The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-04

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Wilson. the Dralnf shine patent man
that you had bostv m IL Opened by
mistake by q. O. W and put II back
| In the post.oiiice, al lhould have done
the Others, each lel.s &c d constituting
q separate o. This came
yesterday, aud thsbS psnds tale. A
short time since oG. Wilson took from
his lo,ior box two lctter1 addressed In his
name, coming from different women, claim.
| ing 10 be- his wife. Both came from San
Francisco. Mr.. Wilson, fully satisfying
| himself In hs own mind that he had but
ono wife, thought something wrong gnd
| handed the letters TO Mayor Franks Tor In
| vsstigntiop. Another letter about tho same
tine came from A. NJ. Loomis, III Paso.
Our Mr.. Wilson answered tnis letter, telling
Mr.. Loomis Of opening II, and that he sup.
posed IL wse intended for man that had
been here short time einco representing q
patent. Mr.. Loomis replief to-day, and
etItes he has been advertising lor this drain
tie machine patent man, who Is ac'iog
under u power Of attorney. The man with
a plurality OF wives threatens suit for the
detention OF his mail. q. o. Wilson, OF
Terrell, moves along In the oven tenor OF
bis way, and We shall watch for the possible
spicy developments.
Miss Marcia Racquet, who has been ab.
sent month visiting friends and relatives
IN Marshall, returned last night.
LOSGvIEw.
LosGvfEw, May 3-[Special.l l-Augmept.
ing the alre,dy OVERLOOKING ttreams came
an excessive rainfall last night and to-dsy,
lasting nearly twentyiour hours and bear
Ing continuously bridges. corn and cotton
crop. fences aud all the accumulated de.
bris of q rolling upland country went rush
ing by on tho "heaving bosom" Of tho
otr "a, ouotIay, frnfn nj a N
mighty rivers. With crops already in tue
grass cotton seed left in limited amount
and q late season now upon HIM and an al
most utter inability to do aught but LOOK
at his fields for the next week, the farmer
has reason to be discouraged. This wash.
Ing rain flooded four miles o! the
Galveston. Sabine & st. Louis road
sweeping away ono.half mile Of its track
and two bridges, besides filling it's cuts
with limbs and logs intermixed with earth,
and moving Mason creek bridge four feet
out OF line, In the heavy rain OF this morn.
ing. Superintendent Van Derwaler has
put men at work at every necessary point
on the line, and by noon tomorrow every
thing will be ready for the running OF trains.
He is one oi tho most pushing railroad men
Of Texas. A freight train was etched
seven miles weHt OF here this morning,
which, together with many washouts east
and west, have delayed trains. Nothing
but the trains between Marshall and Fort
Worth passed to-day and these very late,
owing to the Unprecedented high water near
Mineola. and the heavy storms last night
an. to-day, the Sabine 10 already out OF
bar ks and Is expected to show flYe feet
higher than last March.
MixINNEY.
ncKINNEY, May a. TSpecial.l- Four
miles east ot here, Woodmere, thc couniry
residence Ut Aeron Coffee. was consumed
by fire last night. The building was Il
handsome couutiy residence and was In
cured FOR about hal It's value. The origin
OF The fire Is supposed 10 be accidental. Tho
house was occupied by Thomas Holloway
at the limo. Holloway Is Il poor mau with
seven children, aud prospect ne loses
every thing. out ueighbors have contributed
hhs,GilY 20 relieve him and his Co-sl lnerers, |
Coffee heading the list with pair OF boots. |
Anottcr heayv rain fell lest pight.
Colonel L. II. Murray Is 81 home shpk-
ing hands with friends who nro indignant
nj the maDy unjust attacks which have
been III ada on him for supposed hostility TO
Governor Ireland.
MI e. Alexander, a. a.tymer sssi.snt g.
Mckinney, 10 1e.e ngsff' ior ah~ tN'enGed
stay among frisads.
Csusty oonyehtior to select delegates to
the Fort Worth convention is called for
June 3D. precinct convention May 3lst.
The name OF Captain II. j. Brown Ia ire
quent!y suggested as delssate to the Chi.
20 convention.
Marshal Donwell has TAKEN improve
ments in streets in hand and proposes 20
vigorously "whoop 'em up" when fair
weather comes. |
Colonel Blizzard. q prominent attorney |
OF Tennessee, is visiting friends.
LAREDO.
LAREDO. May 3.-[Specisl. Flour thous |
and pounds OF wool came in from Mexico
yesterday.
Eight arrests here last night. Four for
carrying pistols and four for drunk and
down.
On account Of legal complication and
desire. to concentrate the forces elsewhere,
active work has been temporarily sus-
pended on the Santa Tomas mine belong
ing to the Red River & Pecos Railroad and
Mining company. AS soon as the difficult
ties are settled, work will be resumed.
AIR. ]. 8. Penn, editor OF the Times, will
laave here tonight FOR Dallas to attend the
annual meeting of the Press association.
One thousand yards Of telegraph line was
stolen from the line between Reynosa and
NJ onterey, Mexico. recently.
The rain that tell yesterday extended
down the Texas Mexican road about fifty
miles. Two washouts occurred short dig
.ance beyond 0gulares, aud tho conse-
ouence was that the regular passenger
Train on that road did not leave until IL
O'Clock to-day. During the interim every
thing has been repaired and trains will run
regularly hereafter.
Oherles Ii. Hanson had trunk OF clothen
stolen from him last night. No clue as TO
the thioyes.
BRYAN.
BRYAN, May 3.-[Specisl.l - A young
gentleman of Bryan wrote to the Capitol
hotel concerning quarters for hi1 self and
l.iend during the interstate drill. a reply
WAS made that they had been booked for
four days at So each per day. That the
contract would oe sent up to be signed. In
stead OF this, another letter came raising
the rstes 10 S35o and increasing the time
to seven day. The parties declined tuch
terms. which hes prevented a number OF
tho Bryan Rifles from attending. The
above was sent to the Houston Post by its
here, but they failed to pub
Iish IL.
County court meets on Monday for Grim
nal and civil business.
Another heavy rain fell to-day, doing
much damage, overiiowing the creeks and
will get out OF her banks. Merchants look
1t the condition Of the crop as preca-
rious.
The delinquent tsx list of Brszos county
will be published In the pext issue OF the
county paper.
COMANCHE.
CoMAScHK, May 3.-[Specisl. I'VE have
,ad more rain during the past few daya
han was ever known before to have fallen
N the came tine. To-day our Bunday-
Ichool picnicers were run ia doors by very
,old nor,her and rain. II 1t were not for
he rain we would nave had