The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-17

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Antonio.
Mr. d Wood sud Miss Carrie Mills Of
Clr.icans were m rried last week.
Osptaia R Ktc, near Corpus Christi, viii
brand nssr 10 600 calves this yeSr.
Captain j. NJ. Williams, of Independence,
died on SstarGay lest at Burdet Wells.
The track Of the International rsilway Is
reported 100 miles west from San Antonio.
The wool crop is eslimsted 10 be between
1900 600 an 20 000,t 90 pounds this year.
A m.n BY tho name Of Daniels, was
drowned ia ,snk GEAR Hillsbero lest Fri
day,
W.P Calvert, student of Baylor Uni
versity, hSd his arm broken las. week while
playing base bali.
The report of the city collector, of Ssa
Antonio, for August, Shove total smouDs
collected, Of S. s040S.
Sevarsl new businesa houses arn going up
in Decs,ur which proves that tho town Is in
q Furnishing condition
The Wsco university ope ed Monday with
III students from all psr;s of tho state, and
q full sud sbls faculty.
According 10 the cNnsnS returns TeyNs in
1879 cg3iepfd 2.l73 1872 acres IF cotton,
Producing 833 Gl5 bales.
Water mas been found ut an easy depth
and OF very good quality AZ fearssll. which
IL giving that new town BOOM
O1r1icsna vs. looking up rapidly owing to
increased railroad fsclttiei, as ssventy,Ggs
new buildiles, all brick, are going up.
A Houston paper States that 800, 600 bslai
Of cotton 10 no. 90 axtravsgaut estimate OF
wha, cotton dealers at tGst city will handle
this season.
An eieht,foot Fa,tlesnske wss found in TIT
pIrlor Of Mira. Philippe boarding house on
Alsmo street at San Antonio. No one bit.
ten but several badly scared.
At a bar room fight at Fort DAyis, John
Jones, foreman of R4pey's stock rancho, WA
shos by one John w Stewart and ID now
dying, Stewart is in jail awaiting trial.
A gentle rain hes continued for twenty
four hours at Mckinney, which hes furnished
water for steam gins and stock, and placed
the ground 10 condition for planting wheat
Last Friday evening, while Mr.. John
Givens, GLORIOUS Chrsii was defending II
l.. Deryce in q sheep stealing case. be- wa
psrsl, zsd in the whole left side and had Il
be taken home.
The new town of Gre.
gan Springs was locseted last week
II ia a!us', at the junction Of The st. Loaf
Y Texas Nsrrow Gauge, and the Gulf
Colorado q Santa Fe roSds.
Colonel Shsfler, commanding the post a
1t, Davis, settled the Indian troubles in shor
order, driving them from the country entire
ly. There are numerous delachments Of
cavsiry scouting along the country in all d.
rections.
Considerable wool is already in store al
San Antonio but no sales are reported, al
though the buyers are beginning to come in
II is estimated that smaller per cent OF
sheep than usual will shear this fall as s
severe and early winter is predicted
Judge Murdoch and family were living in
largs tent near Clarendon, and few days
ago while all the family were away, box Of
matches became igniisd by the heat of the
sun and the tent and oil its contents were
destroyed before the fire was discovered.
A party Of gentlemen found prostrsted
man on the street the other day az Eagle
Pasa, whom they lifted up and helped to hii
horre. He proved to TO a drunken Mexican
who, in return for their kindness fred on
them. The men escaped from being sho,
BY running into the houses. The furious
Aztec warrior was captured and jailed.
There was row between Dave Shelby
and his wife, two of Aus.in's colored popu
latlon last week, and the former was heard
to use threats to the latter, and immediately
followed BY the discharge of firearms. Tn,
woman was not wounded seriously and hel
spouse "didn't knowit was loaded and onl,
poked 1t at her in fun. He is under arrest.