The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-04

Opera ifoupe, n ChloaR,, The house was
/ crowded ~ feplntlOn,
Late Yesterday allefboon, MI best Y Cam.
efOn's mill, on he marrow gauge ranfoau
about seven MILES egnt Of this oltyth negro
whose nhme We could not learn, sb0t COn.
stable James uood through The neck WINE
under arrest ior some petty onense. lmme.
dlately after the shopting the negro escaped
into the woods, and up 10 this hour has
not been unprecedented. Goods wound,
though painful, IN thought not fatal.
The district court OF Bowie county, which
convened last Monday, adjourned to-day 10
next Monday. During the week TWO par
ties were convicted OF felones and sem
fenced to the penitentiary.
DENTON.
DENTON. Sept. 2S.-[Specal. Cotton is
quite lively here. there were seventy bales
on the streets Tuesday and sixty-iour
Wednesday, and 1t is still coming.
The brick work has been commenced on
the new city school building
Messrs Hymes and koiner, nave
erected two handsome. two.story DrlcK
store houses on the west side of the square,
admiring audience last night.
| A team ran away with bus yesterday
and dashed through the awning OF ID. a.
| Robinson & Co., and tore down two posts,
but was rounded" up on the square with
out further damage.
Theience around the courthouse IS pro-
crossing finely.
Eighty bales of cotton came in yesterday;
| the streets are crowded with wagons and the
stores with the farmers buying goods.
Colonel G. w. Irwin, of Louisville, is In
the city to-day.
Captain L. +. Smith, was in attendance
on the district court yesterday.
Colonel Ponder, of the dry goods firm
Of J. A, Ham g. Co.. is in the city.
A small party ofthe elite Of the city sur,
prised Miss Alice Piner last night, and
were entertained most agreeably.
AUSTIN.
AUSTIN, Sept. 2s-[special.]- 1.-The COL
lector Of Dimmit county settled to-day.
The assessment roll of Tom Green county
was received to-day. 1t shows an increase
in values of over 81 100000.
Hamilton college, in Hamilton county
capital stock $4,000, filed charter.
The board of education has purchased OF
Eastland county $50, 600 of bonds. A third
of them were delivered to-day. -,
| The ffty-eighth Texas report will not be
ready till the middle Of next month.
The Fair association offers gold medal
costing $25, to the owner OF the winner OF
the battle royal, to come OIL on the IN tnir f
day OF the fair. Only one COCK Will be al
lowed to be entered by the same person
There are twenty entries already.
| Work on the iron bridge over the Colo
RADIO at this place progresses rapidly.
Counties entitled to four leagues of land
under law passed by the last Legislature,
can have the same designated and set aside
1 by the commissioner of the land office. En-
| ploying an attorney is not necessary.
SAN ANTONIO.
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 2S.- Especial =
Bexar county is far in the lead as to the
increase in the assessments during the past
year.
| General Russ has purchased land in the
city, and proposes to raise carp and other
pond fish for the supply of fish to the city.
Among the indictments returned yester-
day was one against G. w. Hartley, who is
accused of setting fire to his store on Com.
merce street, few days ago, and VINO is
now in Jail. He is charged with perjury
and with having set fire to his store, but
having regard to the sction of the Fire D.
surance company, it is questioneDIe
whether he will be convicted.
Seven miles CT new street railway Will be
built as soon as the necessary rights-oi-way
are obtained. Pending the action OF the
city council on the application, the presi
dent of the railway declines to locate the
future site of the new lines.
CoRsICANA.
CoRsIcANA, Sept. 2S.-[Special.l -Presi
dent Paramore and Chief Engineer Steven:
are here. They are on a tour of inspection
of the western end of the Texas & st. Louis
Three hundred thousand dollars has lately
been set aside tor putting this division il
first-class order. Superintendent Hornel
has his force already at work.
A lunatic named Kersey died in thu
county Jail to-day. He, with several Others
was awaiting the erection OF the new
asylum, not being able to get accommoda
ton at Austin.
The public school buildings lately
erected have been found inadequate. The
increase in the scholastic population has
been enormous since the erection oil me
free schools. Additional buildings will be
rented until others can be built.
LAREDO.
LAREDO, Sept. 20. Especial Governor
Ireland arrived in the city this morning.
in company with Senator George Pfeuffer
They spent the afternoon and evening al
the Mcintosh. They will go to Saltillo to-
morrow, where they expect to stay three oil
four days.
James f. Price, the detective who ARE ST.
ed Polk, the Tennessee absconding treas
urer, arrived in this city yesterday morn
ing, = He proceeds from here to Washington
City. He SAYS he has been robbed OF Sl5,'
0CO, the reward offered for Folk. and will
have it or something will happen to people
HIGH m.
Reports reach us that the fifth Mexican
cavelry recently revolted at Pueblo, Mex.
leo, but were almost Immediately subdued
by General Marquee.
DECATUR.
DECATUR, Sept. 2S.-[Special. ]-Colonel
Booth received telegram to-day from
Sheriff Boyd, of Cleburne, stating that the
Wise county courthouse bond for $500
which was stolen from Colonel Booth while
on north. bound Missouri Pacific passenger
train at Alyarado, about a month ago, bad
been found and the thief captured. The
colonel left for Cleburne this evening:
The public schools OF Decatur will open
on Monday, October Sth. Mrs. Warren, the
principal, with full corps OF teachers, VIII
be on hand and full attendance is antici'
pated.
Three hundred and sixty-six bales Of The
staple have been received TO date. We
have about 700 bales in the yard.
COLEMAN.
COLEMAN, Sept. 2s.-tspecial.]- News has
lust reached here OF q man being shot last
night near Trckum. The only particulars
that could be learned were that a man BY
the name of Higgins went out on bis porch
10 gel a drink OF water. and while there
was shot, but by whom and for what rea'
son, Is not known. Higgins is still alive.
Charles Woodland died last night, after 8