The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-16
THE STATE OVER.

Bsg1r L0uig,--llerald II the Alamo
AN be bought ut u reasonable. sum,
Nara Il gentleman H. this city who is
,illjnn TO contribute equally with six
o,bers and purchase II, and present 1t
w the city of san Antonio to be kept
,oreyer as historical museum, - In
,bo district court yesterday, Henry
Pank. the negro who distinguished
himself with the forged ham orders T.
,hort time ago, and swindled several
mcrohants out of their goods, was sens
fenced to the pentenIiary for four
wars on two indictments for swindling,
yong Comty --LpOder' Mr. 4. II.
Cannon the Jail contractor has perS
soed his arrangements preparatory to
commencing the Young county jail lie
will begin work next Monday mornS
mc and ere many months we will have
ono Of the best jlils IN northwest
Tey0s, The case of the state OF
Teyas vs., =. b, Marshall, for the muir,
der lby poison) Of Dora Dees, which has
bpn ogimting the public mind for the
mast four weeks, was decided late Satur.
day evening Tho jury after having
been out about three hours, returned
verdict of guilty Of murder in the fist
degree
Victoria Comv--Adyooate Mr. Johns
son Resell has growing on lot in this
city fine stand Of corn that is now in
six and tassel. This is the farthest
advanced Of any young corn in the
county 50 far MS we are advised. Oh |
Wednesday Deputy Sheriff A, s, Thur,
mond succeeded in awesting, on the
Coletto creek, Wesley Clifford, colored,
an escaped prisoner from Dewitt
county, charged there with intent to
murder.--lhe county Jail seems just
now to be the popular resort. 1t is full,
having fourteen inmates, most Of whom
await the action Of the district court
which opens in Victoria on Monday.
Harris County-Telegram; Colonel
Lambert aid-de.camp TO the governor
has Just returned from visiting various
military companies in the Interior and
reports that the military encampment
scheme is an assured success. The ems
campment is to occur June 20, and con.
tinue one week. Governor Hubbard
and staff will be present and review the
troops General Ord and staff have
also been invited and, it is thought,
will accept and be here to take part in
the inspection. --Passengc on the
International and Great Northern road (
report that eight armed guards board
the train every evening at Willis and
accompany the express messenger to
LOngyiew. ON the 1880 train of the
International railroad Sunday morning,
Deputy Sheriils John Morriss and John
Eaut returned from Fort Smith, Arkan- I
sas with Mat Woodief in custody. On
arrival in the city Woodlef was placed
in the Jail in default of one thousand
dollars bond, to await his trial for the
shooting affair between himself and eX-
Marshal Erickson,
Washington County-Sentinel: Last
week when the little daughter, nine
years old, of Mr.. Brightson went out to
the field by the direction of her mother c
to tell negro laborer to come to din.
ner she was seized and outraged. The
demon incarnate has disappeared
Moderation in all things is generally
our rule, but in case of this sort, tag~
got and hemp combined is putting the
case in quite mild form.---We clip $
the following from the Arkansas Demo.
crat as news to many hundreds Of our
readers in Texas, who loved old Davy
Crockett to the last, and love his memo
Y still. His son is said to be a chip of +
the true block: In another column
will be found the announcement Of
Colonel Robert Ii. Crockett, of Aran- G
sas county, as q candidate for commits G
sloner Of state lands. Colonel Crockett
Sa grandson of old Davy, whose motto '
was, Be sure you are right, then go =,
ahead." We have known him many q
years, and in times, too, that tried
mems souls. He has always been true q
to every principle which he believed to Il
oerght and Just, and should he be the 2
nominee, it will give us great pleasure
to support him.