The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-13
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An old negro, Oliver Sneed by name, ou
generally known by the soubriquet of $1,000
eve, was arrested and Jailed without ben
eal Of bail on Saturday in Bastrop county
charged with outraging little six. year Ole
colOred girl.
There was grand barbecue at Duysl sis-
ton on the international railroad, west Of
Austin, on Saturday. Candidates for local
offices made speeches, and State Treasurer
FIR. Lubbock also addressed the people
Saturday evening as a man and his wife
we're crossing the railroad track near DuVal
station, in Travis county, passing trair
struck the horses, killing them both and tear
ing the tongue out of the wagon, but leaving
the wagon standing and its occupants I'M
hurt
Josh. Myers, a senegambian,wa was sent to the
penitetiary for two years in the district court
at Bryan on Saturday for stealing yearling,
There are now eighty students at the A G
rcultursl and Mechanical college near
Bryan.
The first spike on the East Texas railroad
was driven at Beaumont Saturday by Mr..
Marcus Weis, president of the Reliance
Lumber company. And then everybody
smiled and gszed happily for a brief spell
toward the skies.
The Sabine pass people are talking mystic
riously about railroad movement shortly
TO take place there that will surprise the ma
tyes.
Major L. 7. Searle, of Beaumont, who, a
few days ago, took an overdose of morphine
and came near dying, was cOnvalescent Sat-
urdsy, owing to the unremittant attention as
we'll as the skill of his physicians.
Shipments from Beaumont for the week
ending Saturday last consisted Of LOG car
loads of lumber, II cars of shingles, 60 cars
Of ties and Ga bales of cotton.
On Friday last Mr.. D. r. Daniels, a
wealthy farmer living near Crockett, in
Houston county, accidentally got his arm
caught in the band-wheel of his gin and so
badly crushed that he died that night, He
was member of the X. of H.
Friday young lawyer named Borden had
adiflculty with man named G. Al. Mo-
day, at Toplsdy, in Houston county, about a
cross fence between their premises, and in
the fight which ensued he billed Monday
with knife.
The county Democratic convention Of
Colorado county met at Columbus Saturday
last and nominated for county Judge, W. j.
Darden; county attorney, u. Louge; treas
urer, c. o, Weller; sheriff, George H. Allen;
county clerk, r. s. Stephens; district clerk,
W. A. Englehsrdt; tax assessor, Robert
Duer
The negro strikers still hold out at Hous-
ton and have meetings every day, but with
secret sessions now. They say they have
supplies to last them thirty days without
working. In the meantime the Mexican Ia
borers, procured to supply their places, are
working well and giving general satisfaction.
The Democrats of Harris county are max
ing hot and lively canvass, having bsrbe-
cues in different parts of the county every
two or three days, and all the nominees for Of
a2e are working diligently and Interestingly.
TIE independents are right after them nd
divide their time with them on the stnmp
whenever they get an opportunity.
Mr.. j. c. Weaver, of Beaumont, and Miss
Ella Matthews were married at Houston Sat-
urdsy.
The first syrup of this years crop has just
been received ut Houston.
The total receipts of cotton at Brennan
this season up to Friday night were ,O79.
The remains Of Thomas ]. Fuller; the en-
gineer Of the wrecked freight train, at Jew
EFT, Leon county, on Friday, and who was
killed, was buried at Palestine on Saturday.
The gin house with fifteen bales of cotton
nit belonging to Mr.. james Baldridge, in
Washington county, was burned Friday last
The loss was about $4,000, with $500 insu-
rance.
The Galveston artillery company will give
their annual opening ball Of the season on
the night of the second Thursday in Decem-
Der.
The British st ,am.hip Imbros, from Ant
were anchored in the outer rosdstead at
Galveston on Saturday with cargo of steel
rails TOR the international road.
There were ten deaths ia Galveston for the
week ending Saturday last.
The International and Great Northern rail
rod company has purchased the Henderson
and Overton railroad, sixteen miles long.
Outlaws in Edwards county. one of the
sparsely settled frontier counties, have be-
come SO overlooking and outrageous in their
conduct that company of state troops has
been sent,there to maintain order.
Many cases of malarial fever are reported
throughout Washington county, but of a
mild form.
Baylor University at Independence, Bap-
tist institution; Soule University, Metho-
dist at Chapel Hill, and all the Brenham