The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-02

The following items are special tele-
grams to the Galveston News of yes
terdays date:
Marshnil.
No developments have occurred In
the postoillce robbery which the de-
tective wishes made public. Several
parties ale suapicioned. Officers are
hard at work.
The negro arrested and brought here
to day, charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Brew, was found to be the wrong
person.
Huntsville,
The negro who killed John Randolph
near here, some time ago, was tried
and found guilty OF murder in the first
degree. but took an appeal.
One boarder WINS sent up to MAJOR
Cunningham's hotel.
The court adjourned after short
time, only lasting about two weeks.
The crop prospects are very fine.
Hearne.
Captain II. G. Saunderson, formerly
of Columbus, Mississippi, and late
livery-stable keeper at this place, was
to-day publicly cow-hided on the street
by Mrs. Schilling, the wife of Lewis
Schilling, barber. The castigation was
given in duplicate; once in a house on
Magnolia street, where Saunderson
was engaged with few friends dis.
cussiDg the political outlook, and the
second time on the street short while
afterwards. The cdsuS beli was the
failure or refusal of the captain to pay
the lady's husband for dyeing his
whiskeIs.
San Antonio.
Last night the safe of Meyer d Co.,
live stock agents, on the main plaza,
was robbed of eighty dollars.
One hundred and twenty-six thou
sand pounds of wool were received
yesterday.
A letter to the Empress from Fort
EWell says: | have since learned that
the two boys John and Richard Taylor,
Steeles stepsOns, who were carried oil
by the Indians, have both been killed.
Their bodies were found two miles
from Steele's rancho; also the bodies OF
two more of Sleele's shepherds were
found. This makes five persons killed
ut Steele's rancho and one wounded
This raid has been of great injury to
this county, as we all know enough OF
these raiders to know that they Will
come again next full moon, and will
keep coming as long as they can make
it pay them.
Brownsville.
The reporter of the Brownsville
Ranchero interviewed the captured
Lerdists in Matamoros to-day. They
state that there has been an o-ganiza-
ton of Lerdists here in direct commu"
nication with Escobedo, but their
movements have been kept within the
law, giving our officers no show upon
the conspiracy.
On Friday last about two hundred
men assembled ut Lanoris, about
eighteen miles from here, on the Cor
nus Christi road. From there they
marched to San Ysidoro, on the river,
reaching there about 3 o'clock Satur'
day morning. Here about fifty men at
tempted to cross the Rio Grande into
Mexico. They were led by Raphael
Lira. They were met by u party o
regulars from Matamoras and Skin
misb eneued, which resulted In thu
discontinue of the conspirators, eigh
of whom were made prisoners, TIVE
wounded and two killed, and three
others were drowned IN the river II
their efforts to recross 1t Is though
the remainder of the band must have
gone further up the river before at
, tempting to cross.
1t is understood that one object o
the raid was to intercept and captur
General Canales, who Ia on his wa
from Reynosa to Matamoras. ines
Lerdistas were under the leadership o
Colonies Murray and Christie. Carlo
I Devocke and Raphael Lira, two 9
! those captured, were living In TIL
city.