The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-17
Houston.

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| Central railway company; affirmed.
Houston.
! Special to the Herald.
HoUsToN, November 10-Thc scaflold on
the side of building going up fell to-day.
Three workmen injured, one slightly and
two, Il. Sharer and j. Adams each had a
leg broken and otherwise bruised
The twentieth regiment, from Brownsville
to Leavenworth, will pass thorough to-
night going up the Central.
Tomorrow night the Light Guards OF
| This city give grand ball and exhibition
drill.
HousroN, November 1.-THE entire city
! is in u hubbub over scandal just
! brought to light. The superintendent of
public schools is said to have been seen
atfectionatcy fondling one Of the young
brought to-day before n called meeting of
the board of trustees. The testimony
was most direct, but the meeting adjourned,
waiting the return of an eyewitness now
absent, who will give further evidence.
The superintendent came from Connect
cut about year since, and the young lady
came three years ago from abroad and has
stood well and now holds the highest place
of the lady teachers.
1t is also whispered that GER
tain prominent business man of
family will be sued for twenty
thousand dollars for breach of promise of
marriage.
The three suits of Harris county VS.. N. T.
Davis, set for to-day, were continued by the
defense
An emigrant, who came from France but
three weeks ago, hung himself tonight in a
cabin near the edge of town. He has no
relatives here and was in the butcher bust
ness The cause is unknown.
The bridge on the Bremond narrow-gauge
was washed away to-day. No accident re-
suited.
Houston, November 12.-Passenger Con-
ductor Speers, of the International road,
was seriously stabbed by passenger on the
train coming south from Longyiew to-day.
The passenger, on being asked for his fare,
drew Il knife and sent it against the hip
so hard he broke the blade. DIR.
Stewart dressed the wound and pronounced
it serious. The passenger left the train at
Overton.
The inquest held on George Fulton, found
on the railroad to-day, resulted in verdict
of excessive drink. The deceased was from
New Orleans, where he leaves n wife and
two children.
The name of the suicided Frenchman,
found hung last night, was Antonio Con-
boelle, from Lyons, France.
The board of trustees of the public
schools, continued investigating the late
scandal all day. 1t adjourned to Monday;
We have six dramatic performances and
two balls next week.
COrsicana.
Special to the Herald.
CoRsIcANA, November 9.-The new town
of Mt Calm, on the line of the Texas &
st. Louis Narrow Gauge railroad, thirty
nine miles west of this city, in Hill county,
was located yesterday The sale of town
lots occurs in about three weeks.
The new union passenger depot at this
place will be completed and occupied by the
Narrow Gauge and the the Houston d
Texas Central this week
Four hundred and fifty bales of cotton
were received to-day.
BY the new schedule which recently went
into effect on the Central and the Narrow
Gauge roads, the south-bound train on the
Central makes connection with the Narrow
Gauge going both east and west. The Cen
trail bound south arrives at 11:30 a. ms, and
the Narrow Gauge trains starts east and
west at 1l:40 a. m. Tyler is reached at 1870
p. m. and Waco at Z p. m. This is of great
convenience to the travelling and business
public.