The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-11
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
CLOUDS COMPARED TO POLITICS
Suspected OF Murder Cotton Coming in
Merchants COntented - Personal
MentiOn--Swcet Girls De-
partcd-OT to College.


SULPHUR SPRINGS, Sept. 9-ICorre-
spondence. II wish / could note as
many rains as we have had indications,
but as yet no more fulfilled than the
promises of the "Republican REFORM
party. believe it is now a question
whether rain would benefit the cotton
crop. Some think it would insure a
good top crop Others that causing cot
ton TO commence new growth it would
"throw off," AS IL would give us relief
from heat and dust besides the benefit
to turnips and potatoes, | will still wish
for rain.
District Court seems unusually monot-
OnOus,
One Barker, who is suspected of the
killing OF negro sometime since, and
who is held over to await the action of
the grand jury, is now in DURANGO vile,
seeking bali.
Mr.. win Weaver, the princi-
pal actor in the sad tragedy
Of September /, understand.
will come in shortly, and voluntarily
surrender. Mr.. George James, the acct.
dental sufferer at the same time, Is now
rapidly improving; his wound not as Sc
rious AS frs thought. His mother, Mrs.
III.
His halfbr0ther, X. II. Cumby, of
Gatesville, and brOther-in law, s. B.
Crither, of Lampasas, have returned to
heir homes. IS this sad occurrence
originated nj tho gaming table, in a
house prominent on the main street of
our town, with our officers Of peace and
Justice prominently around, thoqunstion
arises, show can these things be?''
Women, who can neither enact or en-
force the laws OF our land, arc the prin-
cipal sufferers, and as one, whose heart
bleeds sOrely over this sad tragedv. ro-
marked to me: "l'or what do we have
jnr laws, and why elect and pay our
olhcers II such things 40 openly can be
done IN violence TO tho laws OF God and
manY" lisa question, | weens that il
pertinent to other places beside this.
Cotton Is coming In briskly, and mor-
chants are expoctantly glad for fall
trade.
Jo.eph w. Dobbs, the senior member
OF the "Dry Goods Palace" returned
saturday from Northern and Eastern
tour of months duration, having
visited st. Louis, Chicago, Detroit
Niagara Falls and Now York, returning
by The way of Lower Canada. lie re.
ports goods low in Eastern markets, and
taking pains To enquire the voting opin-
ION OF employees In wholesale houses i'm
New York found the strength almost
solid for Cleveland.
our summer visitors are Hitting away
10 their homes, and some of our own arc
seeking th0ir schools abroad.
Miss Leila Murrie, who passed pleas-
ant weeks with Miss Susie Jacks, has
returned TO her home In Clarksvillc.
Miss Ella Clyas, of Paris, n charming
young lady, has boon spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. u. w. Smith,
mas returned to the regret of many.
Misses Laura Smith and Molllo Pat.
rick, two of our lovelest girls, have nj
ready departed for Nashville, tho former
as pupil of Wards Seminary, tho latter
% enter for another term tho adjunct of
the Vanderbilt University, DR.. Prices |
school. Master Joe Becton has resumed
his studies In Sherman at the Austin
college. While we send some abroad. |
we keep and draw many To our own
good schools. By-the-by, SULPHUR
Springs voted on tho question whether
To take charge of our free schools and
carried II by n majority IT q. While il
Is good to build more commodious
houses for school purposes, II we will
only have little patience, the lease law.
Win It's present outlook, will furnish us
funds without lovying more tax. That
Is tho hope of the lease law, and for iIs
iulillmont we earnestly look forward.