The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-12
SHERMAN sPlINTERs.

,sroHdenCe OF the y etnlu.
sD'sy,S. TEXAS, May 10, 1SS2--The
~ falls of moisture seem to have sub
h, 'S for the present, and it is hoped that
lin have week or two of dry weather
y 1--WE the wheat-harvester chance
VS. ,,,e oatman. the lumber dealer, left
neoton to-day to look after $500 he
,,,ssted In the new opera house in tina,
pas and on which he holds q builders
utTrse oro Is considerable complaint of back
.hss headaches, rheumatism, ETC., since
r. rcrent wet spell, The fact is, beer is not
u.be,lthv as it was durlng the Buck beer"
'ssson of a few weeks since.
SI Tbe circulation of the DAILY HERALD is
mildly increasing in Sherman. 1t is the
s,st naper that reaches here with the fresh.
s a,' and latest news and important specials
81 various portions of the state, beating
n other papers very many hours.
The telephone system now has seventy
e,s subscribers in this city. Sixty-nine of
g .bsse are already supplied with boxes. and
tsyas for the other six are daily expected.
y was with much difficulty the requisite
shy we're at first secured.
Rink Morris has sold half interest in
nsdrug store to his young nephew, S.
Imncsp, and next week takes to the road
n Texas AS tourist for the wholesale drug
Sopse Of Mayer & Co., st. Louis.
A delightful hop took place at the "Bink-
svn last night, given by the Qui Vive club
N honor of Miss Calie Hunter, a pleasant
Toupg lady from Illinois visiting friends
here. It was a very elite and happy gath
sIpg The pleasant face of Miss Fannie
Growdus of your city, was noticeable under
he flashing gas;jets.
The court OF county issioners is to-
dsy considering the question OF construct.
ins So 600 fire-proof vault in our court
house. Such place of safety for records,
etc., is sadly needed in Grayson, and we
hone the commissioners will he wise and
build it,
prominent farmer remarked to your
correspondent to-day that he felt satisfied
the vheat.crop of Gray son would average
fifteen bushels to the acre.
An important auction sale took place in
front of the courthouse at 10 o'cl jck this
morning. Some valuable brick and mortar
and real estate were sold in order to effect
sdvision OF an estate in which the old firm
Of Miller & Green, of Paul's Valley, b. |.
T., was interested Mr.. Green died nearly
two years ago, and his surviving partner,
Frank Miller was present to-day attending
the sale. A two-story brick and lot, 25xl0O
feet, on the southeast corner of Lamar and
Travis streets, facing the plaza, sold to
Judge c. c. Binkley for $3.50, said to be
only about half its real value. A vacant
lot, 2jxl00 feet, on Lamar street, 100 feet
east Of the plaza, sold to Capt. j. II, Brit
ION tor Slj5. A two-story brick, and lot
Syl4i feet, fronting on East Houston
street, near the plaza, sold to Frank Miller
for $500 One tract of land, eighty-seven
acres three miles west of Sherman, sold to
William Green for $500.
SHERMAN, May II, 1885,. The public presen.
ton of Peabody medals, awarded by our
public schools, takes place at the court
house tonight, DR.. l.. b. Lawson to make
The presentation talk.
h, 0. Head, of the well-known legal firm
Of Hare II Head, is proud father. It's u
boy. Law is a-llea once more.
The Musical Muldoons" hold another
matinee next Sunday. Only very lin
tied number of invitations are issued.
CuIIers Il Henry are shipping vegetables
to Kansas City and Denver from their ex-
tersive gardens on Iron Ore creek, q few
miles north of this city.
New potatoes are coming into our market
quite lively. This article has been retail
lng at 81 per bushel of late, farmers and
eardners receiving $3.50. Probably by to-
morrow 81 will be the price, then dropping
at the rate OF about % cents per day until
they reach 50 cents bushel, by which time
apoor newspaper scribbler like myself will
oeahle to buy one ablebodied potato and
indulge in aroyal meal. Strawberries are
% cents per quart. am told they are not
very. good this year, too watery. My cap
NaI Is too muchly watered TO test the truth
o. lalslty of this statement. Peas are
y per bushel. There was time
when ! was very fond of peas. 1t
was IN years agone, but at a more subse-
gueht period of the season, when 50 would
nave purchased about wagon.load of the
fruit.
The waters of public peace were slightly
disturbed this morning by the reported ar
M,lO prominent citizen named w, j.
Morphy, on an indictment for embezzle.
inent' found against him by the late grand
!ary' MIR. Morphy promptly gave bond
WI Mln SIX good names ON the instrument.
ne Is me administrator of the Alexander
gla'e In this city, in which considerable
wy property is involved, and the heirs are
ySa,hOrlhg Tor settlement, claiming that
h ", mas collected and is responsible for about
SStVo, Against this he claims an offset of
SSVoO Tor fees for collecting, travelling and
y'uer expenses, etc, which the court has
SWsemed excessive and declined to allow.
Iorphy claims that the indictment has
yen elected through the malicious spite
anu envy of one j. NJ. Cummlns, the pres.
gnl husband of the widow of the deceased
.,i. and between the latter two a
y NJ" - .orulvorce is now pending. Altogether
Ms avery ugly family affair, the wife of
AT. Morphy being also direct heir to a
ttT,,lon oil the estate-a daughter ef Mr..
;A a. Morphy has cut big figure
az our commercial circles for years past,
aau mas lived in luxuriant style. II is
sSytled by some that his fingers have been
" burned with cotton futures, but
W. Ule exact truth of this | am unable
w, STATE positively. The Alexander
S de,rs nave always reposed implicit conf.
S WHY IN his integrity. How these matters
ln u' terminate II is hard to tell Just now
S NV !, Is only truth to say that the once
riou1 and naughty Morphy seems com.
tN,ely crushed at this moment. He claims,
,"oy, that If he is not crowded TO the
SSn l 100 summarily he can pay out and
SS a snug sum left. Time win tell. We
o,.I lor the sake Of himself and the wild.
S S, ana orphaned heirs, his hopes and
may prove correct. In haste,
JIYKs.
A..