The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-17
TEXAS TOpns.

New Brsunfel has new Touring MILL of
large capacity, in course of construction.
The Harris county jail, at Houston, now
has thirty-one inmates, confined on va rious
charges.
The live oak mast in, Live Oak county, is
very heavy this year and hogs will be cheaply
fattened.
The cotton crop in Wilson county is cut
short, it is estimated at least % per cent by
the worm.
The boil and army worm have destroyed
oil hope of a second crop of cotton In Comal
county.
The wooden manufacturing company at
New Brsunfel has more orders than II
can fill.
Mr.. j. II. Mcfarland and Miss Nellie
Jones we're married on the 9th inst. In Rob
ertson county.
The International railroad company is
busy bridging the streams between Austin
an San Antonio.
John Talbot, charged with murder, was
acquitted in the district court OF Montgom-
cry county, Tuesday.
johnson county is receiving every day an
1890
pie very we'll o'do in the world.
The tax collector of Robertson county has
settled up in full with the comptroller for all
taxes collected and dues from his county.
The fremont hotel of Galveston, owing
70 the scarcity Of dining-room help, has just
imported from New York ten colored walters.
One undertaken in Calvert, Robertson
oJunty, says he has sold forty-seven cotfins
since the iirst of August, but then Calvert
implies this class Of goods for the entire
county.
Thomas P. Tindall, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens Of Robertson county,
and justice of the peace, died AT his resi-
dence on SuaCay morning.
B. r. Wallace, sheriff of San Augustine
county, was thrown from his horse few
days ago and had one of his arms broken
md was otherwise injured by the accident.
There is an orange tree in Galveston,
planted twenty-siI years ago, that now has
1000 oranges on it. 1t has borne fruit ior
more than twenty years.
The line of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe railroad has now been located to Brown.
wood, and the right of way has been secured
for the most of the distance.
Parker county has an association known as
the Farmers Alliance" and devoted to the
Interests of farmers generally, and mechanics
and laborng men as well.
Anderson county farmers are indignant
over the fact that over one hundred cotton
pit kers have been induced during the past
week to leave that county for other fields
A terrible fire destroyed Columbia in
nnly tyvo
houses are left standing in the business part
Of the town, and only one business man IN
the place had insurance.
A little child Of Mr.. Cave Row'ey, living
At Beaumont, pulled pot OF boiling SIENNA
tea over it few days ngo and was seriously
scalded throwing it into spasms and causing
It's death shortly Afterwards.
A small fire Tuesday night, at Houston,
destroyed two dwelling houses. The fire
department having bten disbanded, there
we're no engines out. A number of tremen
we're present and did what service they could
Without apparatus.
The steamship State of Texas, which ar
lived at Galveston from New York on Tues
day, passed on her trip the wreck of a sail
hg vessel, uater-logged and abandoned
Nothing animate WAS round on board but Q
doc, which had taken his station on the tor
Of the cabin, and showed the greatest dehgh
and gratitude when a boat was sent of to hi
rescue. The dog is cow on board the steam
er, a great pet with all the crew.
There is married couple in Milan
Bounty who have strange sort of mixture o
names, and yesterday they celebrated tn
hftieth anniversary of their marriage, thei
GOLDEN wedding. On the 10th of October
le30, in Caldwell county, Kentucky, Drur.
Mitchu.on Kevil married Lucretia Kew
Hutchinson and she became Lucreta Kew
Hutchinson Kevil. They are not at all re
hted. He was born in 1903, in Kentucky
and named for the father of his future wife
and she was born in South Carolina in 1916
and named for the mother of her futur
husband. and they have been mixed general
ever since.
ELL Crowler, notorious desperate, late
released from j4.l at Austin, met Police Off
Ger Sheehan tuesday morning in that city
and forcing him, at the muzzle of pistol
to-dismount from his horse, bestrode the sam
ana galloped through the streets waving hi
pistol and defying arrest. Passing MIR Ed
mondson, carpenter at work, he attempt,
~ shoot him, but the pistol missed fire
Hpins on across the river towards the des
ma dumb asylum he met the carriage Q
Glone John 5. Ford, containing that gentle
mans family, and thrusting in his pistol
te carriage window frightened the ladie
Wv much. An officer and posse followe
him all day, but he escaped. a load OF buck
ahot will stop his career some oil these days
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