The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-17
THE STATE OVER.

Brrar C6miG--Couricr San Ans
tonic il afflicted with organ grinders
and tpmps, ----Colonel John ID, Logan,
the founder Of the san Antonio Herald,
and widely known M n journalist, died
nt tho residence of his brothpnNlaw
Colonel Bennett, near Reagan, ON suns
day evening, Stable owners complain
about their hny mows and buggy sheds
being inhabited by strange species of
the higher animal kingdom lately
Harris county, --Te,cgram At the
Church of the Annuncintion, assembled
one of the largest congregations known
in this city, for years to witness the
ceremonies in honor of the dead pope.
MIR Saigling, n merchant of Hooks
ley, was badly scolded at the planning
mill of Mr.. Henry House Ton Jan
Nary, charged wlth having broken into
Mr.. w. d. Cleveland's store some moths
since was given two years in the penis
Tertiary There is some talk of light.
ing the city by electricity in lieu of gus
Let rs by all means have light, como
from what source il may.
Denton County Monitor: A ledge of
rich beaming silver quartz has recently
been discovered Dear Hickory Postotlice
in this county about nine miles south
of Denton.--rhe commissioners
court is in session. 1t las under cons
sideration the question Of bridges, which
are badly needed in Denton county.
The meeting of masters of the Den
ton county grangers was postponed to
the first Saturday in March. "A peti,
ton is circulating for another local op,
ton election in this precinct. Court
will commence in Denton on the 18th
instant---O q, WEIGH, prominent
citizen of Denton, died on the 10th in-
slant
IiWrmt ComtN--Democrat: The
county jail now contains thirty>one
prisoners. The council committee
appointed for the purpose have pur.
chased a fine large par of horses,
weighing $50 pounds each, a wagon
and set OF harness, costing the city the
sum Of $500. The money could not
have been expended in better cause,
---kate Hollis, an insane woman, who
for some time has been confined and
cared for in the county hospital, sue.
ceeded in breaking out of her apart,
ment yesterday afternoon. Officer
Baker was informed of the fact and in,
stantly started in pursuit of the fleet
footed woman, when, after hard chase
he was rewarded by overtaking her,
but not until she had traversed over
two or three long miles OF rolling pra>
RE.
Washington County Banner: The
paupers were all required to appear be-
fore the court in person or by Surgeons
certiicate.--Mr. Billingslea, who was
so roughly handled by the negroes at
Chapel Hill, died at his residence, near
Buckhorn, on Tuesday morning.
John Morgan was arrested at Chapel
Hill on q charge of being implicated in
beating Billingslea and Anderson. He
was released ON bond. ON Tuesday |
night Deputy Sheriff John Traylor ar
rested one Calvin Rivers colored, an es.
capped convict, on Mr. Woods place, |
near Mill creek, six miles south OF Bren.
nam. The negro resisted arrest and |
shot Traylor through the palm of the
land. Traylor then took pull at the
negro and shot him in the head, after
which he surrendered and was bl ought
o town. On Wednesday morning Mr..
Traylor left with his prisoner for Hous.
on.
Grdysoa ComtD.-Register Deputy
sheriff Douglas Winter, and Constable
'rabtree and others, who left Sherman
asst Thurday for the purpose of arrest.
ng the gang of desperadoes who have
cen terrorizing the people in the vic.
nifty Of Gordonville, returned last night
eing unable to find the gang. They
couted around Gordonville and above.
ut were unable to learn anything de,
mite. The gang had been in the Cor.
onvillc neighborhood defying the
authorities. -Saturday night last
ouple of tramps got on the rear plat>
'rm of the sleeping car of the Texas
nd Pacific railroad. The porter tried
make them get off, but was attacked
the two men, who knocked him off
lille the train was in rapid motion.