The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-13
TEXAS TOPICS

llr , w JuhAAAs ho' bNVh oppolAhNh
,rsrsntne officer at Orange, on the Sabine
river.
Fo,,r cars of cattle passed over the g., II.
IS A. Yesterday from Weimsr going to
New Orleans
several railroad companies have within the
,o,t few DAYS responded and paid their taxes
s.ther than be sued by the State.
The east-bound passenger train on the In
ternational railroad ran over Il ten-year-od
negro girl on the bridge at Rockdale, Mon
day, killing her.
The accumulation of wool is unprece-
3onted at San Antonio. Near one hundred
tbousspd pounds were received Monday. 1t
ID peing held for better prices.
Cslenture Guano, Mexican, held in San
Antonio for horse stealing, has been de-
handed in Atascosa county for the murder
NJ Sonora Malista, a Mexican woman.
The principal business houses in Calves
son have agreed to close their houses at p.
m. during the summer months, to give their
employees few hours recreation daily.
Gable iasmines are blooming in Houston
and their delicious fragrance fills the air,
while their exquisite beauty attracts all eyes,
especially those of visitors to the city.
There is more railway iron at Clinton for
the H. < 7. c., Texas Central and Texas
Pacific roads than can be accommodated by
1st cars in its immediate transportation.
The Denison and Southeastern railroad
has contracted for a large supply of rail
road material from Beaumont, TO be used
in the extension of the road to Greenvlle,
Rusk county is in the throes of excitement
incident to the discussion of primary cleo
tion. or a county convention, for the nomi-
nation ofcounty officers. 1t is probable the
primary election plan will be adopted.
Andrew Miller, a negro, while drunk,
,itched head foremost from an excursion
train going about twenty-five miles an hour,
near San Antonio, Sunday, and, landing in n
ditch, sustained injuries that were probably
fatal.
The friends of Mr.. James Garrison, editor
of the Henderson Times, propose to run hun
for State Senator, at the ensuing election. He
ia young man of vigorous mind fine educa-
lion and great brillisncy, but declines because
,ofhis youth and inexperienee. His friends
will run him anyhow.
A telephone will connect the fairgrounds
with the city during the Volks-fest at Hous-
Con owing to the Hberaity, philosophical
ness and general tirst-classedness in all things
of Mr. j. w. Stacey, Manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph company In that city,
Professor w. Atterbury and 7. A Carter
had a dispute about bill OF sale OF CATTLE
near Center Point, Kerr county, on the tn
inst. when Atterbury shot and killed Carter,
afterward making his escape. Both were
prominent citizens, and the affair caused
much excitement.
Two attaches of buttons circus, exhibit.
ing at Henderson, got into light Monday
aud both were hurt, knives and clubs being
used. One was arrested and the other
.escaped A cattle man named Ramsge, who
resides at Cleburne, was seriously cut with
a razor while attempting to separate them
Obstreperous cowboys on the San Jacinto
river attended uninvited picnic on that
classic streau, from Houston, last Sunday,
and brought on general fight by their row.
dvism and general blackguardism. six
shooter or two well handled generally keeps
that class of bullies in place.
The Houston Post gives the following rail-
roa1 items of interest: Twenty four cars of
took came in over the T. & n. o. yesterday
10 be taken to \ range near Pierce junction,
nn1 there left until the completion Of the L.
~ n o.. when they will be reshipped
through to New Orleans.
Mr. OlcoN, Chief Engineer of the I.
e N. o., went out yesterday with an en-
gineer corps of thirteen 70 commence lne
preliminary survey OF the branch roads
fran, the Il. & N. o., -one tapping the main
line Mt Terry, the other at Beaumont run
ming eastward along the extensive pine belt
.ss feeders to the numerous mills at Beau
mott and Orange"
Some miscreant lying IN walt Tired al fare,
man Ward on an l. q G.. n. train that reached
Houston Sunday morning, near Crockett
The hall whizzed uncomfortably near Mr..
Wards ear. but no damage was done. Inc
man who did the firing may have oeen Il
tramp asleep near the the track, who hred on
his ynn for mischief, and II may have been
some one seeking to take lite. Waen the
train stopped aud hacs ed up to the place the
man could not DO found.
II Il. Owens, for u number OF years a
.c;tizen of Houston. an ElgliShnan and OF
,,enteel birth. man of culture and rrtine-
nent ,uic,ded ut BRENNAN ~ lew days ago
because OF t1lsiutNs "'H p - Y
had been reared IN the lap Of luxury, but an
unfortunate family quarrel, ha beng
Younger brother, dioy, him from home and
instead of ipberi,ipg Sj0,0A0 year, ms he
exncc,ed and should have done, he was lett
nerniIess and died alone among strangers.
lie had many warm friends in Houston.
It seems that tho house of Il colored man
named Dennis Hawkins, in Houston, for
week past, has been subjected to lombard
men of brickbats, bottles and other missiles,
and the most diligent search falling to DIS
cover the perpetrators, although the house Is
40 situated no one could well secrete them
selves near. Some people believe ghosts are
doing the work. Speaking of ii, the Post OF
Tuesday saws: "Lsst night superintendent
Freupd. of the street railway company,
placed a street car at the disposal OF the po'
lice force, and about 10 o'clock Deputy Glass
officers DeGaulte Rsvel and Lewis, Mr.
Freund and Post reporter started out to the
SCENE. to, if possible, ferret out the mystery.
Arriving at the house which is several Dlocks
beVond the terminus OF the Dallas track, and
in the outskirts of the Fourth ward, the posse
had not stopped mt the gate more than lew
Seconds when q hard substance passed over
their heads so close that it could be heard IN
ia massage and struck the front of the house
with fearful force. From this the pom
bar1ment was continued for over an hour,
bricks. clods. pieces of bottles and all other
imaginable handy substances coming IN az
ferent directions. and striking the house IN