The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-12
TEXAS TOPICS.


Some of the members.eloct Of the legisa
re are already in Austin.
Waco has received since September first
900 bales of cotton.
Rev. NJ. G. Simpson died at his home near
,hnson's Point last week.
The International railroad will be COM
eted to San Antonio by January first.
The young folks of Waxahachie are going
have grand ball on the night of the 28th.
Mr.. Tom. McNeely and Miss Sarah Key
II were married in Waxahachie few days
70.
The piers Of the International railroad
ridge over the Colorado river ut Austin, are
bout finished.
Frosts and bad weather generally have cut
f. about half of the top crop Of cotton in
Iunt county.
A negro, named George Glover, was
arrested and Jailed in Hous.on, Thursday, for
he theft Of a watch.
General d. O. Stanley, temporarily in com.
nand of the department of Texas, has ar'
lived at San Antonio.
Captain William Il. Price, lats of Han
over, Virginia, died at his residence in
Houston on Thursday.
Colonel j. j. Gathings, of Hill county, got
his hand and arm badly lacerated in his sin
saws one day last week.
The late freeze greatly injured potatoes in
Fort Bend county, the bulk of the crop OF
which had not been gathered.
= A move is on foot among the Irish citizens
OF Galveston to establish branch OF the
Irish National Land league in that city.
A. Bernstein, prominent merchant in
Marshall, died Of pneumonia Thursday eve
ming, and WAS buried next day at Jefferson
A firm is now making hydraulic cement
near Round Rock from stone discovered there
which is said to be equal to Portland cement
ri The survivors of the old Eighth Texas
cavalry, the Terry Rangers, will hold Their
annual reunion at Houston, on tho l6sh'
inst
The people Of Terrell are experimenting
with their black mud and asphaItum, to lind
out what sort of sidewalk pavement 1t will
make.
The Cumberland Presbytery has deter
mined 70 locate university at Round Rock.
Suitable buildings having been donated for
the purpose.
The west Texas Fair association Of Ban
Antonio held q meeting Thursday night
elected ofllcsrs and determined to have a
fair next year.
A large forcs Of hands working in gangs at
different localities along the line OF the
Houston Is ..Te1ss Central railroad is now
putting it in order
Burglars entered the Office Of S. s. Whit
more, lumber dealer at Calvert, Tuesday
night, and attempted to open his saie, but
were unsuccessful.
The Missouri Pacific railroad company has
made contracts with Beaumont millers for
1900 900 feet of lumber 10 be turned out as
rapidly as it can BIO sawed.
Mr.J.K. Rose, teller of the Waco Ma
tional bank, and Miss Cecilia Scott, we're
married at tho residence of the brides father,
ton miles from Vase, on Thur'day night
last.
Mr.. B. +. Leeper, of McLonnan county
has a six year old son who has picked Zoe
pounds Of cotton this year, averaging about
" pounds day. This is good work Tor SC
small youngs.er.
The board Of commissioners at Austin are
divided on the subject Of building an entirely
new capital or utilizing the old rsttleIrap anc
bats cave that now stands on Capitol hill, BY
adding wings TO it.
Henry Stewart, colored proscher Il
Houston has sued tho Galveston, Houston
Sc Henderson railroad company for SaO'
damages, for tho death Of his son, u brake
man on freight train on that road
The trial of the Rothschild case in the dis
trict court at Jefferson has been fixed for th
10th inst. If the case gees to trial, Col. ID. b
Culberson, member of congress, will Civ
the defence his personal attention and super
vision.
The case Of L. p. Bomar, of Cooke con nty
arrested short time ago and taken 10 Bur,
net county on n charge of murder committee
in 1872, and refused bail, has been reverse'
by the court of appeals and ; sil granted II
the sam of 5000.
The people of Marshall arc somewhat tx
cited over the report that a number OF Gill
zens of that place and Harrison county, hh'
been indicted in tho United States curt y
Galveston, charged with frauds and bull
ozing at the late election.