The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-28

murder, lie was lodged In lail.
FonT Worm, September u "A party o
surveyors left for Linn county tonight, IN
charge Of Captain jasper Hayes, 10 locate
u largo tract Of land for different parties.
Tlie'grocers here have formed an nssooia
ton and have about 900 names on thell
qlaok list. They held n private meeting at
| the courthouse last night
A hard rain and norther last night.
About midnight the south-bound freight
train on the Missouri Pacific was ditched by
the engine Jumping the track about twenty
miles from here. -Four hundred sheep were
more or less mangled and killed. j. X. Rey-
holds and G. White, brakemen, were badly
hurt.
Thirteen cars of cattle OH tho Texas &
Pacific were wrecked this morning six miles
west OF Millsap.
Fortv-two cars of fine beeves passed
through here to-day on the Texas IL Pacific
for Chicago, twenty-eight from Jacks
county and fourteen from Abilene.
The body of Dallas Stoudenmeir, who was
marshal of FL Paso, and who was killed a
few days ago. is at the depot EN- route for
Columbus.
Thirty -three hundred pounds of wool
were received to-day and eighteen bales Of
cotton
A mad.dog to-day bit man and his
daughter about two miles from here. A
maidstone is being hunted for The dog was
killed.
Five marriage licenses were issued to-
day.
FoRr WORM, September 22.-Forty-f
bales of cotton and !, 200 pounds of wool
were received here to-day; prices 101
and % IL.
Twenty-Five cars of mutton sheep passed
here to-day for st. Louis; fourteen from
Colorado City and eleven from Gordon.
Six cars of fine Merino sheep from st.
Louis passed here to-day, en- route for
Austin.
The son of L. w. Jones, prominent
man here, was thrown from horse at abb
lene to-day, and a telegram states he is in
dying condition.
The first white person born in Cincinnati,
Mrs. Dismer, is in the city. She is so years
old and has nine children.
A suit involving $4,000, Heath VS..
Myers, has engaged the district courts at
tention since last Monday.
? FoRT WORTH, September 3.-Eleven
hundred pounds Of wool and fifteen bales OF
cotton were received to-day
A vote on local option having been Or
ried in Keller, Smithfed and 3irdville
but in Mansfield and Sublet it was defeated
by small majority.
Twenty three real estate transfersa, nd five
marriage licenses were issued to-day.
John Lemons, of Grayson county, tele-
graphed that he would soon be here for his
stolen horses.
Four bushels OF pecans, the first of the
season, sold for 10 cents per pound,
Eighty fine horses, raised in Tarrant
county, passed here to-day en- route for st.
Louis.
Eight cars of fine beeves passed north to-
day.
Wheat declined to 80 cents to-day.
What might have been serious con-
flagration was extinguised in the dining
room of the El Paso hotel about O'Clock
to-day. An oil lamp under the coffee urn
exploded setting fire to the pantry and sur
roundings. About fifty buckets of water
extinguished the flames.
Cleburne.
Special to the Herald.
-CLEBURNE, September 20.-Dr. Gate
wood, o most estimable citizen of this
county, died at his residence, in the south
eastern portion of the county, on Monday
night last.
Cotton still comes in, but slowly. We
receive on an average about twenty bales
day. Up to date our receipts more than
double those of Fort Worth or any place
in this section of the state.
We are now having pleasant, fall-like
weather, and it is to be hoped that it will
benefit the general health of the country.
Candidates have generally let up little
They will take new start about the LIST OF
next month.
We are preparing for lively fall and
winter season.
Captain Brown has several Of the best
theatrical companies on his lists, who pro-
pose to tread the boards at the new opera
house during the present season.
CLEBURNE, September 2l.-In my last,
dated the 10th, you made me say, by cut
in my letter, giving the report OF receipts
that date, that Cleburne had received forty
bales, when 100 should have been added to
it. We have received up to date over $50
bales and the prices paid from 10 to 10!
cents.
To-day it was raining again, with every
appearance of continuing. Merchants and
every body else have the blues.
The county court is in session. Only
those who have important business are in
Miss Fannie Rowland has been quite sick
for several days, but is better Hon. Till |
man Smith has also been confined to his |
room from the same cause. His children |
have also been quite sick.
John @. Brown Is the busiest man in |
town; he is determined to keep his opera |
house attractive during the season.
Mr.. Max Miller, of Morgan, was in the |
atty yesterday.
Fifty.two bales of cotton were sold ON |
the streets yesterday.
Cotton buyers here are shipping directly |
TO the mills and are paying the highest:
CLEBURNE, September 23.-Last night a I
large and appreciative audience were at the |
new opera house to witness tle opening
and to hear Anna Rosetti and Charles Ger
hardt in their operate performances. 1t |
was something new TO the people of Gle
burne; but both ladies and gentlemen |
showed their appreciation OF fine music. |
The opera house will seat comfortably 40 |
persons. The scenery is being painted.
The drop curtain will be a scene of the |
bluff banks of the Brazos, painted nom a !
view from one of the peaks near Kimball,
and when completed will be both attractive |
and beautiful. Il
cotton, buyers paying from 1Oi to 1000
for IL.
city ard country. Chills and fever is the
gene al complaint.
The comet was the attraction this morn
ing Just before day. If size means any
hing it Gel sainly has IT,,
Frank Sheehan, OF Ds las, was in the city |
veste day and TO-DAY. He is reyiving the |
iays Of the Chicago Mexican Central before |
he county court.
Some Of our Hebrew merchants have
,losed their doors to-day-anotner holiday. |
Palestine.
Special TO the Herald.
palestine, September 2O.-The indepen-
lent movement in this senatorial and legis-
alive district is, little by little, getting into
,bape. In the flatorial district. composed
u Anders IN and Henderson counties. the
-egular democratic nominee is Mr.. j. ;.
Zones who has the reputation Of being an
,ble young gentleman. Under ordinary
circumstances the district Is pretty safely