The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12

The Sfaieaman thinks the International
Railroad will be completed to San Marcos In
nix month";.
The Texas md VI. Louis Marrow Huage
Railroad la completed To Big Sandy station
on the Texas and Pacific.
The Waco Telephone SAVE that 1s5 houses
have already been erected at whitney, the
r,t,eept,t tarminus or the Texas Central Rail-
road
Over 1000 quaiIs have been brought to the
Waco market within the past ten days. They
were nettad by pnt-huntarH. and genuine
eInrtanen arc dtsAustGd.
All the grading on the Galveston and Santa
Ee Railroad has been let between BRENNAN
and Caldwell. and large numbers Ut men and
teams are AT work.
Eli Bnrnen. secretary ana treasurer nf the
Lopgyiew and Sabine Valley Railway. was
run over and killed by an engine at Long
View on Tuesday last.
The sap In the orange trees about Houston
was frozen by the Christmas treeE', aud the
bodies of these trees are found cracked ana
destroyed. They will again have to he grown
from the root.
aurypy OF tho route Of the Texas and
Pacific Railway for distance " LII miles
west from Fort Worth has been made Re-
ports say that II Ia the intention OF that COM
pany 10 reach I'll Paso inside OF two years.
The uaa we'll near the old Vine Grove Post
Office. On the Old Austin atage road. ten miles
from Haatrop, ID no humbug. Ills OF twelve
inch bore. 153 feet deep, and when tgnted
throws wide spreading lame fifteen feet In
height. The boring will be continued.
AT arapeland. Ellen Logan, young negro
woman. was burned to death by the explnston
Of coal oil lamp which she was carrying
from one house TO another Her husband
was burned about the hands In endeavoring
10 save her.
The San Antonio Herald says. A negro
man, whose name IL Enoch Mcclure, residing
In San Antonio, Ia In n trance. He has been
In that condition for three days. His friends
were inclined to bury him. but better advice
prevailed and Enoeh remains above the clods.
with signs of revival.
The cattle men of Northwest Texas have
formed combination TO exact better rates OF
shipment. They will ahip over the road CIV
Ing the lowest rates, II Y low enough ratio "
given them; " not. will drive their cattle
through. Each member ol the combination
put up $4,000 bond toinsure compliance with
lis undertakings.
The Texas md Pacific Railroad Company ~
now distributing tlea west OF Sherman. pro
paratOry to lying down iron. 30 IA to deliver
material for the iron brlgde across Postoak,
half mile west of Sherman. The road Will
b. pushed steadily forward TO Whitesboro ~
time for the June cattle trade. The grade ~
completed to within three miles Of that point.
and the heaviest work done.
San Saba Ne,ra. The Ramsey Brothers
have about 1000 head or sheep located In the
eOuthern part VI this county and Just over the
line III Llano county. Tn the twenty second
some men went to two pens on Fall Greek
prairie. In this county. In which 1900 head Of
sheep were penned. and killed $40 Of them,
wounded q large number and scattered the
hook LII every direction. Some 81 the sheep
were shot, but most OF them had their throats
cut. Mr.. Copltn. the shepherd was In his
camp near the pens and heard the firing, but
being Htngle-handed, he did not consider 1t
prudent To offer any Resistance.