The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-08-10
THE EXAMINER
WACO, AUGUST 10, 1882.
LOCAL HUEyITIEs.
Items OF Interest From Our Re
pOrters' Note Book.


Com is coming in freely now and
much OF it is dry enough to grind and
shell.
The man arrested for fighting in East
Waco ON Tuesday night slipped away and
skipped out
"A very pretty piece OF pen work was
exhibited Yesterday nj the entrance of
Waco commercial college.
The new buildings OF the Academy of
the Sacred Heart are progressing rapidly,
the second story being up.
-Engagcmonts arr already being made
for the Catholice ietC ChampCtro, at De
Francis garden, ON the 22d instant.
--Ludden j. Bates, Savannah, Georgia,
have our thanks for copy of their latest
song, "Scnd me u Leaf by ii. l.. banks.
Don't forget the great ietC Champctrc
at DoFrancis garden, for the benefit of the
Catholic church, ton Tuesday. the 22l. 1t
will be "a nice and pleasant affair,
six women plead guilty OF tancitul-
ness In the recorders court yesterday aud
were fined 80 ami costs zach, and one pain
drunk was muct in $3.50 aud cost
Side switches and transfer switches
and plaltOr and machinery, turn tables
and railroad improvements and work gen
orally is going on rapidly at McGrcg"r.
As was anticipated the Independent
convention nj Marlin, Tuesday, nnminat-
ed Can't. Bill Reed Tor senator, aud Mr.. A.
4. Corning for iluntcr. 1t il understood
that both will make II thorough canYass.
The regular quarterly election OF OF
ffcers of 81. pnu's Guild viii be held on
Friday evening, at the residence ol Mr.
j. NJ. Carter, on South Filth str ct. A iull
att, ndancc of members is earnestly re-
questcd.
Heavy rains passed yesterday from
the north and northeast sweeping Ia TIE
soul beast over the meandcring Iehuncana,
u stream whlCh seems to attract thuniCr
clouds this year, and n sprnkl" from the
ragged edges OF the clouds fell in this city.
Mr., Tuchcr, ui Tucker - Willis, ne
cnmpaniei by n 4, ntloman from Mr.. y. 4.
Eaton. start out this morning tor the
WI stern counties, on mp ot thrr" or
tour weeks In light vehicle and with u
spanking pretty team and new harness.
The marvellous rapidly with which
the hook and ladder got ~ the fire YES
tprday excited great admiration. Could
II be- those two new tirem,n, Harry Lew
inc and Albert thnnlnn, who mad" the
machines hump themselves so term
cnllyr
"A marriage it is said took place last
night at Belion or will take place thiS
morning, the parties being Mr.. VIM. Il
| Reeves OF this city who left for Bolton yes
terday morning and Miss Mollie Bentley
of Belton, but well known here. The
married couple will return this evening
and be accorded reception To niglt,at III,
home of Mr. Marion kellnm.
| Preliminary skirmlshlng Tor some n
the municipal oil a. ELECTION In Dcr"m
her) has n!en Y commenced. iubli
| opinion IL divided ~ IT, how nominations
shall be made, whether by primaries or II
| convention. Not u icw democrats are n
favor OF u straght-out race, without Ia,
iormality at nominations. Thy say it t.
not worth while To draw party lire h
local contests.
The Austin Statesman says, "a cot
bon shed two hundred and iity feet hgl
is being cr, cted in Waco The EXAMINE
IL responsible" tor this statement, rs suCl
n publication was actually made in this
paper about two weeks ago. A currrc
tirn was made next day, hat Ne pr sumo
| the Statesman overlooked II. The shed Il
two hundiol and nifty itct long, and hc
longs to the elevator syndicate.
Six cases under warrants charging
DIET, ndants II rot working the roud- were
tried in Ju ,ticc u vi court yesterday, r.
suiting In three a"Iuittals one found
gu lily and fined ~ and cost and I'VE pos
poned. In the three cases acquitted on,
~ the defendants proved that ~ HE tine
/ la Ias1 a .ats.n al Ian an
been for long time in Coryell county
and did not return homo tiil the road
working was over Another showed til
he had not been there tine requisite fifteen
lays which the law requires ms II pre-
requisite 10 charging man With the duty
ri working the road, and the third prov
ed thai on the morning al tn" day when
he was notified tn work On the road he
vas in Waco, where he had brought n sick
wife Tor treatment and that lac returned
and went to work nt noon.
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