The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-08-27
THE EXAMINER
WACO, AUGUST q, 1882.
LOCAL BHEyhTIEs.
ttcms of Interest From Our ne-
portcrs' Note Book.

A lond Of very large, old iashioncd
summer squashcs was brought la ytstor.
day.
The poor man who tell from the root
ot the academy OF the Sacred Heart Il do.
ing we'll,
-Four dollars and a.hau is hdng asked
Tor loads vi wood containing about three
quaItcrs Ot n cord.
The Enterprise social club hold Its rig
ular meeting lo.daynt the homr ul Mise
Mollc Marx time three o'clock.
The Peter Ross place, down the river.
T. said 20 be badly oyortlown and the rum
ot a great part oI the crop thereon certain.
A large hsh box, or fish trap, noatcd
pnst The city Yesterday hut whether the
ilsh IN II We're drowned or not could not
be seen
--Goods ordered by letter from New
York, b, u druggist ct this city reached
here yesterday morning. being q few hours
over week from order to delivery.
A gentleman returning from Ste
phonsvlllc reports hig Hood thrrr Fri
day evening, which should, nj the rate OF
speed the water Is travelling, reach hclc to-
day.
--licpOrts from down the river say the
farms ~ Pete Russ, Major Downs and
Mrs williams are badly Oyorllown and
that the LOSSES to the crop, will hc very
large
Rev W. c. Manning. the evangelist,
is conductings religious revival nj lihcr-
~ Grove, hin county Tie ha, big pa
viIion aud large crowds OF people attend
the services.
"A very nice piece Of work has been
done by the Waco foundry In splicing
large Iron column Tor the McClrllsnd
building, which was broken Ia two In I'm
luailug.
Tho river NJ ten O'Clock yesterday
had begun to tall hut the fall was very
slight. and IL had not rcccdcd lrnm The
highest point reached more than three in.
ChCs Mt dark
The river overlooked a part Of tho
| bnttum,nbout the mouth ut thcAQuilmand
some damage will be done tp crops The
overflow is very limited, huwrycr, 70 mr
~ heard from.
The crowds at the river were not so
| great yesterday ny the day before, the NV
Ell nnl the interest suhsiding at the same
time, hut towards evening great numbers
went down to the bridge.
- Sir. Schumacher received on Friday
"A letter from his daughter, Miss Lolita, in
which IL visit 10 Copenhagen with her
aunt aud n yi.it to Mia Lila Peterson was
mentioned III about 10 De made In u short
time
shall II boa convention or prlmailcs.
is the question democrats arc beginning
trN-k with reference to nominations tor
city Offices Some OF those who are
known to DE candidates say they are will
ing tu risk n strmght-Out rauC before the
people
---Rcmtm hcr the meeting nj the court.
house tomorrow night 10 organize the
rrlici association. The lRdics are earnest
ly invited to attend. We suggct that an
organic ition ON the plRn Of the Howard
Associations In so.mHny nj the southern
cities would be good thing.
In the police court yesterday the Aus
tin street merchant md tho Austin street
| book keeper were each tried for assault
| and battery In two eases, for u fight the
forenoon oi Friday aud the fight renewed
IN FRIDAY night The buok Keeper was
lined $3.50 In each { 40 mud the merchant
found not guilty.
Tho Bapti-t church II IL Thought. will
not be thoroughly completed before March
next. IL viii, when completed, be mag
ulilCcnt cdlilCc, haylpg cost between So
600 and $40 OOU. Meanwhile business
buildings nrr crowling upon 1t and In a
few years, II Waco continues to grow, II
will be situated among. stores, billiard
halls and the like.
A Cumberland Presbyterian camp
meeting has been hegpn nj thru Basque
willie camp grounds and viii continue "A
week OF two. services to-day viii h" CON
Quoted by Rev. Il. j. McCluskry, u. D., OF
| sherman Those desiring pleasant
| drive to-day Will tlnd a pleasant spot ut
Husqucyiilr aud one at the finest preach
ciS IN Dr McCln5kcy.
During the service at the Catholic
church, ~ J.jO II. N. to-,my, IL sermon on
Charity viii be preached by the pastor.
Rev \. BndclOn, aud at the end Ut the
scivicc two ladies' viii stlrd Mt the door
ot the church and tnko mp Il collection tor
the benefit ~ the yellow fever sufferers.
Til, MONEY viii be- RENTED Ia the mayo
NJ Ne" city Ia De- forwarded 10 the mayor
Of Brownsville.
- Approves ui the Mood now sweeping
past THIS city, = prlvAt" letter from huh-
lin, dated Friday, the 10Th, suys we have
had enormous rains and everything h
nludcd. A miller named Baldwin IA Il
SIX hundred bushels Of wheat wash, d ont
oi hi building. lnHono pncrs along the
river the peopl" had tu take To tho root
uf their huueo., so sudden wns the com
Ing oi the mood, Several nm,rs report
ia" loss Ui punches OF stock, hOrsce aud
cattle Nnd cnr,u9scs nrc seen huntiug
down the stream to-day