The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-15
TEXAS rorICs.

The Brszos rigeris lover ssn i! has been
for years.
Good raios'are reported 10 northern ard
western Texas.
The Colorado river at Austin is now as low
as It ever gels.
Pistol shooting at night ia becoming epi-
demic u Giddibgs.
About 6f,y POliah Immigrants recently
arrived at hesrne.
The total assessment of Austin county for
this year is 81 SOL S2.
Las, week there wore eight deaths in San
Antonio from various causes.
A number ofpolls in Bsstyop county were
not opened st the recent election,
The people of White Hall Grimes county,
defeated local option by lsrge majority.
For the year ending September LIST, Tho
receipts Of cotton a. Jefferson were S9,344
bales.
Patriots, FOUNDERS .rd buumers are no
paving sttention 20 the municipal campaign
in Austin.
|. rainsd in San Antonio Saturday night,
in fouc hours, ass inches, cOmQ!etSly lgod'
ing She streets.
l. has boan rsjuing ill over the state for
the past tw, or three days, with heavy blows
in some localities.
Palestine hss dsreputabls locality known
sR Eincup, which ia eQuivAleu! to Hsila Halt
Acre in other towns.
The fall season was opened in Basirop last
Monday with TIRES fights, and followed on
Tuesday by two more.
A monster frog, measuring two feet in
length, WAS cap,uIed by some boys ct Fort
Worth 70 days ego.
II. Parson hss three or four ear loads Of
walnut legs Mt the Blllvills depot, which ho
will ship 10 Nsw York,
There wea TO voters on the university snd
constitutional amendments in Arkansas couns
ly except st oGe precinct
Squn Henry, a negro confined in the
Houston jsil OF charge of rape, made his
escspe last Saturday Afternoon.
Cotton i, arriving at Lulng OF the rate Of
$50 bales day, and it frost will hold off
Caldwell county will make fine top crop.
Ba trop hss two good mills, and not q
bushel of meal can be had; they won't stop
the cotton gins long enough TO grind corn.
Captain j. 81. Williams, prominent cit
izsn of Washington county, died at Burdetts
Wells, near Lulng on Monday, of brights
disease.
Pat Murry, q section hand, was run owe.
and'killed by trsn of cars near Denise
on Monday night. He was drunk and down
on the track.
In south Texas the rains OF tho past few
days are hailed with delight, as they will in
sure q top crop In that section where frosta
srs always late.
The Navasots Tablet learns that cotton
worms have appeared in force in portions of
the county, and they may yot damage the
cotton very materially.
Raw. Mr.. Dunn, of Bryan, was thrown
from his horse Monday night and considers~
bly, but not seriously hurt. Steam escaping
from an engine frightened the horse.
The county court OF Robertson county is
a lively and paying institution. Last week
fines to the amount 81 200 were imposed
while the expenses of tho court were only
$500.
A negro woman living in the Knobs set
Element, Lee county, was poisoned by using
a preparation of miliweed for medicine in
order to save DOCTORS bill. She died from
a white man living eight miles from Mar
snall, VINO ieit me wlie ana took up with
negro woman l'lng IN lowe, was taken oui
aieW nigIrs ego an9 Won nss.ea WIN young
riaht AO p0P"''' '''u''' 10 ''i''u Inn
M. u o,p.
e,I Mr' .. d. " srish, washington county
.ar,aor S Sns roooeu oy sa,ee masked wnlte
g., L.. III. u I
Souuy . "a" ny sgo. Ai'gr oel9g roooed
ne gov hoia VI MS plstoi ana he and Ine fop'
peis exchanged shou pu' no one WAS nurt.
~ negro named Williams WAS arrested in
NsVssots, having in his possession foe
morse Una! ne could not satisfactorily account
tor. he was locked up In the Galaooose and
tried to burn his way out. The flya was
uiecVNoreu III huo w proNe!.g any heIIOus
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