The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-10
Waco

Special 10 the Herald.
WACO, November News reached here
to-day that Harris Burney, formerly OF this
place, had been shot and killed in diff
Guilty on stock rancho In New Mex
leo. Burney was raised here and
enjoyed the reputation of being reckless,
dangerous man.
A lady from Mineola took the narrow
gauge train at Corsicans last night for this
place, having with her sick child, which
Tss taken tD with side Ppf corsc aDa'
and died in few minutes.
The passengers did everything in their
power to relieve the distressed mother dur
ing the Journey. On the arrival OF the
train this morning the little one was placed
in neat casket, and mother and child took
the west-bound train on the Central
for their home in Hill county.
Since September fifteenth eight thousand
four hundred and four bales of cotton have
been pressed by the Waco cotton compress,
and about three thousand bales shipped
without COMPRISING, making the total
receipts since September LIST about eleven
thousand bales.
Senator Coke returned from Washington
this morning
Fulton, horse trader, was Looping his
pony on south Third street the
animal fell with him, breaking his leg.
Fulton is already a one-legged man, having
had his ankle badly broken several years
ago by fall from horse, making amputa-
ton necessary. In the fall to-day the same
Il leg was broken above the knee. His re-
covery is doubtful.
WACO, November 4.-Last evening about
seven o'clock two men rode into Coke, 9
little town twenty miles west of here, and
!, entered the store of Tyson Bros, robb ing
it of forty dollars and few articles
of merchandise. No one happened
to be in the store except the clerk, young
man who was, at the muzzle OF pistol, re-
I quested to quietly witness the performance
:. About the time they had finished the job
Shap Barnard, q young man from this
4 place, now working with the mar
/ row gauge engineer corps neal
Coke, entered the store fol
his mail, when he was ordered to "hands
up" which he promptly did, and was m re-
robbers then left the store, mounted theil
! horses and fled in the direction Of the Leon
river. In a few minutes. posse
of citizens were in pursuit,
and succeeded in overtaking them just a.
they were entering the Leon bottom, ano
fired into them. 1t is supposed one OF the
robbers was wounded, as riderless horse
bride and saddle were found near the scene
of the shooting next morning.
Wheat receipts since June LIST are 61,oU
bushels.
WACO, November 5.-The track of the
Missouri Pacific railway is laid twelve miles
south of Hillsboro, which makes it only
twenty miles north of this place. 1t is ex
pected to reach here about December l.
The new telegraph line along the narrow
gauge was completed to the depot in Eas
Waco to-day.
Bell county still continues her whip
ping bees. News reached the city
this evening that q young man liylns
on Cedar Greek, in Bell county, was taker
out by mob and severely thrashed. 1t Is
said he was charged with incest.
Wallace Smith and the telegraph opera
tor of the Gulf, Colorado IL Santa Fe, a.
Meridian, had q shooting scrape at thai
place, Thursday evening" in which severa
shots were exchanged without damage tt
either. Both were bound over to avail
the action of the grand jury.
;. WACO, November 3.-An irats husband
from Marlin was in the city to-day looking
after his truant spouse, who, it is said, hat
taken rooms at private clearinghouse
with Waco man. No blood as yet.
Church Fulton, who had his leg broker
by fall from horse yesterday, is doing
very well to-day and will probably re
cover.
District court convenes Monday with {
light docket. Sixty civil cases have beer
filed since the last term, fiNeen of which arr
suits for divorce.
A light frost fell last night and the wealth
|, er continues quite cold.