The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-06
TEXAS TOPICS.

TEXAS TOPICS. .
Corn is up in some portions of Orange
county,
Corn is up on several farms in kaufman
county.
Mrs. Rosa Mcbride died at her home in
Winnsboro, Wood county, last week.
The city assessment of taxable property in
San Antonio, reaches this year $500 900.
Orders for dressed lumber have been re-
ceiyed ut Beaumont coming all the way from
Kansas.
Tho town Of Kaufman has the formation
of a spelling bee to meet every Friday night,
no the taps.
The low prices of cotton, has induced
farmers all over the state to hold on to their
staple, waiting for q rise.
Farmers in Camp county have planted
their crops Of corn and sorghum csne' ana
are getting ready for heavy cotton crops.
The music of the saw mills sound day and
NIGHT At Orange aud make things lively in
that thriving and progressive young city.
One of the boilers 10 Long u Co.'S. saw
mill. in Beaumont, exploded Tuesday OF last
week, doing about $500 worth OF damage.
In san Autonio there are 2.73S taxpayers,
and of this number 1880 have paid up in full
for tho fiscal year ending February, 1891.
Mr.. Morgan l.. Parry, a resident of Gal
yeston for thirty-nine years, died 10 that city
CA Friday last mourned by large circle of
riends.
On Wednesday of last week eighty car
loads of lumber were shipped from Orange
and Beaumont for different parts of the
country.
The establishment of paper mill is on
the tspis in San antonio There is an album
dance of water there for the purpose, if it be
suitable.
DR.. j. A. Shirly, an old and respected
citizen of Coryell, and an able physician,
died at his home at Usage, in that county,
last week.
A drove of cattle belonging TO MIR. Robert
Houston stnmpeded II few nights ago near
HARDWOOD, in Gonzales county, and sixteen
head were killed.
The business demands Of Beaumont have
so rapidly increased that the present depot of
the Texas & New Orleans railroad is not large
enough to meet them.
Mr.. Augustin Toutant Beauregard, "a
brother of General &. L. Beauregsrd the
distinguished ex-confederate general, died at
his residences near San Antonio last week.
The body of Robert Webb was found one
day last week IN Sabine lake near Arm.
strong's Bluff. Ho had been drowned in
Sabine river about month previous to that.
Mr.. j. L. Morris, of San Marcos, while
drilling hole in piece of iron, met with u
severe and painful accident. The drill
slipped and split open the palm of his hand.
Eddie Riley, nine year old boy, tell from
fiat car while in motion at Beaumont,
Friday, and sustained very severe and painful
injuries, escaping with his life as if by a
miracle.
A negro named Jake Day, at work in A,
Gilmer's saw mill at Orange, fell on little
saw used for .edging shingles, one day last
week, and got his right arm cut nearly en-
tireiy off above the elbow.
The International and the Houston u San
Antonio railroads, are interesting themselves
in the building of fine first class hotel at
San Antonio, and u move is on foot to carry
the project into speedy operation.
Frank Edwards, colored, for killing his
wife on the fourth of last month near We'll
don, was convicted:of murdtr in the first do.
gree with the death penalty in the district
court of Houston county, at Crockett, on
Friday last.
A number of the members OF the legisla-
ture went over TO San Antonio Friday even
ing, after the adjournment of the legislature,
in special car over the International road,
guests of Colonel II. b. Andrews, vice
president of the Houston 81 San Antonio
railroad.
DR.. Rufus q. Burleson, Of Waco, at Cald-
well, Burleson county, Thursday night last,
married at one time in the Methodist church
in that town, Mr.. John II. Collins and Miss
Jennie Reeves; Mr.. j. II. Porter and Miss M.
j. Maddox; DR.. Rufus Ii. Burleson aud Miss
s. w. Porter.
Mr.. Kenton, q resident of Kaufman, has a
dog that leaves with his COW every morning
and stays with her all day, guarding her rs il
twas bis special duty. For the last four OF
Hyo months this dog has not been known 10
day. Nothing can approach the cow withou,
being met with show OF fight.
r. L. Hsrrel, sheriff of Burnet county,
gives notice to the sherifis Of Texas tina,
there is man in the Burnett county Jail ar.
rested under the name of &. l.. MoUren on q
charge horse stealing, but whose real name
is Hill. He is described as being about twenty.
five years of age, about five feet, eight Inches
tall, one hundred aud fifty pound weight,
light hair and eyes, heavy set and rather In
telligent. His brother, who registers as Ii
Hill, is in Burnot trying to get HIM released
but refuses to tell whereabouts in Texas hC
lives, as he says his brother is charged with
crime elsewhere. If any sheriff wants thi'
man they can find him in Burnet jail.
Lewis jackson, a sailor, and Jesse and
Isaac Dyson, engaged in shooting melee a
Orange last week, and Jackson was seriously
wounded. The Dysons had been threaten
ing to kill jackson for svuid time, and nj
three being under the inllcueC Of liquor ih,
day they met, Jackson drew q pist.l, anc
Selling hold of Isaac Dyson said he intended
10 turn him over 10 tho sheriff FOR th'
threats no had made against hs life. Ii
tho struggle that ensued JacksSn's pistol WA
discharged accidentally, AID Jesse Dyson
running up to tho assistance of Isaac, sho
jackson twice, once in the back OF tho heat
and once in the left side. jesse Dyson thei
ran of, pursued by tho sheriff and others
who fired several shots at him, but he escaped
across tho Sabine into Louisiana. lssa'
Dyson was lodged in Jail. jackson was no