The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-05-03
THE EXAMINER
WACO. MAY 8. 1882.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Items of Interest from Orr Re-
pOrters' Note Books.

The bill collector still continues his
tireless round.
The atmosphere was uncomtortably
close last night.
The ice cream saloons are again doing
a good business.
Picnic, hunting and fishing parties go
out nearly every day.
The sheep men say their clips are
turning out excellently.
Business was better yesterday than
most people looked for.
The meetings at the Baptist church
still attract large audiences.
District court took a rest yesterday
but the grand jury is at work.
The United States districts clerk has
4 big Job on writing up minutes.
Seven cases, made up of DRINKS. va
grants. etc, in the police court yesterday
morning.
The Clatter of the harves ting machine
can now be heard in many of the fields all
over the county.
The clouds Yesterday morning
rain, but the sunshine dispelled
them before night.
Most OF the sheep men express them
selves rs unwilling TO sell their wool at
present prices and propose to store it.
-Messrs w. b. Trice and WIN. Kellett,
Yesterday sold their crop of Nicaragua
wheat to G. L. Talley & Co., for sixty-tive
cents per busel.
The addition to the present quarters
of J.A.Goldstein, will soon be finished and
will afford him store-rOom for his largely
increasing business.
"A negro named Thos Head. dropped
dead in Whitney, about IL O'Clock Mon
day night. The post morton exam
inatiOa revealed the fact that conges ton
was the cause.
Mrs. Franklin Carter, wife of the man
who was taken to Alabama to stand trial
tor murder, passed through the city Mon
day night enroute to Alabama to see her
unfortunate husband.
1t is tuu to see the Missouri Pacific
and Texas and St Louis trains race rs they
leave Waco going east every day, to see
which will make the crossing first. The
little road is usually there first.
Anderson q Bros team attached to
their furniture wagon ran away last eve
ming AMI tore the wagon up badly. Out
side OF this no injury was done. They
were caught on north Filth street.
The city property on which taxes had
not been paid was sold at the cOurt-hOu-e
door yesterday morning. The attendance
was not large, the sales slow, and only at
moderate prices for the better parcels.
MIR. John T. Walton's building, lately
damaged by fire, now enlarged in depth
and improved generally in appearance,
will soon be ready for occupancy. Mr.. L.
X. 10 dan will occcpy it with an entirely
new stock.
Tom Padgitt commenced on the third
story OF his present quarters yesterday.
n manSard roof will surmOuut the build
ING and altogether, whcn finished it will
be one OF the most slightly structures in
central Texas.
The people of Gainesville are very
anxious to have the Tex S and ST. Louis
road G I there. They propose to have a
big Fourth of July celebration there, and
want to have the road finished so they can
invite their Waco friends.
"A couple OF country youths were hay
inc "A big time running horses up and
down north Fourth street yesterday, for
their own amusement and to the delight of
some of the soiled doves, but they will
think 1t was dear fun this morning, for the
police took them IN when they were not
eXpectingit.
Our telegraphic correspondent at Dali
las, in Yesterdays issue, informs us of the
arrest and failing ota man named Land
mill ant woman named Lvder, with
whom he eloped from Waco last January
We do not know that any such persons
ever We're here and if they were, they were
transient people only.
In county court yesterday Rosa Ste
wart was tried for keeping disorderly
house and acquitted in two cases. Chas
Williams, cOlored youth, was arraigncd
on a charge of having hand in the theft
of the black hog referred to yesterday, but
before the argument was reached court
adjourned until morning.
Prot. w U.GeOrge, of Dallas, i in the
city with view OF getting up class in
dancing. Several young gentlemen have
already subscribed as members of club.
Prot. George comes here with splendid
recommendations from the Dallas press
and people. If he succeeds in getting up
a sufficient number of pupils he will be
gin his class at once.
The remains of the late J. B. Pogue
were inferred yesterday morning, large
concCurse to people following them to
their last resting place. At 1 p. m. the
remains of the late John Ii. DaYis receiv-
ed their final sepulture, many friends join
ing in the mOurntul procession. Two
good men have gone to enjoy the happi-
ness of u purer aud better life.
In the United States court Yesterday.
w. II. c. Wade was fined one cent and
costs for violation OF the revenue law.
Henry Lee, of COryell county, was placed
under S1,0JG bond an a charge of inter-
cepting and opening a leUtPr. J. X. Chst-
mas charged with obstructing and him
dering a revenue officer in the discharge
OF his duty, was put under $1,000 bond
Geo. Rawlins. pleaded guilty to robbing
the post office at ThOrp Springs. and got
one year at hard labor at Chester, Ill.,
Court adjourned until next Tuesday when
the minutes Will be signed up and
adjournment for the terms takes place.
Mr.. w. T. Robinson. of Waco. is an
nonnced this morning as candidate for
collector of taxes of McLennan county
Thirty years = resident of Texas and six
teen of McLennan county il is hardy nee.
essary to introduce Billie" Robinson, a;
nearly everybody knows him, 10 this PEG
pie. He is known as a man of frSt-c as:
business capacity, especially adapted to
the duties OF this office; of personal int 9
rity that is unblemished of personal hab
its that GU rantee proper and steady al
tenion to business, and courteous, ever
disposition, that's prompts him to trea
everybody right. He will be a strong mar
in the race and desewedly so, see an
nOuncement.
Palpitation of the heart, nervousness
tTemblings, nervous headache, cold hand,
and feet, pam III the back, and other toms
of weakness are relieved by Carriers Iron
Pills, made specially for the hood, nerve
and complexion. Sold by Tucker ant
Willis, Waco, Texas.-50llw