The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-28
TEXAS TOPICS.
Me,,els .till liprer in Corsicsns.

in OOrStetna.
A wcrkingman's league Yves organized in
Palestine few days ago.
Miss Florence M. Gersld, the Waco poe,ess
is visiting friends 10 Rockdale.
Mr.. John Bennett and Miss Carrie Shea
of Palestine, we're married few days ago.
The survivors of Ector's brigade will hold
their annual union at Henderson on the 18th
of August
Out of twenty babies born in Texsrkans
in the last three or four weeks, all are girls
except two.
Crops generally in Rusk county are look,
ing finely and farmers are getting ahead of
the weeds and grass.
A disease similar to epizootic is preva'lir @
to an alarming exten. among the horses and
mules in Ru.k county.
Henderson, Rusk county, has militsry
company known as the Henderson Guards
of which VIA. Baxter is captsiu.
Fred Jackson and Ben Poseher, had an
alteration ct Beaumont Wednesday and
Poscher shot jackson in the arm.
John Growliu, mil band ut Beaumont,
fell against tiy wheel IN motion and sus-
tanned mortal injuries Wednesday.
Mr. j. II. Cherry. of Navarro county. and
Mrs. Theo Pollock, of Pamela county, were
married few days ago in MYshsll'
With the exception of some few grassy
farms, crops generally in McLeunan county
are looking very fine and doing well.
MCFred CASTOR, of Rockdale and Miss
Ssllie a. Sampson. wore married Wednes-
day in the Synagogue at Galveston.
Wheat harvesting has commenced in
Williamson county, and some farmers esti-
mate their crop at 80 bushels per acre.
Mr. @. Floyd Gibbs, an old citizen of
P4nola county, dod few days ago suddenly
ofbilious collie, at the age of sixty-six years.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church at
Beaumont have purchased two lots, and will
begin shortly the erection Of church build.
ing.
Ruthven Commsndry No. 2 Kairhts
Iemolar attended worship in full uniform at
the Episcopal church in Houston GA Thurs
day, it being Ascension day.
During the pas. few months near l. 500
head of cattle, most OF them one and two
year ODDS, have been driven out of Pamela
county, topsstures green in the far west.
Gainesville has 6cotchmsn sixty.two
two years OF aga who has just comm sncsi an
apprenticeship At the carriage making trade.
be evidently believes IN the sdsge .ha. man
mover grows too old to learn.
Beaumont is going to have a tournament
for the beneti. of various charities, and
striped calico, cotton velvet and brass span
giles will 60 up, as the knights must be rig,
mr. n ali mill
The Houston Volksfost at the celebration
on the llth and 18th insts. cleared Sl,cOo,
which with the money on hand, reslizsd
from former fests makes the snug little sum
ofsS,6OO, Of which $4,000 ia out on inters
est
The saloon men Of Brenham are getting
awful goody good. They have in solemn
conclsve assembled positively agreed to seal
up tight their gin mills on Sundays, and let
no thirsty mortal have even single swallow
for money or charity.
Crops in Pamela county arc looking
apenddly, the farmers all having them we'll
in hand sgainst the weeds ard grass. 1t
rarely ever rains too much in that sandy
region, for the soil will hold vas. deal Of
water without injury to vegetation.
The Palestine Advocate, democratic
organ, raises a wall OF despair, and snnoun.
ces to the democratic voters of Anderson
county tia. it has only received up to date
the sum Of So for printing tickets at the last
election, and it appeals to them TO see that 1t
ispsid.
Simeon Willis, colored gardener j.. at
Houston. has a fish pond, and last Septem>
Der stocked it with German carp. Tho fish
then were none Of them exceeding three
inches in length. Since then they have
spawned, and many Of them are as long as
nine inches.
The commencement exercises at Chappell
hill, Washington county. Female College
will begin on the Ord proximo and close on
The 9Th. On the 9th Rev. II. NJ. Dubose, of
Galveston, will preach the commencement
sermon, and Rev. I. f. Mitchell, of Bren.
ham, will deliver tie annual literary address
on the 9Th.
correspondent in the Brenham Banner
says the strangest feature Of the Austin
county Mai. Fest which came off on Sunday
las. was that no drinking was done, only
Twenty-Five barrels of beer, two casks Of
bottle beer, fifteen boxes of soda water and
i've barrels of lemonade being consumed. II
must have been a dry crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan, of Alvarsdo, started
TO Cleburnc few mornings ago in buggy
drawn BY span OF mu'es, and
after proceeding short distance one ofthe
mules fell down, breaking his harness, and
both animals became so frightened that they
ran away, turning the buggy over and
throwing out tho occupants, neither Of whom,
however, was seriously or dangerously
hurt.
There is no question but that the criminal
court of Harris and Galveston counties. of
which Honorable 'Gustsve Cook Is Judge,
does more to suppress crime than any ten
district courts In the state. II meets every
other month in each of these counties and
consequently metes out retribution rapidly
TO all law breakers. Furthermore, Judge
Cook having only criminal jurisdiction, his
undivided time is given 10 the study and con,
sideration Of criminal law, and he makes no
mistakes. No better evidence of the eff.
cheney of this court can be Civ than the
following report Of the grand Jury Of Gal.
weston county:
GALVESTON, May "a, 1881.
10 the Hon. Gustave ,ook, Judge of the Criml.
nal Dhtrio. Court;
SIR-Your grand Jury would most re.
specially report, that they have concluded
their labors, and are grstiied to find thai
they have passed upon but few cases Of
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