The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-04
TEXAS TOPICS.
.gs are plentiful in Nocksway.

Plenty of wood in the Terrell market.
Cotton is increasing in price at COrsicana.
Married, at Sherman, Mr. F. Il. Jones to
Miss Ella Sloan.
Married, at Calvert, Mr.. James Lloyd to
Miss Alice Moore.
A large quantity of wool skipped from
Waco last week.
Cameron is becoming quite city since the
railroad went there.
Mr.. John 0. johnson has fine calf, with
three toes on esca fore foot,
Wood has been selling f,r a week past,
at San Antonio, for $40 cord.
Married, at Sherman, Texas, Mr.. Geo. r.
Brobecke to Miss Emma Waldo.
Married, in Navarro county, Mr.. J. A.
Fullwood 10 Mrs E. a. E. Stokes.
Died, at San Antonio, on the 10Th ultimo,
Mr. T. T. Hobbins, of Utica, New York.
Married. at Houston, on the first of No
yember, Mr. Charles Lockhart 10 Miss Eta
White,
Married, at Brushy prairie, Navarro
county, Mr.. Fletcher Houston to Miss Lila
Slater.
Mr.. Grauburg, near Cotton Gin, has raised
sweet potato weighing eleven pounds and
a half.
Between fifteen and eighteen bales of cot
ton have been shipped from Comanche this
season.
There has been about 5000 bushels of cot
ton seed burned for fuel during he cold spell
at Waco.
Mrs. Clock run down last Tuesday night at
D9nison. She has stopped short, never to
60 again"
Married, on the 30th of November, at
Houston, Mr.. L. L. Perkins and Miss Minnie
Morrison.
Sweet potstos and sugsr-eane were serious
" damaged by the freeze last week, in Free
stone county.
Mares are now selling for $50 and S25
in Victoria county, where they formerly seld
for $40 and So.
A wind mi at New Philadelphia caved in
Monday, and injured three men seriously
and it is feared one fatally.
Sneak thieves entered the store of Mr.
Henry Sekatzs, the other morning and
made several petty burglaries.
There is great scarcity of lumber at San
Antonio, because the weather is such as to
render drying it almost impossible.
Business of all kinds has,grestly improved
in Denison since the talksd.of extension Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas road.
A kerosine lamp exploded at the residence
of Mr.. Kimberlin, at Denison, few nights
ago. The flames were smethered before any
damage was done.
A pelican measuring eight feat six inches
across the wings, was killed near Marlin last
week. Its pouch when stuffed held nea!
half bushel of corn.
Abundo Gonzales, Mexican lad, was sho
and killed while in his yard, getting wood, {
few days since, at Kerrville. No cause as
signed for the murder.
The sugar yield on the Brazos river ant
Oyster creek is one and half to two hogs
heads per acre. The whole crop is expected
to be taken off by next week,
A man of the name of Black, the son of {
preacher, in Titus county, took his child, al
infant Of. fveweeks, last Sunday, and withou
giving any reason whatever, desltit blow
in the head, killing it instantly.
A little negro boy who was stealing rid
on the cowcatcher Of locomotive of tn
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad, fel
of aud was killed, and his mother wants u
sue the road for $4,000 damages.
There is an old gentleman in San Anto
MO over seventy years of age, who is as ton
of hunting now as he was.in his young. day.
The other day, in spite Of wind and rain, h
started out on q hunt afoot, to be gone sewers
days.
As Mr.. John Hayes was riding along tn
road leading from Sherman he and h
horse we're struck by lightning and Instant
killed. Another man, who was about 10
yards in advance, was terribly shocked bl
notinjured.
Mr.. L. Alexander, of Victoria, found
queer egg in u hens nest on his place. 1t
two perfect egys, run into each other in suc
way as to preserve the appearance OF
old,fashioned knit purse, yet there is on
one she'll.
Last Tuesday, the wagon and team belon
M ing 10 the Anheuser brewiAg association vi
driven into the bayou at Houston, and beto
the driver became aware of it he was
water too deep to wade. One Of the hors
was drowned before the harness could
cut.
Last Thursday two brothers named Arm
strong were returning home from Tyler, a
both were very drunk. They mot the dep
ty sheriff of that place, and recognizing hi
they commenced to shoot. do return
their shots and killed them both.
The residence and entire furniture OF
z. Barr, of San Antonio was destroyed
fire, the other night, and threatened to pro
quite disastrou, conaagration. SIEVE
other buildings ignited but by the noble
forts of the fremen the flames we're ext
guished.
As the Cleburne stage was nearing +,
Worth the other day, the single-trees bro
and the horses took fright and dashed wilt
of, pulling the driver with them, who
chung to the lines. They were finally stopr
BY q gentleman who was passing on hor
back.
Wood sold last week at Houston for
per cord. Fuel is so scarce that the manag
Of Welsh & Sands circus company hi
N agreed to start all their teams to work ha
ing the wood which can be had outside
the city limits.
negro, who was returning from Ma
sofa to Willis, on last Monday, was hal
BY two road agents, and made to give tw,
y dollars which he had about him. III
then placed rope around his neck, cut
n me tails of his horses, cut his buggy top