The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-03
TEXAS TOPICS.

OF 100 mucn ram.
Petroleum has been found in the north
west corner Of Stephens county.
Llano is to have ~ academy building s0I60
feet. 1t will be constructed Of stone.
Four hundred German and Bohemian
immigrants arrived at Galveston Friday.
EAstlsud is progressing finely. Professor
Bowtes has started singing school there.
Alta church fair held BY the Catholics in
San Antonio last week $1,000 were real
lied.
The Waco Stock exchange opened the
doors OF its rooms Monday aOd began active
work.
The San Saba News says the late freeze
killed the wheat, which was headed out in
ito section. t
Mrs. Albert Price was severely bitten on
the arm BY vicioOs deg on street In Gal
weston Friday. I.. r
DR.. Talley, of Belton, will he an applicant
for the position OF superintendent OF the state
lunati, asylum. ~
A small distilery has been established near
Moffatt, Bell county; its present capacity is
rs bushels per day.
Georgetown contr ues to improve; new
houses are being constantly erected, and the
people look happy.
Polter's clay is found in abundance near
Tyler, and Is being utilized by a pottery re-
Gently established there.
Judge Winkler, of the court of appeals
was quite i'll at Austin Saturday, and unable
to attend the sittings of the court.
The pupils of three fourishing schools at
Seguin visited San Antonio Saturday and
enjoyed a picnic at San Pedro Springs.
Isaac r. Henry, Of Strickling, Burnet
county, has in his possession chair made 10
l747, BY his grandfather in South Carolina.
The meanest thief in Christendom burg
larized = house in San Antonio Saturday
night and stole the children's savings bank.
The capital stock::of the Austin & North
western railway company Il nearly all taken.
This company will build road from Austin
Good medium wool now commands 2l}
cents per pound in San Antonio, and the
receipts Of the new clip are on the increase
in that city.
Waco has an ice factory with capacity 10
turn out fifty tons of Ice per day. A city of
that size certainly ought to keep very cool on
that amount OF ice.
Under orders from department headquars
tiers, Fort Griffin 10 to be abandoned prior "
the 3lst instant, the troops stationed there
going to Fort Clark.
The auditing Of claims of public school
directors for service between September,
1875, and August 81, 1876, will begin in
Austin in about week.
None Of the claims of teachers for services
during 1871 8 can be paid under ninety days
from adjournment of the legislature, and ali
claims not. filed by July l are forever barred
A man named Charley, sort of tramp or
ne'er.do-well, whose home, If be has any, lie
Calvert, was run over by train at Corsicana
Saturday and one of his legs broken between
the knee and ankle.
Major Penn, who has bsen carrying on a
revival meeting ct San Antonio, is so pleased
with his success that he returned to Palestine
Friday after his tent, and will 60 back to San
Antonio to renew his fight with sin and the
devil.
Miss frankie Foo.e, niece of Hon. D. y.
Giddings was elected Nay queen ct BRENNAN
Saturday, by majority Of 1871. The cleo
ton lasted several days, and each vote cost
ten cents, the proceeds going to the fire
department.
Mrs. Q. M. Bailey, wife of the senior editor
OF the Hesperian Gazette, died at her home
in Gainesville on the 10Th inst. Mrs. Bailey
once resided in Fsnnin county. Mr.. Bailey
and her were married prior to their removal
to Gainesville.
Mr.. NJ. Henderson and several other gen.
tlemen connected with the Texas Trunk
railroad, from Dallas to Sabine Pass, were
in Palestine Saturday examining grounds 10
and near that city, and work is to commence
there shortly toward Dallas.
Mr.. Bruni, merchant in Ssn Antonio, and
one Of the aldermen of the city made an as ,
Segment for the benefit of bis creditors, one
day last week. He alleges that losses sus
tanned on q government contract to furnish
wood occasioned his failure.
"The Bazsr Of Nations" . festival and en-
tertainment gotten up by the "Lsdies Aid
Society" of the Presbyterian church in
Houston and conducted through last week,
realized over 81, 300 for the projectors, and
will be expended in charities.
The recently pardoned Ham White, who
Ioturuou w DaeTOp huu WIS arrested on
charge of murder, has been admitted to bail
under a writ of hsbess corpus before Judge
L.W. Moore at Lockhsrt in the sum of So, 600
The bond was readily given.
"The tall man and the short one," whose
avocation is stage and highway rob.
berry, have been at their worb
again. They robbed the east and west
bound stages Friday night near the Sabine
creek, west of San Antonio, relieving passen-
gers of their wealth aad rifing the mails.
Last Saturday evening an Irish railroad
lsborer named Haggarty, for making moist
in a saloon in Waco, while drinking, wa.
struck on the head with beer bottle by q
bartender named Boyd, and so badly hur,
that 1t was thought at first he would die. HI
revived afterwards, however, and proved tc
be only stunned. Boyd decamped.
Mrs. H. NJ. Hoxie, the elegant lady o
Colonel q. NJ. hoxie, general manager and
superintendent of the Texas & Pacific rail.
road and vice-president and general manager
oftho international s. Great Northern rail
road, entertained at her home In Palestine
the delegates to the conference of the Texa
Episcopal diocese, some fifty in number, OF
Sunday, giving them splendid banquet.
The law fot the protection of fish ant
game went into effect Immediately after IL
passage, March 10. 1881. II IL unlawful tc
net quails or pArtridges at any time Of III,
year. No seine 10 permitted 10 be used with
meshes less than two and half inche
square; all seinipg IL prohibited between IN,