The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-28
TEXAS TOPICS.

Some negroes IN tne Braz0s bottom, near
Bryan, had big row on Tuesday in which
shooting irons figured.
Judge Brady, of the United States SUI
preme court, is in San Antonio holding q
term of the Circuit court.
Mrs. Sarah Hatcher, rnother-in.law of At
torney-General Mccormick, was dangerously
i'll at her housein Columbus on Tuesday.
It is reported by the State Treasurer that
he has balance of general revenue in the
State treasury to the amount of S500,000
The fifth annual Volks. fest at Columbus
commenced Tuesday and was a grand sue
cess, attracting thousands of people to the
town.
According to news received at Austin, a
bsni of robbers are terrorizing the people
in and about Fort Stockton, and the Gov
ernor has ordered detachment of rangers
there.
L. S. Walton, an employee Of the Singer
sewing machine company at Austin, forged
a check Tuesday and departed for parts IN
known, leaving wife and child behind.
On Tuesday three companies of the Tenth
cavalry left Fort Sill, Indian Territory, for
Fort Concho, Texas When they arrive the
entire regiment will be in this State. These
troops are colored.
They seem to be about u develop genu-
inc petroleum oil well at Brentwood The
proprietors have dug down about one hun
dred feet and the oil continues to flow in good
quantity and fine quality.
An old colored woman named Betsy Web
ster diedin Galveston, Tuesday, at the ad-
vanced age of one hundred and three years,
but she never nursed George Washington.
She was q Catholic, and was buried accord
ing to the rites of that church.
Wiley Haynes, alleged to have been
stabbed by John Il. Hogan few days ago
at Galveston, died at his home in that city on
Tuesday afternoon, three days after the
alleged cutting. AT the coroner's inquest
the evidence developed pretty clear case Of
cutting against Hogan.
Rowland Rucker, charged with the muir
der of DR.. Grayson and wife, in Anderson
county, is now on trial in the District Court,
in Palestine. There were number of men
charged with this murder, one Of whom has
gone to the penitentiary and another awaiting
the death penalty.
Professor II. Fl. Smith, of the Normal
school at Huntsville, is agitating the ques-
ton of establishing at Huntsville a
Teachers Institute" to commence July
9TH and continue five wee "a and three days.
This is quite common in the older States,
but the present is the initial move for such q
thing in Texas.
A silver set has Just been ratified off at
Houston. bringing $3.50, which is intended
for Miss Eulalia Risley, the Bayou City can
tstrice, who for three years past has been
studying in the European musical conserva-
tories for the lyric stage. She has msgnifi'
cent contrslto voice and will soon be ready
to take her place before the footlights, where
from all reports she is destined 10 make a
brilliant record.
Monday, when little daughter of Mr.. John
II. Heller, of Galveston, went to her room to
retire, she saw negro man standing in the
room. She was 20 startled that she screamed,
when the negro deliberately struck match
and set fire to the mosquito bar and fled. The
screams of the little girl soon brought the
rest of the family to the room, when the bar
was extinguished. Another daughter Of Mr..
Heller saw the negro as he was making his
escape. 1t ia presumed that his purpose in
the house was robbery.
The Galveston News correspondent at
Austin sends his paper the following item
"The attorney general has written out his
opinion in reference to elections of district
clerks and tax collectors in the counties in
which the population since the last census
has reached the number to entitle them to
elect these officers. Elections for these Of
fcers will be ordered for next election in the
counties which the June census shows are
entitled to elect them, if the Governor
gets official census returns in time.
Fl. Nj. McCinstion, jr., of Blossom Prairie,
Lamar county, has gotten himself into
trouble. He is charged with forgery on an
extensive scale. He, with man named
Lambeth as his partner, was merchandising
at that place. and on the 18th they dissolved,
Lambeth becoming suspicious Of McCins-
tons management ofth business. Since then
McCinstion failed and his goods we're at
tached by St. Louis house. The report is
that after his failure it was developed that he
had committed various forgeries on the
Texas g. Pacific railroad in the shape of bills
of lading. He is of the very best connections
and has always stood well before this.
1t will be remembered that accounts of
the murder Of the Graham family, emigrants
to Arizona, committed in Bass canon were
published a few days ago and this outrage
attributed to Indians. The military author.
tiles now believe that the perpetrators Of the
deed were white outlaws who infest that re-
gion. They are strengthened in this belief
BY the fact that the bodies ere not mutilated
or robbed, both custom with Indians.
The following experience of MIR. Barney
Herman, of Galveston, with Indians in New
Mexico, which we extract from the Calves
ton News, will be found very interesting:
81 visited the Montezums mining COM
psny's camp in the Mongollon mountains,
and from what Victoria let me see, the COM
pany has very valu bic property. think
that the company has IN immense future
before it for riches. After arriving at the
mines was introduced TO all the miners and
sumptuous supper was spread for me; after
that little chat, and you kno = am not
fond of that. Bed was the next thing in
order, and the boys bad prepared a bed of
buffalo, bear, ok and deer skins for me to
Law nv old bones on, as they needed 1t after
a three DAYS Journey to the mines. About
tho time was DOING, rustic miner from
Mineral creek came into camp. He was I'm
able to speak for about three minutes, then
he got his breath and snid: "Boys, our camp
on mineral creek has been attacked, and l
believed am the only one left to tell the
tsle.' | said to myself, our camp will be
the next Before had time to ask ques-
ton, in came another miner white in the
face, and began to get into my clothes. By
this time the miners were all in arms, and we
began to fortify and strengthen GU, position.