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tound our. if they had not al
ready know it, that Brick Pom
eroy. is II hrst class fraud.
The Beaumont Letm6srn,an
says oranges can I've raised in
great abundance in Jefferson
county. Trees from ten to
twelve wears old will yield from
$40 to $50 each. In planting
trees 100 to the acre is the rule.
The FIantonia Aryus had
hardly got settled in lis new
quarters and commenced open
ing its many eyes before it was
visited by n bcvy of Phantom
las most beautiful young
ladies.
A stranger in Dallas was
taken out walking on the Cen
tr,,l road and buIld"zad TO the
tune OF a gold watch and S33 in
money. He was made 10
look down the muzzle of a
revolver.
THE local OF the Pleasanton
Journal saws his office hours
are from s a. N. to 5P.M and
that any one who is dissatisfied
with anything appearing i'll his
department is cordially invited
10 call and see him.
= A large number of Arneri-
can farmers in the nclgliborhood
of Flatonia have sown from
five to thirty acres OF wheat
each, and should it turn out
well they will make some
money. Wheat always sells tor
cash.
THE Caldwell Eay1e man says
that if he had to choose between
hubbard or the Devil Tor Gov
ernor, that he would take the
latter. He evidently has no
use tor Hubbard, unless he could
cunsign him to the care OF his
chu'ce.
In Limestone county, near
Thornton, two hogs were bitten
by a rabid dog and in eighteen
days thereafter both went mad.
One was killed and the other
placed in confinement; it died
within thirty hours alter the
first symptoms.
sherman is nov a full
fiedged city. and iii order that
her citizens may enjoy Ell the
rights, privileges and cmolu-
ment pertaining thereto. the
city council has unanimously
resolved to levy u tax of one
dollar on the 500:
-Seversl OF the local preach,
ers at Denison have decided to
attack the sin OF gambling.
Judging from the action OF the
city council of Denison in try
ing to reduce the fine for gam
bling the field is inviting tor
sermons OH that subject.
Denton county sends four
murderers to the peuitentiary;
two for twenty-tonr years each,
one tor murder in the first de-
gree tor thirty years and one
a negro ior fifteen years. The
juries eli that county prob; :
bly, have conscientious scruplcs
about hanging men.
TIE Galveston Teaos is re-
sponsible for the assertion that
lynshing has been run into the
ground in Mun tague county. A
iusticcrode TO Eagle Point to hold
court, and staid all night. he
found his mule the next morn
ing hanging to a tree in the
vicinity, dead.
-Sc7erens sormoud, aged
81 years. committed suicide at
the rendence of his sister, in
Waco. Oh Sunday night by
shooting himself, with a pistol,
He was in comfortable circum-
stances and it is supposed
he was laboring under a fit of
temporary insanity.
The jury in the Huwpe
case, at Dallas, we're discharged
on Tuesday being unable to
agree. 1t is said they stood
eight icr acquital, and four
tor five years in the penitentia-
nv. The trial occupied ten
days and has cost Dallas coun-
ty large sum rt money.
: Henry Bowz!er, aged 20
years, boarded with a widow
lady. Mrs. Harriet Rnnnells,
who resides some 20 miles from
the village of Pleastun. Henry
fell deeply in love with Harriet.
She did not reciprocate the ten
der feeling, and fatty refused to
marry him. In consequence
thereof he deliberately shot and
killed himself with a pistol.
= The town marshal of
Comancie has a winning way.
lie had "a refractory cuss named
johnson, who refused to pay
n fine, and also declined to
work. The marshal took
heavy log chain and anchored
Johnson to the town windmill.
There he staid and cussed for
halt a day. The MAYOR then