The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-28
TEXAb TORIES.

Comsncbe is looking ur; real estate hav-
ing advanced twenty five per cent. in the last
few weeks.
Cotton is better in Comanche county than
it WAS at this time last ear, and large crop
is expected.
Mr.. Henry Segette, of Seguin, was mars
ried, W ednesday night, TO Mrs evie Barrett,
Of that place.
The Waco Grays, a volunteer company,
will excurt Oh the Texas g. ST. Louis narrow
gauge on the Ord proximo.
George Roder was shot H'.tf Killed by un-
known persons few days Ego. near the line
between Milan and Bell COUNTIES.
Horse thieves are plying their vocations
around Waco, and the officers of the law,
like the old sexton, are gathering them in"
The Colorado river suddenly rose sbous
five feet Wednesday evening and was still
rising at dark, though the water was perfect
ly clear.
The directors of the East Texas railroad
being built from Beaumont up into osl
Texas, have ordered u line TO be surveyed l.
Marshall.
Several cases of small pox have been dis
covered at Houston among the negro pop
ulaiioo of that city aud emcrtd 10 tho city
pest house.
Mrs. d, ke's team ran ag;v with her wagon
in Marsh Wedneseav gnH he driver,
cclored man named Solomon, was thrown
out and badly injured.
The man, Deckey, who killed his brother
in-law, Sears, in McLennsn county few
dsvs ego. had not been captured At last &c.
counts, but was being closely pursued.
Reports from dlffsrent sections of Wash-
Ing ton county are that the worms are ravsg-
ing the cotton. They should be well verni-
fuged with Paris green or London purple.
A Baptist association ia in session at
Waco, TO which two ex-consederste gen,
rails, both graduates of West Point, tU>wi:
Senator s. b. Maxey and General hawthorn
are delegates.
B.F Mullen, foreman of Strickland's job
Office in g .lvestoD, arrested Tu sdsy ON
charge of burglary and theft, pleaded guilty
before the magistrate Wednesday, and was
sent up TO the criminal court
The school Ian, of Liberty county, locs
led in the pine region of southeast Texss,
we're sold Wednesday 10 the Fest Texas
Land company, excep,irg third of league
in the Pan. HsLdie, for S26 900.
A sale of lois at the new town ofPesrsall
on the International railroad took place
Wednesday. Pearssll is fifty-one miles west
of San Antonio and Is located at the exact
geographical center of Frio county.
Governor Roberts, with more respect for
Law and for stste courtesy than Governor
Crittepden has, hoDored bis requisition
for the man Becholsheim, arrested NJ Gal
weston, on q charge of embezzlement ct 81
Louis.
John King. manager Of The Milan county
moor farra, after a weeks examination OF
numerous witnesses, was WeDdesdsy DIS
chsrged from custody, the evidence beng
insufficient 10 make cut against him case
Of murderiDg county cOnvicts &c. was
charged.
The people Of Bryan, ss in feet seems 10
be the case every where 10 the state, sre very
much exercised a. the sction Of the governor
in the tharksgiviDg matter, and VIII
promptly eli down upon u 10 mass meeting.
n IL Suggested there that prayer meetings for
he governors cor version be organized 81
Huntsville and Rusk.
M. JBd Csrnshsn, foremsn ofa gang Of
vnrkmeu on the Te1ss snd Pscibc roso,
pssf @ alarsoo. and Mr.. O. Berirg. ybo vas
viii Tin. we're stiscked bys hericsn lioD
on "Wednesday. Mr.. Bsring waved BIS bst
Al The Serocious bears e. be and BIS CON psn-
I'm were both unarme5, but hsis Old not IN
'iui s,s n. spd 10 continued Ils spprosch,
su.rlirg snd lsshing ne tail NJ. Csrnahs1
n rssrsstine backward fsll ovsr = rock
b-.king one Of his ribs ard bruisIrg an srn,
hus ms nsu sort Of vsrfsrs vss efsetusl -
a fri0btsps1 the lio1 - be made IN shout
f.os srs tcsnpersd oE