The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-17
TEXAS ToPICs,


/. ton on the 9th Of April
Miss +. j. shackleford died near Waco on
the morning Of the 18th instant
Mira, NJ. Dana johnson Stone, died nj her
late residence In Waco on Saturday.
The dlptheIia has been prevailing TO some
extent among the children In Palestine,
WeAtherford Ia improving rapidly, new
stone buildings going up all over the place.
Marshall 10 soon 10 have an Ice manufas-
tory which, including building will cost
$4,000.
Tho young ladies Of GAtssylle gave leap
yoar ball last Friday night, escoHing the
gentlemen TO and fro,
Mr., George 3. Nash, Of Newton county,
was married AT Orange on the 9th inst, 10
Mrs. Sue II. Evans, OF Alabama.
Mr. William Weiss, OF Beaumont, aud Miss
Lizzie Carrothers of Georgetown, were mar.
ried ut the latter place few days ago.
Rev, w. ID. SArtwells, late rector Of tho
Episcopal church at Waco, has been tended
tho Curatoship Of tho church At Houston.
There are now eleven persons IN the
McLennan county poor-house, four males
and seven females, and Eve Of them white
and six eoored,
I'd. Williams, lsborsr on tho Louisiana
Western railroad, fell from car near Orange
Wednesday night last, and very severely, If
not fatally Injured himself
A big cock fight comes of at Marshall TO-
day between Marshall and TeKarkana, for
$3.50 side, and S25 on each battle Tho
main will lus. four or five days.
The Palestine Pathological and Ilorticul-
tura association seems " DO in n healthy con-
dtlon. 1t meets tho last Saturday in this
month for the annual election OF officers.
The WeathOrford Exponent says the off,
GERS and engineers Of the Texas Il Pacific
railroad have rented Offices In Weatherford,
and that General Dodge will arrive in u few
days
Marshal Gillian, Of Round Rock, had set
10 with Two rowdes u few nights ago. He
was attempting 10 arrest them when one of
them shot Mt him and he returned the fire.
Nobody hurt.
The Sheriff Of Anderson county II seems,
has been collecting poll tax from minors,wo-
men and men over age, and the Commission
ers court Of that county has passed an order
forbdding II in the future.
Comanche, after much labor succeeded in
electing delegates to the Galveston conyen-
ton and passed resolution of opposition to
Tilden, Grst, last and all the time.
Two boys at school at Georgetown, one
son Of DR.. Crawford, and the other one nam
ed Forrest Clark, had fight a few days ago,
when young Crawford cut young Clark twice
once In the arm and once in the shoulder.
Myrals OF young grassnoppers nave made
lneir appearance around uates'iile IN Coryeli
county, ana nave zone considerable damage
70 gardens out Tue sIeet OF SUNDAY night mas
prooapiy STAGE uehoHshed oil vegetables, II
not Vhe erasshoPpers.
Inc cl'lzehs oil waco have received a
communication from MAJOR Afford, otherwise
KNOWN aS Jupiter inc c"ioreu pemocrauo
stump speaker, informing them that he will
DC IN lnelr cry III May and open the cam
P9'sh ior inc DelhocrStlc cause lie WIN also
advocate the measure coating colored colo
ny in Tom Green county.
One night last week two men rode up to
the house of DR.. Nelms, about six miles
from the town of Comanche, and calling him
out told him that they were travellers and
that they desired him to 90 with them and
see u sick lady. The Doctor saddled his
horse and started with them, but they had
not gone far when party of eight or ten
men rode out from the thicket, and stopping
the Doctor, made him dismount and strip of
his clothing, and then made him lay down,
when they gave him a severe beating with
quirts. In reply to the Doctors question MS
to why they treated him go, they said they
were simply paying of old scores and that If
he did not attend to his own business in the
future they would call upon him again, but
with rope None of the assailing party