The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-11-12
MINOR MENTION.

Look out for frost this morning.
Waco lake, on the east side near
the depots, is on a rise.
The compress was idle yesterday,
but will be IN motion to-day.
Roper has a new street gas-lamp,
patterned after the electric light.
The rattle for "Coot" David's fine
mare comes off at Herz's tonight.
Remember the matinee at the
opera-house at , o'clock this afternoon.
The river has risen only a few
inches so far this week, notwithstand-
ing the rains.
The Jewish congregation of this
city is corresponding with a rabbi in
Portland, Oregon, looking to his call to
this city,
The Waco Lyceum waits patiently
for an answer of its challenge, for
joint debate at Waco, TO the Houston
Lyceum.
We wish to have our church direct
DRY as accurate as practicable to-mor-
row morning. Ministers can facilitate
our efforts.
An EXAMINER reporter was in
Quoted into the mysteries of Major
Herbert's east side infrmary yesterday
evening. 1t is grand and philan-
thropic institution.
The trip-hammer in the rotary
pillow factory may be heard every day
asked by people as to the origin Of its
rat-ta-tat 1t is cheerful sound.
The grade of the Narrow Gauge
Is finished up to the eastern bridge APP
proach, and the bridge gang has been
engaged this week IN Gaping the pill
ing. Work III earnest will likely com
mence next week.
If it was not for preeipitating
another food We should feel like re-
marking that the weather had evi
IDENTIFY cleared up for a spell" A
more satisfactory cleanup has not been
seen FOR several years.
A,,sti.. a,,,.oe Lo1au To- send up
It's terrible and sickening odor yester-
day, and to-day any one who has bust
ness on the avenue will need a clothes
pm on his nose. The efiiuvia of seven
teen pig-styes condensed does not sur
pass the stencil.
The approaches TO the suspension |
bridge are much in need of repair-a
condition Of things which, we cannot !
doubt, has escaped the attention of the |
directory and to which, speaking in |
the interest of the public, We venture |
to call attention.
The grand jury returned eleven
indictments yesterday. We Judge the |
body is pushing its Investigations from
the frequency one hears the salutatiOn
Have You been before the grand Jury
yet| followed by the laconic an
nouncement, Il have"
As an instance Of the remarkable
efficiency Of the associated press for
Texas the Examiner received a dis
patch last night, dated Chicago,
stating that dispatch had
been received at that place
from Corsicana, Texas. annonnc-
ing terrible railroad wreck, in which
twenty-seven men lost their lives.
-Ihe reporter was shown d picture
Yesterday, executed 10y Young man of
tins city night before last after bust
ness hours, which is a creditable piece
OF work. Bellwood park at midnight
Is the text of the artist, and for a crude
effort the likeness is quite striking,
though, as a friend remarked, rather
on the pre-Raphaelitc order.
--Kellum & Rotan's telephone, which i
IS directly underneath the EXAMINER !
rooms, rings on an average !
every three minutes throughout the '
lay, say from s in the morning lin {
IN the afternoon, thus demonstrat- :
ng how useful the instrument may be 7
made to business. Nearly all CITY or. c
ierS to the firm are telephoned. /
On authority which We believe to Il
'e thoroughly reliable the EXAMINER d
earns that the disturbance mentioned I
II these columns few DAYS since as )
having occurred in the Bismarck r
aloon last Sunday, the reporter was o
nlsled by the information given himin if
ne first instance, and wishing TO do t.
trlct justice by everybody makes this d
Xplanation cheerfully and of his own W
clifton. r,