The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-15
STATE WIRELINGS.

lspecla kilograms TO the Galveston News.
TRINITY, March ia neighnOr
hood quarrel between parties llvinl
about seven miles from Lovelady, ant
In Wa.ber county, resulted last Mon
day ia the killing OF All Humphries
aud Samuel Foster, aud the severe
wOundiug Ol one Andrews. The killed
and wounded we're on one side. The
other side Wag an old man named Shef.
one or lWO other peraoue, none OF
whom were hurt. have only been
able to hear particulars from tho Foster
side as yet. Fosters party claim that
they met the opposite party in the
road M they were going home, when
old man Sheffield rode forward, calling
out, peace, peace,n and asked for a
parley; and as Fosters party rode up
TO talk the matter over, one OF Shei,
fields crowd secured the only gun the
Foster party haG, then opened fire Oh
them, illing An Humphries' head full
OF buckshot, killing him instantly,
shooting sam Foster so badly that he
died in few hours Andrews got u
shot III the leg aud groin aud will
probably die. No arrests yet.
AUSTIN, March 10, Alderman Jo'
stph Male stabbed Alderman r. j.
Markley about 2 o'clock to-day on the
sidewalk of the avenue, in front OF the
Palace saloon. Markley died almost
instantly.
In the Statesman local item had
appeared rejecting upon the motives
of parties charged with being Interests
ed ia a proposition 10 build n $4,000
markethouse in the ward Alderman
Male represents. This proposition was
broached at the last sitting of the city
council. Male called with Alderman
Plat ut the Statesman Office this
morning, and there had an alteration
with Alderman Markley about the
publication. The alteration termina.
ted IN "A scuilie and fight, Male throw
ing an inkstand or paper weight al
Markley. They were separated by tie
editors and left. Subsequently they
met on the sidewalk, auo after a mos
ments alteration came together with
the result above stated.
The matter Is undergoing inyestiga.
ton by the coroner. Male Is under
arrest, having voluntarily surrendered,
Markley was baker aud grocer, and
Male is lumb Der merchant. The cir,
cumslances as stated are complete,
Other statements which might be
given and which ere current on the
streets are contradlcted.
SHERMAN, March l3,-Last night at
the Anchor saloon, in this city, John
Bolaud and Con Campbell, two sport
ing men, disputiDg over brave men,
became excited and agreed to meet
two miles north OF town this morning
with dueling pistols, IA forfeit Of two
hundred dollars being placed by each
In the hands Of a friend. This morn
ing Con Campbell was seen going to
the ground in carriage drawn by u
fine team ofgrays. Boland left shortly
after ward in IN express wagon, but
did not reach the place named. On
the way, report says, he raised the
alarm CT "police," and ran for the
bushes. Others say no police was In
sight. TombstOnes are needless.
News from Dexter says while Officer
Nance was trying 20 arrest man
named Lamb, he was shot and killed
by Lamb. Lamb has since surren-
dered to the authorities.
CROCKETT, March Is = Mr. J. b.
Stark, manager OF q large saw mill
and lumber yard at Stark's Switch,
six miles north OF here, was shot this
morning about $3.50 o'clock, while III
bed. Particulars not known, as no one
was near him at the Time. Mr.. Stark
on his dying he'd would not tell. HI
only said 1t was a cowardly murder
He died about Q o'clock.