The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-19
TEXAS TOPICS.

The boil worms are at work in Van Zandt
county.
Cotton picking is going brsyely on in Van
Zandt county.
Corn is selling in Waco at twenty-five
cents per bushol.
Sore eyes are prevailing in some portions Of
Palo Pinto county.
Houston has an abundance Of malarial
fever just at this time.
Whoopiug cough prevails in anil around
Canton, Van Zandt county.
A Baptist church with ten members has
ust been organized at Palo Pinto.
Too much rain has destroyed the fodder
crop in portions of Van Zandt county
Pao Pinto county wants cotton pickers
and can give work to at least five hundred.
A protractod meeting will commence to-
morrow night at Oak Grove, five miles from
Wills Point.
jill. Taylor, one of the Oldest and best
citizens of Colorado county, died at Column
bus, Monday of old age.
w. NJ. Burton, colored, has been nomins-
ted for reelection to the state senate in the
Fort Bend county ulslrlcl.
There is more sickness in the town and
county of Palo Pinto now than has been
there before in some months.
Precinct No. of Palo Pinto county has
pstitioned for AZ election on local option and
September 4th is the day named.
Mr.. Thomas w. Roberts, of Parker
county, and Miss Frances Weldon, of Palo
~ in1 n fnU dau
On Saturday the gap on the line OF rail-
road between Houston and New Orleans
lacked only eight miles of being flied.
Joe Howell, alias Ed. Forrest, charged
with the murder of G. w. Abel at Fort
Griffin on the night of June Both, has been
denied bail.
Rev. G. Il. Dufield was drowned in the
Brazos river a few days ago. about where the
Texas & Pacific railroad will cross that
stream.
1t is said the Texas Central railroad will
run from Es.tlahd by the way of Brecken-
ridge to the coal fields on the Clear fork of
the Brazos river.
A few days ago little ten year old
daughter OF Mr.. Heron, in Falls county, took
u dose of strychnine for quinine and died
from the effects.
The Houston Bohemians are reveling in
beer furnished by candidates. A key at
time is demolished about once a week, and
some candidate always kindly donatesit.
M. Croaker, Democrat, and many
years citizen of that place, was elected
mayor Of Austin Monday by twelve major
ity, in go'as-you' please ee'for-all race.
There will be grand Democratic barbe-
cue at breckenridge on the Oath Of Septem-
Der, when distinguished speakers from all
over the state are expected to be present.
Last Sunday night revival meeting closed
at Wesley chapel in Van Zsnit county, at
which sixty persons protested religion, forty
of whom joined the Methodist church.
The prisoners lin the Lee county jail at
Giddings, cut through the iron cage and dug
out under the WILL Monday hight, effecting
their escape. There we're three of them, one
held for murder in Frio county.
Gainesville received her first bale of cotton
this season on Tuesday. 1t was raised in
Montague county, was bought at seventeen
cents a pound and premium of $50 paid
the man who raised it.
A chip flew up and hit MIR. E. 7. Smith in
tn night, while he was chopping wood at his
residence in Breckenridge, a fey days ago.
His left eye is defective in sight, and at last
accounts it was feared he would lose the one
just hurt, entirely.
They have had tournament on Wood
house prairie in Van Zandt county. 1t came
off last Saturday. As soon as 1t was announc.
ed that there was to be tournament the price
&c ootton valyat and hrasa tinsa want nm in
Van Zandt county. The knight of the Blue
Raven was promiscuous, only no took few
rings. Who ever saw blue raven anyhow?