The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-27
gEXAS TOPICS.

lied with twenty-five members.
Peaches are plentiful in San Saba county,
and bring only Sl.25 per bushel.
Lani in Taylor county is selling at from
ffty cents to three dollars per acre.
Corn is retailing in Comanche at from 40
to As cents per bushel.
The census returns show thesixth con-
qresslonal district to have 299,S57 inhab-
ants.
Anumber of people from Bntf4lo Gap and
thereabou!s will come east to pick cotton
shortly.
Mr.. Mark Benton and. Miss NJ. @. Luttrell,
both of Lamar county, were married few
days ago.
Comanche county hes raised an abundant
crop of peaches this year and of the finest
quality.
Coleman county is filling up gradually
and substantially, but not from outside tue
limits of the state.
Weatherford's first bale of cotton Melted
its owner SAP 20, the price for which it sold
and the premium.
Schulenburg is said 10 be receiving more
cotton than any towE on the Houston " San
Antonio railroad.
1. seems that the municipal election in
Austin, last week was illegal, and it is to
be he'd over again.
The mast in Taylor county this year is ex-
ceptonally fine, and the hogs are growing fat
ready for the fall trade.
A negro shot German storekeeper near
Austin. Sunday. AT last accounts the Ger
man was not expected to live
Two men named Russell in charge of a
herd OF stolen cattle we're arrested in San
Saba county, Monday afternoon.
Not less tnan seven thousand people are in
attendance on the camp.meetlng Of Major
Penn at Moffett, in Bell county.
An imbecile daughter of Mrs. Tyra, living
at Comanche, fell into thirty feet we'll u few
days ago, bat was uninjured.
Mr.. w. II. Novel, OF Reds Prairie, La
mar county, died a few days ago and was
buried with Odd Fellows honors.
The census returns of Wood countyshow
population of ll,222 against 7,640 in 1870,
gain Of 1852 or small fraction under Az
per cent.
w. B. Bonner, the man who killed Capt.
Wheeler, editor of the Paris Banner some
time since, has had his bail reduced to s., 1000
by Judge Clark.
The first freight train through from Hous-
ton to New Orleans will leave Saturday
morning and the frs. passenger train on
Monday morning.
Mr. A. B. Autry, an old Texan, died of
malaral fever Mt his residence in Fort Bend
county, on Monday last, at the age OF
seventytwo years.
On the 9th inst. there will be big bar
bccue at Morgan, A number of the prom.
inent speakers of the state are expected to
be present to address the peope.
Mr.. Senclair, blacksmith at Comsnehe,
was kicked on the thumb by refractory
horse he was shoeing few days ago, necessi-
Eating the amputation of the thumb.
Emma Rohde, the sixteen year old daugh-
ter of Mrs. NJ. Rohde, widow lady living in
Houston, left her home Monday morning and
at last accounts had not been heard from.
Miss dee Jones, of Waco, was thrown
from her buggy Monday and painfully
bruised. A needless WAGNER frightened her
horse by loudly cracking his whip behind
him.
The Baptist churchin the Glen Cove neigh
borhood, in Coleman county, has just closed
a splendid meeting. Sixteen joined the
church, thirteen by experience and three by
letter.
The largest county in Texas is Tom Green
and it ia about half as large as the whole
of New England. 1t is splendid body o.
arabic land and for pasturage is unsurpassed
in the world.
Silas Buck, esq, states attorney for tht
district embracing Hamilton county, has re-
signed his position because of failing health
and Governor Roberts has appointed Mr.. G
Fl. Bell in his place.
Mack and Bill Porter, Bell Dublin ant
Jim Wilkins, on plea of guilty in thu
United States court at Austin Monday, fo
robbing the mail at Pig-Leg station, got tel
years each in the penitentiary.
Father Quinnon, and Fathers Lechalan,
and.Q lerat, both of Galveston, dedicated 81
Vitol's church at Orange on Sunday last
The sermon being preached by Father A
Badelon, of Waco, and sermon at night b
Father A. Fruchane, of Galveston.
At the last term Of the United States coul
at Galveston Judgment was given the GOV
ernment against the Houston Il Texas Ger
trail railroad company for SS0,220l2 interns
revenue taxes. The road has sued out wr
of error, and takes the case to higher, tn
supreme court.
On the 18th of July last the families of
W. johnson, consisting ola young son an
daughter, and his son William, wife an
children, and Captain w Ector, left Gle
burne for Ell Paso. News has just reache
Waco that the entire party was murdere
by Indians few days ago.
John Selman, noted cattle thief and de-
perado, has just been confined in the Co
manche county Jail by state rangers for sal
keeping. There are nine indictments again!
him in Shsclelford county, and his bono
aggregate 500, 900, which he cannot give.
Sheriff Cunningham, of Comanche count.
arrested a man named Northcutt for KILN
his cousin with rock in 1871. When I'll
killing took place, Northcutt fed and hi
since been acting as deputy sheriff in OF
of the counties in East Texas. He was on
visit to relatives in Comanche county whe
he was arrested.
a young man named Harry Hill, in s
encounter with man named Croxton,
Richmond, Fort Bend county, two wears .
inflicted wounds on Croxton with q kni
which caused his death shortly afterwa I'd
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