The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-24
TEXAS TOPICS.

Sixteen Alabamisns got OF the train at
Dodd City the other day.
LsmpSas county has had light frost,
but no damage wss doae to the fruit.
Three prisoners from Lampssas county
were carried to the penitentary last week.
In 1910 Texas produced 10000 bales of
cotton; in 1870, 100000 bsles, and in 1880,
100000.
The county tSx Of McLennan county is
only twelve and one-hsf cents on the hun.
dred dollars.
The contract has been let for the erection
of a number of United States buildings AZ
San Antonio.
Henry Berleth, citizen Of Galveston for
thirty-four years, died on tho 18th inst, IN
his eighty-titth yesr.
The Texas & Pacific railroad is said TO
have reduced freight and passenger rates
about ten per cent
BRENNAN has IN extra supply Of thieves,
and nightly raids arc being made on pnnirles
and smckehouses.
The Gulf, Colorado e. Santa Fe road has
determined to locate its shops and round
houses at Bolton.
Waco has cotton seed oil mill room
Memphis capitalists are there to i0vest
money in that business.
On the night of the 18th some unknown
person broke into the Anderson jail and lib
Grated all the prisoners.
Almost every county in the state has sent
petition 10 the legislature urging the pas
sage of the prohibition bill
Woodhull Brothers, Of Kinney county,
have shipped fourteen car loads Of mutton
sheep, $500 head, to st. Louis.
The number of counties in Texas has in
creased from III in 1871, TO l62 in 1880; IN
increase Of 40 in nine years, or five yearly.
All the cotton from around McDade on
the Austin branch of the Houston and Tex
as Central railroad, has not yet been sen. To
market.
The British staamthip, Alvah, from Car
diff, Wales, arrived st Galveston Saturday,
with 1850 iron rails for the Gulf, Colorado
s. Santa Fe railroad.
In Galveston, for the week ending Friday
the 18th lost, there were twelve deaths the
deceased ranging in age from stil-born TO
eighty-four years Of age.
Mr. Redpath, the lecturer in the interest
Of the Irish land leauge, has notified the
Irish citizens of San Antonio that he will
shortly lecture in that city.
Cressett; Seymour is looking up. When
she gets up she will then look down-upon
her less fortunate sister towns. Two more
lawyers are billed for Seymour.
The remnants of the old East Texas rail
road were seizei. Mt Beaumont Thursday by
deputy United States marshal at. The in
stance OF Kouritge Bros, Of New York,
Never in the history of the state has there
been anything to equal the number OF excur-
sionsts, land prosp0ctorS and capitalists who
are now swarming over Texas looking to1
profitable Investments for their capital.
A gentleman living AT Jasper has obtained
contract TO mske one hundred thousand
barrel slaves This Is new industry in
Texas, and will doubtless prove paying
investment.
The body of al unknown man was found
hanging by the neck to the limb Of a tree,
and with nine bullet holes in his body neal
near Jscksboro few days ago. He was
tolerably dead.
Decatur Tribune: Isn't it about time fol
somebody to take hold of the Decatur rail
road boom, shake it up and see if it still
lives? There are various rumors in the air
but nothing ha. assumed tangible shape
yet.
A practical cotton manufacturer, now Wis
iting San Antonio, says that mill costing
$l75,000, and consuming four bales OF cottor
day, located there, would have an annual
advantage over similar mill in Msssachu
setts of $4,000.
The editor of the GAINESVILLE Standard
wants county courts to have jurisdiction
over oil criminal ohenses below the grade o.
capital, and that the judges of said court
should be Of the grade and qualifications o
the judges of the district court.
At Refugio, a negro ravished white wo
man, who tried to take the life Of tho brut'
With an axe. lie escaped from the outraged
woman, but was subsequently, captured ant
isiled. Afterwsrd he was taken from jail BY
.orce, to meet deserved and violent death
Bohham News: Wbile we find no obiec
ge regret that the bill cannot be so frame
rs to furnish some adequate relief for tina
poor widow-now at Paris-who lost hus
oand ,nd child, home and all, and is left t.
Tho cold charity of the world.
WACO Examiner: rev. u. w. fmer, ON
Of the oldest and most popular methods
ministers of north Texas, died at his home II
Honey Grove, on Saturday last. The write
lnew Mr.. Piner WE'LL He was the true typ
If the christian gentleman. We extend GU
sympathy to tho bereaved family.
The Cuero Bulletin says the machinery o
the Excelsior cotton factory ut that place,
being rapidly put in place by experience
hands. There is material enough ON han
to work until the coming in Of the mex
crop. A largo number of hands will DO On
gagged
Preside county is about TO take on
boom. Many persons arc settlisg in tn
county, where there is a magnificent rang
for stock. Many fine farms arc beiu
opened, and the cultivation of sugar car
his been considered ono of the things tn,
will pay there. It's midersl deposits ha,
already caused much excitement.
Some two months ngo tho Washingto
Quarts, volunteer infantry company,
Galveston, merged with the Galveston a
tilley, the captain Of the guards being msC
captain Of the artillery company. Sin,
then nearly all the old members of Il
guard have resigned from tho artillery, an