The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-17

dental electors, was 237,29l,
Sweet potatoes sell for only fifteen cents
bushel in some portions of the state
There is some talk in Austin that Shepar
will contest Jones' seat in congress.
Mr.. w. j. Matthews and Miss Lulu Brow
were married in GAINESVILLE last week.
A tri-weekly mail is shortly to be estat
lished between Henrietta and Mobeetie.
Professor Jerome Taylor and Miss Maggi
S. Albright were married in Clay county las
week.
Most of the cotton in San Saba county hs
been ginned, and the crop fslls short one
third.
Houston has been selected as the place 70
holding the next Methodist conference 70
south Texas.
The mail carrier between Refugio an
Golad was fred on by concealed parties
few days ago.
A man named Bradford was killed abou
three miles from Tyler Tuesday, by falling
from wagon.
Noar Lagarto in Live Oak county, there
ia vineyard that has produced this year
three crops of grapes.
Burglars broke into the store OF L. NJ
Rich. at Houston, Monday night and stole
5000 worth of clothing.
Mr.. Thompson, at Orange, is developing
the fact, he thinks, that rs good tea can be
grown in Texas as in China.
Governor Roberts has been requested to
furnish stone from Texas for the Washing
ton monument, and will shortly ship one.
The weather is SO warm and genial in Refu-
gio county, that grass is sprinting up and
the mocking birds think spring has come.
DR.. Herff, of San Antonio, successfully
removed from lady in Sau Antonio, fow
days ago, tumor that weighed so pounds.
Breckenridge wants normal school, and
if the neat legislature makes provisions for
two more in the state will try and get one of
them
George Butler, prominent citizen of
Waco, and formerly a'banker in Galveston,
died at his home in the former city, Tuesday
morning.
Breckenridge is shortly to have a new
Presbyterian church building. The founda-
ton has already been laid, and work is pro-
crossing.
Fish are SO plentiful in the waters of In
dianola, that negro caught 257 mullet from
the teahead of the wharf at one sitting, q
few days ago.
OF the Gotssm picked up on the beach
near Brownsville few days ago, were five
logs of mahogany supposed to have been
lost by some foundered vessel.
Last week Mr. L. N. Werden accidentally
got his hand caught in some gin saws, in
Kaufman county, and his hand and arm to
the elbow, we're badly lacerated.
A number of farmers in Victoria county
are making arrangements to set out orange
orchards, and will test that climate for the
production of this delicious fruit.
A freedman named Morris Nettles at
tempted to Jump on passing freight train
in Richmond Tuesday, but missed foothold
and fell under the wheels, which cut off both
his legs
There are nineteen Methodist ministers re-
siding in Georgetown, including students for
the ministry attending the Methodist college
there and yet that town is no better than it
ought 70 be.
Mr.. "Shanghsi" Pierce, cattle prince Of
jackson county, sold 1000 head of cattle at
SIG each, to Mr.. Mathis, last wee<, taking
in $4,000 cash at enc swoop. He has
10000 head left.
The survivors of Terry's Texas regiment
held their annual reunion at Houston yes.
terday. Hon. j. G. Hutchison delivered
the address of welcome, and at night there
was grand banquet.
The prisoners in the Bolton Jail overpow-
cred the iaier last week and made their es-
cane. but all we're re.captured except one,
John Fulcher, the ringlesder in the plot to
escape, who was in jail for number of of
fences.
The official canvass of the vote OF
the state has been completed and Hancock
beat Garfield lOS,340 votes, and bes. Garfield
and Weaver combined, 1926 votes. Ex-
Governor Hubbard received more votes than
any other democratic elector.
Roe and Kennon, two pententiOry guards,
who, in June of last year. killed two
convicts while attempting to escape at Min
cola, were acquitted in the district court of
Wood county, at Quitman on Tuesday, the
charge of murder having been preferred
against them.
Stephensville lawyers have sued out an
Injunction against the collection Of occupa-
ton taxes from them individually, and the
Judge of the district court has ruled that the
occupation tax must be collected from firm
and not from the individual members of that
firm.
The gin and mill belonging to A Buchel,
at Cuero, was burned at Cuero Monday
night. 1t contained one hundred bales OF
seed cotton and fifteen car loads OF cotton seed
at the time of the burning, which could not
be saved The loss is $4,000, without any
Insurance.
A short time since Benjamin Bassell, Q
merchant at Stephensvlle, complained Of
feeling sick and went to his house, where he
remained a short time, when he said he fell
better and would go back to his store, and
since then he has not been seen or heard OF
He has wife and children in Stephensvlle
and the people are gaeatly excited over hl'
mysterious disappearance.
In the case of Mrs. Burke against the
Houston and Texas Central railroad at Aus
TIN for damages, the plaintiff took Judgment
ey default for $4,000. On motion of fe-
iendant the case has been re-Opcned, but only
70 admit testimony as to the vsue Of The
goods for the loss Of which damages are
elalmed. The goods consisted OF wearing
apparel, jewelry household gods, inelud &
rare and costly pirtures.