The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-14
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sroapd Austin is on the increase.
There we're seventeen deaths IN Galveston
during the week erlirs saturday last.
Mr., S. &. Packer died in Bonbam few
ssys ago after painful Illness of SIX months.
s-Tbere have been four felony convictions
2 the dist. let court OF Red River county this
.term.
Mr.. Tsham Cartright and Miss Emily Jones
were married few days ago in Fannin
county.
Mr., w. l.. Blake and Miss Matte B.
Keene we're married in Fannin county few
days ago.
Mr.. ], A. Duncan and Miss Matte Bragg
were,married in Bonham on the evening OF
THU rsday last
Tree marriage licenses were issued in
= Galveston county during the week ending
Saturday last
A five yeay-old boy was caught in the
machinery ofa mill near Austin, Saturday,
AMI was instantly killed.
Cotton picking now goes bravely on in Red
Il River county, but the late bad weather has
e greatly lessened the crop.
Major Wiley Jones was elected chief Of
b the Waco fire Department. and Sol. Hogan
his assistant, Friday n ght.
Brenlam seems to be thriving. There is
not vacant house in the place, and the de-
mand for such is increasing.
The municipal authorities of Austin arc
wrestling with the social evil question and
II trying to suppress the scarlet women.
q A carload ofc1tton on the Gulf Colorado
.Sants Fe road, caught llreat Houston, Friday,
n and twenty bales were badly scorched.
snBurgl4rs broke into the office Of DR.. j. NJ.
Fielding, dentist, at Houston, Friday night,
A and stole $3.50 worth of teeth and gold foil.
The citizens of Waco have appointed
committee 10 procure the right of way
through Hill aud McLennan counties to
Waco.
Philip Alfred Thompson, native of
Houston and well-known In typographical
circles died in that city Friday, of rheumatic
paralysis.
Colonel ". B. Richer, one Of Austin's old
est citizens, and owner Of numerous stage
lines prior to the war, was buried in AuStls
last Saturday.
The first hanging for the new year will
take place in Burleson county on the 18th Of
January, young man named Hubby being
the legal victim.
NJ. Garthy was arrested in Austin on FRI
day and taken to Round Rock, in William
son county, where he is charged with having
committed forgery.
Charles T. Kavanough, esq, lawyer OF
prominence in BRENNAN, ana recently editor
of the Bronham Reporter, died suddenly in
that city Thursday night.
George Beck, twelve year old boy, was
disemboweled at Houston, on Friday last,
while playing on the tTn.table Of the West
ern narrow-gauge railroad.
A grand lodge Of sorrow was held by the
Masonic grand lodge, now in session at
Houston, on Saturday night last, in memory
of Masons who nave died during the past
year.
Fannin county has $4,000 head of cattle
5000 head of horses and mules 5000 head
ofsheep; $50 head of goats; and 40. 900 head
of hogs. And all this live stock is valued at
S1,455, $50.
M. ZOO w. McKee's Team ran away with
bis wagon enc day last week, as he was re-
turning homo from Bonham, and being
thrown from the wagon, the wheels passed
over him and he was dangerously hurt
They have big hawks mp in Fanpin county.
Mr.. ]. A. Holcomb killed one last week that
measured five and half feet from tip 10 tip
OF its wings, ana its claws measured 4 inches
from the point of its middle to the point
Of its hind toe.
Ga Saturday morning the gin house con-
tanning twenty-five bales Of cotton, Of Mr..
w. Q. Rowel, five miles from Bssrtop, was
destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. 1t is supposed to have been Nm in
cendiary's work.
The gin house of j. X. P. Hanna, near
Calvert, was burned early on the morning of
Friday last, together with eighteen bales of
cotton. The loss is estimated at $1,000, and
with no.insurance. 1t is believed to have
been the work of IN incendiary.
Galveston claims ten thousand moro popu-
lation than the census report gives her. The
compilers of city directory have made up
a list of 1928 names for their directory, and
they allow one OF these names 10 every 81 of
the population, which would make a total OF
$3.50 people.
The Terrell board of trade has made ar
rangements TO issue paper, 20 600 copies,
with Judge D. Il. Cronin as editor of the
work, for the holidays. There will be but
one edition Of the paper, and twill be devot-
ed to setting forth the advantages and ma
terial interests OF Terrell.
A drunken fellow, named Dick Miller,
was riding iuriously down street in San
Antonio, Saturday, and running his horse
into General 0rd's carriage, upsetting it and
throwing out the occupants, members OF the
generals family. Miller was arrested and
fined 5000 for his rowdyism.
VIC. Towers, of Jefferson, ono Of the
Oldest United States postal route agenti in
the state, was found lying on the platform
near the depot at Texarkara, in dying con-
dition, Saturday morning. Ho had been
stricken with paralysis, and it ia not known
how long he had lam where found, as he was
speeches..
Mr.. j. w. Revis, young farmer of twenty
four, living in Bell county, and Miss Fannie
Stewart, q fair maiden of sixteen, eloped
Wednesday, and went in search OF license
and minister in order to be made one. The
mother of the young lady followed them to
Waco but failed to find them there.
James Huff and John Sullivan, two young
men living near Elmo, have been srrested,
charged with attempting to rob two farmers,
naor that ,,laca last yyeek The Victims