The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-16
THE STATE OVER.

wants water works--Piautiug shade
trees and evergreens Is the order OF she
day.--The Rev " G. Rogers. lately
called 10 the PRstoragc Of the Bartisf
church of sherman. arrived here rith
his family from Dallas
I Falls t0,snty.-Mariin Ball The Grim
inal docket in the district court was
taken up. The g!eenbackers held 4
meeting in Marlin on SATURDAY the 9Th.
The Falls and Bell county stock
association will meet again next Mon,
day in Marlin, we are informed by Nc
George Gasssway
k,err c0s0iy--Frontiers man Next
Monday is the regular term of the
county court Spring wheat looks
thrifty and well. and crop matters gen
orally are in a satisfactory condition
Company Z, frontier battalion, I'M
der command OF Lieutenant Reynolds,
is now stationed on Bear creek. Ia kim
Die county, formerly where Lieutenant
Moore's company was
F1yeffe Co,mty.-ArgIIs Tie small
gram crops sre looking thrifty. ami
should nothing occur To prevent, q large
yield is expected. - Horse thieves
made a raid through this yieiuage last
Saturday night. A horse was stolen
from the lot OF Mr. Beall, living near
town. vein OF sour water la. been
discovered near Flatouia Those who
have drank OF 1t say that II has the
same taste, and Is IN every WAY similar
to the waters Of BuTditts well aud
Cardwells spring, near Luling. ia CAli-
well county.
Limestone Cotpty.--Leader Wolves
are annoying some sections Of our com
munity. A cougar was seen near Point
Enterprise. --farmers are busy and
generally up with their WOrk-Gar>
dens show very few vegetables. our
horticulturists have been negligent
-Our farmers are rapidly planting
their corn crop. which is to embrace q
very liberal area. The weather j.. ami
has been. very proPitious for prrTar
ing land and planting crops
- Oats and wheat are look.
M well, and promise 4 fine Weld.
Gay Co,0.n.-The commissioners at
their last meeting redistTictad the
county into justices and election Pre-
| cincts. The farmers on Rel river. N
! the valley, have a surplus OF both corn
and oats on hAnd.-rhe dog tax OF
this county amounts C. thiTty-iuur dol
lars, but owing 10 the roll coming IN
| lstewas dropped by virtue oicarslessness
on the part of state officials We
are informed by some OF our touusm-n
who have just returned from O trip %
! the Big Wichita valley that the pro-
spects for wheat crops are very fine
Yraris CosHty.--Statesman 4 color
ell man named story was arrested
| charged with stealing a new aud uufn
i ished coat from Mr. Cohen. on Pecan
street.--Garieners near Austin are
| taking precautions against injury To
| glowing vegetables BY frost by having
straw convenient 10 cover them up with
when a biting frost Is threatened --
| Long John, the colored man arrested on
charge Of robbing, by Policerr an Chena
| Vile was required. on his examination
/ to give i've hundred dollars bond. and
not being able to 10 20, he was sent L.
Jail
Cas- Co,Hty.-Ledger Robbers were
depredatine IN Queen City last week
They did not secure much booty --
| Many farmers have informed as that
they were going To plant more corn
and lees cotton this season. Hog and
| homiuy enriches Il c0untry-cot;ou en-
slaves II from some cause. uukuoru
/ tn as the sale Of intoxicating beverages
in our midst has decreased AZ a randi
rate within the last few weeks One
saloon supplies all demands now -
man named Purcell, employed at Can
tain Boyie's saw mill became insane
and was carried to Linden Tuesday by
Deputy Sheriff Hines where he will he
rEs TaFF aaH h l..
is sent to the lunatic asylum.
-UeLsaaaq County. Telephone. Nfr
a. p. Nichols, constable Of precinct No.
;, arrived in the city, bringing with
him one Jim Curry, who stands charged
with the theft 81 mule Constable
Nichols, informs "a that the white Wo.
man, Mary Steele. charged with muir,
dering her new born infant Is recovering,
very slowly .-One wear fi-m now mn.
less some unusual visitation Of pro-
violence should occur. McLennan conn
ty Will be out OF debt, her scrig, will bs.
at par.--A case of mistaken identity
where McLennan county farmer and
minister Of the gospel mistook each
other for highwaymeB and desperate
characters, and caused arrest to be made.
will figure il the courts shortly
Parker C3,mty.-rimes. The residence
of Mr.. W b. Giliiland. fifteen miles
north OF town, was entirely DESTROYED
by fire. on Tuesday last II Is reported
that Mr. q. lost large sum OF money
in the fire.. T. Parne!l and q \
Jones, hailing from Stephensyille. were /
taken into custody on THURSDAY. on |
suspicion of stealing a three or four
year old boy pony, branded " on the
left shoulder and hip. They were held /
for further hearing - The Fort
Worth papers announce the arrest of |
Samuel Parker. deputy Sheriff of John |
son county, Amos Powell. Charles Gin
Lee Carthey and John johnson. on tn. /
charge Of robbing Parson FOister OF |
three hundred dollars in mouey. The
robbers We're lodged in Jail
TdrraHi County. Standard The
work on the Episcopal church Is being /
pushed forward. II will be CONNECTED /
at an early day. John Markham |
who was placed on trial at Denton |
Denton county before Judge Carroll |
this week charged with the murder Of |
Sam Flippin and Mack Harrison Al 4
Pilot Point on the ID of January lS-- |
after trial of three days was acquitted |
on Thursdsy.-At Alvarado. thirty
miles south Of Fort Worth, a party If |
masked men recently made a p.rsop (
hand over three hundred dollars In.
fortunately for them one of the masks /
dropped of and revealed the familiar
features of the deputy sheriff. Tn.
whole gang is now locked up in the
.Cleburne jail
Colaa5seie Cotnty.-Chief The mumus
continue TO rage in and around Coz !
mancbe.- Less than two wears az, |
Comanche county scrip was drug on |
the market and could be bought for
;wenty~hve cents on the dollar To.
day 1t Il worth Sc, enty~five or eighty I
cents and very little can be found for 1
sale ut all This speaks volumes in |
Itself Tor the prosperity of our county. |
The greenback club met at III. !
court house on Saturday afternoon last
Inc attendance was rather smzll hut |
those who were there seemed q take
great interest in the meeting Mr. |
Helms, who resides IN the county. a few
miles from town draws his pension r.-
gularly as q soldier of 1872 He Va, in
the memorable of New Orleans. under
old Hickory. and had his right eve
shot out by the Red Coats. NJ
Helms Is very old, but Is hale and hearty
and can doa good days work vet.