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A Bold Burglary,

G. w. Smith, otone-cutter, was arrested
Sunday evening, by Detective Duncan and
lodged in the station-house, on the charge
of robbing Mrs. W. II. Steagall, proprietress
of the City Hotel, of $lS7 on Saturday
night. Smith was taken in on supicion, but
the officer claims that he has information
in his possession sufficient to warrant him
in making the arrest. The window Of the
room in which Mrs. Steagall was sleeping
was raised and her apartment invaded.
Her dress containing Keys to her trunk
which she slept with under. her head was
secured by the burglar, and her trunk in
which was Che money unlocked. There was
sl77 in gold and $40 in silver, which was
taken She awoke Sunday morning to find
that she had been robbed. Ten dol
lars was found in the back
yard on chicken coop and a lot of
burned matches, where the bold burglar
had deliberately stopped to count his spoils.
He also carried off a fine gold necklace.
Smith had been boarding at the City Hotel
and was at the time of his arrest.
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Houston.
Special to the Herald.


Houston. December 5.-Fred Grant,
President of the Western Narrow Gauge,
leaves Wedne sday for the North. He has
already arranged to bridge the Brazos and
connect here with Bremond's road.
Saturday, q wreck of train on the New
Orleans Road killed an engineer named
Braten. The engine upset, causing death
from scalding to ensue in few minutes
He leaves widow and nine children.
A negro arrived this morning on the In
'erna ional, from Grand Lake, shot in the
face with shotgun. He lost both eyes,
but may live. A woman was the cause
The offender escaped.
Mrs. A. 5. Farrow, with three children,
arrived to-day from New Orleans, on dis
patch from her husband who can't be
found. She is n stranger here in distress.
S. Il. Burns, formerly transportation mas
ter on the Galveston, Houston d Harris
burg Road, has resigned 10 manage the
Raymond Hotel, at Austin. His successor
will be appointed tomorrow.
The Criminal Court convenes to-day and
County Court has adioui ned.
liembers OF the Masonic order are already
arriving to the Grand Lodge.
HorsToS, December 6.-Letters from
Florence Italy, announce the debut of
Miss Eulalie Risley, of Houston, at
the Royal Theatre Nicoloni as "Rosina,"
in the Barber Of Seville" The Italian
press is enthusiastic over the talented Texas
prima donna, and predicts brilliant future.
The report Of the City Engineer on street.
paving estimates cost OF five thousand
dollars a block. The Council invite sealed
bids.
Henry Parsons, a youth, was accidently
shot through the leg to-day with a pistol.
7. NJ. Harbo, alias Hardin, forged a check
for $40. When IL was discovered he had
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BIoOded Stock

Friday R. Y. Scobey & Bro, dealers in
blooded stock, will exhibit on the public
square and offer for sale fine lot of short
horn calves, Southdown sheep, and Cash
mere goats, which can in the mean
time be seen at the Dallas stock
yards. These gentlemen have made
the handling of blooded stock of
this character a study. and have been
careful to keep them free and untainted
from any but the purest breeds of their
kind. Dealers should not fail to see these
| animals, or else they may miss a
rare opportunity to purchase
a superior breed of animals
A glance at this lot of stock will convince
any one of their superior breeding, which
is so apparent. Our farmers are turning
their attention more than ever before to
stock raising, and within even the last year
there has been marked change for the
best in the improvement of the breed of
stock
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sohDAAfs oisrAro0rs.


tNffa session ~ f0ni4ihnH fNnfai0tnfei
Nav OnLfAsa, December 1.-THE extra
session ~ The Legislature convened to-day.
Governor MoEnefy IN hls message, aner
abiding 10 tho deaths Of President
Garfield and Governor Wilt and paying
appropriate tributes 10 their memory, pro-
Goods 10 discuss the matters reqnr-
Ing Legislative attention and which
nccessltated the calling Of an
extra session, the most important
object being TO provide an adequate revc-
nue. for the State and make required appro-
priatIons. In conclusion the Governor says:
"There Is no reason for the continued cry
OF poor Louisiana and her impoverished
people. We must realize the fact that she
Is rich and force her TO the front rank of
States. Her assessment for 1880
shows n valuation of Sl77 ,O69, 459,
and for 1881, $lSl, 660,20l. This is wrong.
and should be corrected. Such valua-
tons do US no credit. When
the property Of this State is thoroughly as
sessed, even ut two-thirds of the value, 1t
will show q valuation of ut
least three hundred millions.
The constitutional limit on taxation will
be more than sufficient. The tax rate can
then be reduced, the State government sus-
tanned and our State debt annually decreased
Confidence will be restored Our
bonds will then be on the marletat reason
able interest, commanding a premium.
Capital will rapidly find its,way.here and we
will no longer be Inundated at the low
credit of our State.
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The Florence Nightingale of the Nursery.

The following is an extract from letter
written to the German Reformed Messen-
ger, at Chambersburg, Penn:
A BENEFACTREss.
Just open the door for her, and Mrs.
Winslow will prove the American Florence
Nightingale Of the nursery. Of this we are
so sure, that we will teach our "Susy" to
say, "a blessing on Mrs. Winslow" for
helping her to survive and escape the grip
ing, colicking, and teething siege. Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup relieves the
child from pain, and cures dysentery and
diarrhna. 1t softens the gums, reduces in
hammation, cures wind collie, and carries
the infant safely through the teething
period. 1t performs precisely what it pro-
fesses to perform, every part ofit-nothing
less We have never seen Mrs. Winslow-
know her only through the preparation of
her Soothing Syrup for children teeth
ing" If we had the power we would make
her, as she is, a physical saviour to the in
FAINT race. Sold by all druggists. 25 cents
n bottle
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gpecisi u Mo ffomd.
ffftfsbofo, December 0-fhefo IA {
great deal of typhomnlarih fever her,
nov, not ~ much IN town ~ ihero Ia In M,
country. The physicians are controlling
the disease very we'll
County Judge Parham's oldest son died
oi this disease u lew days since Captain
| Upsbaw's wife has been sick for several
weeks, but ~ improving.
Several Of our cltizenscontomp spend
ing Christmas In Dallas
There Is very hard norther blowing to.
day, and has been since Saturday.
Mr.. Johnson Of Dallas, the nursery
man. reached here yesterday and was met
here by fifty or sixty parties who,had pur.
chased trees of him. His trees failed
to reach here on account of wreck on
the train above, and he very kindly offered
TO pay for dinners for all those who were
disappointed. He paid for fifty dinners.
His trees reached here to-day.
The track Of the Missouri Pacific road is
now within ten miles of Waco and will
reach there within week or two.
The cotton crop is about sold. Cotton
sold here yesterday for 10Ic
There is a good ''top CROP in some parts
Of the county.
The Missouri Pacific road is bringing in
a great many immigrants to this county
and those who have the means TO invest in
lands. Hillsboro is improving very rapidly
several business houses have Just been put
up and are about ready to be rented
There are ten or twelve dwelling houses in
course of construction.
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Lewis n, O'Conof, Esq, whose ofnoe IA
located NJ NJ Washington street, ihis city,
lately rotated The following IN heafing "
one " our reporters ~ an evidence ofspgcal
O'ConOf, for u number of weeks With very
severe pain IN my back, believed 10 be from
the effects Of n cold contracted while on the
lakes. ! had been prescribed for by several
Of our physicians and used various RENE
dies Three days ago, ] abandoned them
all, and bought bottle OF 81. Jacobs OIL,
applied II at night before retiring and to-
day feel like a new man. experienced nj
most instant relief and now feel no pain
whatever.
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New York stock Market.

New YORK, December 5.-Stocks opened
firm and closed weak and feverish. Chi
cage & Northwestern, 127; do preferred,
40: Erie, As: East Tennessee Railroad,
l45; Georgia Railroad 1853; Illinois Central,
1885, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern,
l29 Louisville 1o NASHVILLE i94 Memphis
81; New York Central, 1874; Pittsburg &
Cleveland guaranteed, ! 1876; Richmond & Ale
ehany, 49, Richmond & Danville Railroad,
lbs; Rock Island, 1874; Wabash, st. Louis &
Pacific, Az; dc preferred, SIT; Western
Union Telegraph Company, sii; sub-Treas-
ury balances, coin 1851 ,533, l64; currency,
Sl71, 976. AZ.
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Mineola,
Sptecial to the Herald.

Spteca to the Herald.
MINEoLA, December Son Friday even.
ing last lobe Bass, Constable of this pre-
cinct, without the fear of the law, DISCUS
ing himself with handkerchief, halted
three citizens in wagon
in Sabine bottom and compelled
them at the point of his revolver to dis.
gorge. Tyo of the party recognized him al
the time, but said nothing On Sunday
evening Bass was arrested and this morn
ing the improvised mask was foun in his
rubber-coat pocket, when he confessed to
the robbery. This was as clap of thun-
der, for Bass was recognized here and
elsewhere as an upright man and a good
citizen. He is about fifty-fve years old,
and has large and respectable family, who
have the warm sympathy of our people.
The elegant new depot is about completed
the telegraph and ticket offices have been
moved into the building.
Mineola now has the finest passenger
depot in the State.
Mr.. r. Deans, contractor and builder,
broke one of his legs yesterday by being
thrown from his horse. Injuries are seri-
GUS but not fatal.
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Hyphenated.

MEN ORLEANS, December 4.-The Demo.
crat and Times ceased their issues as sepa-
rate publications yesterday, .-and have been
merged into onepaPer, the Times-Democrat,
to-day. 1t says editorially that ut
Is the purpose Of the management to per-
petuate all that was best and most useful in
both of these journals. In combining the
circulation and patronage of the
two papers, we expect to take
long step in the direction
of our aspirations. Operating
under one management and with a single
budget of expense. we double our means of
doing good, and give ourselves a two-fold
margin whcrewith to accomplish the inn
proyements we have in view."
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Exposition Notes.

ATLANTA, Ca, December 1.-THE Execu-
tive Committe Of the Cotton Planters As
sociation met here tonight and arranged a
programme for Tuesday, Manufacturers
Addresses will be delivered by Governor
Colquirt, of this State, Hon. Thomas Harde-
man, President Of the State Agricultural
Society, and President Morehead, Of the
Planters Association.
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Georgetown.
Special 10 the Herald.

GEORGETOWN, December Sour County
Court commenced to-day. There are
a good many cases TO be tried.
The most important one is that
Of Tarver and Islay, TO be tried for the
stealing Of a wagon and cotton, the par
ticulars Of which were telegraphed to your
paper a week or so ago.
There are some fifty prisoners in our jail.
The Male and Female College here has
some two hundred and fifty scholars. It is
in fourishing cond ition. There are several
here who will graduate at the close Of the
present session.
There are great many country people in
town.
Business is very good. Cotton is still
coming in. Prices good. Weather very
unsettled.
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Kaufman .
Special TO the Herald.

Special to the Herald
KAUFMAN, December ga bill in equity
was filed in the District Court o.
Kaufman county, now in session
to-day, by the law firms Of
Manion & Adams and ]. j. S. Woods, act.
ing conformity for their several clients
praying that receiver be appointed to
take charge of the Trunk Rail.
road Company, which was heard by the
Court to-day and the prayer granted, and
the Hon. Thomas NJ Simp-
son was appointed by the court
and ordered to enter into bond in the
sum of $4,000, which was done without
delay and the bond approved by the clerk
Trunk Railroad Company is no longer
in the CONTROL Of the old officers of the con-
Germ. II is hoped here that General Cabell
will be retained on the road las he has many
friends here.
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Auction Sale ofshort Horn Cattle.

1 Will sell at public auction on.the square,
lot of pure bred Short Horn caves Bulls
and heifers, pure Alexander South Devon
sheep. These are pure blooded stock, and
those desiring to improve their herds would
do well to attend the sale.
These cattle are all from Tennessee. Can
be seen at Dallas Stock Yards.
SCOBFY Bios
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Special TO the Herald.

Bolton, December ga newly appointed
deputy Sheriff accidentally shot Mr.. Joe
Levine, of the firm of Levine & Co.,
Of this .P place acc; and and Temple at the e
thought TO be mortal. John d.
Shields, known as Six Shooter
Johnny, of Brenmha, was arrested
here Saturday night and paid fine for
having pistol and was released to-day.
Iron for track-laying on the Gulf, Col
orado & Santa lie Railroad, west of this
place, is arriving. Seven cars arrived to-
dav.
Belton's subscription to the Missouri Pa
cifc, so far. amounts to 81, 900 and will in
crease 10 $4,000 in a short time
The Big Minstrels are playing their
second night here TO crowded house.
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Learn This by Heart.

My nerves will regain their vigor
Ny brain will become more clear and
powerful,
My muscles be made strong.
trouble me,
My hearts regular action restored.
My blood be made pure,
My weak lungs be made more healthy,
and all the functions of my body restored
to their normal condition, and every symp-
tom of weakness, nervousness and debility
be removed if use Browns Iron Bitters.
-TNcWS
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-08

Few houses, in any line Of business, have
extended their trade all over the entire
country as have ID. NJ. Ferry & Co., the eel
ebrated Seedsmen, of Detroit, Michigan.
They furnish employment 20 about 1000
persons, and keep sixty commercial travel
ers on the road, looking after their inter
ests. Send and procure a copy Of their new
and beautiful Seed Annual for 1882.
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A Sufferer Thirty Years.

A grateful patient writes: 81 had not
taken the Oxygen three weeks when ]
found great change. / could scarcely be-
lieye that could be relieved so soon. Re-
lief is all expected, for had been great
sufferer for thirty years" Treatise on
starkey & Palen, l109 and iii Grand street,
PHILADELPHIA Pa
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OF Medical Faculty, Laval University,
Quebec, states: II have found Colden's
Liebig's Liquid Extract of Beef and Tonic
Invigorltor particularly useful in advanced
stages of consumption, weakness, dyspepsia
and all nervous Affections. In pregnant
women it has been retained while every
other article of food was rejected can
recommend it as convenient, palatable and
easy of digestion" Remember the name,
Colden's-take no other) Of druggists.
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j. W. WEBB'S
Magnificent Display of Fine Watches,
Jewelry, Diamonds, Silver Ware, Clocks
and Fancy Goods for the HOLIDAYS,

This house is well worthy of visit from
any one. 1t has one of the largest stocks
eyer in the State, which was selected in per-
son at the manufacturers, and he is pre-
pared to sell goods as low as any house in
the country. He has enlarged his store
and stock to twice its former size, and his
stock embraces watches, jewelry, diamonds,
clocks, solid silver and silver-plated ware,
canes, spectacles and optical goods, French
bisque and majolica vases, and all kinds Of
goods kept in frst-class iewelry house.
This house is the oldest in the city, and
considered one of the most reliable in the
State. Parties wishing goods can order by
mail and receive cuts of goods wanted. All
goods are warranted as represented.
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Another Wife .

SALT LAKE December 5.-The Salt Lake
Tribune says, on Mormon authority, that
JOHN Taylor, ofthe Mormon church, was
married to wealthy widow
last month. The ceremony was
performed in the new Mormon
temple at st. George. The Tribune also
says that the marriage was in defiance Of
the law and would not have been tolerated
at Salt Lake City.
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Wanted.

Wanted.
Information of the whereabouts of John
Box, who, it is supposed, lived in Dallas
county, Texas. Since 1866 he has not been
heard from. If living, he must be about
seventy years old. Any information as to
where he is, or what was his fate, forwarded
by postal card to me, at Mount Meridian,
Indiana, will be gratefully received. He
was my grandfather and l have no money
to pay to hunt his whereabouts. Texas
papers please copy. SELELIA CoTToN.
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Corsicana.
Special to the Herald,

Special to the Herald.
CoRsIcANA, December 5.-Luciea Farley
well and favorably known throughout Tex
as a drummer for Kaufman & Rungs, OF
Galveston, died Saturday night from the
effect ola pistol shot received last July a,
Bolton from George Rains. Rains on trial
plead guilty to an assault with intent to
kill, and was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary, but escaped at Hearne on the
way to Huntsville. Mr.. Farley is said to
have had $4,000 insurance on his life.
District Court convened for an eight
weeks term to-day, Judge Bradley pre-.
siding.
CoRsIcANA, December -6.--The Texas &
st. Louis Railway changed its schedule
Sunday, so that the evening
train west makes connection with
the Texas Central north and south, the
morning train east passing at 9:15
Captain S. J.. T. Johnson, President o.
our County Emigration Association eft for
Chattanooga yesterday to establish an office
in the interest of Navarro county fol-
settlers. lie will extend his tour through
Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama tc
further the same object.
A delegation goes from the Masonic
Lodge here to Houston to attend the
Grand Lodge.
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DENVER. Col, December 5.-The Tri-
bune's Durango. special says A mar
named Moele, two brothers named
Chapman and two others whose
names are unknown, several
DAYS ago left Ophir 10 walk 70 Sill
verton and have not been heard from since,
and il is believed they have persisted. A
party have gone in search Of the missing
men.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-08

The name "Tabby cat, - was derived from
Atsb, a famous street in Bagdad, but the
name Blackwell's Fragrant Durham Bull
Smoking Tobacco is applied 10 the finest
and most fragrant smoking tobacco manu-
factured in the world. Try Il. None genu-
inc without the Bull on each package.