The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-04

tate Is beng Dougnt AZ ana near tnls city,
snd more vacant honses than usual ars filling
up.-A drunken woman, Colonel Ashby's
cook, quit him, and was on our streets drunk,
yesterday She was staggering and
trying to run on Weatherford street-was
| thought crazy at first and caused considera.
! BILE commoton, afterwards WIS found lying
on the street and arrested Cattle At Mans
field are said to be dying of "black tongue"
- Yesterday morning James Mason, VIM.
Grady and Wallace Andrews started from
here on horseback with wagon for New
Mexico. They 20 by Decatur where they
will be Joined by two families, Judge Finley,
Dr. Carpenter aud eight or ten more men
They will prospect aud engage in mining.
Some of the party have been out there be-
fore. They are proyisioned for SIX months,
1t will be remembered George ,. Bur
chill was arrested IL few months ago for erd-
bezzling postothce matter and was bound
over 10 appear at the Federal ceurt
nj Dallas. One of the packages he was cen
sured for WAS 500. 1t is now reported on
our streets that W. |. Legg was arrested ut
Dallas Yesterday, and that same $500 pack
age was found in in his trunk unbroken,
Legg was said to be going west, but went to
Dhllhs urst' - ~ SiiPPiVN ~"
walking on his hands and feet
was quite IN object Of pity on our streets TO-
day.-The Medical Association OF North
Texas met here to-day at 10 O'clock and viii
continue two days. Various subjects of much
importance are being considered. Twenty
five physicians are present some OF them
quite noted. A more strict examlna-
ton of applicants is deemed necessary
and will be asked Of the Legislature. -
At the I'll Paso hotel; George W Reed,
Kansas City; L II Inlay, Missouri; John
Lewis, st. Louis; 7 Burns, sulphur
Springs; j Ii Bolton, Dallas; NJ Cham
beers, New York; John Harris, Concho; l. II
Morris, Texas; Jordon, New York; james
johnson, Bremond; James II Flemming,
Chicago; G c Barr and wife, Hous-
ton; IL p Purnell Dallas;
S c Anderson, Texas; Jas Jordon, Dallas;
Geo G Wagner, do; W \ Taylor, Marshal;
Sol Mand, Denison; L NJ Grannell, Fort
Concho; II p Msbry, city; w ID Scruggs st
Louis; j | Loonie, San Antonio, j ID Grice,
Dallas; A. G Sharp and wife,
U S A; F W Artrey, Louisans
H. Y. Bib L. Freeman. Decatur; F. w.
Booth do. K. II. Armstrong America;
Jno. Adamson, Brasos River; j. l.. Bruer,
Texas; II. G. Cutler, do. p. Montgomery,
Kansas S. NJ. Castor New Orleans, La;
Mrs. Helm and son, Tenn. James J.
Hodges, do. G. G. Venerable, do; Ii, B.
Boude, Sherman; j. NJ. Boyd, Canton; Il.
G. Hoskins, Dallas; F. II. Clarke, do
Several very intelligent Penrsylvanians are
here, stopping at the Clark house, who go
west to Buffalo Gap and Fort Concho, where
one of them bought land. some months since.
They report large delegation from their
State preparing to come TO Texas. The
rghtof-way agent, Captain Bob Montgom'
cry, whose headquarters are at Weathertord,
is very sick, and his wife
went on to see him at tat
place this morning. She is II daughter of
General G. NJ, Dodge, of Council Bluffs, and
is the first lady ever passing into Parker
county, in railway Goach.-lt is thought
the new line between this and Weatherford
will not be used BY the company before
about the LIST day of June.
The track. however, will most likely
reach Weatherford by Monday next
Clint Hatcher of our neighbood started yes
terday for Kansas with S67 horse'.--The
sale of rea-estate for taxes, will begin here
to-morrow.--The Criminal court started
off this morning with 9. q. Cummings,
Judge. Nothing as yet of much Importance.
"A railroad is being earnestly considered
from here through the cotton land of Hood
county, via Granbury, TO the coal veins OF
Eastand county Captain Daggett has
given ten acres of land to the Texas " Paci-
&c railroad for machine-shops.