The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-12
TEXAS TOrIos.

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and the streams arc beginning 10 got full,
Spot burglaries In Austin are active, with
an Upward tendency, and futures are brisk.
The residence of Mr.. j, n. Houston, In
Young county, WAS deatloj cd by fire lust
week,
Charles Miller, u business man of Waco
suIclded Tuesday morning, by taking pol
son,
Three gentlemen In Henrietta are discuss,
lng the feasibility Of starting u bank IN that
place,
Corn planting 10 about over In Young
county, and cotton 10 now being put In the
ground
Mr.. II. Hand and Miss Georgia stroband
were married In MoLennan county last
Sunday
San Antonio IA now In the throes of raising
money 10 entertain tho Texa; veterans ON the
2lst proxmo'
Mr. JohnsD. Gadman, Deputy Sheriff of
Young county, WIS married last week to
Miss Matte Wech.
Three Indians mounted, and fifteen u 70
were seen twenty miles from Braclettsyi lie
Tuesday, with twenty-five head OF horses
with them.
A company Of United States soldiers from
Fort sill ARE stationed In Wibargor ~ pre-
vent Indians from deprodoting on the people
Of that county.
George Osborn, n ircight'car robber Of
Longylew WIS arrested NJ Neches station, on
the International railroad, Tuesday, by Mar.
shal Fcnny, of Longyicw.
The United States courthouse and post.
office ut Austin has been completed, and is
represented TO be Il medly Of contradictions
in It's style Of architecture.
They nro boorngan arlesian well at Breck-
enrdge, Stephens county, and last week at
the depth Of three hundred and five feet
stratum Of shell rock was reached.
1t Is said large number of colonsts are
getting ready 10 settle in Hardeman county,
and that MS soon as possible thereafter they
Will tako steps TO organize the county.
Three judgments were rendered in the
United States District court NJ Galveston,
Tuesday, aggregating Sl6,35S 90, in favor of
bondholders against tho city of Houston.
The Democrats of Young county will meet
in convention at Graham, on the 9th in
stant to select delegates TO the Galveston
State convention, which meets April 10th.
The remains of the late JAMES McCloskey
who edited the Galveston Independent, and
who died some months ngo, are ~ BIZ ex-
Lumed and taken to New York, where his
relatives live
Messrs. Mulberry & Hood, of Brecken-
ridge, levied on all the stage-horses ut that
place belonging to w. NJ. Bowles, one day
last week, for debt of one hundred dollars,
and the mail was stopped in consequence.
There is an increase in acreage in corn and
cotton by three thousand acres in W Wharton
county over any other year since the war.
The crop is ali planted, and next week cotton
will be chopped out Corn is up and with a
good stand.
Mr.. Dave McDonel, of Cottonwood
Springs, was bitten by mad dog in the lat
ter part of February, and went ut once to
Belle Plain, Callahan county, and applied n
mad stone, owned by Mrs. Ryan, to the
wound and it adhered ut once, remaining fast
to the wound for twelve hours.
Mr.. Homer Constable, of Seymour pre-
cinct, Baylor county, had q personal diff
Guilty at Seymour with Friday Wilson, u
stock man, a few days ago, and Wilson shot
him in the arm, breaking it in two places.
Some COW boys being in town they assisted
Wilson to escape, defying the Sheriff.
The Secretary of State at Austin has received
q petition from citizens of the District of Col
umbia praying the next Legislature of Texas
to instruct the Senators and request the Rep
resentatives from this State to favor bill
giving the District Republican form of
government and a voice in the selection of
their officers.
DR.. Charles s. Morse, Clerk of the Court
of Appeals, presented to Judge John +.
White, presiding Judge of that court, a few
days ago. on the forty-eighth birthday Of the
Judge, an elegant ebony gold.hcaded cane.
1t bore the inscription: John 7. White,
Presiding Judge pt Of Appeals from
Chas. S. Morse 'S80."
Colonel L foy several yea S
superinteu po,.oI division Of the
St. LOUIS -. - AN " Southern rail
road, with headquarters at Texarkana, has
been promoted to the position Of assistant
general superintendent and removed to st.
Louis. Mr.. j. w. Brown succeeds him al
Texarbana.
LII NsulL peuulnS III Jue DlStIlVt COuII VI
Bowie county last week, wherein A. Moore
ct al we're plaintiffs aud Cunningham q Ellis,
penitentlary lesees, were defendants for S25,
900 damages, there was mistrisl, eight of
the jury being for the plaintiffs and four for
the defendants 1t seems that 5. 2. Moore,
husband of one of the plaintiffs, was q con-
Wet and at work in gang on the railroad in
that county. One night the bunk above the
one in which Moore slept becke and fell on
him, nilicting injuries which caused his death,
hence the suit for damages.
Five prisoners broke jail at Liberty Tues
day. -Four of them went on their way
rejoicing while the fifth remained around
town awhile and then won't and informed the
Sheriff of the escape of his companions Pur-
suit was made at once and two ofthem recap
tured but the other two, Bill Perry and Ira
Patti were not overtaken. Patti had been
convicted in Chambers county and given
eight years in the penitentiary and was at the
time en- route for prison, being confined in
Jail at Liberty to await the arrival of the
Houston and New Orleans train.
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