The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-20
TEXAS TOPICS.
Houston is now wrestling with an ocean

Miss Pauline Peterson died of consump-
ton in Waco on Thursday.
Red river county cotton is said by BUYERS
to be the best in the market
McDsde has $4,000 broom factory that
employs ten experienced hands.
A 100000 fire at Marlin, Wednesday night
was big blaze for that village.
a Mr. George G. Latch and Miss Bette
Foster were married in Waco Monday.
"a Mr.. Robert Bonds and Miss Tina Payne
were married at Pilot Point last Sunday.
A thief stole valuable horse from the
sheriff of McLennsn county Tuesday night.
Real estate ia Brown county has advanced
twenty-five per cent owing to an influx OF
Immigrants. This is a good way to stop
them.
Mr.. Dick Hall and Miss Bette Hughes,
both of Sherman, were married "Wednesday
afternoon.
Colonel PInnypqcker, of the sixth infant.
ry, has been assigned to command of the
post at IN Antonio.
The cotton crop ia Br wn county will fall
Tar short Of MI estimates made, though no
reasons can be ascribed.
Sister Udosis, with a corp of assistants
of the Order Of the Sacred Heart, has opened
female school in Marshall.
An "lron goods manufacturing company"
3 to be established az G. weston, has lust been
chartered by the secretary ofstate.
In the case of the state against Peter
Greer for killing ex-Sherif Elkins, at Hunts.
vile, there was II mistrial Wednesday.
rioUsly cut bind man Monday night on
plantation in the Brazos bottom, in Robert.
son county.
James II, Helt, of Burton shot man
named j. d. Jordan n a saloon near Bren.
h-m Wednesday night, INJECTING sight
scap wound.
A man named Jim Brown had his arm
caught in gin stand rear Il cane Monday,
and tho flesh So lacerated that amputation
was necessary.
AT every pls,e hear from in Texas ex-
cept in the extreme southern portions of the
State, the recent snow and sleet storm put in
an appearance.
Henry, ac>lored bar TENDER and another
negro named Poll Arnold, were both drunk
in Hesrne Monday night, and getting into
light Henry shot and killed Arnold.
& j. n Preston, of Austin, has been selected
supervising architect, Tor the construction Of
the new capitol building. Plans ard speci-
tcations will be advertised for shortly.
Two young men named Keuchun and
Foster, in love with the same Young LADY,
had n p r5onal difficulty, accustomed by
their rivalry, IN KQufmon county few days
ago, and both were shot, Keuchen MORALLY.
Repr' sentgtiles of some wealthy banking
nrms OF Chicago we're in Austin Monday,
and left Tues lay for the vest, where they -
TO examine body of land of $50 900 acres,
with view to its purchase for stock farm.
y One hundred and fifty immigrants, Ger.
mans and Bohemlans, arrived in Washington
county Sunday. Seven-hundred and ninety
more were to follow them in few days from
New Orleans, where they all arrived together
from Europe
In the heavy bow at Calves on, Wednes-
DAY att moon, tho schooner LOtue MAYS
was beached on the island sixteen mileB be-.
low the city, III d ut last accounts was living
easy, none the worse for her rough usage BY
wind and waves.
Eight marriage licenses were issued from
the clerks office of Galveston county for
the week ending last Saturday at noon, and
sixteen more persons have launched their
barks upon the pillows of maLrimony, TO
encounter the squalls that may arise.
The Central Texas Presbytery, adjourned
from Bolton, is now in session at Waco, with
thirty members PRESENT. The synod with
eighty-fve members present, and w. X.
MARSHALL moderator, of Marshall, presiding,
isaso in sessions. The presbytery ..rt com
mends the division of the synod of Texas.
A FrenchmSn named Fernandez, while
attempting to cross the track ahead of the
train four miles from Ban Antonio few
days sgo, colided with the train. The wa
gon was torn into kindlipg wood, one horse
was killed, and Fernandez WAS badly hurt
one arm being broken and his body badly
bruised.
Molle Butler, twelve year old daughter
OF MIR. Butler, residing on Battle creek,
callahan county, caught fire on the 9th inst
and before assistance reached her she WIS so
badly burned that she expired the following
DAY. She WAS playing in the snow with her
brothers and sisters, and would run to Ere
which they had built to warm. From this Ere
her clothing caught, with the result as stated
above.
A few lays ago. in Callahan county, an
infant child died with the whooping cough,
but when carried to the cemetery for bu-
rlhl the body still retained its natural
warmth, and at the request of friends was
carried home sgain ard kept for three DAYS.
although Mt the expiration of tho three days
me apparent corpse still remained warm
and supple. it was inferred. BY many it is
tnought to be a case of "burial alive" and
excites much comment in the community.
a few days ago at Kerrvlle, a Mexican
named Abpndo Gonzales, went out of his
nouse to get some wood to replenish the
nre, but returned in few moments shot
through the body, the ball having entered
lust below the right nipple and come out
Just above the left hip, showing that the per.
son who lid the shooting must have been on
horseback. Ho lingerie in great agony until
The next day and died. He would not tell
who did the shooting.
John Tolbert was killed by his cousin, Tom
rrindle, at Willis, ia Montgomery county ,on
Monday last. They had had fist fight the
night before, in which Tolbert was worsted,
and afterwards Tolbert went to Prindle's
house armed with hstchet, and being
denied admission broke the door down and
ran Prlndle off the premises. Monday they
met, when Prindle was srmel with a shot
gun, but both parties were arrested and put
under guard Tolbert, few minutes after.
wards, went near Prlndle, when he drew
pistol and shot HIM through the heart, and