The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-24
TEXAS TOPICS.

Some corn: has already been planted il
Il Frooiton0 county,
Severe colds and pneumonia prevail
around Corpus Christi,
Nine persons died at Galveston during iii,
week ending Inst Saturday,
Measles prevail to an alarming extent n
some portions Of Montague county.
A Mis- l,ZSle Lank ford died In Montague
4 county last week OF u relapse Of measei,
The Masonic hall Vt Workman, Wns blown
down and destroyed ononight last week,
Mr. Aon2o Parker and Miss Roxle VIII.
4 ford were married In Pamela county on the
4 10Th Inst
Tho street car company AT Houston aro
\ taking out their turntables and putting in
switches instead,
The millinery establishment of Mrs.
Thompson ut Bryan, was consumed BY Are
Saturday morning
Mr., Joe Harris, Of WhltOsboro, Il Just fin.
shlng the fencing Of Il pasture Of 1900 acres
Ia Cooke county.
The paslurNge has been unusually ano In
Cooke county this winter and consequently
cattle ARE in splendid condition,
A man RamedLee McAlleSter was bitten by
mad skunk IN Montague county Jews ago,
aud Is fearful Of hydrophoba.
Five ladies dined together nj Carthage n
few days ago, whose combined ages footed I'M
three hundred and five years,
The United States court has adjourned It's
term at Jefferson and Judge Morrel has ro-
turned to his home at Galveston.
Rev. Walter p. Richardson, dean of the
Episcopal cathedral At San Antonio, was
stricken with paralysis Saturday night.
County taxes in Washington county have
Just been reduced from forty cents on the
one hundred dollars 10 twenty-five cents.
The county taxes of Montague county for
1880, amount to 05 cents on the dollar, but
ihis includes twenty-five for court house.
Track layers on the Santa Fe Gulf &
Colorado railroad are now ut work in Austin
county and lay half mile of track per day
Corpn, Christi has forwarded already two
hundred and thirty dollars to the New Yorl,
Herald Irish relief fund and will forward
more. v
Mr.. Samuel Ii. MCGEE and Nancy + II
Ayerett both of the Indian Nation, were r.
married in Montague county three or four K
lays ago. u
A man named BlalIey, ono of an officers N
'osse, shot negro they were trying TO ar
est, near Cotton Gin, Freestone county, few
ays ago.
In response to Il call for u Greenbaob meet
* in Freestone county, to elect a delerate
} the st. Louis convention, only sixteen
ould be paradcd.
Theodore Airheart who shot Ed. Fletcher II
! Gainesville in 1871 for criminal intimacy ~ ~
ith his wife, was tried and acquitted al III
last Saturday. or
Il. S. Gardner was found guilty in the Dis o w.,
let court al Gainesville, Friday, of the muir ~
II of Willis Cline, and his punishment fixed del
imprisonment for life. an
A new Presbyterian church at Brenham two
rs dedicated Sunday. Rev. Ii. S. Settle, of for
anson, assisted the pastor, Rev. w. ers
iggs, in the ceremonies. will
The municipal cauldron is beginning to sec
il in Galveston. Numerous gentlemen ave
, being urged by their doar friends to run
alderman of their respective wards.
The Fire department of San Antonio cele- 81
ited w sshington's birthday on Sunday by 4
excursion to San Pedre Springs, and the
ance of the city celebrated the day yes
day. A
captain r. s. Hayes, Vice President and terr
lionel Il. N, Hexie, General Sapcrintend- con
Of the International railroad, have re- Just
ned to Palestine from Washington CITY, in
ere they had been in tho interest of their thel
d. 81
{. J. Wallace, Deputy Sheriff of Ande,- tou'
county, lodged in Jail Saturday night at ous
estine two brothers named Smith. ac- are
ed Of demonstrating; and negro named ia
'irls, for killing another negro named Dan
,ker. IN
lrs Babb, an elderly lady living in Free and
le county, has just inherited one hundred ness
lsahd dollars. She with her husband will
very poor and funds had TO be sent to char
n TO pay their passage to the State where by n
property is. self-s
ne buildings for the five life-saving sta L. In
S on the coast of Texas have been fin
d, inspected and received for the Gov
nent by Captain Shepherd, who will drill g.,
men employed at each station. He gives GA
ned before nnrt ~ se''0'' "i'i Ao' W Texa
tbo 49,, ,,,.u. and
,,t;,, s' III 'lIni Vi Wlllam haheS years
Ns'lu lor AL ing Oharles ~. Mcmillan, Der
Annie Eancs testified that about eight for
sns sSp' WINE she was visiting at tho while
Q OF Mcmillan, that he entered her room Secre
ght and by force and threats violated her LONG
IN, and did the same thing the next
:, and in consequence she became en-