18 January 1879
Prince OLIVE, the man who carried off the little negro boy, which caused the death, by murder, of John BLACK, for which crime the two negroes were recently hung in this county, was killed and his body reached Elgin the same day the negroes were hung.Among the OLIVE party arrested in Nebraska was Mr. John GATLIN, a citizen of the northern part of our county. GATLIN is an industrious and honorable citizen, and the citizens of Elgin have signed a petition attesting to his good character, and asking for clemency.

01 February 1879
DIED -- A child of Mr. WOODRUFF's was killed by the tornado that struck Lockhart.

15 February 1879
More on the murder of Exum HOLLAMON of Seguin who came to his death on the night of 27
Jan. by 4 mortal blows on the head with a blunt instrument. John T. BAKER was arrested
for the crime. He is a relative of Gus and Lafayette BAKER, prominent merchants of Seguin. Both BAKER and HOLLAMON had been seeing Miss Lizzie SHORT and it is their rivalry, it is supposed, which caused the murder. Two other suspects of the crime are Brily[?] DUGGAN and Charlie BENNETT, but they have not been arrested as of yet.

Currently in the Bastrop jail:
Whites:
S. S. HOWARD - charged with murder; J. H. WILLIAMS - charged with murder; Lewis CLARK - charged with theft of mare; Albert OWENS - charged with robbery

Colored:
John WINN - convicted of assault with intent to kill and murder, case appealed; Henry McCLARREN - charged with theft of horse; Henry JORDAN - charged with theft; Jacob BRADLEY - charged with assault with intent to kill and murder; John NORTON - charged with assault with intent to kill and murder; Jim BARFIELD - convicted of resisting an officer and fined $500; Watt BONNER, hoodo[?] negro - charged with robbery; Bob MILBURN - charge, threatening life; Henry BLALOCK - convicted and fined for gambling

15 March 1879
MARRIED -- At the residence of the bride's father, in Bastrop 26 Feb 1879, by W. H.
COULSON, Esq., Mr. R. J. STEPHENS and Miss Eliza BEATLY, all of BC.

29 March 1879
John WINN, jailed in the Bastrop jail, along with three others, nailed the door to their cell shut. Sheriff JENKINS ordered them to open the door but they would not, so JENKINS ordered their rations cut off. After 5 days, they gave up and opened the door.

05 April 1879
T. W. SMITH, formerly of Bastrop and a merchant of McDade, has been elected Mayor of Round
Rock. 

26 April 1879
DCBC Proceedings:
Civil cases: A. A. ERHARD vs. W. T. SCOTT - foreclosure of vendor's lien, judgment for
plaintiff for $1,420.95. Criminal Cases decided: John WINN - convicted last term of assault wit intent to kill and murder, appealed and upheld lower court decision, sentenced to 2 years.

03 May 1879
Hon. Seth SHEPARD of Brenham was in the DC this week as attorney for Sam HOWARD, charged with murder. E. W. SPIERS, charged with the murder of BRANDT, surrendered to the Sheriff yesterday, was tried under habeas corpus by Judge MOORE, and admitted to bail in a bond of $3,000. Geo. MILTON vs. Ben HARRIS - continued generally

24 May 1879

31 May 1879
An article on Dr. COLLETSO and the fraud of the Bastrop Coal Mine.

28 June 1879
[Partial paper - no front page] Mr. Calvin TURNER of Alum Creek stepped on a rattlesnake in his corn field.
Wall TURNER called to his brother to step aside, but too late. Cal was not bitten, although he felt it strike
his boot several times.

02 August 1879
Wm. H. RIVERS, guardian of the person and estate of Joseph E. RIVERS and Ida Bell RIVERS,
minors, requests of the Court to sell real estate belonging to his wards. John T. BAKER, under indictment for the murder of young HOLLOMAN, was shot in the head and killed while at a camp meeting about 3 miles east of Seguin. Officer PURCELL has found Frank ORGAIN's saddle which was stolen two weeks
ago. Two negroes have been jailed for the theft.

09 August 1879
Henry GOODIN and Ellen BURLERSON

16 August 1879
DIED -- On 24 July, a German lady, Mrs. FISHER, committed suicide by  poisoning herself. Mr.A difficulty occurred over a game of billiards on Wednesday between Joseph GILL and Charles FICKLE during which FICKLE struck GILL on the head with his fist. GILL then stabbed FICKLE with a pocket knife - not serious. The case was tried before Esq. ALLEN Friday and GILL was bound over in a bond of $200.

11 October 1879
The case of the State vs. J. E. KIRBY, charged with killing John STEEL at Hempstead, is set for
next Thursday, 14th inst. A. WISEMAN's store was robbed. Three "boarders" from McDade registered in
the county hotel Thursday night were charged.

18 October 1879
The case of J. E. KIRBY for the killing of STEELE has been continued, and KIRBY, under writ of habeas corpus, was admitted to bail of $10,000. DIED -- Mr. Horace ALSUP, assassinated near his home on the Yegas, Lee County, about 8 or 10 miles from McDade on Friday of last week. The killing was done from an
ambush about noon. No clue to his murderers. About half past 8 o'clock Thursday night, a would-be assassin fired at Jack McDONALD through the back window of Matt ANDERSON's billiard saloon. Identities unknown.

25 October 1879
The trial of Sam HOWARD for the murder of Aleck FARMER, verdict - murder in the 1st degree with death penalty. Hon. Seth SHEPARD of Washington for the defense and Col G. W. JONES, Maj. J. D. SAYERS, and County Attorney B. D. ORGAIN for the prosecution. State vs. Henry CAROTHERS for murder of Chas. KIRK. Court overruled application for change of venue. Jurors selected.

01 November 1879
DCBC Proceedings:
State vs. Henry CARUTHERS, murder of Chas. KIRK at McDade in 1875 - verdict, murder in the 1st degree, confinement in the penitentiary for life. Hon. G. W. JONES of Bastrop, Seth SHEPARD of Brenham, and Wm. L. LEDBETTER of La Grange for the defense. Lt. Gov. Joseph D. SAYERS, J. P. FOWLER, and County Attorney B. D. ORGAIN for the prosecution. Motion for new trial overruled. Will likely be appealed. [More detail.] State vs. Everett SPEAR, murder of BRANT near Elgin - verdict, not guilty. Hons. G. W. JONES and J. D. SAYERS for the defense. County Attorney B. D. ORGAIN, prosecutor.

22 November 1879
The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's conviction of Jno. W. WILLIAMS who murdered Frank STRICKLAND in BC on 27 Sep 1878. WILLIAMS will hang.[Three articles on this trial and sentence provide many details. One was reprinted from the Galveston News. Another was a Letter to the Editor from Phil CLAIBORNE stating that two-thirds of BC would sign a petition for executive clemency for
unconditional pardon or

1879
MILTON, George -- dry goods/groceries, McDade [11 Oct]. See also Tom BISHOP. BISHOP, Tom -- general merchandise/groceries, Bastrop (formerly with Geo. MILTON at McDade) [11 Oct]. New ad appears 25 Oct.