The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-02
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Denison has had another jail delivery, two
horse thieves escaping.
Dick Finley, accidentally shot III the aldo
men at Waco the other day by another party.
has since died.
A crowd OF railroad men. armed with Wits
ky bottles, took possession Of the depot al
BRENNAN. Saturday evening.
The Dallas grand jury have found 400 In
tlctments, which makes one think that some
old indictments must have been lost
Whisky caused Thos. u Reese 10 lia out on
the prairie all night and freeze 10 death
during the late cold spell in Hunt county.
Live stock is the principal interest IN
Rlanco county. The cattle are looking we'll.
and stock raisers are improving their breeds
Five cunvicts ovcrpowered their guard. one
Murray. In Braz's bottom. opposite Began.
the other day. and escaped, going towards
Rrazus county.
Chief Engineer Temple. of the Sante Ee
Railroad. reports that the gap OF twelve miles
below Bellevtlle will he finished AS soon as
material can be had from Galveston.
Some Of the leading citizens Of Waco have
nut on foot 4 scheme to bring criminals tO
Justice. They have raised fund OF some i've
or six hundred dollars to nay parties to pur-
sue and bring 70 Justice offenders against the
law.
A correspondent OF the San Antonio Herald
writes from Brownwood that the parties Dor
from the old one. have strnok a seam Of silver
ore ten feet thick, which assays from $1,000 -
5000 per ton.
Morgan Is the new county seat or Robert
son county. hut the name will probably be
changed to Nolnev. in honor ct Mr. Noney
Cavitt. OF Wheelock. The rastolca Depart
ment thinks there are too many MorRans III
Texas already.
Denison IL crowded with eXodustars going
b and coming from Kansas There Is said
to be more OF these fellows returning than
going, and all Of them without money. while
some OF them are coming back to Texas all
the way on foot.
On the twenty-third ultimo, in Brady,
Concho .and Mccullough counties the Their
mometer Is reported to have fallen 4 above
zero. freeing the water hotes ana causing
the cattle to scatter in every direction. Tne
loss to stoekmen Will be great
Several Rin-houses In Liberty county have
been burned lately BY ineendiarits. 4 band
of horse thieves have been operating iii that
section, and are supposed to ba burning prop
erty in retaliation Tor the efforts that have
been made 70 capture and punish them as the
law directs.
Ex-Gov. Davis AMI Mr.. Cochran chairman
OF the two State executive Commuters OF tile
Republican party, have united ia u joint call
for State convention ot Republicans, to
meet a. Austia March a Mr.. Cochran
shows disposition u step down ana out
and leave the leadership to Davis.
That was terrible tragedy which occurred
In the Panhandle country the other night.
Two bosom friends, herderS, John Barnee
late OF W AGO, AMI James Harley, OF san Saba
county, became suddenly offended with each
other at camp tire. aud drawing their pis-
tolls, shot each other to death.
Just think Of it, seventeen boys attending
the public schools owned up yesterday to the
possession OF fire ares in the shape of pistols.
And two-thirds ot the number stated they
were given them hy parents. brothers, unces
and cousins. Well indeed is il that the school
board have taken this matter in hand Hous- |
ton Telegram.