The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-01-19

soeiatior. Ar. b.. b. Beaird was re-c;ect.
ed presi lent, and the old officers gsBer-
ally reelected Plank pavement.
are taking the places OF the rock ones
on the north side of the public square
and II makes better travelling Cor,
orner Hubbard. in response 10 petitions
sent up from here. has pardoned Mr..
stapp, who WAS found guilty Of killing
Mr.. Findly. at the last session OF the
district court of this eouaiy As soou
as Sheriff Marsh received the inforna-
| ton OF his psrden. he turned the old
man out of jail. aud be at once went to
| his caiidren, who live in this county.
Our &cotton market hiss shown a
considerable falling oil in receipts this
| week. partly, no doubt, on account of
the unfavorsbie weather and bad roads
IN the early part of the week, and
partly because, evidently, the rush is
over for the present season, most OF the
cotton having already been marketed
Nevertheless the receipts are sufficient
to keep up lively trade around town.
Ds,,soa County Methodist
quarterly meeting commenced last Sat-
urday evening. hack line To
and from Denton aud terminus OF Dali
Las 6 Wichita railroad, j II. jackson.
proprietor.---A. H. Serene, an old cit
izen of this county, died at his resideuce,
I've miles south OF Denton, Wednesday.
the 9th instant-More houses are
needed, "to rent, in Denton.-The
cold snap permitted the killing of
great deal OF pork.---The framework
oil the bridge of the Dallas a Wichita
company is finished across Elm creek,
and is ready to receive the rails.
Fighting. shooting scratching and bit
ing was the order of Monday night.
one man got his ear bitten, another
was arrested, and the third was ran out
of town, with bullets whistllng about
his head.-The good results OF the
adoption OF the hog law in this county,
may already be seen, In the fact that
hundreds of acres of rich lands are be-
ing fenced and plowed preparatory for
seeding. that otherwise would not, for
The parties owning the lands were not
able TO build the close fences heretofore
necessary TO protect their crops from
the depredations OF hogs permitted TO
run at large.
Harris Couaty-The Age: An effort
will be made by the military companies
ut this city to secure the new city hail
as an armory and drill room. IL would
serve the purpose excellently. -Com~
plant is made that the Crossings over
the Texas Western Narrow Gauge rail
way, near the city. are in dangerous
condition. A mule had one of his legs
broken yesterday in going over the
crossing employees of the In
ternational and Great Northern rail.
road received notice yesterday that the
reduction OF twenty per cent. on wages.
announced some time past at Palestine,
would take effect in Houston forthwith.
Manager Stacy of the Western
Union telegraph company, informed an
Age reporter that another telegraph
line will be Immediately erected along
the line of the Texas and New Orleans
railway. The wire, poles and insulators
have been awaiting the appearance OF
the line builders, who have arrived, and
will proceed to work early the coming
week--What came near being seri.
Gus accident occurred in the rear of Mr..
j. ). Miiis's clothing store yesterday at
o'clock. Some party being annoyed
at the many pigeons flying around the
building shot at them, the ball entering
the closed door of Mills store, shivering
the glass pane to pieces and lodged in
the side OF the stairs. A drummer from
New Orleans, Mr.. |. keifier,. was in the
store at the time and the ball missed
his head about two or three inches.