The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-25

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Rain Is needed---The Tablet learns
that W ". Peyton, deputy sheriff OF
Brazos county, made an ATTEMPT TO arr
Irest negro named Wash Hearne, one
| day this week, when Wash put his
hand in his boot to draw pistol and
was instantly shot and killed by Peyton.
Lsampassas County Major Jones viii
| remain in the county during this the
week of the fair. Some of his men
have gone out on hunt for evil deers.
A bout one hundred farmers think
| they have the best corn in the county.
Shows and dances are frequent
among so many visitors. Some oil
the finest horses in the state are at the
fair.-----Crops have made a good yield.
Corn 30 to 90 bushels per acre, wheat
10 to 25r oats 40 to 100, and cotton bids
fair for good crop.
Parker Cosaty.--The Times braps on
the Weatherford fire company. They
have twenty-five members.
spiritualist, Eldridge, having been heard
of at Waco, the Times calls him 10 come
to Weatherfofd, that their people may
see the elephant w aterme!ions are
a drug in the market, and drugs are in
the market on account of them
Bud alias David W. Blocker, was ar.
rested last week for the murder Oft. III,
Smith, of Hopkins county, in 1871.
TRAVIS Cessrlty. street railway
company refuse to I'll up the street at
the side of their track where il is i'm,
passahle for wagons.--The hide ordi-
nance is repeaied.---A union depot is
hoped for by the citizens of the capital.
Much sickness is reported.
ing to the dubious Mexican question
Governor Hubbard did not not address
the people at the Lampasas fair
Preparations are being made for grand
review of the state military at the fair.
Galveston Coanty.-Jobn Potts, col.
| ored, shot another colored man named
Joe Haynes, Monday night, and then
made his escape The bullet lodged in
Haynes body, but the wound is
not considered dangerous. Rio
Grande made the trip from New York
to Galveston in seven days and seven
| hours, the best time, as claimed. ever
made. The News calls attention to the
| fact the hull of the steamship CITY OF
Waco is dangerous to other vessels, as
ii lies in sixteen feet of water. The an
chors Of the ship can be seen in twenty
five feet water, as it is so clear
Tfavis Cotaty-The apparatus to
quench fires III the capitol has been
tested and found good The exanlin-
alton OF the Brittoii-Purnell case was
concluded Friday and the decision re>
served till Monday.-Lee. r. Shry-
| lock delivered an address on the "ele.
| ments of success iii business in Aus
tin Tuesday night--The Loafers are
the champion ball players Of Austin.
a sick man was picked up by the
police in Austin Saturday, but no one
| would receive him from their hands for
care. 1t seems they do not know what
to do with sick man who has no
| friends.
7ayrant CoNnty.-W. II. Chester, who
was found in critical condition on the
streets last week, died Sunday.
citizens of Fort Worth gave literally,
as charity, to help rheumatic cripple
| TO Hot Springs.-Dr. w. Burney. of
johnson Station. died on Wednesday
OF last wsek.--A johnson county
murderer passed south, Monday. going
home with deputy sheriff An unS
Known man was found in an uneeneious
condition ON the bluff. whence he was
| taken to the ealaboose He was suf.
fering from hemorrhage of The lungs
| but the police knew what to do with
him. They locked him up for being
down.
fla--'s County "A young lady, hand.
some and accomplished, attempted sui
eide few days ago by taking laudGn.
UNI. An overdose saved her life.--A
sick and destitute iaborer was found at
the stock yards Monday. lie was taken
to the hospital. He was troubled with
malarial fever.-Schools begin Sep.
TENDER 3.--A railroad man, Pat Nit
chell, was found near Houston and res>
cued from starvation Sunday. He had
| been lying under a tree without food
two days.--The residence of August
Proetzel caught fire. and the roof was
destroyed before the FIRE companies
| could put out the fire. The loss is
| about Subtitle suspension of hide
inspection in Galveston decreased the
business OF Houston materially.
Washington Costnfy.-A negro named
Tom Brewers, while being raised from
| well. was overcome by the damp and
fell to the bottom, breaking his neck
and killing him instantly. He fell fifty
or sixty feet.-The following list Of
| convicts were taken to Huntsville Sun
days Samuel I. Eawley, embezzle-
ment, two years; w. A Won Milferson.
theft, three years; Frank Turner. theft.
two years; Mac 0ctayius, negro, horse
thief, nine years; Grandson Lee, negro.
murder, fifty-hye years; Spencer Robs
inson, negro theft, FIVE years Aft
Williams, negro, assault with intent TO
murder. three years Wayne Robinson,
negro. assault with intent to murder
five years; Jim Gideon, colored horse
thief convicted and assessed at ten
years, and Joshua Han Davis. white.
convicted of granddaughter and assessed
at live years. remain in Jail, having
taken an appeal.
Gragson Gounty--B. w. Clark.
respectable yoang man, was shot by
Mrs Jennie Goddard. at her house.
Saturday night. He was drunk and
tried 10 get in. which she refused to all
low. She fred once through the win
dow, then through the door, the latter
shot taking effect in his left arm and
side. When he fell, he was carried by
companion to his brothers residence.
His condition is critical. The woman
vas not arrested, as the county attor-
ney thought the shooting was iustifia- |
bic. The greenbsck menof Sherman, |
organized Saturday night An Irish.
man has todies every twenty minutes |
for week, and his fine paid for whip
ping a colored man whom John
,lidn't like.--The first bale from
Denton, was sold in Denison for $6G.
when $l6Thad been offered for it in |