mr.
i. h. Graham, deputy public weigher to
Weigh the same. Ia unloading the cots
.on, Mr.. Graham discovered that the
leads had been cut off all four of the
)ales, and new ones substituted This
'ausld Mr.. Graham to suspect that
was wrong aud he informed
Mr., Schwartz who in the mean time
lad paid the men about two hundred
dollars. Mr.. Schwartz then went in
quest OF the men, but could not find
hem in town, \ posse was mmediN
ltely dispatched after them, and they
we're overtaken about twelve miles from
own. They gave up the money, and
he boy confessed that the cotton be
onged to Kellogg u Garrett, of Sulphur
'pring, and they had brought it here
or shipment The boy turned states
violence, and was released. Mr.. Kel
ogg, Of the firm Of Kellogg ~ Garrett.
t Sui phrr Springs, came down on We'd
esday, and identified the cotton as
Dad he had delivered to the man David.
on, who receipted in the name Of John
Daniels to be shipped by the Texas ~
Pacific railroad. Tie other man sproper
lame is Bale L. Wagnon. These two
nen We're locked up in box car await
n invo stigstion, and on Wednesday
light they escaped.
E2 PoSo Ctm,t From letter from
sheriff Kerber, of Ell Paso county, dated
November 24th The statements con-
aimed in the letter were in substance
) follows Mqjor Jones has left here. l
ave now twenty rangers, something to
Keep up a defense with, but not enough
0 attack, that is make arrest with
sheriff Kerbar says further that Lieu>
enant Ruchar, who was sent from Mes.
LA, New NJ Axico, by General Pope, with
United States soldiers, to assist in quell-
ny the turbulent populaoe, has bean re-
ieved by Captain Blair. The captain,
n company with Mr.. MagoAin, vis>
ted u priest who has figured rather con /
in the trouble, to investigate,
mt was turned off by that reverend
with the remark that ne was ,
tried reporting to United States of
GERS" Another gentleman, who has
umed similar mission, was told, go
way you are a bad man, and do not
fish even to speak to you" Says the
heriti "To outsiders all may seem
uiet but the residents here know only
10 well that our troubles are not over
When it was found out the other day
hat Judge Howard had arrived at El
'aso, and would be at the county court
n the 10Th, the rebels assemble toN
other, and at ten o'clock at night re,
eived notification that they had 200
nen and intended taking Howard prs>
ner. It was thought best that Judge /
Toward should return to Melissa, unN
Ter the circumstances. Jafe PoHHco
leader of the people) on the other side,
las forbidden the crossing OF armed
,odies, but permits oman to cross in
quads or small parties.
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