The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-08-22
THE EXAMINER
WACO. AUGUST %, 1882.
LOCAL BREyITiEs.
Items OF Interest From Our Re.
porferr' Note Book.

dBy night proves to have been shot fired
at man by the hands OF u lady,
Several new residences are being built
In the southern part OF the city, part tor
a long time somewhat neglected.
las last night, with Callondar's Georgia
Minstrcls. We do not know when it will
open In Waco,
Miss Carrie Rose sent to this office
yesterday full blossom of that rare exu-
tic, the night blooming cereus, Tor which
Miss Carrie will please accept our thanks.
We are sorry to hear of tho accident
reported In the kilograms this morning TO
Coups train Tho show made n great
many friends In Waco and throughout
the state.
Two men came into the city yesier-
day, one OF whom was III and were oilcr.
ing their wagon aud team for eighty dol
dars their object being to get back TO the
states on the more speedy railroad.
Applications for land are coming into
real estate offices from farmers who want
to buy the piece OF land next to them and
from renters, who want to own their own
lands both results OF the good crops.
The East Waco Baptist SUNDAY school
will give All ice cram supper at the grove
In front of Mr.. Joe Roses residence, m
the near future, the proceeds to ~ ( e
ward purchasing boil Tor the churcn.
Special attention is directed to the adj
vcriiscmcnt settling forth the terms and
conditions OF The sale OF town lots at Me
Grcgor Springs, AT the junction OF the g.
G and Santa Fr, and Texas and st. Loul4
railroads.
IA number Oi farmers were In town
yesterday gathering up hands Tor cotton
picking. One wagon load tHktn ont con
listed of young lads of l3npd l4.white AMI
black, with II grtat negro woman In The
middle, like sunlluwUr among daisies.
There are on the books VI one rcnl cs
tate agency seven msn enrolled, all pruml-
neut citizens, who want to buy, live OF
tlrm ton thousand acrrs OF land, one
twelve thousand and thu Inst twenty thou
| sand, nil Tor sheep ranches.
The recorders court on Monday was
"A lively scance with twelve ur fourteen
| spirits called up. -Four or i've dtunhs
several fighting case, one pistol and some
vaprarcieS gave variety to the perform
ancc. They wcTo all the debris OF Sntui-
day nights sprccs.
Mr. James l.. Sloss, prominent cot
| ion broker OF st. Louis, died In that city
On the 18th instant MIR Sloss Ind visited
Waco once or twice In company with
| President pnnmorc, of the Texas and ST.
| Louis railroad, the dccca ed being one oi
the directory OF the road.
! As will be- seen from notice puh.
| llsh,d this morning. the iirm of Holland
* Bell, proplictoB OF the Horse Sho,
| Theatre, has been dissolved. Mr. John
| BCll now becomes sole proprietor and will
continue the business. The company now
under engagement T. a very large one and
II brisk business season IL anticipated this
TALL and winter,
IA letter was received yesterday by n
| prominent lawyer of the city authorizing
| him 10 buy for u New York company Mt a
| stipulated price, tive hundred thousand
acres OF Il, Xas land In ono body, and a
real est Nc finn to whom the order was
presented to SEQ II they could Ill ii, will
make a nice little nest ogg il they can NO
gotate the purchase,
We present this morning n report ot
Senator Ben llill's obscquips saturday
knowing thu re are many Georgian
among our readers who will desire TO se,
| II. Every possible effort WINS made by tn,
| EXAMINER Saturday night tn sccuro til,
item for Sunday mornings paper, but al
In vain The uiirI OF extra pay Tor 1t hat
no effect upon the relentless associate,
press ngcnt at Galveston, who dolcs on
tho news sent 10 interior papers In thi,
state.
"A ColOICd man ndvcrtls cs IN this morn
ing'a paper Tor lost child. The gir
who disappeared on saturday night rnn
al
l. thought she has been dccoyei away
The father IL In great anxiety about hGr
and there is mystery about the case, In
which one or two pArtlC3 seem tn play an
unonylahle pr.Tho girl may probably go
| to Gatesville, and " the GHtcsvllG papers
mention this, II may perhaps prevent Il
| great wrong to II poor man and hi,
child.
We learn that Mr.. stephen Turner II
at home again after prolonged absence
/ We also learn that he and VIM. l.. Pra
Tier, Esq, are ready AMI willing to max,
terms win the city Tor draining that much
talked OF mud hole through their cnclos
ures, provided the city viii open street
| through the same. This appears to us Ia
be Oi vital importance, rs this street can
| now be procured Tree of cost and In the
near future viii cost the tax payers hun
! llfuH VI hNihlhs ulH flblN tAlf'l Hbllii
| lead from the mud hole on Speight street
to Curtis new residence on Webster.
--Apropos OF the Catholic lcto cham
petrc, which will open under such auspi-
Clous circumstances nj DE Francis garden
to night, the EXAMINING desires to say h
behalf OF the lady managers, that they
| will nssurcdly conduct the entertainment
on fair and square basis. In every In
stance the c1nct change due each purchas
cr of any article will be promptly return.
ed, and there will be no Insisting on gen
tlemcn taking chances on anything hgaius
their will. The supper will be IN good IA
the season affords, with coffee, fruits an,
cake, all tor the moderate sum Oi fit,
cents. Cream, lemonade, etc, will be- fur
ni4hed at the usual prices, with dollcli
cakes In addition. The ladies desire thh
pleasant memories of the festival maj
lingcr with each and every visitor, rattle
than II feeling Of disgust Tor all Thing
pnrtHking of the nature al n church fest
val. They will do their best In every wal
that the burden may be light on all. Thu
FAR only generosity and encouragement
have attended their efforts, and the EVAs
iSER appeals to the community NJ Ian =,
TO reward those efforts ~ they deserve.