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try-on the independent dodge.
= The sheriff ofuGssdalupe
county appeared trecfa
of Seguin armed
gun and sweat
against a citiz
divided as to Chi
sheriff.
The cour
Grayson couh
erts' administl
instruct for hir
ton at Beauf
county, instructed for Roa
Aunt Suckey Hunt, color-
ed, said to be lao years old died
at Mckinney on Monday. She
sucked, while nursing her six
teenth child, Mrs. Hunt Of
Weatherford, who is said to be
in her 18th year.
: Paris has a. commercial
college" After young
man graduates from the average
commercial college and goes
into a business Office he has to
unlearn and learn all over again.
His college learning isn't prac-
teal.
= George Gilwreath and
Scott Hartman attended Major
PENIS campmeeting at Round
Rock but instead of getting re-
ligion got to quarreling. They
started home and fought with
knives both getting pretty well
carved up.
The Montague county
convention instructed for Rob-
erts, Notwithstanding an earnest
effort was made to defeat this
point, but it was carried, thus
showing that the Roberts men
were determined to sit down
upon all opposition.
= On Sunday morning five
prisoners confined in the county
Jail at Eagle pass, overpowered
the jailer and escaped. The
sheriff summoned a posse and
gave chase; one prisoner was
killed, one recaptured and one
of the posse was killed.
- In Mason county county
candidates are coming promi-
nently to the front. The News
Item has announcement from
Mason. Menard, Llano, Nc
CuIlough and Kimble counties.
They want Office in the west as
in the older parts ofthe state.
AT Houston, Mary Powell
was treated to a glass of drug
ged beer by Mary Clark at the
barrel house. Powell was taken
violently sick soon after drinking
the beer. The parties arc both
colored; Clark was arrested and
jailed. 1t was case Of jeal-
ousy. .f
= Dan Garman, a negro, i'm
plicated in the murder Of Rags
dale, in Fayette county, some
weeks ago, was examined by a
Justice Of the peace, at Schulen.
burg and admitted to bail in the
sum of $1,000. The strange
part of the affair is, the negro
promptly gave bond. Vanham
& Dickson, of Lavaca county,
becoming bondsmen.
: Judge John H. Duncan
was nominated for county clerk
in Harris county. He was a
dark horse, thirty four ballots
having been had before he was
put on the track. w. c. Oliver
was nominated for county at
torney; James Harrington. as
SCISSOR of taxes; Sam S. Ashe,
collector oftaxes H. ScherHius,
county treasurer; E. Alstellan,
county surveyor.
"A grand ratification meet
ing and barbecue was held at
Bryan on Tuesday, nearly 5000
people being present. Captain
Bcall, Hon. John H. Reagan
and Hon. Roger Q. Mills made
speeches. Judge Reagan said
that greenback orators were
either ignorant of the plain facts
shown by the political history
of the country, or that said ORA
tors were lying and wilfully de-
cciving the people.
= On Sunday morning dep
uty sheriff w. w. Taylor, of
county, shot and kill
ed Martin Mynotte at his house
near Red River. Mynotte had
surrendered to Taylor when
Mynotte's wife handed him a
pistol with which he fired at
Taylor who returned the fire
killing Mynotte instantly. N.Y.
notte was a desperate and was
wanted for murder and cattle