The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-19
THE STATE OVER.

Water C6mtH-Messenger' A tire
Ncured in Ilemstead Thursday night
Destroying ten houses, Losses not
Mown.--lm Trivett got 80 drunk
Sunday that he did not know what he
was doing, and walked up to another
negro man and cut him in the back and
| face, badly. Last Saturday, in the
| southeastern portion Of the, county n
negro named Bill Stewart killed
mother named Clebourn Smith. Jeal'
| ousy was the cause,
SMITH County, - Democrat and Re-
porter; The city public schools will
I open on the LIST Of March, money now
| icing on hand to pay teachers,--Cot-
| ton still comes in ~ the rate Of from
VITO 60 bales per day, and trrde is live
|E----The United States court will
| open in this city on the first Monday in
next month. THE commissioners
court was in session last Monday, Tuesr
/ day and "Wednesday. Their principal
work was with reference to the public
roads.
Comanchc ComM-Chief; Alsop, who
escaped from custody about n year ago,
in this place, gave himself up day or
two ago and gave bond for appearance
stbe district court. Mumps continue
to rgge in our midst The Right Rev.
| Alexander c. Garrett, Episcopal bishop
I for the diocese of northwestern Texas,
will hold services and preach next Suns
day at this place, While here he will
4 perfect arrangements for building the
| EPISCOPAL church. -Comanche IS not
| awhit behind her neigh bors in politics.
4 She has greenback club in full blast,
Last Monday being the first regular
term of the commissioners court this
year, new overseers We're appointed for
the fifty odd public roads in the county,
i Limestone C0,mty.-Leader: The heavl
ct frost of the season was last Monday
Md plenty ice visible--as much as We
hve seen at any time during the win
tr,-The farmers are very busy SOW
hg oats.--There has been great
qanGty of pork killed here this VIM
tr,-rbe wheat crop looks fine in
IBIS section, though there was but little
Nwed last tsll. ---CottGG is nearly all
opposed of; don't think there VII be
Ner one hundred bales, all told yet to
d sold or shipped The deputy
Aeritfol Falls county with theassistance
dour worthy Constable, W. W. lrvan,
crested negro near town for commits
ing rape on little girl; they brought
ne colored indiyiduel into town, hands
Iniled and chain around his neck.
We learn that he was an escaped cons
Wet.
van Idadt C0untH-Local County
commissioners court has been in session
ls week,-About thirty immigrants
sot OFT OF the train here last Thursday
alghl from the state of Arkansas. They
VIII settle about ten or fifteen miles
Nom here, IN this county.-Quite a
sensation has been created here from
'Ae report of the discovery of a very
extensive silver mine about six miles
west OF this place, on what is known as
Ve''ar creek. 1t extends for about tif>
ven miles down the creek, part of
pu'eh Is in this county and part in
kaufman county-From Mr. Carter
We learn that Ben Hadloy, the half
uEsed Indian who, with two negroes,
murdered saloon keeper about six or
.e'en weeks ago in Gregg county, was
wuVlcled and his punishment assessed
%uesth, last Thursday One of the
Vuer negroes will 30 tn same way one
VI mem turning states evidence, 1t
wan wal De the first legal hanging that ever
Vame otfi in Greag county.