The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-16
STATE SPECIALS.


GALvmfOF, JMarch b'-b' o. WVV"si
senior membeb Of the firm OF ". y, Woods
a Son. Wholesale dealers In hardware, died
nj 200 this morning, at his residence OH
fremont street, Of enlargement OF the heart
after brief Illness Mr.. Woods was na-
tive Of New Jersey, whence he removed to
Texas lin 1910. lie was a veteran Of the
Mexican var, and has stood for years. at the
head bf the oldest hardware establishment
In. this state. His remains were inferred
this afternoon with Masonic honors.
Mr.. VI. Strickland, proprietor OF large
hthographing establishment on the Strand,
who returned from New Orleans last week,
was taken sick last Sunday and DIR. Nc
Clanshan, his attendant physician, reported
the case to the health officer last evening as
smallpox. The house is guarded TO pre-
vent the spread Of the contagion, and the
yellow flag OF warningis displayed on the
building.
The grand jury is now in session.
Cotton receipts to-day, ,l77 bales.
Robert Purdy and II. Winfield, OF Dallas,
are in the city,
The Mexican war steamer Independence
put into Galveston harbor this morning,
with 200 Mexican troops aboard, en- route to
Bagdad, at the mouth Of the Rio Grande,
where she was unable to effect landing,
on account of the roughness ofthe weather.
She continued her course, putting in here
for .harborand supplies.
A copious rain tell this evening.
COURT OF APPEALS.
Quierno Gasten VS.. state; from Cameron
county. Affirmed.
T. ii. Bayne and Greenleve, Block & Co.
VS.. Samuel Denny from Houston county.
Reversed and remanded.
T. NJ. Walker VS.. state; from Gonzales
county--two cases. Affirmed.
Nm Scott W. state from Dallas county.
Affirmed.
GALVESTON, March 10.-Daniel O'LeGry,
ex-champion heel and toe walker
of the world, and John Nc
Mahon, present champion collar and elbow
wrestler of the world, were in the city yes
terday. These celebrated sporting men are
here for the purpose of giving match at
the pavilion if satisfactory arrangements
can be made. 1t is understood that Dow
ney, who walked in the match with
O'Leary at New Orleans, will enter the
race. A wager of $500 has been offered by
q sporting man of the city against McMa-
hon. The gentleman will not name his
man, (but the wager was covered by the
Mcmahon men. The entertainment will
take place sometime within the next three
weeks.
the budget by the city council last night
in favor of the lyceum, for the support at
Galveston of library for the coming year.
The lyceum insists upon 5000 being appro-
priated j They propose to open library
for public use and establish free reading
rooms At some central point.
Mr. WA Hoffman, of Fort Worth is here.
JuliuJ 8Behrens, constable third district,
was arrested this evening, together with
ChristoHer Schroeder, charged with THEFT
of brasIes from the cars of the Galveston,
Houston & Henderson and Gulf, Colorado
IL Sanh Fe railroads, in their yards.
BehreDJ was committed to Jail in default OF
$500 bal
GALySToN, March 11.-Colonel w. III.
Sinclairlpresident of the City railway COM
pany, lis rendered the full use of the
pavilior]bn the beach, with seating capacity
of $500, b the chairman of the county dem.
ocratic 4ecutive committee for the use OF
the Democratic state convention should
they deQt1e to meet in this city. No more
suitable auditorium is to be found in the
state.
Cottol-receipts have dwindled down to
about allaverage of $50 bales per day.
iURT OF. APPEALS DECISIONS.
II. L.RDryer VS.. state from Nueces
county. Reversed and remanded.
Pat Luhm vs. state; from Liberty county.
Reversed Ind remanded.
d. @. Cunningham, VS.. Charles Heiden-
helen; fro Galveston,county Affirmed.
Jeffers4 Winn vs.. Hockey Bryant from
Waller cqnty. Reversed and remanded.
Charles iced vs.. state; from Cooke county.
Reversed nd remanded.
Amand a. Rhodes VS.; state; from Lime
stone col " Affirmed.
James Wright VS.. state; from Atascosa
countyx5Affirmed.
BrigWePickett vs. state; from Denton
3 countY{Reyersed and remanded.