The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-01
Texas News.

FOrty-seven persons own two
thirds of the land of Nueces county.
The assessed value of real and per-
sonal property in Dallas is reported
at 50 100000, and the tax levied at
$4,000.
The Commercial Dem.) describes
Gen. Hannah as n gentleman of fine
personal appearance, clear, open
countenance, kind eye and dignified
look.
The Statesman asserts the National
banks, which number $500, have
fixed capital of $500, 900 900, but con-
trolling stockholders and depositors
TO the amount of $l,500,000, 900, and
therefore welding capital of two
billion dollars.
Lubbock spoke to a large audience
at Paris on the Goth.
Il. w. House, of Houston, works
100 hands ON his sugar plantation in
Brazoria county, and he expects to
clear alone from his sugar crop
$4,000.
MAIL RoBBERY.-Yc sterday morn
ing, ms the Cleburne stage was cmcrg-
ing from the edge of the timber six
teen miles from this city, coming in
this direction, two highway robbers
with calico bags over their heads,
with accommodating eye holes cut
out, approached and stopped the
stage, with drawn six shooters. They
demanded the passengers, to fork
over. The amount realized was eX-
actly thirty cents.
II so happened that the list of pas
scngcrs were such rs seldom travel
with any considerable amount Of
money. There were five in all, n
lady, two children, nurse and n
young man. The thirty cents was
returned. The lady had $4,000 on
her person, but not daring to search
her, she saved IT, The robbers were
unusually polite and considcrate,
telling the children and mother not
TO be in the least alarmed, as no harm
would be done to them Wilson the
driver, was asked if he had any eN-
press matter or mail. lie answered
by showing them small mail sack,
and remarked to them that there was
nothing in il and not to touch ii, TO
which request they complied. Thoy
rctraccd their steps and were lost
sight of after they entered the tim
Der. Before taking final departure,
the lady passenger accosted one and
asked him, eli they expected to go to
heaven 7"
The other chimcd In and closed all
further conversation by replying:
"You bet, by Cd, we do.'-Fort
Worth Democrat.
A PITIFUL ACCIDENT Last
Tuesday afternoon beautiful little
two-ycar-old girl of VIII Rice, who
lives about four miles from town fell
into well and was drowned. No
one was at home at the time but the
mother, who heard it fall and scream
when il struck the water. She ran
to the well and saw the child trying
to cling to board which had fell III
with it. She procured a rope and
fastening one end to post. and tied
the other round her, and lowered
herself in the well. But the rope
was not long enough and the agoniz-
cd mother was compelled to see her
child sink and drown without the
power of giving it assistance. She
staid in the well long time scream
ing for assistance, but no one was
near to hear. Sl,s finally climbed out
by the rope and ran to a neighbors
for help. When the child was taken
from the well II had been under tn,
water over one hour and of course
life was entirely extinct. The little
girl was an unusually bright and in
tcresting child. The mother was OF
the eve of confinement aud her strug
giles and grief came near proving Ia
tai to her. She is still in a critical
condition. HiHsboro Express