The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-29
TEXAS TOPICS.
rains have blessed Washingt

Hes, rains have blessed Washington
county
Whooping cough has killed several chill.
dren in Brenham this year.
The rate of taxation in Camp county is
Sl.l0 on the 500 worth of property.
The Greenbackers of Camp county will
meet in convention on the 9TH of June.
Dangerield is shortly to be connected with
the rest Of the world by telegraph wires.
Around about Graham the grass is short
and water scarce, consequently stock have
Jared badly.
A number of farmers in Bastrop county
who are feeding Northern corn have lost
mules, and they attribute their death to the
corn.
Charles Campbell, a moulder in Houston,
fell from the second story of building in
that city Wednesday and was seriously if not
fatally injured.
The Grsnd-iury of Fayette county, just
adjourned, found twenty-six indictments,
seventeen of which we're for felonies; one OF
them being for murder and one for incest
A raid was made on drove of horses in
McLennan county, Il few nights ago, and
twenty-one head stolen. These horses were
being driven to al eastern market by j. Q.
Adams. ~,
Mr.. H. Melasky and Miss Zeporah Hen
rcks, of Austin, were married by Rabbi
Voorssnger on Wednesday. 1t was bril-
liant wedding in the highest Jewish circles
of Austin society.
Captain Lee Hall, commanding the State
police company, has resigned, to take effect
June LIST. Lieutenant Oglesby has been APP
pointed Captain in his stead, and Sergeant
McAlurray Lieutenant. IA o7sB asega -,
The iiremen of Houston are making pre-
parations 10 entertain and take care of fire.
men as they pass through that city for the
fremens Slate association, which meets at
San Antonio on the 9Th proximo.
The surveyor of the public lands for
building State capital informs the autholi'
ties at Austin that he ID progressing finely,
and that he will be ready for tue lands to be
put upon the market during the year.
Mr.. VIM Neill, one of the, oldest citizens
ofSeguin, died on Wednesday, regretted by
all who knew hin. He was Scotcbman by
birth, an honest, Woodworking blacksmith,
who stood high in the esteem Of all the peo-
Pile of Guadalupe county. t'tt@ t4
A farmer named Canterbury has Just been
arrested at GAINESVILLE, charged with swim
ding. 1t is alleged that in packing his
cotton he only put one hundred pounds of
lint to a bale, putting in cotton seed in the
center. to make up weight.
A negro woman working at Hartley's saw
MILL on the international railroad, had three
of her toes mashed off by the wheels of a
car on the tramway, and going to Houston
Wednesday for medical attention, underwent
the operation Of amputaton.
The Court of Appeals at Austin has dis
posed of ninety-three felony cases, torty-six
misdemsanors, ffty-ive civil cases, five scire
tacias cases, and three habeas corpus cases.
Thlrty-seven cases were referred to the Com
missieners of Appeals, of which that court
has decided twenty-five.
A little daughter of Mr.. John McWhorter,
of Texarkana, died a few days ago OF hydro
phobis. She was only two years old, and
had been bitten by her fathers yard dog
about two weeks before her death, and suf-
fered horribly until death relieved her. The
sight OF water, or to fan her would throw
her into commissions, when she would initiate
dog by swapping, barking and scratch
Ing.
The Houston Post says The committee
appointed by the Grand Oommandery of
Texas to make suitable arrangements for all
Knights Templar who propose to attend the
Grand Eneampment Of Knights Templar of
the United States, in the city of Chicago, on
August 10, II and 49, 1880, have perfected
arrangements to have Pullman palace cars
leave Houston on August ID, 1880, at 7:l0
p. m. via the III. & I. G. railway. These cars
will be under the control of the arrangement
committee until their return to this city.