The Ranchero [Corpus Christi, TX], July 28, 1860
The town of Dallas, Texas, was almost totally destroyed by fire on the 8th inst. Loss $400,000.
Our Austin and other State exchanges bring accounts of most destructive fires in different sections of the State, whereby thousands of dollars worth of property has been destroyed. The general opinion is, that these conflagrations are caused by a regularly organized band of incendiaries.