The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-11
THE STATE OVER.

THE STATE OVER.
Ora son Co,Hty.-Jack Grant was shot
and silled three miles north of Sher-
man, Monday night, while attempting
10 steal a horse. Officers had followed
hiln 70 the place.
Ga'rsaon LoiOttg-An island farmer
sold load of eleven watermelons which
weighed over four hundred pounds -
Forged stock certificates on the city
railway company are III circulation
Rssaop Couatv.-One of the negroes
charged with the hanging of the negro
in Hills prairie last year, was, und,r
writ Of h0beas eorPss. before Judge
Moore, On Thursday, and admitted to-
bail IN the sum OF $3.50.
Washington CIosmty.---Five wooden
buildings in BRENNAN near the north
west corner Of the square, were burned
Sunday morning. \ calm night AMI
the exertions of the citizens saved
general conhagration-
lint C6,,e,4-New hay is in market
IN Gseeuvlsl,. 1.-THE band have new
teacher. The following persons were
sentenced to the penitentiary by the
district court Last week. Joe Payre,
murder. tyt years; J !. Harey burglary.
two years; Jack Stacey. resisting an
officer two years; james Morinz, theft.
two years,
Yong CopatH--Thermometer ranged
between seventy and ninety degrees at
Graham last week. The superinten~
dent OF the postoffiee money order de-
partmeut has given as the reason that
some offices are not supplied with
blank that funds are too short in the
department TO furnish any until Octo-
Der
Erafs County The election on The
10Th Of July resulted; For prohibition,
- against prohibition, ls6.---Steph-
eayille has been money order post
sihce just one month The amount OF
money orders which have been sold up
| 20 date il $50uO--The rains last
week were pretty general throughout
the county, which makes an immense
cotton crop certainty.
W1sh;ngto, C5anfy 1.-THE total number
OF names, on the assessors rolls in Bren-
ham is IS. Two,thirds OF this nrmber
is 25Ss The total vote polled ia fsvnr
OF the school tax Is pit against il. 50
Total. 325 The tax IS carried, ana
BreuhsIn will take charge Of its public
schools. Thirty members Of Green's
| brigade met in Breuham Saturday, and
organized by the election Of J. c. Ran,
I kin, president and II. NJ. Lewis, secrs
tary.
! BrorH t0,atn-The neighboFbood of
I Parksford, near Comanche and Lam.
/ psssas counties, was considerably truue
I hled 10y dispute between Parks and
I Harris. The rangers visited the local
7 ity and quieted the fears of bioodshed.
aud the difficulty is to be settled BY the
evil courts ---Brownw0od may fail to
be money order office by neglect to
| give bonds ---Captain Sparks arrested
Seburm g. Thomas, for the murder OF
his brother in Arkansas, three Years
ago.
| TrariS Cosustg--Counterfeit land GER
/ tificates are in circulation in the name
of Adams, Beach d Mouiton and j. Ii.
Gibson. They are well executed imita-
I ions of the originals with good sigma
ures. surveyors are cautioned against
coating the false certificates
Jones, OF the frontier battalion, reached
Austin. bringing in three bad prisoners.
lie hed them in a wagon, and without
other gard than himself brought them
| frcaa Jolleyviile The capital ice
| company are shipping ice as FAR as
Hampstead and Hearne. - little
| boy six years old, sells candy on the
streets and is whipped by his brother il
he does not sell all given him.
M,lqm Coestg--Harrison Wilson, a
negro. killed T. X. Dunsway. a white
man, who had inquired the way to /,
house from another negro who had di-
rected him out Of his way Bunaway
had returned to accuse the negro of il
and When he was being led away viii
son approached from behind and killed
him with a fiat iron. He acknowledges
the deed, and is in jail awaiting trial
The election for mayor OF Roekdaie
| resulted in the choice OF A. A Burrik
by majority Of eighty votes. The
Messenger says Pat Wolf, who killed
the father OF the sandell boys OF this
| place, Jour years ago, ia Madison
s.'eia ''p@ las .,,''i, iual,iss ~
sIs -. p'.ss's -. ,ehaaie': iaae
,s:a IN ~ a.,;.s.' s'a :. s44"'ee u tue
s''',,'l y N.,s.s. s'a"sy =. -
fia9'tstge ,.,h''sg 49, ~ aae has
pefn Appointed siieFa1 70 M the yacan-
| ey esusekt ~ the death Of hr smith.
ie-fs SAID 70 be good man, and viii
doubtless make good ofiicer. wills
ham Johnson Is the next Jallor.--Ihs
hrrai" says we learn thst party OF
rangers fa,sed couple o. escaped Grim
tRals N TINS county few days ago.
ore an escaped convict, the other
charged With the crime OF murder. We
+ del not near Their names The rot
ton crops throughout the county are
unffecsdentetiiy good. the corn crop
fair and the oafs very fine. Many are