Galveston Daily News Sat., 13 Nov. 1875, p. 1, c. 5 Rockdale, Nov. 12 - This evening Dr. Nichols of this place and Enoch Breeding, editor of the Rockdale Messenger, had a collision, caused by an article appearing in todays paper, in which, referring to a difficulty between Mrs. Fitzgerald and Jim Connors, the writer declared Mrs. Fitzgerald to be a general nuisance. The only damage done was $10 each. There are street fights occurring here most everyday, and the officers of the law seem to enjoy it taking their fines, never giving offenders the least word of warning or lecture. Nothing better could be expected, when they license women of ill- fame for $10 a month and receive half of the fines as their compensation. The most disgusting of it is, when they choose, these officers step beyond their authority and utterly disregard the law at pleasure. Everyday or two, some very interesting scenes occur in the pettifoggeries of Rockdale. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lynna Kay Shuffield P. O. Box 16604 Houston, Texas 77222 telephone: 713/692-4511 e-mail: friday@argohouston.com ---My webpages--- 'Our Loose Ends' Genealogy Column by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm 'My Loose Ends' Family Tree Database by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- bin/igm.cgi?db=friday Note above URL wraps around onto the next line, cut & paste it onto the end of the first line in the 'location box' on your browser. 'Milam County War Dead Project' http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/ County Coordinator for the Milam County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ County Coordinator for the San Jacinto County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/SANJAC-01.htm TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/CEMETERY-001.htm