The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-07
TEXAS TOPICS.

very 6ne and promising.
iShe mills at Beaumont are all running on
time with good supply of timber or hand.
The wheat crop 10 Bosque county is very
sne one and has already begun 70 head out
The Twenty 18th United States infantry,
now in Texas, has been ordered to Dakota
Territory.
The Neches river is a6ain on the rise snd
.eamboats fnd no diitlhlty in the navigation
Of that stream.
The wool growers of McLennan county
will hold meeting in Waco for the purpose
of organizing wool growers association.
The snip Momentum cleared from Calves
ton for Liverpool Tuesday, having on board
$3.50 bales of cotton, large load indeed.
The trial of the Jones brothers for killing
George Morse at Calvert last year is set for
the 18th ms. at Cameron, under a change of
venue to Milan county.
The management of the Houston & Gal.
weston railroad are now at work improving
their oad-bed, lcveling up and raising the
track wherever the grade is uneven.
Ex-Governor Edward Clark died at his
home in Marshall Tuesday. He had been
resident of that town for thrty.fve years and
was honore1 and loved by all who knew him.
The Houston lyceum will commence
grand chess tournament at their hall on the
18th inst. Two prizes will be awarded and
several players have already entered for the
contest
Sophia Pool, notorious and worthless
coored woman ia Waco, was tried and fined
$50 on Tuesday in Justices court, for COW,
hiding white man on the streets of Waco
Saturday last.
The Knights OF Honor and Ancient Order
of United Workingmen gave grand picnic
near Texarkans Tuesday. Fully six hundred
persons were present enjoying the festivities
of the occasion.
1t seems TO be mistake about the wheat
crop in Kaufman county being seriously IN
jured by rust. This worst enemy Of the great
cereal has affected the leaves some, bu. the
stalks are still intact. This will be pleasant
news to every one.
Mr. d. @. McCown, of Mel. nnsn county,
who was at the medicated wells near Bre-
mond, died few days ago of paralysis
He had eaten hearty supper,
and shortly afterward while taking cold
bath, received paralytc stroke with re-
suited fatally in short time,
When the T. 4 P. road is finished to
Weatberford that place intends to have a
grand blow out, and that it may be success
ia the way of oratory, Ex-Governor Hub
bard, Hon. w. W. I ang and Hon. j. w.
Throckmorton have been invited to be pres
ent and deliver addresses.
~, Nft l,n
II. " r. c. railroad, General e. Jordan,
ViceP President Major A. II. Swanson, Cen
eral Superintendent Major +. W. Gave,
Treasurer, and Mr.. &. A. Qulnlan, Division
Superinten dent. of the same road, are now
on an inspecting tour of their road. There
is not corporal in the party, and Mr.. GUM
Ian seems to be the only private.
1t was reported in Houston Tuesday
that a man named VIII McMullen
had attempted suicide Monday night,
choosing pistol as the implement of death
and his brain as the seat Of restment for the
bullet, that he had fred two shots in his ct,
fort to find said seat of restment but had
been unsuccessful. Perhaps he aimed at too
high locality in his physical organization to
hit the mark
Houston has a hen that seems to be trying
to pay as she goes She lays queer-looking
eggs, two of which have attracted attention
and newspaper comment One was shaped
like gourd with curved handle. and the
other was in the shape of a spreading ladders
head, when held in certain position, and OF
the letter c when held in another. Let her
see herself as others see her and she will stop
her foolishness, unless she aspires to be u
SITTER" and produce funny things that have
TO be explained to be understood.
Major Moore, an ex-United States army
of6cer,owns and runs on large scale what Is
known as the Capote farm in Gaudaloupe
county. He has nine hundred acres In oats
which, from present prospects, VIII average
ninety bushels to the acre, Besides he has
heavy acreage.in corn, rye wheat and barley
Heis now preparing eight hundred stalls iol
beeves and will utilize what grain he can no
sell at good prices by fattening beeves.
So-called madstones are not believed in by
scientists and educated physicians, but We
clip the following from the Weatherioro
Exponent Nevertheless, the stone can &c
no harm. if it does no good
"a few DAYS since Mr.. II. w. Porter ant
wife. Of Wvliesvillp Ersth county arrived
in Weatherford. with their little son, aSeC
four wears, who had been bitten by skunk
They were in search of MAIDSTONE, enc
were fortunate enough to find one belonging
to Mr.. II. P. Blunt, who is stopping at Mr.
spencer's on Palo Pinto street, The mad
stone. when applied, stuck nineteen times NJ,
after which it would not take effect, Tn
child was severely bitten on the heel an
also on the hip several times. and had re
fused food ever since the accident occurred
four days) until after the application OF tn
maidstone. when its appetite returned and
ate heartily without nausea. The parent
left Weatherford with their little one null
restored"