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Gates that war is inevitable.
Are you vaccinated, is the
leading interrogatory in Rich
mond.
- The grand jury Of Tarrant
county has ::found scveny-su
indictments.
Sixteen negro "nourners"
baptized in the bayou at Hous-
ton the other day.
The Corsicana hides con-
tains the announcements Of FIVE
candidates for county Offices.
Fhe. peopfee of Richmond
have come down toa summer
basis, They are taking soda
wateralEeady. -.
Judge Turner. at George
town. on Friday last, admitted
Male to bail on.ssooeo bond.
Bond. wss gwen.
- "A store at Glarksville was
entered by burglars and a, Halls
burglars proof safe broken
open. and robbed Of $40. -.
- Three prisoners confined
in the Jail at Bracket escaped:
The jailols Being asleep, were
relieved of, their pistols and
locked up.
Pleaston Journal. Sheep
men are preparing for the spring
clip. A great quantity Of wool
will be shipped from oureounty
this season. - '''
England has called out the
reserves and is making prepare
tons for her feet to nter.the
Black sea, she will also. occupy
Gallipoh on the Bosphoruss..s
The Murphy temperance
wave has rolled into Dallas. 1t
is expected that hundreds of
red ribbon badges will soon be
w:rn in Dallas.
= Hon. F. H. Sleeper..a
prominent member of the Waco
bar, has been arrested on a
charge of pu1uy. Mr.. Sleeper
says the charge is malicious
- There Ia a supsr-asun-
dance Of Mexican silver in cir-
culation in Fort Worth. 1t is
passing atvarious discounts, hav-
ing no established value.
Richmond has. a case Of
genuine smallpox, and two hum
dred and fifty children have
been vaccinated within week.
A good thing for the doctors.
MIR. John Forgarty, of
Limestone county. has 100
acres in wheat. Some Of his
May wheat is alredy headed
out and will be ready to cut in
FIVE weeks.
Another veteran Of the
Texas revolution gone. vii
liam German died at his resi-
dence. Sunday. the 74th day Of
March, 1873. aged SO yeats
LuGrange Record.
We often hear of cats get
ting into all kinds of mischief,
but here is an extraordinary
case: Near Fredericksburg, a
few..days ago, a cat killed a col
ored baby only a few days old.
- Patsey Hagerty and John
Chapman quarreled over a
trivial mattcrin Marshalls' store,
at Pleasanton. Chapman drew
a knife and stabbed :Hagerty in
the back, infiicting a wound that
may prove fatal.
On the Sd inst. Charles
Oliver, a negro killed another
negro named Rufe Farrell, at
Owensvilie. Robertson county.
Olive then lit out, but was cap
tured a few days age at Hemp
stead.
-TheS Houston : 7tssgram
says a,pawnbroker put up at
auction $500 worth Of unre-
deemed-pledges and sold only
$50. Diamonds were offerd
without a single bidder. Hard
times.
"A young man named JEFF
fers. who lives near Zion
Spring is missing. As he was
a dangerous witness against
some parties residing on the
Dry Salado. it is suspected that:
he has been made away with
Rev. Mr.. Carson says the,
devil is in Dcnison. andssthus de-.
scibes him.. This. celebrated
parsonage is frequently the best
dressed, gentleman in the city.
wearing hae eslt- boots. with
studs in his shirt front as large
As wainuts: ~. -
The Sherman Greenback-
ers have nominated a ticket, for
city officers. The Courier says
they have not only proved their
Radical procliyities, but have
nominatcd a man who is dis
grace to the Organization, and
decency stands appalled,.
On. Thursday, at Sandy
Point, the dead body of a negro
Ben Butler. was discovered with
the top Of his head blown off.
Butler was a quiet intelligent
freedman. No particulars of
the murder.
AN Austin SAastswas re.
porter went out on Walnut creek
nine miles from town. The