The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-19
TEXAS TOPICS,
Rain is much needed at all points.

Rain is much needed at all points.
The late fros. killed the post.oa Ks in Con-
zsles county.
Toe present mayor of Tyler is serving his
eleventh term.
Msi,r Ben II. Davis, of Bryan, will re-
move to FL Paso.
Colonel Ferguson, of Tyler, died at Eureka
Springs, Arkansas.
Clsrksville barely escaped a. serious fire
on Wednesday last.
Black wslsut lumber Is now being shipped
from Texas to Germany.
The Texas State Dental association meets
in Austin oa the fourth of May.
The peuitensisry force is just now serving
term with mumps and measles.
Louis Wolf and Miss Alice Psels were
married in Bastrop county ON the 9th inst.
A sold row of brick building is to be
built shortly on the north side of the square
at Clsrksvile.
Red River county is now out of debt, aud
has balance Of three thousand dollars in
the treasury.
1t is reported that Mr.. Henry Winnohoff.
formerly of San Antonio, has been killed
by Indisns In Mexico.
DR.. Hsden, of Galveston, was offered the
superintendency of the lunatc ASYLUM, and
the offer wa. declined.
Wheat near Waco is in the most flour
ishing condition. One farmer ha, three hun
dred acres over foot high.
General II. p. Bee is at Taylor attending
upon his son, Barnard, upon whom horse
fell, causing confusion Of the brain.
No other state in the union has ever or
probably will ever show such rapid railroad
construction as Texas can show at present.
Temple Houston, son of General Sam
Houston, WILL soon start paper at Bra
zoris, TO be known AS the Southern Advo-
cate.
A young man named Edward LaDec,
living on the MEDINA, was bitten by u rat
tlesnake, and the poison was sucked out of
the wouad by his sister.
Machinery is now being taken to Calves
ton for the manufacture Of cotton ties, and
the coming crop of cotton will be partially
bound with Texas made ties.
The La Grange journal wants bridg o
built over the Colorado river, 80 that the
people living on the other side can bring
their produce to La Grange
A young man named M. Ragsdale, who has
been stealing cattle in the Indian territory,
and selling them across the line, has been
arrested and Jailed at Sherman.
The East Texas News says: A drummer
from St Louis recently came to Palestine to
sell cotfins. He could get no orders, and
declared it was the worst place in Texas for
the coffin business. He went away looking
sad-hesrted enoungh to attend his own
funeral.
Fort Worth is improving ..as rapidly, per.
haps, as ever did city Of Its size on the con.
tinent. Large, roomy and convenient brick
store.houses are being erected in the business
portions of the city, while throughout the
entire town, on every side, new dwellings are
going up every day.
The marble found in the quarries nea. San
Saba has proved to be of an excellent quality,
and exists in unlimited quantities. The SAM
Piles taken from the quarry cannot be excelled
for beauty by any found IN the United
States, and Is said to take the most beauti-
full and finest finish.
Fort Worth Democrat: The trustees of
the two lodges of Knights of Pythias in this
city, held meeting yesterday evening and
selected plan for the Pythian temple to be
erected by the order. 1t will be three.
story iron front built of brick; with metal
'front.' and will be an ornament to the city.
A petition having been presented to the
city fathers charging Marshal j. j. Jergins,
marshal Of Huntsvi o, with incompetency,
misconduct, incapsbiity and malfeasance in
office, and il appearing to them that the
charges were proven, they, while sitting as q
court of impeachment, removed sid officer
and appointed Will Roe to fill the vacancy.
DR.. 4. w. T. Atkins, who attempted sui
eide at Weatherford recently by taking
lsudanum, talked freely about his troubles,
and stated that he had killed one William
Robertson about four years ago, at Paris,
Tennessee, the man who had destroyed his
happiness, and caused q separation between
himself and frat wife.
Denison has gone into ecstscy ovor the
lecture there on Friday night of Mrs. Saxon.
The Herald-News says of the lecture, that it
was we'll worthy of an audience of thousands;
her oratorcal powers are certsily marvellous.
For nearly two hours she held her audience
spell-bound. With magnificent physique,
the lady mas grace and dignity of bearing
and gesture that could scarcely DO excelled.
1t Is safe to say that not one present would
have regretted 1t if she had continued one
hour longer. 1t would not BIO asttery to say
that she was really Sublime.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the International & Great Northern railway
was held in Palestine on the 4th Of April.
The stock Of the company was represented
by $4,000 shares. The directors and officers
Of the company for the ensuing year are as
follows: Directors-Jsy Gould, Samuel
Sloan, T. w. Pesrsoll and w. w. Phelps,
of New York; r S Hayes, II. NJ. Hoxie
D. s. II. Smith, of Palestine; j. S. Baker and
+. A. Rice, Of Houston. Officers-R. 8.
Hayes, president; I. w. Pearsoll, first vice.
president; H. NJ. Hoxie, second vice-presi.
dent and general superintendent. A special
meeting ofthe stockholders is called for June
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