The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-08
TEXAS TOPICS.

,snorted as doing very well and looking flne>
ly.
The survivors of Parsons cavalry brisad
will hold their annual reunion at Corsicsns
on the 18th Of August.
Mrs. Annie L, Whsley died near Chinn's
Chapel, 10 Denton county few days ago at
the age of forty years.
There are three prisoners in the Camp
county jail at Pittsburg awaiting the action
of the court of appeals.
Tho genuine cotton caterpillar is reported
in some of the farms on the BRACES in
Grimes and Washington counties.
Mr.. Perry Towers, a native of Jefferson
and Miss Mo'lie Festherstone were
married 10 Johnson county on the 18th
inst.
The district conference of tho Methodist
Episcopal church, South, of the Huntsville
district, will Commence at Nsvasota on the
9th inst.
A man named John Nichols, living 10
Denton county, was arrested few days ago
and taken to Hunt county on a charge Of
horse stealing.
About lhree>fourths of the cotton crop in
johnson county has been chopped out to a
stand and the fields are clean, while corn
never promised q better yield.
The many friends throughout Texas of
MIR. and Mrs. L Eberstadt, of Jefferson, will
sympathise with them in their great grief at
the loss of their little daughter, Rossihe, who
died ON the 4th inst.
The citizens of Pittsburg held a meeting
on the lst instant, and passed resolutions to
contribute literally to aid in the construc.
ton of railroad from Marshall through
that place to Sherman.
Elder Watts, a distinguished colorsd
divine in Houston, having been caught de.
licto tlsgrsIt, at net hiding the
colored society of that city is in terrific
uproar and that's Watts the matter.
Mrs. Reed died near Mount Vernon in
franklin county few days ago and the
Herald Of that place condoles with the hus.
baud Mr.. Robert Reed rs being truly uufor-
tunate this beng the second wife be has lost
in two years.
NJ j. 7. Cosley branded terrapin on his
farm in Denton county ten years ago, AMI
has seen it every year since. except the pas,
two years and had given it up as dead. but
accidently came across tagain few day ago
as lively as ever
Mr.. John II. Owens livery man at Nava.
sofa, was kicked squsrely in the forehead by
mule few days ago, but it only slightly
jsrred his hat. The mule turned around and
looked at him in ave, and then bowling his
head retired to bis stall, where he remained
in detection all day, refusing 10 eat or drink.
The Grimes cuuoty Sundsv-school con-
vention will commence at the Baptist church
in Plsntersvlle on the 22d inst. and will las.
two days. There will be number of
preachers present. and the exercises will be
very entertaining and instructive. This will
be the thirteenth session Of the convention.
A COW belonging to Mira. Prsther at Mount
Pleasant dropped calf last week that was a
wonderful lusus nature. Its two fore legs
were set parallel with its neck instead of
downward its hair resembled that of young
shepherd dog; its head resembled the head
OF tiger and its back had hump on 1t
like a camel. At last accounts it was still
living. That COW must have gone TO circus
and seen the animals.
There will be an exhibition of mule colts
at NJ ,unt Vernon on, the 9th of August to con-
test for premium offered for the finest colt
by the owner of big Jack 10 Franklin coun.
V. 1t is expected that not less than $4,000
worth of undevelop'd muls ne'h will be in
the town that day and there will be rolli,k
lug me, for what devilment mule colt isn't
upto, cant even be imaginod-s beyondlthe
knowledge of man.
Some of the farmers of Grimes county are
supplying themselves with laborers from
Poland. Hon. j. G. Hutcheson, member of
tho legislature from Harris county, has two
farms in Grimes on which be works Poland.
ers. The cost Of Transporting them from
Poland to Nsvssotsi is $50 each for adults
and twenty five dollars for children from one
10 twelve years of age The wages they
work for are 500 per snnum for men and
$50 for women, their rations being furnished
them. They are represented as msNing most
excellent hands to pillow and hoe. They
keep their contracts closely when treated
right, and are diligont and faithful workers
One day last week distressing scsiden!
happened near Pittsburg, in Camp county
Two Young men employed on the farm of
Mr.. James Fare, went out to tho horse lot to
shoot at soms birds with sx.shooter
There names we're Harry Collins and Wal-
ter Hughes. Young Hughes wn, WAS only
eighteen years of age. 6red at a bird and hen
handed the pistol behind him to Colirs
who, in taking hold of it, some how touched
the trigger, causing it to go off. The ball
struck Hughes in tho back just to the right
of the spinsl column and ranging upward,
came out Just under the left collar bone
ii" immediately sank to the ground and ex.
pired without uttering word.
The Nestor of the Texas press, the able
ard erudite edi'or of the Jefferson Demo-
crat, gets p etical in his old age. When we
say old age, we don't mean his longevity Of
life as q man, but as a journalist, for as a
man be Is Young and quite handsome. lie
almost gushes, now that the pleasant summer
days have come, and the gar fish sport
on the bosom Of the placid waters of Cypress
bayou, while along tho banks OF that beauti-
tul stream the flowers are blooming and
the green foliage Of the cypress trees is
pendant above in long and graceful stream
era, Alb, tho dreams Of youth are sweet
Listen at him, "Wild flowers are scsttar' d
through the woods in lavish profu'ion. Just
below the city, on the margin Of the river,
thera is bank of white and hlue daisies. 1t
extends some ten or twelve yards, and just
above 1t, on almost perpendicular bank, Is q
thick cluster Of purple verbins In the
evening, when the suns horiz )ntsl rays fall
with mellow radiance on the spot the effect
is very pretty"
The Jefferson Democrat gives the follow
ing particulars Of bloody tragedy that tool
place In Camp county few nights sgo: At
LOO n m, a pa0rN por,od n ,ppis R,ltop