The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-11
TEXAS TOPICs.

Tho Federal court ut Waco adjourned
Wednesday until the lSA Inst
The Texas Central railroad will be compile
led to Morgan by to-day
General II, T., Bee has been appointed
census enumerator fvr the First ward u San
Antonio,
There aro enrolled In the public schools II
San Antonio, 1908 pupils, Of whom 20l are
eclofed children
Herman Dyer, u German, WIS shot and
killed by ONE unknown person In jackson
county low days ago
From reports received ut San Antonio
nom prospsGloR In the Chico mountains,
be indications Of silver there seem " be
much richer than In the Climate noun
lAlns,
The Oh well struck nj Brentwood Is run
ming A seemingly ineXhauslibl0 stream, aud
there Is evidently money In H. Some Of this
oil WINS analysed IN this city, and proved 10
bCpeTolenW'
r.. A, Fedderman, the Lbscondng Bolton
postmaster has been captured md returned
10 Bolton. He TUNED over what money he
had, with sufficient properly 10 make good
bis delalcaton " his bondsmen,
Mr.. WIN. Toole, Of Philadelphia, has Just
shipped from san Antonio ~ Philadelphia,
$500 mutton sheep, which he expected 10
be only six days on the road, II the venture
proves successful, ho will embark in thu
business,
Two men giving their names rs H. II. Hill
and Il. A, McWhOrtor were arrested Ia Clay
county Inst week, on suspicion Of having
shot and attempted 10 rob Mr. Hill, Of Den.
ton county some weeks ngo They deny
the charge, but man present nj their arrest
who claimed 10 know them, said they were
wanted In Collin county for horse stealing
and that their parents lived in Collin county
and were worthy respectable people.
A young gentleman got himself into u
prodicament ut Wac last Sunday, He Is
very Jealous In the temperance cause, and
desired the minister 10 read n notice Of u
called meeting OF the temperance folks In
the afternoon, handing him the call In writ
inc. When the minister finished his sermon
and pullel out this call TO be read by him, Il
turned out TO DO the following, the Young
gentleman having gotten his papers slightly
mixed. Dtar john am sorry ! cant let
YOU come 10 see me rs frequently rs usual,
but papa and mana think shoull not re-
ceiye even my very dear friends during the
Lonten season. IT'S awfully disagreeabo, If
not positively cruel; but then you know we
Epscopalans cant go ba k on Lent !
shall sec YOU oitenor than usual, | hopc,when
the holy season Is gone where the woodbine
twineth. Yours with friendship.
The Henrietta Shield tells the following
sad story; We are sorry TO chronicle the
fact ofthe burning of Mr.. Harvey Eaton's
house on last Friday night Mr. Eaton lived
six miles southeast Of Henrietta and had a
very comfortable home. He had just re-
turned from Gainesville with lood of pro-
visions, groceries, ETC., and seed for planting
out his crops About midnight, while the
wind was blowing rent guns, the family.
were awaken d, Just in time to get out of
the house before the rooffe in. They saved
nothirg-barely getting out in their night
clothes. The loss falls heavily upon Mr..
Eaton, MS he has n family TO work for, and all
his supplies we're burRed up A neghbor
rode into town last Saturday, and telling the
facts. raised something over fifty dollars here
and in Cambridge, for the sufferers.
The following item from the San Antonio
Express will be of interest TO sheep rails, RS;
Mr. w. Gerfers was in the city yesterday
and reports his sheep to be doing finely,
though he lost nearly hundred lambs by
the freeze on the 10Th of March. The
country is in most excellent condition, grass
is good and prospects grand. Mr. Gerters
says he has Just gotten rid of very strange
sort of wolf which has annoyed him ard de-
a Wa.