The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-28
THE STATE OVER.

.INN tNlFiNa Nlt EFlh- VIZ bil tDNl hlANF0
of the river at Texarkana.
E-rr Comfy DrisNell, charged with
killing Barr is under $3.50 bonis.--
Bin Taylor spent a night in the Browns
Vile jail on his return to lndianOla.
B4tifoB f1.yity-Crup prospects Rs
fine ns they have ever been. No grass
hoppers to hurt---Sam Parmley ar
rested for murder, broke Jail the other
night. and i still at large.
Collin Cam,u--Mr Thomas 7. Brad.
ley and Mrs. Susan A. Watson are
married The Farmers and Mer-
chants mills are doing good work ---
The grasshopper's havn't hoped oil
yet.
Grimss County Heavy rains are the 4
going south to chaw I
up the Age, a. the last remaining green !
thing on the Gulf coast--Perry Az !
ston and James Bradshear fought with |
lamps The third one did the business |
Comedies County. grasshOppers
on the move. Have done but little |
damage As yet.---The grand jury al |
jOuTued, after finding siXty-tour true |
bills.--Crops are splendid, and every
body In good spirits.
Giiadul0lpC County, ore
and stone coal have been discovered
In the county.---The new Presbyte-
riHn church at Seguin Is to cost thirty
thousand dollars, and seat four hundred
persons. The Episcopal church is fin
ished, but has as yet no minister.
Kendall COtnty.-Mr. Fred Morris,
from Rhode Island, has fine ranch in
this county. He owns over two thous-
and acres, and is raising horses and
hogs.--Ihe grape does well. There
are several prosperous vineyards in tue
county, and more being planted
The Guadalupe river runs through the
county.
johnson County They did manage to
beat the local option in Cleburne.
Colonel Frierson, late of Mississippi
died suddenly on Wednesday night
More business houses are needed in
Cleburne.-Thei first mosquitoes have
arrived. The last hopper would be bet
ter.
N5riJ, ,o.ouy--The dewberries are
nearly ripe ID District court COM
menced Yesterday. The Ea-. Line
railroad hands were paid L on Tuesday
Penis revival is still raging in JEFF
ferscn.--Charles Thompson, colored,
is one hundred and fourteen years old.
and has seventeen children living
The journal is most excellent paper.
Nditrro Coiaty.-The measles are
prevailing at Corsicana.-Corn pros
poets are good. II. G.. Cook,
citizen OF Navarro, died in New Or
leans on the 18th. The farmers are
sanguine about the growing crop
Capt. Marion Martin has some very
| fine stock. Capt. NJ. IL a fine mar, and
that we do know.-Bryan Il. Barry,
esq, is confined to his room with the
measles.
CdHcrOH C0,u,ty.-Befere COrtins
was taken to the City Of Mexico ne or
dered the debts which he incurred
while in command on the Bravo to he
paid by sale Of his stock.-Mr. Mar
! quez has u beef packery near Browns
| yille.--High winds has injured the
crops. plentiful supply OF water
insures grass, fat cattle and horses,
and is indicative of coming good times
for the rsncheros.
Harrison Cotinty.-The delinquent
tax list il formidable document.-
| The department has q new fire bell,
bought with their own money
Travel on the Texas aud Pacific is in
creasing first bumble-be of
the season has arrived, and proceeded
at once to interview Uncle Bobby
| LOughery, Of the Herald.-The pub
lie free schools are prospecting. A
terrible rain fell on Tuesday night. -
| The farmers are delighted with the
prospects.--Major Steadman's office
was unroofed by the wind.
lSsHih Cotaiy. Rev. John Adams P.
E., OF Tyler district is highly spoken of
-Fishing parties are in vogue
Farming prospects are good. Dead
loads of peaches viii be grown
Mayor Hocksmith is giving great salts
faction The old double oak. TYLER
landmark, has been cut down. Tax
collector Murphy turned over To the
county treasurer on Monday Sl4 s35 81 4,
the largest collection ever made in the
county is money enough in
the county treasurer's hands now to
pay the audited claims of all the school
teachers.
Conaach6 County-Seventeen thousand
pounds Of buffalo hides, in one lot, were
bought last week by dealer.--The
law prohibiting the carrying of weapons
has been repealed by the commissioners
eourt.-No county in the state has a
better population than Comanohe.-
The Fort Worth stages are always filed
with passengers.---Snow fell in Co
mancbe last Thursday The Chief
learns, through Judge Fleming, that
Bill Taylor. the desperate who escaped
from Indianola a year since. was recap>
tured by the rangers in Coleman county
short time since.
Van Zandt Ceeatg.-The citizens OF
Wills Point do not approve of the action
of the county attorney in arresting Con.
dnctor Bauldridge, of the Texas and
Pacific, for not stopping five minutes at
the depot, as is required by the charter.
Over hundred of the best citizens
signed a protest against this action -
A lodge OF Knights of Honor was form.
cd last week.---A man sixty years old
came into Willis Point the other day to
see his first train of cars. -. X. Allen,
Past Master of the Missouri State
Grange, Is booked for speech at the
Point on the 26th.--Nice country
cured hams are being sold at the Point.
Berdy Co'1aty.-The down stage from
Eagle Pass was robbed between the
fSobiunA ubh Ctaiut. 1uTG6 DaS8e0-
gers suffered. Mr.. Meiifont, OF Fort
Clark, lost $500. The registered mail
was untouched. are all
hopeful, and the present promises 10
be the best season ever experienced.-
San Antonio votes two thousand eight
hundred and sixty.--Mrs. Emily
Hand, formally wife Of General u.
vails, IL visiting San Antonio.
mines have been opened eighteen miles
from San Antonio. The vein il five
TO seven feet thick, and lies 1t depth
Of thirty-nve feet. A bed Of fire clay
iies Immediately under II. The coal
u worth IS 80 Ia the city, per ton.
| KdiJtsoss County. The Terrell StaI
has the following mournful item:
some weeks ago, Dr.. Jordan, OF this
place, was cutting wood when . chip
Z sssuck him In ths eye. After vainly
snesevoring 70 81 relief here, he went
/ g nsnphis, Tsnnesses, thsre 10 b.
, Setsd ~ sone dtntjuEuinhed phyeI-
c.as. His wife followed - ~.
- ve have I'D isasnsd thst TIE -.