The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-26
TEXAS Tor-Cs.

Fort MChaVltt Will hereafter De reglnen-
Tai headquarters for the southwestern
frontier.
The Kut,sws News has discarded its pat.
emit inside, aud now does its weekly work in
homo made dress.
A San Antonio firm has begun the
business of canning "Chile.con.csrne" for
export to other msrKets.
The new Jewish synagogue ut Waco is to
be dedicated in May, snd il is sand marriage
ceremony will DO performed in it tue same
day.
A San Antonio man found three big dogs
in his yard killing chickens He took HIS
revolver ard KILLED the does, but not until
six,y chickens had bit tho dust,
Bryanps Guide says there arc Gour papers
in Texas edited by women: The Sherman
Democrat, Texas Northwestern, Texas Ma
azne and Terrell Sunny Cline
The amount paid for the sta of the South
western college for colored students, at
Marshall Texas, by the colored Bsp'iNs Of
Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, was 81 500
Professor Ktrkow, Of Waco, rallied off an
elelan organ lew nights ago, aud is was
won by q lutte girl who had saved up her
money and given it to her father to buy her
chance.
The Texsrksna Visitor says the Texas &
st. Louis narrow gauge railroad hns made
the country between TeIarRana ard Mt
Pleasant, which WAS "A wilderness, TO blossom
asa garden.
DR.. r. L Harris prominent physicianof
PitsvIlia, Texas, snd one of the largest and
most successful planters Of that county, had
his horse 10 fall on him and break his leg
above tho ankle last week
The Trxa Farmer, published at Be!top,
strikes the keynote us follows: "Do not
mortgage your crop" 1t 10 very easy TO
raise crop on Texas land, but under The
present system it is powerful hard to raise a
mortgage on 1t.
Denlon Press: Last night our efficient
deputy sheriff, Dallas Clark, arrested man
who was considerably intoxicated. No
sooner was tho man in tho jail thsu he COM
menced going for" the inmates. AT last
reports he WAS still lighting.
A very bad state OF affairs seems to exist
at I'll Passo. Despersdoism is rampant;
every person is robbed who is caught out
after night. -Four thievs were captured
and put 10 Jail but escaped, and three others
were kilpd while attempting to escape.
Rev Dads, of Palmyra, New York, OK
changed pulpits with t he pastor of til
Presbyterian church at Brenham After
three months he left for his home enthused
with Texas, and be says he is going to preach
Texas to bis people.
Marshall Herald: The fremen of the city
are agitstiig the matter Of having grand
demonstration and celebration seme time in
May next, to which il is expected that the
hremen from Fort Worth, Sherman, Dallas
and the neighboriDg towns will be invited.
A member of the paste btgade belonging
to the Great Pacific circus has been arrested
at Austin for FASTING up bills without
liceus'. The case is much mixed and the
Statesman has been buy explaining it for
several days. 1t appears that the ares, was
unWarranted
San Antonio has two men, William Chrys.
Ter ard j ii Duncan, now whisky sot' and
vagrsuts, who were once promine t men in
the state. Tne former was a probate Judge
and the latter - member of the legislature.
Chrysler is in Jail and Duncan was given
tweniy.f ur hours to leave town.
Mr., S. N, Pickens, mayor of Palestine snd
chairman of the Veteran association com
inittee, has issued call to the citizens OF
Palestine to make preparations for the re-
cepton and n,ert'inment of tire TeXas
veterans, on April ooh P,eparat ons are
also being made for grand barbecue on ,he
2lst.
Colonel 7. w, Pierce, of the Sunset road
is making srrangem" nts to put in ell eric
lights At Orange and Beaumont, SO that saw
mills may work night snu day on the lum.
Der necessary for has western extension. IL
Ia stated tn It no has ordered his treasurer,
Mr. Fisher, TO withhold $40 900 per month
for lumber account at Orange and Beau
mont.
A cave has been discovered in the vicinity
OF Denisun, which has within short period
been used as dwelling, La it were fouad @
table, Oh IT and pieces of broken crockery
strewn upon the flor The marks of a
child's Too. we're found on the soft, clayey
surface OF the ground, and an old worn out
boot also attracted attention, AS TO who
used the cave as dwelling, is all yelled in
mystery
Tom Green Times: a pleasant ball was
given at barracks of company "B," l6.b
inlsniry, on the night of the l7lh inst, The
Times Acknowledges the receipt OF an iuyi-
iatiOh AID regrets thatit WAS unable to be
represented. We arn pleased TO learn that a
number of our citizens in town ais, received
invitations, AMI some of them attended
This goes ~ snow thst there are MAJ V
sensible soldiers at tho post who d. not
blame the cilia>as of QUE town for tho acts
of violence Q muiited by ,trangeis
Waco EIamin r: AS strange and ss i'm.
posi- 'le ash may seem, NO know of a man
living In this city who has now, and who
has had for the psst two years, an educated
flea In hia possession. lie captured the little
pest, no says about two years ag,, and con-
filed him IN smsl gls's box, and for ex.
pertinent tried 10 acc IT il we're possible 10
tame and educate it. Hs named 1t "tji MIC"
and now he can open thu box, call it by
name, and tue llas will jump out on his
haod walk around u little while and return
" Tue box. This Is the first case of the
tlming OF 40 small IN insect on record, We
pte-um' aud 1t ia for this reason that we
make III 'ntton II.
Aleun Statesman: Yesterday morning q,
Hansioa FIR dresa Gustersou, n child about
twelve Years old, was pl,ying in tho yard of
Mr.. Nicer gor. she fell lnto n cstern oouts,rg
about six ur seven fec, of water. As she /, 1
she screamed and attracted tbs attention O.
u Mr. Fnck who WAS OK with measles at
the bosrdlug house OF Mrs Williams nesr
by, AID Immediately adjoining tho lot On
which the cslern WAS sNu,ttd He hurried
TO the cistern and jumping In, WAS Just in