The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-29
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
A Desperate Makes 1t Lively - The
Political Pot Continues to Boil
Ladies Visiting the Springs
Various Other Notes.

SULPHUR SPRINGS, July 26.-[Corres-
THE weather and the crops
are the all-absorbing subjects of inter
est. Hot and dry would aptly describe
the first. One light shower only since
my last letter. but not sufficient to prove
beneficial to corn, simply cotton
shower" as old-time negroes of ante
bellum days distinguished grades of
rain. Such days call forth signs and
wishes for the "lodge in some vast will
derness," away from civilization, that
with its rush and whirl in the necessi-
ties of business, or the pursuits of pleas
ure, generates too much heat for human
comfort.
The outlook for corn is certainly
gloomy, but farmers do not seem to be
dispirited. The mills are now running
day and night for the accommodation OF
wheat-raisers. Some of our good farm
ers have been experimenting with red
top and timothy, and are so well pleased
with the results for hay and winter pas
turage, that favorable changes in farm
ing are promised.
The extreme heat certainly arouses
the c0mbativeness in masculine human
ity. Whisky must have its due here
though.
Waiter Smith alias Sam Bass, who
figured in the safe-blowing at Cleburne
last April, has been making things live
~ for the town marshal and others
brandishing shot-guns and with islittle
siX-shooter bulldozing the negroes is the
iaYorite pastimes of this young man,
with the unenviable alias. When the
reckoning had to be made before the
Mayor, his pockets both were empty,
and his proud spirit could not brook the
humiliation of the calaboose, so he took
leg bail, and all good citizens rejoice.
legal gentleman from Jefferson, who
represents Marion county in the Legis
lative halls. came over to see Sulphur
Springs this week. He needed not
| Watts warning of allowing "angry pas
sions rise" and boiling over in his
wrath, was called to order by a Deputy
United States Marshal in a personal en-
counter. Uncle Sans pet differs with
| tins burgh in political sentiments, but
he has native pride in the good name OF
! his fellow-citizens.
Sulphur Springs and Greenville arc
again engaged in one of their occasional
| war of words. '"Hhe pen is mightiel
than the sword" The last disturbance
grew out of the pen strokes of cores
pondent in Il little country newspaper
in Hunt county. "Behold how great q
matter little fire llindlethp' This firt
is assuming large proportions, anC
threatens to burn up the prospects o.
some candidates. Notably, GreenvillC
papers threaten our favorite candidate
in the field, Judge Putnam. 1t is al
ways clear case of tit-for-tat, but by
and by Hunt and Hopkins-sw
alliteratlon-wili kiss and make
up. The senior of the Gazette
4
but the Greenville Herald accuses hin
of nCrturing Senatorial bee. Beside,
clearing his skirts of outside charges
the Colonel has to attend the tags of HON,
parties. One Independent candidate fol
Legislative honors proposed to MAKE
things lively for the three decided Dem
ocrats, and when the Gazette sounded
the alarm, the Independent arose in hi!
little wrath and fell back on his wa,
record, forgetting Billy Malone anC
Longstreet, whose infamy made then
famous.
w. G. Blythe, the I'd of August, issue.
tn sulphur Springs Enterprise" 4
law of political economy makes the de
mand before the supply is forthcoming
l hope, for the success of the ENTER
prisee,p that the supply will not exceed
the demand.
Our town is quite resort for youn
people from neighboring towns. Mis-
Lula Amos, from Pittsburg,
visiting Mrs. Melton. Miss Maud
Crouch, from San Augustine, is on Wis
it to relatives-Mesdames Thomas an
Harrison. Miss Nora Anderson, frOr
Pamela county, is to spend few week
with the. family of DR.. Taylor. Societ
misses the presence of Miss Susie Jack
who is spending happy hours in Long
view. Miss Lutte Worsham returned
her home in Greenville last Saturday az
companied by Miss Kate Smith, who's
guest she has been whilst here.
Thursday night pistol shots and bell
told OF fire in town. A frame dwellin
house owned by Mrs. North, of Clark,
i, vile, was burned. Being unoccnpie
mt the time, and fully insured for 500
no damages was done | think.
Protracted meetings of ali denomini
tions have been in progress here for Sc,
eral months. The last in order, IL
Methodist, closed last week. The m
notony is only broken now and then
a social hop.