The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-08
SPECIAL SUMMARY.
Houston, The Interstate Drill Opens
With Eelai.
Tho Lamar Rifles Aeqult Themselves
Excellenily.
81. Loais: Suicide Of Charles Ford
the Slayer Of Jesse James.
Mckinney: ACatastrophe In Colored
Church.
GatesvIlle: A Sheriff Successfully Bluffs
\ q Mob.
Denison: Prentiss Remanded without
Ball.
Other Specials from Sundry Sources.

Other Specials from Sundry Sources
HOUSTON.
Housros, May 6.-[Specisl.l l-Inter.statt
drill week was opened to-day by grand
parade through the business streets, the
order Of march heing as follows.
SQUAD OF specal Police.
Eighth Cav ly Band, United States Army.
Carriages containing Governor Ireland, accom-
panied by distinguished visitors AMI
the reception committee.
Mobile Rifles.
Montgomery Greys.
Palestine Rih's,
Governor Ireland ard personal stan, mounted
Aus In Gteys.
Queen City Guards.
Houston Light Guard Band.
Orange kih 8,
Busch Zousves.
Brennan Grfys,
Rutherfori ureys.
Band.
Rich ,rdson Zouavcs.
johnson Guards.
Balm Zouayes
TreGway Rides.
Clehurne Light Guards.
Columbus, Georeit Guards.
Washington Guards.
Cleveland Guards.
Houston Light Quarts.
Louisiana Field Artillery.
Missouri Field Artillery.
The procession marched to the ar
grounds and Dispersed to quarters aftel
Governor Ireland delivered the address ol
welcome.
Colooel Rutherford Is colonel. command
ing all militia In camp and the camp has
been named Damp Cieyeland.
This afternoon the Texas state
com panies drilled for the Cotton .x
change special prize OF $oOo
il is thought that the Washington Guards
of Galveston, will be awarded the prize,
although the Lamar Rifles, Of Dallas
stand a good second. izes will be
given and decisions announced Saturday
The rredwav Rifles will drill irst for the
5000. and Mobile, Rifles second. Pool'
.no " the Mobile Rifles heavy fayorites, be-
ing sold agains. the field for first place, but
1t is easier to sell field thar
Guards, aud TIedway Rifles each have
e,rong supporters, but the Montgomery
Grey and Columbus Guards loom up as
The weather could not be better. The
mud has sll dried and the dust Is blowing
on every street.
GAI EoN lLAG
GATnsvrLLE, May 6.-(Special. l-Just be-
ore .undown yesterday rumor reached J
N Lanham, the sheriff. that mob would
gre under the charge OF fhorse.stealing, from
,ne isll to lynch them. Mr.. Lanham, evei
Wig liant, was equal to the occasion anC
placed upon guard number OF true men
=, d then sent out a messenger to confel
with the blood.thirsty crowd, endsavorine
to allay their heated tempers. They sent
him word that they would have the pris-
oners. Tie sheriff returned the comforting
answer thst he was prepared and waiting
for them to come ahead. The crowd re-
mained Just outside the corporation until
ABOUT Q O'Clock this morning and quietly
retired. It is believed by many that they
will renew the ATTEMPT. The messengers
cent TO them by the sheriff were told that
thew understood that Jim Lauham was alb
sent. but finding that they were misin
formed, and not wishing to hurt any good
citizen, they dessted.
Work was begun yesterday on the
Lasker corner, that was burned in Febru'
ary. The new buildings arc to be OF stone
Bone and Hendrickson are the contrac
t0rs. :,
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Methodist
church gave q supper tonight to raise
money to i'm prove their house OF worship
Gatesville continues to improve. Carpen-
ters ara busy on new buildings. We now
have two photograph galleries.
John Hammaok and Alf. Holmes were ar
rested the other day for selling whisky to
the school boys. They pleaded guilty and
were fned $25.
Boarding pupils are still coming in and
matriculating.
The rain seems to be over; none having
fallen since Saturday, evening, and sinct
which time the sun has brightly shone
upon rs Farmers ara rejoicing about it
for they badly need the dry weather to Ell
able them to clean out their crops. Whea
nos rust to no extent
DR.. Brown. of the Sun, and DR.. Crsnfill
o' the Advance. are at Dallas, attending the
Press association.