The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-12
TEXAS TOPICS.

Mr.. John Shepherd, of Bremond, died on
Tuesday night last.
Some farmers in Navarro county are SOW
Ing wheat and oats
Mrs. S. r Cotley died at her residence in
CorsicaDs, on the 7th inst.
Bolton is full of strangers, and regular
business boom has struck the aspiring young
city.
Twenty miles of the Missouri Pacific rail-
road south of Waco is already under con
struction.
DR.. Moore, of Sherman, is holding a re-
vival meeting in the Presbyterian church at
Weatherford.
A vast deal of cotton yet remains in the
fields in Navarro county, and much corn is
still ungathered.
The Galveston artillery is making prepa-
rations to entertain visiting military during
the Msrdi Gras festivities in that city.
A brakeman named Holland had his arm
so badly crushed while coupling cars Mon
day at Corsicana, that amputation was neces-
ssry.
DR.. w. A. Curry, of Kansas City, and Mrs.
Mary L. Johnson, we're married at the resi-
dence ofthe bride, in Waco, on the evening
of the 7th inst.
DR.. Q. DeVerne, along haired king PAIN
WAS set upon by foot-pads Mt San Antonio,
Tuesday night, and was not only robbed, but
was severely beaten and bruised up.
The track laying on the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe railroad had reached Bolton within q
mileortwo Wednesday last and was to be com
pleted to the depot In that town the next day.
Mr.. Craig johnson, native of Marshall,
and son of DR.. h. 2. M. johnson, one of the
oldest citizens and physicians ofthat place, is
studying for the ministry at TehuScana col
lege, in this state.
Whit Lawrence and Bob Lindsay, who
live IN Harris county, ON the San Jscinto
river, were arrested in Houston Wednesday,
on a charge of cutting Henry Thompson a
few days before that.
Mr.. J. A. Lloyd, of Spring Hill, Navarro
county, while driving some cows out of his
field few days ago, ran against the end of a
fence rail, seriously wounding his eye and
tearing fearful cash.
Mrs, William Taylor, nee Miss Ella Rives,
so well known throughout Texas as charm
ing vocalist, gave d concert at Bremond
Thursday night under the auspices of the
literary society Of that place.
Mrs. T. P. Henderson, living at Spring
Hill, in Navarro county, had a
spasm q few days ago, and falling
into the fire she was so badly burned that
her life was despaired of at last accounts.
William Richards, of Weatherlord, was
nd L
United States commissioner, at Fort Worth,
Tuesday, for his appearance before the
federal district court in this city, to answer
the charge Of illegally opening letter.
Charlie Lepley, who keeps restaurant in
Weatberford, had an alteration with his
cook, Alex. Robinson, Wednesday evening,
and WAS severely cut in the face and neck by
Robinson. The cook sought safety in flight,
but had not gotten some two miles away when
he was captured and lodged in jail TO await
the result of Lepley's injuries.
A family OF cotton pi0kers on the form of
Mr.. j. Il. Clemens, in Navarro county, went
to work the other day, leaving little eight
year old girl at the house TO nurse the baby.
The little girls dress caught fire, and putting
the baby down TO keep from burning il, she
started to run to her parents in the field, and
was SO badly burned before she reaced them
that she died in few hours.
On Monday night young man named E.
0dom sccidenlly shot himself near Waco,
innicting wound from which he died the
next morning. he had his pistol stuck in his
waistbband in front of him and while pricing
at the wheel of his wagon, which was covered
with black mud, the pistol fell out and the
hammer striking on the hub of the wheel the
cartridge exploded, the bal! striking him il
the upper part of the stom4che and ranging
upward lodged under the right shoulder
blade