The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-08
TEXAS TOPICS.

Ms. u. NJ. Maunews oied NJ ner nonhe III
Hill county last week.
Judge Collin, an old citizen of Austin,
died Tuesday ut BRENNAN.
BRENNAN Tuesday reelected Hon. 7. Kerr
mayor and q. L. Swain marshal.
Denison elected w. B. Bass, mayor, and
VIM. Hardwick, city marshal, Tuesday
The town of Hillsboro, in Hill county, by
vote OF the citizens, is now incorporated.
Hon. Frank II. Bsily was reelected mayor
Of Hearne, Tuesday, for his third or fourth
term.
Hon. L. A. Perrenot representative from
Arkansas county is at BRENNAN visiting rela'
tives.
Corn is up in good stand and ready for the
pillow, in Waller county, and cotton is all
planted.
j. A. PEBBLES was elected mayor, and
John w. Ellison, marshal of Hampstead,
Tuesday.
Captain A. l.. Westprook was elected
mayor and j. NJ. Delam marshal of Whit
ney Tuesday.
Mrs. Virginia Mary Smith, wife Of John
w. Smith, died in Hillsboro last week at the
age of twenty-five.
On Tuesday, A. L. Chic was elected
mayor, and George w. Taylor, city marshal
Of the Texas half of Texarkana.
Many farmers in Hill county have been
compelled to replsnt their corn, the first
planted having rotted in the ground.
Jules Freeman, who for six months past
has been merchant at Waco, was arrested
Tuesday on warrant from Navarro county.
Colonel Birdwell, one of the most estima-
BILE and prominent citizens Of Bremond, died
Monday night after long and painful ill
ness.
The governor has telegraphed for an
architect to visit Austin at once, and pass
upon the merits of the several plans submit
ted for the new state capitol.
A writ was issued at Whitney, Tuesday,
for the arrest of w. 4. Sorrelle, on charge
of assault to murder, aud telegrsphed to the
sheriff of Ellis county for service.
The district court for Waller county con-
vened at Hampstead Monday last and has a
light civil docket before it. Three murder
cases, however, are on tho criminal docket
Rev. George w. Dumbell. rector of the
Episcopal church ut Palestine, has accepted
call to Grace church, Galveston, and will
enter upon his duties on the 10Th of May
next.
Counterfeit American silver dollars have
been freely circulated through Bell, Coryell,
and McLennan counties, and the United
States authorities are on the Qui vive for the
showers of the queer.
A quiet municipal election was held in
Sherman, Tuesday, resulting in the selection
of Mr.. William Levy, a retired Hebrew
merchant, for mayor, and four aldermen, all
prominent and successful business men.
San Antonio has inceudiarsm In her
midst, evidently, as two attempts at arson
have been discovered and frustrated recently,
the last being an attempt 70 burn the half
completed cottage of Miss Fannie II. Flo.
rian, Monday night.
A shooting afiray occurred in Houston,
Tuesday, in which man named Frank
Droine shot and seriously wounded in the
The negro assaulted him and the shooting
was in self.defense.
The business men of Austin do not seem
to be very enthusiastic over the subject of
raising money to eleetioneer for the location
Of the slate university at that point. They
.Sy 'ae proPerty'9whers arc more interested
; :nni .noy "re' anu 'neretore shouiu 'aKe Inc
in,..A''se'
Monday morning, as Mr.. Newman, OF
whitney, was going to market, he discovered
so Ssn y, oGs.on sa.sraeu WIN kerosen9 on
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'no oan' anu ehor~' prevented SERIOUS nte'
About I'VE miles from Millican, on the
Houston Texas Central railroad, shooting
array occurred between two negroes named
Louis Lopy' alias stephen Louis, and MoseI
johnson, In which johnson was dangerously
wounded. Lopy Hoped out and friends Of
johnson went in hot pursuit.
Mrs. Arthur Burns was In Hillsboro few
days ago riding horseback, and another lady
was riding behind her. A gust Of wind spranr
suddenly up and blew piece of paper under
the horses feet, which so frightened him
turing Mrs. Burns RIGHT arm near In,