The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

kas has G47, Loco Sheep assessetl.

| IeKas mas b47, 900 sheep assessed.
Over ons thousand persons attended the
late singing convention In Cherokee county.
FIVE hundred men are at work on the st.
Louis road from TexarcaHa to Tyler
The total amount Of property In Texas sub
lect to taxation Is S31s,93G,7 n5
4 the cotton croD throughout Young county
presents better appearance than ut any
previous time In the history III the county
I oaddler and Sinclair, stOckmen, had y diff
Guilty eight miles north OF Graham Young
county, which resulted In the former stabbing
| Inc latter with @ dirk, infilcting o. serious
wound. In default OF $500 ball. SaddIer was
committed to jail.
A table prepared by the Sixth Auditor, and
| submitted In the debate, reports the postage
of Texas cities as follows: Galveston, $50, 900,
which il the highest Of Ell the thlrty-three;
austin, S23 GOO; Houston and Dallas, s25 900 |;
San Antonio $4,000.
The Austin 'State Gnsette says Col. l.. n.
Norton, vice Cen X. z. Lane, declined, has
been appointed commissioner to locate the
three millions OF acres Of public land for
new capitol. The surveyors are intending to
twenty-fourth instant.
Handline, who is to hang on tho eighth
prnxlm0 Tor the murder Of Peter Maddox In
San Antonio ls gradually growing weaker
and weaker. Already he has become pale
ana emaclated, and judging from appearances
committed to Imprisonment.
It s said the opening Of the mail route from
Fort Worth to Fort Sumner is most expen-
slve, and that the government must. In the
end, abandon the present line which runs
from Fort Worth via williams Rancho, in
Brown county, to Paint Rock Concho and I'll
Paso.
The North Texas papers are "going for"
DR.. q. M. Devereaux, who appears to have
been imposing upon them Id d general way.
The doctor formerly resided at Sutherland
Springs, WILSON county, and afterward at
Castrovllle. While in that (the San AntonioJ
section he succeeded In marrying into one OF
the best families.
Cotton prospects are good In Rusk, but If the
drOuth continues many more days the cotton
will be seriously damaged. The excessive
heat causes the cotton to wilt during the mid
Ole o. the day, and to shed the squares and
young bols. The cotton worm has made its
appearance. No fears are entertained from
this source at so late day.
dog in the neighborhood of Retreat,
Grimes county, having bitten calf, was
killed. Within nine days tho calf evinced
signs OF madness and was also killed.
mare on the prairie is said to have torn the
flesh from SUCH portions Of her body as could
be reached with her teeth, attacked her colt,
doing 1t serious damage, and 1t was finally
found necessary to kill her.
Corpus Christi Ledger: Mr.. John Fitch
brings tlatterfDg account Of the condition
Of the range and supply Of water upon the
Santa Gertrudes Rancho. In all Of the pas
lures the water holes still contain an album
dance Of water, and the stock generally, con-
siderfng the extent OF the drouth, are doing
well. Ctstern water is now quoted at from 81
q barrel down TO twenty-five cents per
bucket.
A gentleman living In the northern part Of
Austin, recently captured very large tarar-
tula on his gate post. and being satisfied that
It's mate was near by he set out to search for
it, and presently found o hole close by, In
which he poured a little hot water, and the
mate soon made it's appearance. It was also
captured ahey were both placed In tin
pan, and q lively "set-to" followed but was
Of short duration, rs the one caught first,
icing much the largest, soon oyerpoWered the |
other, and 10 O. few minutes he was lying life
less.
According to the NeWs Palestine has qua
drupled In size since the International and
Great Northern Railroad reached there six /
years ago. It then contained not over 1000
inhabitants Now there are over 1000 within
one mile OF the court house. 1t Is still increas-
ing In size gradually, and there il scarcely q
house for rent In the town. There have
lately been built, and now nearing completion,
not less tfBn dozen fine brick buildings, en-
bracing three-story hotel and the masonic |
temple, which latter will cost when completed |
and furnished not less than S32, 600.
Grandmother: Now, Minnie, what is the
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