The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-23
THE EXAMINER
WACO, APRIL %, 1882.
LOCAL BREVTTTES.
Items of Interest from Our Re-
pOrters' Note Books.

j., Negroes from the country were mum
erous in town last evening.
The Waco oil works are offering ton
prices for sound cotton seed.
The Texas and StLouis railway bridge
a will probably be finished this Week.
1t was generally believed that hail fell
i, above here with the rain OF Friday night.
Improvements 90 on steadily. and the
ring OF the hammer can be heard on all
sides.
The candidates got in their work on
the country people during the cOnven-
tons.
The railroads have been carrying a
large number OF passengers in the last
few days.
The rain fell in torrents about mid
night Friday, but we learn that it was not
general.
The carpets for Roper's new hotel
have arrived and will soon be placed on
the floors.
The meetings at the Bantist church
continue in interest, and will be continued
this week
MIR. Sanford johnson has sold out his
market business to Mr.. Tom Aston, for
merly of Fort Worth.
The poem of Mrs. Rella French
/ SNisher vas highly spoken OF by all who
read it YESTERDAY moraing.
The old veterans are now pretty well
all gone from our City, and when shall we
look upon their like again?
Commercial travellers were plenty in
the city Yesterday. and most OF them re-
! manned over to spend Sunday.
A blank check book OF August Bern
| hcimand Bauer was found GA the str, ct
yesterday and is at this office.
There was rnsh for the banks yes
terday morning H. soon As they opened
hut no heavy business was done.
The square last evening was covered
with teams, hut wood and fodder were
the only things brought in for sale.
"A few of the Old veterans fingered In
the city yesterday, ana ramhlcd around in |
quest CT familiar faces in the DAYS gone !
by.
Formers in the BrazOs bottom til us
that the land is so hard that it breaks M |
IN great clods and it is impossible to pillow
corn.
The worms are said to have, TO soma |
extent, quit working on wheat in this sec
ton. and it is hoped they will bow them |
selves down and out
The race for county officers in Falls !
county promises to be a lively one. Falls |
has just got enough OF tie Independent |
element to make the straight-Outs get-up-
and-get.
A young man went out in buggy
Friday evening and returned from the
country In the saddle Just about the time
the rain set in. The buggy will be home
after q while.
Many OF the veterans provided them
selves with extra copies OF the EXAMINER
Yesterday before leaving. so they could
keep a record OF their proceedings at
Waco, and send copy to their friends.
The remains of the infant son of DR..
and Mrs. A. a. Beyille were laid away ten
derry beneath the sod, many friends OF the
family joining in the sad cOncOurse who
wendell their way to the resting place OF
the dead.
The old veterans, in leaving. were en-
thusiastic in their expressions of appreci-
alton as to the manner of their reception
and entertainment at Waco. and to hear
them talk one would think our city is, in
deed, wondrous charming place.
Those of our veteran friends and 9TH
ers wanting copies Ofthe EXAMINER con
tanning full proceedings of the assO"iation
meeting, and also the prohibition conven-
ton can get copies OF our next issue of
the weekly EXAMINER by sending in their
orders.
Judge II. A. McGhee Yesterday
showed us a tive-dOlIar bill Of the old con
tincntal money. signed BY j. GRAY, ,Jno
Helm, and dated 177S. Itis a rough spec
linen compared with the Artistic finish of
greenbacks in the present day. but it has
served, no doubt, a no less worthy pur-
pose.
Mrs. Bella French Swisher -livered
lecture on crime atsthc Christian church
last night to moderately good audience
The subject was done tul Justice, the no
sitOn well taken, and altogether it was
an excellent DISCOURSE Could the rules
she spoke OF. and those which are plain in
nature be carried out. we WOnld certainly
have less crime, debauchrry and misery
In our announcement column will be
found this morning the name OF Thos Ii.
kilngsWOrth. who is a candidate for sher
i'll. Mr.. kilingsworth is an old and well
known resident of this city. is man fully
identified with every good interest OF the
county. and is known rs a man OF strict
integrity, and in him should The people
cali him to the Office which he seeks they
will find a man who will use his entire
ability to serve the people well and faith
fully.
In the announcement column this
morning will be found the name of Mr..
j. b. POgue. rs 4 candidate tnI cleo
ton to the office of collector OF taxes. II
is hardly necessary for us TO say ANYTHING
in the way et an introduction OF Mr.. p
que TO the voters Of the county. He
has been citizen among us for four
teen ye1rS, nine ears of which were spent
Oh his farm on Hog creek. For five years
he has been eng grd in commercial pur-
suits in Waco. am in this branch of bus
mess has made III my warm friends who
viii support him in This race He is fully
competent 10 discharge the duties OF the
office, and shOuli he toe the fortunate man
in the race, wi no doubt I'll. the Office in
a manner satisfactory II the whole poo
pie.
Carriers Liver Bitter- tor the cure OF dys-