The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-06-01
THE STATE OVER.

are unusually promising.
Young Gsesty. --Grahsm Leader; Sew
eral prospectors FROM Pennsylvania and
Indiana were in town last SATURDAY..
Work has been commenced ON the new
Jail. II will be erected on the Jail lot
cas-; of the square, and will cost g. .645.
-Haryesting is under full headway.
and the wheat crop promises much
iarger yield than was at first anticipate
ed. The heads are well perfected and
the grain is of good quality.
hat.fSaan toBHty.- Star: New farms
continue to open all around Terrell.
Voluntary oats, as 8 general thing. are
excellent assert that crops
are better this year than for ten years
past.-An sttache of the New York
Herald passed west on the local express
Tuesday. While the local express stop
ped at Mesquite, he took out pocket
camera, and took a photo of the place
which the train robbers immortalized
Graysoa G,,o,ty.-News: The SUNDAY
schools OF Grayson county viii meet in
convention at Sherman on June 2Sth
and 2atb, for the purpose of effectiug a
general and permanent organization,
and 70 create more general interest in
this branch Of christian education -
The total drive of caitle,o date through
Denison number eighty-two thousand
tour hundred and fifty head, while there
there are some twenty thousand Yet to
report.
Harris CoatHfy.-Age. Cattle thieves
are again on the alert THE Houston
and Galveston merchants who have been
doing northern Texas for the past week
returned yesterday by special trai. ct
ten o'elock.--John Heller, a colored
hackman, was arrested by Deputy
Charles Miller and lodged in Jail in de,
fault OF five hundred dollars bail for hi.
! appearance. Heller Il charged with
having pawned some furniture at Swee-
neys, the property of George Eldridge
Williamson Co,esfy-Record We learn
there was a hail storm in the lower end
OF this county Monday night. There
was no material damage done.--Dr.
Threadgili, the druggist of Taylorville.
was tried on Thursday on charge OF
selling liquor 70 persons without pre-
so:iptions, and being convicted was
fined twenty-five dollars and costs.
There were several such charges against
him, and as We 90 to press, learn that
he Las been convicted of two, and fined
twenty-five dollars each time, and the
jury Was out on third.
Beer Copatg-lIersld, Good progress
| is being made IN the construction of the
street railway, a party of gold hunts
ers are in camp Just south OF the CITY.
and viii leave in few days to try their
fortunes in Arizona. After they have
| used up their pile they will be willing
to return to Western Texas and recu>
perate their health and fortunes
clothing mandatory has been started
IN San Antonio. Mr.. A. Freymann has
started factory that now employs over
thirty,tive persons, and is making up
goods for the wholesale merchants OF
that city. The money paid heretofore
for ready>nlade clothing in the west has
invariably gone to enrich the east.
Collin County advocate :. Mckinney
will soon have five ten pin alieys.-
As soon ss the farmers begin 10 ship
wheat and oats, business will spring up
lively and Allen will enlarge her bori-
ers. The town is beautifully located
and is one of the richest parts of Collin
county To the emigrant lust stepping
oil the train, the view of the country
here Is charming. indeed. The prairie
Is covered with millions of flowers,
herds OF cattle and horses feeding on
the grass, the farms all in fine state Of
cultivation. and the harvest, now ripen-
ing, wave aud roll like golden oceans TO
meet the kiss OF the sunbeams. Plano.
seven miles to the south, is plainly yisi-
hle.
Travis County. The col,
ored people are making big arrange
ments for their emancipation day ceie.
bration. --Dewberries are all gone.
ami bIackherries are just beginning to
! appear in market. They sell at a bit
qnart-Six prisoners, five white
and one colored, were brought in from
Menara county. They were on their
way to the penitentiary.--T dis
irict court Is rafting of business lively.
On Monday c. c. Hearne. charged with
| forging bills OF lading. Frank Laneston,
burglary; +. Young, colored, theft; and
Taylor, colored, theft. were given terms
| IN the penitentiary, all of them two
years except the latter, and he got five.
| Perry Laekey, charged with assault
with intent to murder Mr.. Morgan.
found guilty and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
johnson CoE,ty.--Chronicle A CORES,
pondent from Gross Tiinbess who fails 10
give his name, says the crops were
never better, except oats. which are
sorry. Fruits were never better
The late wind storms we're destructive
OF the many beautiful orchards in this
part of the county The growing
crops are all that could be asked by the
most exacting. Cotton has a good
stand and is now undergoing the chops
ping out process. Corn il generally
LAID by and much of it is beginning to
tassle. The crop now promises an un.
precedented Yield.-Last SATURDAYS
wind blew the negro school house from
its foundation and also small house in
the eastern part of town. In the coun-
try 1t demolished fences, blew down
some corn and scattered promiscuously
the shocks of wheat in many fields
These wind storms are getting too IA.
miliar
| 7fasss Coiaty.-Ststesman Grass on
the prsiries Is noy foot high. and the
range Is better than for years past n
the month of May The mast is ais O
very heavy and the hog crop promises
well. Pescsus will be abundant next
winter.--About forty negroes were
gathered on the street the other day
around one of their colored brethern.
who had just graduated after FIVE wears
sejourn in the state institution of learn.
ing known "a the Huntsville penitenti-
AIRY. The ne~iy>tiedged graduate was
the hero OF the hour.--A horrible
homicide occurred near MeDade Wed,
nesday evening. A man named w.
Springer. while working in field, shot
his brother-in-law four times; then the
wife came rushing out and he shot her
his own sister, and soon after he shot
himself All three of them died. At
FIRST it was thought there had been
family troubles. but afterwards the
opinion prevailed that Springs was
| insane.
Esuth Coanfg.-Empire: Our farmers
should not be ina great hurry to get
rid Of their wheat, for every bushel ia
needed at home. or will be as the
| months 60 by.--We had quite a wind
aud rain storm last Sunday morning
but hear of no damsge more than the
blowing out of place and shape o!
fences, etc.--It is generally thought
that the wheat crop throughout the
county will be above an average. Some
OF our farmers speak Of making twenty
! IN. fxuav ..xI