The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-15
texas TOPICS.


The crop of Harris county is represented as
being very excellent
Cotton worms have about stripped the
leaves from the cotton throughout Colorado
county.
The Canadian river has been so high for
the past few weeks that it was impossible
and mails were detained.
Eleven persons died in Galveston during
the week ending Saturday, the 18th. OF
these three we're from lock jaw
There will be grand barbecue at George.
town on Octocer 10Th, and all the statesmen
of Texas will be there and crate to the suf-
frigans
Thursday, the 2Srd inst, has been set by
Judge Masterson TO hear the motion OF the
plaintiffs to appoint receiver tor The Hous'
tOl Telegram.
Up to Saturday night just passed, Sher-
man had received this season l4j6 tales of
cotton which sold at from 95,8 cents to 10 l s
cents per pound&
William Geleand, the brakeman run over
by q train of tine Houston II Texas Central
railroad about ten days ago, died ut Corsi
cana Of his injuries on Saturday night.
Beaumont shipps for the week ending
Saturday last, one hundred and thirteen car
loads of lumber; twenty.four cars of ties
fifteen cars OF shingles, and three bales of
cotton.
There were seven deaths in Houston fer
the week ending Saturday last. OF those
four died from malarial attacks, one of car
cinoma one of general debility and one of
consumption.
NJua a ;t,1; a.,
and parties in Texas interested in building
the Denison IL Sabine Pass railroad, NJ
Houston, Sunday, and yesterday they all
went to Sabine Pass.
The international railroad is now running
to the Blanco river, west of Austin. The
bridge over that stream will be completed
about the 18th inst, and by the Goth trains
will reach San Marcos.
Sherman is going to have a grand Demo
cratic barbecue and rally shortly, to which |
Hubbard Throckmorton, Welborn, Msxey,
Culberson aad other distinguished gentle |
men will be invited.
Henry Mack, an employe of the Gulf, |
Colorado & Santa Fe railroad fell under
hand car while it was in motion at Brennan,
Saturday, and was badly hurt, though was
not thought MORALLY so.
There was an exciting horse.race at Cole |
man on Saturday. There we're five entries |
for Ave hundred yard dash, the entries be-
ing all two year-old colts. Wynnes sorre
was an easy winner, the othsrs coming in in |
a bunch.
Two wings of the Republican party held |
conventions in Grimes county Saturday, one
holding in Navasota and the other in the
country few miles apart The same men
were nominated for county offices by both |
conventions except in four instances, and this
insureS the defeat of those eight men.
The attorney-general, complaint having
been made to him of excessive railroad fares |
being charged on tie Louisiana Western
railroad, between Orange and New Iberia,
has notified that company that it must stop it
and refund the excuses over legal charges
to the persons complaining,
Mr.. Antoine Rhode, an old and respected
citizen of Houston, while in somnambulic
condition, fell from a window in the second
story of his sons residence, Friday night, and
received injuries which caused his death Sat
urday night. When found lie was insensi.
bic, with several bones broken and his body
psralyzed from his hips down.
John Schwsrz, o German farmer living
stopped on the highway close to his home,
and robb d by two highwaymen, Saturday
night, of $50. He had been TO Houston With
a load of cotton, which he sold, and invest
ing all his money in family supplies except
500, he was returning home.
Some flva hundred acres of land located
by Gunter and Munson in one of the counties
in the Pan Handle, made after reservation
into of, Ia. H., l., IL Al. 4
Encouragement were illegally located and
the commissioner of the general land
office refuses to issue patents. 1t will no
doubt involve lawsuit in the courts.
Governor Roberts intends shortly to start
on canvassing tour through northwest
Texas. He will make speeches at San Mar
Coz, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and other
points in that section Captain l.. j. Storey,
candidate for Acknowledgements and Col
onel j. II. McLeary, candidate for attorney
general, will address north Texas, and Mr..
Brown, candidate for comptroller will 90
into east Texas.
Mr.. William Collins, while working in his
grist mill at CALDWELL Milan county,
on Saturday was caught BY
the betting on a wheel, his arms
mSngled and his body badly bruised. The
arm WAS lilHleuhlelJ aluputateu ana IL was
thought he would recover but the shock to
the nervous system had been too great for a
thorough reaction and he died four hours
and a half after the accident
The Democrats of Harris county are max
ing preparations for lively political CANVASS
Four gentlemen, residents Of Houston, all
able speakers, have been selected commit
tee to aid the candidates in speech-making,
and there are to be barbecues given at sixteen
different places in the county, commencing
with the 10th inst, and at intervals Of a few
days they are to follow in regular succession
to November LIST. Hon. Roger Q. Mills will
be present at number of these barbecues
and address the sovereigns on the political
issues of the DAY.