The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-02
GALVESTON.
Correspondence Of the Herald.

leruhy afternoon the DOAtu or Aldermen TAtl-
fled the contract entered into by the city
authorities with the firm of NJ Key IL Nixon,
of st. Louis, for boring an artesian well of
II capacity of eight inches inside the casing,
the work to be commenced about the LIST of
September and vigorously prosecuted to
conclusion. The rate will average about
$ll Is per foot for the full 1000 feet, as
specified in the contract tt esterdav the
family OF NJ b. Swain, residing at the corner
OF Nineteenth and Church streets, we're
startled by a portion of brick hurled by
some unseen hand, striking the door-facing
to the door leading into the hall, and break
ing into fragments, This was soon followed
by another, and another, until Mrs. Swain,
thoroughly frightened, sent for her husband.
Promptly obeying the summons # his wife,
Mr. Swain came, found out that the cause of
alarm was bricks thrown mysteriously from
the rear Of the lot by whom, no one knew.
Mr. Swain took a position some distance
from the house, where would command an
entire view of the premises, but while he re-
NAMED there no bricks were thrown. Soon
after he left the bombardment was renewed,
and kept up at intervals, TO the great annoy
ance OF the family, until the arrival of
special officer Mcmahon, when it ceased.
A little colored boy the son Of the servant
at Mr.. SWANS, was seen by the members of
DIR. Hamlin's family TO hurl missiles at the
house, and then run into an clubhouse in the
rear Of the lot. Upon being confronted by
the officer and threatened with iail, he con-
fessed he had thrown few bats Mt the
house, but not all of them that some one
else from the outside had thrown at the
house, VINO, he would not tell but DIR. Ham
her and other members of his family, who
were on the lookout for the miscreant, who
saw no one but this boy throw nything
toward the house, although the detective is
OF the belief that other parties are impli-
Gated. One OF the missiles struck the col
ored woman, who was coming out of the
kitchen for wood, apparently niuring her
quite seriously G esterday's races were
we'll attended. The live hundred wards
dash between O'Keefs paint stallion and
Frisbee's sorrel mare was won bv the latter,
she coming under tho string a full length
ahead. la the trotting race, mile heats. best
three in FIVE the entries were Bartlett's Dicl,
Bonham, Levy Bro. Il Ovens Banker. and
Friedman's Ringer. The first heat was
taken by Banker and the next
three by Dick Bonham, Ringer being
distanced. Time-3:l9, 3:l5h, S.l6. 3:23.-,
Major M. {. Lenore, counsel for Frank
McGowan, appeared Saturday morning in
the Recorders court, and plead guilty in
behalf of his client, TO the charge of carving
concealed and deadly weapons, and diseharg.
ing firearms within the city limits, and was
assessed five dollars and costs, which wa,
promptly paid. This is the closing act il
the bloody tradegy of the I'd ult.-Youl
eritique on the lecture of Parson Briggs I
'Ingersoll and Ingersolllsm," was like 0
thorn in the side OF the reverend gentleman
who believes you were laboring under d
misinterpretation of his language, used al
the time, hence your erroneous deductions
as he thinks. As u vrdication, he had hi,
lectures published and it now lies side by
side on the newsdealer's stand with Inger-
soils mistakes of Moses" "Skulls." and
other productions of the justly famed man
The closing of the session of the 9th
street Public School, under charge of Miss
Lucy Pattee, was celebrated Friday night
by a pleasant reunion, and the awarding OF
medals to the pupils for good scholarship
and department. Hon. r. G.. Steel pre-
scented the medals, and in pithy, pointed
little speech highly complimented the schol
ars on their thoroughness The denuoue.
ment of the Davis mystery, is the sensation
of the hour Fleming, the driver of the
hack which conveyed Mrs B. N. Davis, the
night she WAS reported to have beer
drowned, in from the beach, says she wa;
alone, and remained in her carriage at the
rear Of the fremont hotel until about
o'clock q. M, when she was Joined by hei
sster-in-law, who accompanied her to the
train. There is nothing here but execratior
for McCraw, and the deepest sympathy fol
Major Davis. deaths occurred
daring last week. Three were stilborn,
one died of extreme old age, Jacob AeyC
died in San Antonio, and his body wa,
brought here for burial.-Hot " atheI
seems to have a favorable effect upon the
matrimonial market. Nine couples wer,
Joined in the holy bonds of wedlock
The medical fraternity and druggist,
ATE in high gleo oyer the calls that will bt
made ana the amount of physic sold to poor
colicky, gripping humanity are
in the mark t in abundance.--Ditfer nj
theories are advanced as to the probable
cause Of the death Of the two negro mer
found near Summit station, on the Calves
ton, Houston 81 Henderson railway v sterday
morning. Some inclin to the belief tha
they were murdered and placed on the tracl
to cover up the crime. Others that they
were left by the extension train and hat
started out to return on foot, took the rail
road track, became wearied, sat down on the
track, fell asleep and were run over by the
down train that leaves Houston at 8 p. m.
and arrives here at lao, and there are some
strongly of the opinion that they we're steal
ing q ride and were knocked from their perch
beneath the cars and run over. When
the bodies were discovered they were lying
about five feet from the track and abou,
thirty feet apart. One had his head severed
clean from his body and was horribly mutt.
lated. Tie other had an arm and leg Gu
clean from his body. Both were SO manglet
as to be beyond recognition. The authori
ties at Harrisburg were notified and an Officer
went down. When he arrived the buzzard'
had begun to prey upon the bodies of the I'm
fortunate men. Whatthe verdict Of the Cor
oner's Jury was is not known at this writing
Our wholesale houses decided about two
weeks ago to close at o'clock. This now
followed by the retail dealers-who have de
cided to close at o'clock to give their en-
ployes time for recreation, enjoy n plunge II
the gulf or moonlight sail on the bay. -
Miss Annie Woods, the accomplished daugh
ter Of Il. 5. Woods, esq, has displayed fin