The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-14
TEXAS TOPICS.


New Orleans.
rsver and Aux prevails to some extent
around Pilot Point.
Tho prospects for the acorn mast in Gray
IN county are very fAttering.
W, Mark Bradford died at Taylor, in
williamson county, few days ago.
RObbers stcpped and went through the
.,se west of Uvalde, Sunday night.
Tbs Colorado Citizen puffs a neighboriug
,.per and requests it not to puff the Citizen
return.
Tbs Texas g. St. Louis Narrow Gauge
lilrosd will be completed to Waco by the
b5lh inst.
Mr.. Walter L. Doyle. an esteemed citizen
4 Livingston, died at that place on Sunday
morning.
The wheat crop of Grsyson county turns
MI most excellently and there will be large
urplus.
New wheat is being received at Austin In
mall quantities, for which gooo prices arc
being paid.
Good rains have visited several portions of
ou,bern and middle Texas, and crops we're
greatly benefited.
V,snk Marshall little boy at Waco, fell
an. of q tree Sunday afternoon aud disloe
Gated collar BONE
Mr. Virgil o. Smith, a most estimah'e
,.r man and prominent merchant at Pilot
Paint died last Thursday.
M,.John McCracklin. native OF wash
atom % county, died at Chapel Hill Saturday,
A ihesgs of fifty years.
General A. G. Mslloy, collector OF Gus
TOMS At Galvi ston, gives the following ng-
',ss az business done at that port
Wit, F;sbers. a nine year old boy, was
hot in the eye Monday AT brcnham with
negro sS, shooter, and will lose that member.
Sunday smusements in G .lVeston are more
r,noror,lv attended than the churches ow-
NO to the extreme heat of the weather.
About one thousand people from McLen..
an Limestone and Falls counties attended
barbecue at Bic Creek tnak on the 9th inst.
There is we'll near Bryan the water. of
which are possessed of medicinal qualities,
and considerable attention is being attracted
lo.
Ths Trsnscontinentsl branch of the Texas
g Pacific road will build eommodious stock
Mems At Pilot Point as soon as the necessary
bosts can be obtained.
The collections for the last fiscal year end
no ,June 30 1880, amounted - $685.. 900 90
Haze we have a clear advance of 81 ,l33,-
bO4 "a within one year.
Henry Hasselmeyer, q recently discharged
prisoner from the penilentisry was arrested
md jsiled at Galveston, on Monday, for as
ault with intent TO murder.
The Weimar correspondent Of the Col.
bmbus Citizen says that just as the friends OF
he Argus man bought he was converted he
dipped off among the sinners.
Bremond was visited by heavy wind
md rain storm, Sunday afternoon. Two
mall houses we're blown down and fences,
hade and fruit trees Frustrated.
An Austin horse thief was arrested and
Omitted to bond in the sum of $3.50. which
gave. BY some means when the bond
fss wanted it as well as the thief was
Kissing.
The residence OF Mr.. L. M. Sites, three
niles from Pilot Point was destroyed by fire
pc day last week while the family was
bsent from home. Only one bed and lot
meat wsszaved.
Joe Grain, II. Swanson, Jim Mackie and
Terrell Grain we're all arrested in Tehuacsna
e,,om, McLennan county, Sunday, for
bile stealing. Terrell Grain is negro
rescher and was "spoundin' de gospel"
hen arrested.
Two horse thieves in Sherman piled their
location in daylight Monday last,
liking two horses. hitched to
bcks, One of them made bis
lcape, but the other was nabbed and.jug-
As the result of the extension of railway
u,hwest from Austin, fifty families are
Nsdy preparing to locate in Burnet county
hero Is no hing like railroad to settle a
puntry up, il the land is worth anything.
The first new bale of cotton this year was
FSis0t at Houston Saturday. On Monday
was sold by sample at the cotton exchange
auction, amid the popping of champagne
orks and great hilsrity being knocked down
A. Harris 4 Bro. for S425, just 81 90 per
pund
The Pilot Point station Methodist Episco-
q church south will commence its annual
Pmp meeting At Dripping Springs one and a
lsrIer miles from Pilot Point. on the 2]st
(M |! will be one IF the old fashioned
" families camping out and supporting
enseyes.
The Waco Telephone calls attention to
sisct that carp can be easily and cheaply
, isd. A gentleman at Waco has carp ore
rold weighing four or five pounds and
. 70 years old weighing from eight to ten
usds. 1t is easier to raise carp than
= etens If pond OF tank be convenient.
not weather has its advantage; besides
uWlpg corn to mako ~. sXy in the winter
? son' II g,ves such powerful effect TO the
inner whisky now being sold that the
@e courts of most Of the Texas towns srs
W largely increased business, and tho
s's OF the same are happy in the aug
clean.
.oms duties for the year
q. Mulng Iune 80, 1881 ..,,.,..,,, ATS, 3S5 20
,s penalties and forfeiiures. -. 90 o.
% mse ~. ,..;.................. 90. 9YS 20
mime Tor discharging officers. 5ls 10
SA' lees "m."".... ."...... 1874 81
sl,bll, COS 05
= FAse Vi collection. a, AGO II
N.Y. c.,eVenue :......,..,..... 8l,46S, 5Oi 81
~cent Tor collecting, 9 sS.iO0.
aN preliminary examination of the white
W, Il. Cowart and tho negro Bob
.s, charged with the murder Of VIM.
4. non. some ten days ago, was commenced
aOas'on, Monday, and after the exsmina.
sM number Of witnesses was continued