The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-05

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order. DIR. G, =. Pains was appointed tenn
paragy cnA,rm>n add N. Vernon temporary
,ecrr,sry, The usual committees were
appniutsd and ID. Hrrndon elected re ma
nent c hsirmap, Dr., J, A. Davis permanent
.oretsry. Ailsr the usual ,wrsnsling, the
following were elected ~ delegates TO The
J Fort Worth convention; n. ID. Saropshirr,
DF. ]. A.. D.yis .nh +. T., Wilson, win
three s~l,ernatrs. To the Houston CONVEX
'iar; J, T.. Huirhison, w. o.. Ham,
ii,on and John L. Groom,
SiIh the necessary s~lternn',H. Several
resolutions we're oil red but tabled, NJ iha
convention ppptseu nnv instruction ur on
dorssntHts, though mon the eenre OF the
convention r-iug taken, they favored the
retention oi the two-lhiris RUE, The meet
ing was harmonious IN svvrv particular.
3. Il, GHn, "tougi,t" tor 0.den & Bro, OF
~. Louie, met with a serious accident in
attempting 10 cross 8 swollen stream,
yesterday, Liar here, drowning
8 iinn span OF horses,
cemo,,thing The buggy End losing he
samples, ~mirsoGlously escaping with his
lite. He thanked tho citiz ms o! DeLeon
tor ia cir kiuduees to him.
The surveyor Of the Texas Central road
ore here making additions 10 the town lots
heretofore run out, ~ our own is rapidly
improving, aad business Interests rqaifes
H.,
The rain In this section is unprecedented.
M,p,iNSEY.
McKIgYrY, Juua 2-[Specisl .l-District
court convened this morning, Hon Richard
Malthe on the beach. The p~eremp.try
cell OF the docket Wa, postponed until
Mondsy, the o h. The grand jury were EN-.
psnneliot, and after di. posing OF the Jail
cases will adjourn, 10 enable farmers to SET
up with Work.
The democratic c%onven,lon of Collin
county met to.dty aud appointed DELEGATES
m Fort Worth. IS follow; 10. Stranghap,
X. X. Craig. i. T.. Shirley, w. N. Vernon,
]. N. Brown, George Hardin, X. Brady,
Tho Norh Texas Mercury, J: +. ksndrics,
J. p. Coffsy, T. II. Murray, Nv. Franklin
W. J.. Saver, +. L. Bomgr, W. n. Bush,
4oNnrd Picket and W. T. Moore.
Resolutions were adopted, endorsing rep.
rssen,atives. tariff Cor revenue. abolition "
the twc.,hirds rule. recommending L. j.
Brown, W. G. Stsrrett, Il. 3. Hubbard, B.
W. Houston Tor Celegatss.a'-large, S,las
Hare for district delegate. Tho old ticket
WIS eudur..d, aud j. W. ThrockmorLcn
recommended Tor reelection.
LuNGyIEw.
LoNGvirw, June 2-TSpecial. l-Faye.to
Camp,1h no was phot NJ Denison ABOUT three
weeks ago, aud who vas brough. here, died
to-day. The trouble began with SKY lark.
ing. The othor man became angry AID
shot him. Both are dArksys.
In the district court the Btsysps murder
case IL set for Thursday. Bear and Stevens
are indicted Tor The murder Of Charley
Stevens.
Z,oh Terry (oolored) was fined $50 for az
grsy.,ed assault. He resisted . constable
| wi u deadly weapons and vas first flned So
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
began srsvival lsst.night.
A heavv win and ram storm, with o
slight fall OF hail, passed over ,own last
night, but three or four M les west it wns
extraordinary. This sftern on the hail
wss still eighteen irches deep. and a bslt OF
country two miles vide. running north and
south, is stripped OF crops. In some places
IL could not be seen that anything had
been planted, and many t,eas were blown
down sdd houses injured, but so tar as can
BIZ learned no person was Injured.
HIGHLAND,
HIGHLAND. June 2-[Spscial. I've had
another heavy rain last night, put it has
cleared off hsein to-day. The !srners OF
mi. vicinity say that their crops are not
damaged by thu late rains as much as ex.
81 ctsd during the rain.
Mr.. Lamp.rt, Of DaiDgerf.ld, Texas,
who has been here Is few days, has gone
north 70 buy wlte to fence the large rsnch
hs is locating here. He will go to Ken
lucky 300 Tor some fine horses and cattle.
The Beaumont Lumber company are
rutting in d largo stock OF Lumber here
now.
over 2.OGO pounds OF butter were shipped
from this place lust month.
Merchants doing o good bus!ness on the
prospects of the crops.
BRENNAN.
BREHAM, June 2.-Tsp.ciAt lat hide.
tendance Sunday evening. Gus R,sS,
..-.. ,yoa uhnt hu Nt T,hncnn puyrn
Rots and Johnson's wife came to Johpson's
house. Johnson told him to 90 away.
Ross said he wouldn't go nowhere, and at
tempted to ride oyer Johnson, when the
latter fred on him with a nix shooter,
tho ball ,akine eff-ot under the left nipple.
Ross rode 800 yards to q doc or's office,
told the doctor he was shot and wanteo
son thing done, fell off his horse and died
in A few minutes. The licensed had been
ton intimate with The wife OF Johnson. 1T
the inquett. = verdict in accordance with
the fac,s. johnson ia ia the county jail.
BURNETT.
BURNT, June 9 -[Special. The Colcrl.
do End Llsno river. are still rising. No
mail 10 or from western points for several
days.
Court has adjourned after quite an ex-
tended session.
rue initial number O. q newspaper. the
Llano Citizen, made itg appearance here
Saturday. this issue bei0g published in
Barnet.
l.. $. Bridges, proprietor OF the Mason
hotel, Mason, Texas, is in cur city on his
way home from an eastern trio.
Seventy -lonr thousand pounds Of wool
were shipped over the Au.tin e. Northwest
rrn railroad from here today.
GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, June 2.-TPress. l-Miss Far
we'll, who il engaged in thu laudable ef-
fort TO encourage the silk culture industry
IN Texas. gave an interesting exhibit and
lecture this afternoon and evening. These
lectures are enliveDed by An exhibit OF the
silk worms ut work weaving their cocoons.
Miss Farwell intends lectu,ing throughout
tho state.
The June term OF the district court began
its session to-day with about seventy cnses
on the appearance docket. Tine county
court also convened this morning. The
appearance docket IN this court Is very
light, there being only about thirty new
cases entered.
MARSHALL.
MARSHALL, Juno 2 -[Specia'l-OD Satur.
day a case OF smsll-pox was reported in q
negro family living near the Iailrcad, In
the northwest part OF the town. Ysster-
day they were moved to the pes'-honse. In
tenement house In which the parties lived.
was oremated, by some means unknown TO
vour correspondent. 1t was incurred in the
Springfield Fire & Marine for 5000. :.
"A child, aged l6 montbs, got hold OF
some concentrated I've, ate q email quantity
and died in . short time.
SAN ANT OHIO.
SAN ANTONIO, June 2-[5pecisl. Last
night john Hssse't. = teamster ABOUT ID