The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-18
THE STATE OVER.

ur0ySOn C0etafy.--Register: Our found
ry is filling orders for iron columns for
the fronts of several brick buildings in
Paris. We learn that Mr.. John Jar
Doe, who is afflicted with insanity, was
permitted to go home, and yesterday
threatened to annihilate his wife with
an ax--The elevator of NAPLES 4
Upton, under construction and to be
completed in about two weeks. Will be
40x40 feet in width and breadth, and
forty feet high. It's capacity will be
fifty thousand bushels of wheat.
Bezw Co,tnty.-Sheep raisers are find>
ing it difficulty 10 get hands to shear
their sheep. A few good shearers could
tini employment here. The rain
Saturday night was not so heavy north
of the city as in its near vicinity, which
accounts tor the sudden rise and fall of
the river.---Captain C. C. Hood, oath
infantry, Captain d. A. Irwin, 4th cav,
airy, and second Second Lieutenant J.
X. Price, oath infantry, are hereby de-
tailed MS additional memories of the
general court martial instituted at For.
Duncan. Texas.
Comdnche County Chief
There was never finer prospec. for
fruit than at present. Our peach trees
are literally breaking down under the
weight of their product, and we have
seen the ground under the trees covered
with young fruit which was pulled off
to save the tree.-Wheat cutting CON-
| menced on the frat instant. and fine
harvest Is expected.--We had a SPLEEN
| did rain on the eighth, which will
almost guarantee a splendid crop of
corn, although it may prove detrimen-
tai to few who have cut their wheat.
Foung County Leader Mr.. T. II.
Conner. the Jail contractor, has per-
fected his arrangements preparatory to
commencing the Young county Jail He
will begin work next Monday morn,
| ing. and ere many months we viii have
| one of the best jails In northwest
| Texas. The case of the state OF
Texas vs.. p. B. Marshall, for the muir
der 10y poison) of Dora Dees, which has
been agitating the public mind for the
past four weeks. was decided late Satur
day evening The jury after having
been out about three hours. returned a
verdict of" guilty of murder in the fist
degree"
fdFuFa tVtstll--ESkdbohId- n gov
deal Of land, from which the wheat ha,
just been cut. is now being broken up
The farmers are preparing this land fol
cotton, which will be planted as coon a
possible.--The commissioner cour
was in session yesterday urging man,
matters CT import to the court. Man,
. commissions were issued granting powe
20 open new and change old roads TIL,
county treasurers report was received
and ordered on the record. This repor
for the last three months is the larges
ever sent into this court. Mr.. Furgu
, son turned in So. 900 in scrip.
II Travis Cosnfy.-Statesman A saua
. of rangers, under the command of Coz
poral Pace, arrived from Kimbie count
with the following prisoners. Jane
! Pace, theft of horse, bail fixed at 81 90,
I Luther Walton, theft Of horse: Jane
D X. Potter. theft of hogs, bail 81 900;
. I. Dunnon, theft of hogs; Bell Doubiir
charged with murder.-Captain job
. Connor was on Sunday arrested an
0 placed in jail on three indictmen,
found by the grand jury. charging hin
. with issuing forged titles to land. Car
tain Conner is an old resident of tn
place. and in years gone by he mad
= himself felt Is q valuable citizen in tn
Q frontier section. His arrest, therefor
o is matter of surprise and regret TO Il
% many who know him.
II Harris Gounsy-Teleeram Colon,
!. Lambert, aid>de-camp 70 the governo
: has just returned from visiting vario,
military companies in the interior, an
: reports that the military encanpmel
b scheme is an assured success rhe 81
[t campment ID to occur june ~. and Co
: tinue one week. Governor Hubhal
and staff will be present and review Il
troops. General Ord and staff ha,
Il also been invited, and. il is though
3 will accept and be here to take part
|. the Inspection. Passengers on q
= Internafional and Great Northern 70,
. | report that eight stmed guards boa
10 the train every evening at Willis u
i | accompany The express uaeeseuger
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