The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-10

1JS- ------- lie bridges IN the eastern part
Of the city aave all been repaired, and
are now ia good condition. loss
Of trade to Hampstead ley the ,lts.ruc,
ton % the Brazos bridge last spring,
has been fully one-taird w 2. Cole,
charged with embs2zismeut Of = $1,000
note, the property oi Thomas MeCarty,
was tried aud acquitted before Justice
Hannay last Thursday sheriff Nc
Dade informs as that oil his tax COLLECTS
ing toar through ti4e county he collect
ed only S.4, all told.-Deputy Sheriff
Manning Is very unweli.--Actinz
Mayor McDade IS having the streets
worked aud put IN good repair.
H'askiagtea Gol.asy.-Baaner Frank
Lyons, the mail rider from Beltville to
Mllhein, in Austin county. stole the
key Ia the mail sacks at Cat Springs.
and " IS doing land Office business
stealing registered letters from the
mail W l.. Springfield postmaster at
Beliriile, fixed up deooy letter for
hlm, and with the aid OF F. Peters.
postmaster at Cat Springs, succeeded in
fastening the charge upon him and
having him arrested Frank Is now in
Jail ut BeliviiIt Mr. Burton Carlisle
IN company with III. kinch Collins and
others, on sunday started out on a
drive and succeeded in " rounding up
three young black Toosters named re-
speetiveiy Nelson aud HAMPTON Sneed
and Randall Smith. who are supposed
10 have been specializing in beef cat
tie. They were caught IL the suburbs
OF the city Of Buck horn, Austin county.
IBe i've Snevds were taken 70 BeIivilse
and jagged. Smith was brought hore
and turned over 70 Sheriff Hutchiusoa
who furnished him quarters ~ the
county jaiI----A distinguished eolared
gentleman Who IS, IN addition to being
a horse thief, "a comfy convict WAS yes
terday taken before Justice Hyues and
waved an examination His bond was
fixed ct $500 ia defauit of which he
went 10 Jail.
HsHad tsenty < astroville Era: The
new Masonic Hall IN course Of erection
ct this place. when ffished, Is going to
be au honor to the town. a party OF
Indians paid this eighborhood a visit
this moau.---There Is a report on our
streets that Mr.. Chris Schuhart had
difficulty on de Medic with two FRENCH
men about some cattle, and that he
killed ore Of them and seriously
wounded The other and was himself
shot in the hand Although the report
il not confirmed, it ia generally be-
Aeged There are h09 children in tie
county within the scholastic age, Of
which BIS are white and II coiored.
TAere are 70 white communities and
one coiored organized, employing Il
teachers. ; mates and famales The
male teachers get Az average salary of
$50 80, the females $50 % makinga
general average Of so per moath.
Three school-house, have been built
during the year-one frame aud two
sto.4t.-aH Of which are reported in
good condition Al the end of toe lsst
scholastic yrar there was 1921 IS LETT
on hand, which, added 10 S32Sg the
amount on hand for this year, makes a
total of S3SSo - cash an hand to be di-
gi4ed among 6U9 children giving 81 81
for each child
Tan 6rsea County The Travellers
tiyst view Of this county, as from The
siage IN the Colorado divide. he looks
over 1t IN almost every direction for
fIty miles, is fine indeed To the right
along the ridge may be seen an i'm
mepse herd OF antelope, ahead a l6afer
welt sNulks along seeking his prey.
while 10 the left on the hill side n snsl!
herd Of buffalo roll along toward
the creek bed to hide themselves from
view 70 the west, forty eight miles
away, the position of Fort Concho Is
clearly defined against the horizon as
though only twenty mites INTERVIEWED.
To the uorthwaFd the fiat top noun,
taius reflect back the rays of the rising
san to The south the CoBcha RANGE
lifts its huge sigzts shape aeeirst the
sky, while the Colorado tiTer winding
through the inteceeainF va-e seems a
silver thread wovvis o. ut.,til hands
/ through natures yerd Is, carpet. and
back Of all and higher iii rises TN
| Twin mountains rs tar IA they were
/ two grs1d seotinels rea Is by nature ;
/ hahsl and left beiiind 10 keep wafcIs
and warti Of her vast domain. But any
appreciation of naiur4's beauty amt
/ grandeur IS considerably darllpenei
i when two g.oars afterward the traveller
/ Is asks,; sexenty,Gve cents for q break
fist, consisting of nothing but crack I'd
/ wheat biscuit and dirty green coffee,
!! with black m3iasses fnr sgeetening.
Ben fiekilD. the county seat. j. 2 small
hs.tfliet aud stage stapd FOR the FL Pasa
Stage company, wi.l three small stores,
a blacksmith sil y ard courthouse Dr.
+ c. fsylct has a Gue irrigated farm
here employing all the latest improved
agricultural implements. ST Angelo is
i tliA fastest village Of It's SIZE in the
state Of Texas. IS well as the hardest.
Il bias It's own variety show, Mexican
dance houses and all the incidientais o.
s mining camp. bat some fine stock
81 goods ara carried here, and a good
business done III bntfalo hides, and
sts,etmeps Supplies aud uatfit. -stt-
Elwaine. the skeriff of the County, ant
his deputy, ysaden, IKE here and are
tsrror to evil doers Of every class I'll,
Former followed two hcrse thieves las
simmer out on the staked plains be,
youa whece Captain Solan's COMMAND
tasas,d back on his terrible expedition
- Fart Ceneho i an eight 5npan,
post, with very comfortable and dars.bi
sfone-s uaf tiers, stables, hospitals. suit
Iers buildings, etc, at present III com
! usand OF General Grierson. Conch,
river, on which the fort Is situated. i
certainly one Of tie most beautiful littl
rivers IN the world.