The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-28
TEXAS TOPICS.

Worms are plentiful in the Brszos bot
tom.
THERE'S great deal OF sickness in and
arourd Beaumont.
There Is great deal of sickness in and
around Henderson.
Emory, Rains county, shipped thirty bales
of cotton tins week.
An etfor. is being made in Houston for the
establishment Of cotton mills.
THE wheat crops around Lsmpasas will
average ten bushels to the acre.
The f-st new bale Of cotton in Lagrange
sss received there on the 25.h.
The rains in Fort Band county have i'm
proved the cotton and corn crops.
The unfsvorsble news about the president
hss cast gloom over San Antonio.
The loss of tho gas works which burned
h Jefferson few nights ago was $780,
Mr.. Mccoy, Of Comsnche county, says
Ais cotton crop will bs II perfect success.
1t has not rained 10 Glmer, U pshur
COUNTY, for seven weeks. and corn needs II
badly.
Died al L nory, Texas, day or two ago,
Lugenia Hill, daughter of L. j. Hill, aged
eight years.
A rain fell at Ennis few days ago, for the
| Hrs, time in eight weeks and benefited the
cotton very much.
The death of John p. Lusk who died at
Brenbsm Il few days ago, has cast a gloom
over that community.
Major Penn seems to have rush at Bren-
ham, for at least 1000 people went to hear
him p.esch, on the 24!h.
The balloon ascension and fireworks draw
slarge crowd to witness it. 1t hsppe ned
ls., Sunday light at Corsicans.
man was killed by the New Orleans
express few nights ago across the river
in Neches river bottom, near Beaumont.
The thermometer at Emory, Texas, has
Seen standing at 1922 every lay since last
week, with the exception Of fhursday, when
1t fell to 100 .- ...-..-.. ,--,
The Killing of James and Cicero Porter at
Brys1 short ,ima ago by Reuben Stllwell
snd Lacen r ,ed was caused by dispute
about horse race. .sr1s. ~-u.--, -a,..-. ....---
Ina residence OF w. P.Connor was burned
IA the ground Saturday. He resides on
Hickory creek near C:oclsstt' Ole of his
ehillren perIsned in the flames. -.
i,There is only ons we'll In the lows of
Cisco, L :, an1 county, which Is seventy
teet de,p, and they sell ths water at forty
ceuts per barrel, or five cents per bucket..-. -
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Aa attempt was m .de To assassinste the
collector OF customs at Piedras Ntgras, Mr.
J. B. PIgdesmnh by name. Fortunately for
Mp. The assassin failed 70 accomplish his
Cd.
The following gentlemen were elected for
trustees of the B.llVile school: DE-. 4. T.
E,rlg, Hon. \. Uhestey. Major L. II. fhom-
81, Mr. W. Z. Luhn and Mr.. q. f. He'll
muih.
There is quite sensation in Grspeland o.
fading the body of Williams, the Desperate
|! seens he had threatened to commit SUI
eide, and 1t ia believed ne carried out his
threat.
Joe and jim Ill. and Alex. Mcdonald
are identified MS the men who stabbed man
named Parker ut Sherman few nights ago
Mcdonald has been arrested bus the Two
Bolts are still at large. Jim Holt is son of
HOus Holt now serving life sentence Ia the
peni!entary for murder.
In San Aatonio few days ago two. Mex
lean childrea. in trying to build iire with
kerosene oil, wsre badly burned by the ex>
posion of the oil. One was Instantly killed,
vile the other Is not expected to live. Their
Gsner, while trying to rescue them from
lsasmes, WAS bsdl, buried himself.