The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04
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At Palestine ono day last week the Their
monieter Indicated 30.
The bridge over the Brazos on the Central
Waco extension is ready for the passage of
trains.
Strangers are Aoek!ng to Fort Worth. the
extension Ut the Texas Pacific being the in
ducements
The Dallas poetof1ice Is now rated by the
department. as drst-class office. the only
ono in the State.
A new military road from San Antonio to
Fors Davis Is i,lat completed, which shprtens
the route one hundred miles.
The construction force % the Texas Pacific
ls about 20 start from Fort Worth westward
with 1000 mon and $50 teams.
The wheat crop in Freestone county was
seriously injured by the Christmas freeze
rhe young wheat Was fTozen down to the
Very roos9,
gang Of professional SLEEVES infest Wash
layton county. Anunber Of horses are miss
lag, and tho people are getting little excited
about 1t,
The feet Of the extension of the Texas and
Faoife IL already being felt at Dallas. Build
Ing ts active. and property has advanced
from ! ) to 25 per cent.
On tx .mlnation 1t Ia found that Arkansas
AMI Corpus C5listi bars will admit vessels OF
the Whitney line built for that trade. The
bars have been deepening during the past six
months.
negro In Freestone county killed his wife
on Saturday night two weeks ago, gave him
self ~ on SUNDAY. was inflicted on Monday,
tried and found guilty on Thursday. and will
be hung on Friday. March 20
Rice Smallwood colored man. Of Red
river coun,y, commenced bleeding from the
nose early IN the morning, During the day
everything possible WAS done to stop the
Nnw of blood, and Ia u few hours he breathed
his last.
The tirst mortgage bondbolders of the In.
ternatinnal and Great Northern Railroad
now own $40 miles Of railroad free from all
iuenmbrannes. and 1t Is thought they will
have nodif1ieulty In pushing the road through
to the Rio Grande
The city Of Denison. having found the bell
punch fat failure. SO far as city revenue Ii
concerned, is about to return to the license
systen. The Bnnner reminds the city faith
ars OF Brenhtm that they would do well tt
follow Denison's example.
prisoner being conveyed over the M, X
and j. Railway to Texas. to answer to ths
charge OF murder. ieaped from the train while
it was going at the rate of thirty miles MI
hour. aud instead Of breaking his neck, was
abls to get up aud get away.
The prairiea and glades between Austin mt
Georgetown are covered with q nice coating
| or green grass, and the stock upon the range
looks unusually we'll for this season Of til.
year. This mild winter has been godsend
| to all Western Fexas,
| Tho body OF an unknown man WAS founf
| floating In Red river. near Denison. n faW
days ago. The face was too much decom
posed to admit of description. The body was
covered with n light coat and black pants
with shoes. 1t Is supposed there that he has
been murdered somewhere up the river
The Cuero star says: eat the store Of Mr.
| Fudge may be seen ~ pair OF shoes made by
Hans Mari, Of Meyersvilte, The soles Of TIN
shoes are made Of horse hair and the tops 0
moss. Mr.. Mari wears shoes Of this kind Ii
preference to any other, aud finds them com
aatouished his neighbors by appearing in
nobby suit Of coat, pants, vest, cap aud boots
| all made OF moss.