The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-03

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Mis rpnme. NJ .Wllkts, only daughter n
jr ", ~ Wilkes, scplof ,ptoprletor
p liza XTdflonai interest was iciit 10 tilc
occasion Ivy The fact that the young pouple
we're united by the same minister ll,cy'
w, ". Weir who united DR., WILKES
and lady In Tennessee twenty.slx years
ago. Relatives and friends from various
parts OF the state were present, and with
home people crowded. the residence
Miss Wilkes was raised In Waco, ana
has always been popular In society circles.
Mr.. Shaw, the onyied man, Is n young
here about foar years. The
bridal trosscar. and presents caught
the eye of all, and.thc wedding bouquet and
floral decorations were enjoyed and com
mented upon as being the acme of taste.
Leading cotton men and merchants met
to-day and organized what will hereafter be
known as the Waco Cotton Exchange and
a constitution and bylaws and apply for a
charter from the state. None Of the OBJ
iectionable element of the deiunct ex-
change, we learn, will be allowed member
ship on any terms.
The BraZos was rising rapidly at tins
morning and is now seven feet high, caused
by heavy rains.
Galveston
Special to the Herald.
GALVESTON, October 27.Work on the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad is re-
tarded by unusually heavy rains. The
trestle work over holland creek was de-
stroyed by the swollen stream. The road
is now completed TO point three
miles beyond Cleburne and twenty
five miles from Fort Worth. Material sutli-
cient for the completion Of the road to Fort
Worth is on hand and has been forwarded
usual delay Fort Worth will be reached
about the middle of November.
J. M. Davidson, brakeman on
a passenger train of the Gulf, Colo
RADIO & Santa Fewas caught between the
cars this morning and considerably mashed
and was conveyed to the Central hotel,
where his injuries received attention.
Slight damage was done to the govern
ment wharf across the channel in the bay
during the heavy tide and rough weather
last night. The rainfall here last night
amounted toS9-100 of an inch. Telegraphic |
on with the outside world was |
severed from an early hour this morning |
until about seven this evening. The break
was caused by the prostration of a number
of poles near Dickinson.
GALVESTON, October 29.-Captain Reid, of
the schooner steel ArrOW, was knocked
overheard by the jibe of the main boom |
near Red Fish bar, and it is feared was
as nothing has been seen Of him |
since.
A telegram from Cherokee Iowa. to Isa- |
dore Dyer announces that the body of his |
son, Louis Dyer, drowned in the Little |
Sioux river few days SINCE has been re-
covered and forwarded by express to Gal
weston.
In the case in the district court to-day of
the Merchants Banking company VS.. Il. w.
Adams, for debt, judgment was rendered
for $43, 1l9.
AT a meeting Of the board of health to-
day the resignation Of DR.. Brown, quaran-
tine physician, was received and accepted
A resolution of, thanks was passed for his
efficient services during his term of Office.
Storm signals have been fiyin2 since
morning.
No work has been done OF The harbor
to-day, owing to the Un-
propitious weather.
The steamship Capria, disohargiag
ut brick wharf, crossed The ban with
/ 900 bars of railroad iron aboard and draw
ng 10 feet and II inches
Signal stations have been established at
Hearne and Longyi W
Custom ections At this port foot up to-
path, of Dallas, is in town.
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