The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-06
TEXAS TOPICS.

Immigrants from Georgia are ilndin
homes in Hunt county.
The farmers Of Hunt county Intend plan
Ing corn early this year, gITVttN n
Half block of old frame bulldinga weI
burned nj Calvert on Monday night,
Tho carriers In Galveston handled, durln
the month of January, &,7O7 paekagoa
Mr., James SImmons and Miss holllo Tay
lor were married Ia Hunt county, u fow day
ago.
Stove Jonea, u negro, shot John CrOm
mons, white man, through the arm NJ TEX
arkana Monday night,
The Republicans of Hunt county aro L
organize NJ M carly day, 10 send delegate
TO the Austin convention.
Tho steam fro engine At BRENNAN has jua
received five hundred feet of now rubba
hose, making thousand feet II now has.
AT noon Monday tho Gulf Colorado 4
Santa 10 railroad wns completed 10 Dead
Mans creek, ono hundred miles from Gal
weston.
q. A. Melville, OF Champaign, Illinois, was
found In dying condiuon on tho streets IN
Toxarkana Monday night and died shortly
ailorward.
Charles Kenean. who foil from train on
the Texas ~ Now Orleans rnilrond ON the
LIST Of December last, breaking his back, died
in tho City hospital nj Houston on Friday.
Tom Turner was convicted at Calvert tho
other dry Of stealing n bale OF cotton from
the Houston Il Texas Central railroad and
sont 10 the pcnitcntary for five years,
Tho Indies of tho Episcopal church nj
Houston gave nm entertainment consisting Of
tabloaux and music Wednesday night, to
raise money for the Bishops sahry fund,
The Grecnbackcrs, Of Marion county, are
actually going to hold convention ON 81,
Valentines day ut Jefferson, TO elect delegates
TO the National GreenbacS convention, to
meet at 81. Louis In March,
IL is announced ut Austin that there Is no
money in tho Treasury TO pay sherilis and
clerks fees. Yet the "pny-as.you-go" disc-
piles shout that there are 100000 in the
State Treasury.
Mrs Jordan, wife Of Nico-President Jor-
dan, of tho Houston y Texas Central rnil-
road, will, with IN amateur company render
in Houston tho opera La Fillo du Regiment
Saturday night, for the benefit Of the Irish
sufferers.
There seems to DO no little sickness in the
Calvert ini Only Monday u prisoner re-
leased on nominal bond died, and on Tuesday
night Wash Powell, convicted OF manslaugh !
ter in two cases, died, and several other pris-
oners are now sick.
Mr.. Henry G. Busch and Miss Barbara
Nehlinger, Of Corpus Christi, were married
on the 9th ultimo. The groom being
member of tho Corpus Christi Rifles, tho
company turned out in full uniform to do
their comrade honor
night, held for the purpose of taking steps
and iorty-tlve dollars wore subscribed on the
spot and a committee appointed to solicit
subscriptions.
Although il has been announced that
Judge j. r. Fleming had resigned, still his
resignation is not on lein the State Depart
ment at Austin. If he does resign, Senator
Davenport of Eastlond county,it is said, will
be appointed in his place.
Mes5rs. f. A. Puthuif and Charles CARR
son had some words about II young lady in
Greenville few days ago, when Garrison
drewa pistol and shot at Puthuif three or
four times, one ball taking effect in his thigh,
in1ictiBg slight wound. Garrison was mr.
rested and put under bond.
Mr.. Frost T. Allen, ranchero living
about fifteen miles from Corpus Christi, was
in that place few days ago with his wagon
after some supplies and, while in the act Of
lifting barrel of sugar into his wagon, he
let it go. walked off about fifteen feet and $
fell dead, with blood squirting from his
month. He evidently broke blood vessel.
The steamship Hutchinson, from Clinton
to Morgan City, got aground in Galveston h
bay Monday, and 50 remained @
until Tuesday when she again floatcd. The $
greatest difficulties experienced in reaching {
Houston by ocean steamers are the bar Mt I
Galveston and the flats of the bay. The I
hip channel is all right. c