The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-11
THE STATE OVER.

Parker ComtD--Timesi The Wealth,
crlord base bali fraternity have orgnil'
ed AN association TO be known M the
Parker Champions, Thomas Al.
len, on Walnut Creek, had selected
aero sown with wheat, and when II was
tmeshed out early this week, the yield
measured thirtyseight and half bush
els of sixty pounds to the bushel. -
Mr. Evans, q citizen Of the Clear Fork
valley was drowned in the stream near
Mis- residence yesterday morning.
When last seen he was in tho creek,
above the old Underwood mill. The
body has not been recovered.
Trdvis CouatN--Statesman; An old
colored man named Oliver Espy was
killed by nm international train about
two o'clock yesterday morning near
presser's brewery, -Gardendir vs.
Chinn; appeal from Hood; certificate
dismissed. Brown Ct al. VS.. Hogg, coun.
w Judge. appeal from Denton; certif>
cate dismissed. Ames Ct al vs.. Hubby;
appeal from McLennan; affirmed per
Moore, j. Schaier VS.. Eddy; appeal
from Robertson; affirmed on certificate.
Wesley Hardin will have to be
taken to Comanche county in SeptemN
her to receive the sentence Of the court
for twenty-five years in the penitentiary,
and then brought back and taken hence
to huntsville.
Tafaat CouqtH-Standard; There are
near the railroad and west of the depot
three planning mills that are doing
almost incessant work. "A large por'
ton of our citizens depend upon the
river for daily supply Of water. But it
is now too muddy for use, and they are
subjected to great Inconvenience. If
they will put out buckets and barrels,
the Lord will provide them with the
purest water. We were shown some
wheat yesterday which had sprouted in
the shock. An experienced gentleman,
who is engaged in threshing wheat, in
formed us that the damage TO the wheat
in the shocks from the late storm and
heavy rains would be fully ten per
cent. But small portion of the crop
was stacked or threshed prior to the late
wet spell,
Kaufman County.-Times Judge
Clark leaves next week for Sulphur
Springs to hear q writ OF hebeaS corpus
in the Mooney murder case.--A young
man by the name of Joe Murphy, who
lived about seven miles from town,w was
killed by lightning Friday morning
while driving COW from the field.
The COW was also killed.-Colonel
Wellborn and General Good, according
to announcements addressed the citizens
OF this town on Monday, at the courts
house. The speech of Olin Wellborn
was a mastery effort, forcible, severe
expose of the abuses inflicted on the
people by hostile financial legislation.
lie also pointed out the practical meas'
ures which should be applied to relieve
the country of the prevailing distress.
He wasloudly and frequently applauded
throughout.
Basrop County.-Advertiser The cots
ton crop being month eerlir TINS year
than usual, no fears are entertained OF
the worm in this country. Cotton IS
growing finely and the farmers all wear
smiling faces. On Saturday morning
last Mr.. Aleck Farmer, who lived in the
north eastern portion of Bastrop county
left his home to visit Bastrop on busl'
ness. He passed through Paige early IN
the morning. Not far this side OF Page
he was met in an open prairie, within
full view of the town OF Paige ana
neighboring houses, by an unknown as
sassin, who fred upon him with dou'
bic barrel shot gun, lodging the con- A.
tents of both barrels in Farmers LETT
side.-In sentencing prisoner, con-
demned to be hung at La Grange last
week, Judge Moore fixed the DAY or
Saturday July sixth. TheRecord says
Judge Moore in fixing Saturday instead
of Friday for the execution designs,
blow at the abominable custom ofmak'
ing day Infamous by fixing all tne
executions upon it. So much has this
custom become fixed in the minds o
the people that kind Of superstition
clusters about Friday.