The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-09
TEXAS TOPICS.

VI,
Ns home near Terrell Sunday night.
Austin is full of tax collectors turning
money over to the state comptroller.
Reef cattle IN large quantities are being
purchased around Austin for the New Or
leans market.
Grading on the East Texas railroad be.
tween Beaumont and Sabine Pass, is pro-
crossing finely.
Mr.. John Msrkwood was thrown by a
horse AZ Lsmpssss Springs, Wednesday, ano
bis thigh broken.
Apphcatiops for land certificates, by Texas
veterans, are pouring in on the commissioner
of the land office.
Young man named Mike O'Connor was
s,ahhpd NJ San Marcos on Wednesday by q
negro named Arnustesd Polk.
A druggist in Houston has lusus nature
in alcohol in the shape of a turkey Matched
with two necks and heads.
On the 2Sth inst. Major w. E. Penn, the
Baptist revivalist, will commence camp
meeting al Willow Springs, Bell county, ten
miles from Bolton.
Mira Hughes, we'll known in western
TEXAS. a, d who had for long time been
nronr.etress of the Vance house in Castro
Vile, died few days ago.
Rev. A. Bufin stop, an old Texas veteran,
has been chosen as county clerk OF Grimes
count to fill tho vacancy occasioned by the
dasth Of Clerk Lawrence Dickson.
TIE Castrovile Qlill gravely announces
TO lis readers that they need feel no uneasi-
ness about the comet, as there is not much
danger of collision between 1T and the
earth.
nriyste reception was given Senator
Msxey at the residence of Judge W. z.
Rsllincer in Galveston Wednesday night,
and the next day the senator returned to his
home in Paris.
The complicated litigation as to the title Of
Sour Lske having OF last been settled, 1t is 10
be greatly improved in the way of commod-
ions buildings, and made to become popu-
lar watering place.
Peter Francois Pingenot, a native Of
France and an ex,soldier OF the French
army, but who had been resident of Texas
since 1874, died at Castroville last week, at
the age of seventy one years.
The Texas poetesa, Mrs. Mollie E. Moore
Davis, now a resident Of New Orleans, her
husband, Major T. r Davis, being one of
the editorial staff of the New Orleans Times,
is now in Texas on visit to friends.
DR.. Sam Houston, son of the late ex presi
dent and father Of the republic of Texas,
will soon have book in press, collection
Of bis poems and sketches. As graceful
and accomplished writer, DR.. Houston stands
high in the literary world.
The holiness band of Ssncti6caionists
have broken forth again at CorsicaAs, and
are aft citing that people with another one
of their camp meetings. The comet, the hot
weather and these crazy fanatics all at one
time, is enough 10 run any people wild.
Mr. Thomas Ivy and Miss Maud Abbott,
of Hillsboro, were married in that place one
night last week. Mr.. Ivy was confined to
his bed ut tho time with tho mumps, a very
critical disease for bridegroom, but 1t is to
be hoped he will DO able to stand il and PULL
through.
Terrell Is coming to the front and display
ing most commendsb!e energy and enter
prise in the way of manufactures. There IL
now under way in that thriving young city
cotton mill and cotton seed oil mil which
will have soap factory attached and there
will also shortly be a broom factory es,ab-
lished.
Calvin Davis, negro who lived near
Nsvasots, being sufferer from chills, found
bottle OF mtdicne on his place few DAYS
ago, which, supposipg it to DO qunine, no
took large dose of it. II proved to be
s,rychpine, and in few minutes no was
dead-Curing the chills eaectusly.
The residence of Mr.. j. +. Boswell, near
Pilot Point in Denton county, and said to be
the. finest one in that part of the county,
was destroyed by fire lest week. The house
cost $4,000 aud was insured for 81 000.
Mr.. Boswell declares his belief that 1t was the
work ofsn incendiary.
The people of Western Texas. to show
their appreciation of the eminent services
rendered by Lieutenant Bulls, of the United
States army, during the past three or four
years in protecting that frontier from mar
auding Indians, Mexicsns and outlaws, have
on foot movement to present him with a
fine sword. 1t would not DO inappropriate
for the state to do likewise.
A man named Grander, bridge Waterman
for the Gulf, Colorado u Santa Flo road on
the bridge across Galveston Bay, was run
over by a train Sunday night. He was dead
and The body mspgled when found. A 4ues
tion now arises rs 10 whether he was accident
ally killed by the train OF murd"f d and put
on the trask. lie Nd -agro mad had n
difficulty Sunday a..s,.oon about woman,
and the negro Is suspected of having muir
dered him.
A few days ago DR.. Mondav.of Terrell, was
called to SEQ patient In the countr,, n little
girl who had dislocated her arm. While he
was setting the arm, a youthful tramp, n boy
only twelve or thirteen years of age stole his
hne mare htched In front of the gate and
rode her to kaufman where no sold her f,r
Slo. The doctor recovered his mare the
neI'dsy, and the slippery hogered young
American was lodged 10 Jail.
/, A negro convict at work On farm In
Sflmes county, got away from the guard a
new days ago BY lodging into the corn.
Ine guard was afraid 10 shoot him for fear Of
wSunding others, and for fear also that the
o'ner prisoners would escape alter he hsd
emp,led bis gun. BE therefore put his other
SSonvlss In safe place and getting pack Of
MOUNDS, soon had them on tho fugitives
MacS. After chase Of fourteen miles BIO
feoapsured completely broken down.
1, lnere Is q street railway war going on
houston. Tho company that now has
s sn.ss lines in operation failed 10 givo s.is-
n ssson to the public, and for a year or moro
S"s. Tue grumblngs and fsult-Aodngs have
Sueo 80 continuous and loud that a few day 9
o s,vahew company, with plenty Of money,
,,sn "'ized and pelitioned the city council for