The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-08-12
THE EXAMINER
WACO, AUGUST II, 1882.
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
items of Interest From Our kc-
portcrs' Note Book.

River rcCcding.
Autumn weather.
See notice OF Tom l.. Smiths auction.
There is to be a wedding in town
next week, aud don't forget it,
There is just time before the business
season begins To get up walking match
between two fat men, and two lean men.
The city authorities were Yesterday
engaged In digging ont and fixing the
CUTTERS on Filth street, between Washing
ton and Anstin streets.
We regret tn announce the serious
Illness OF Prot f.. W krsusc. lie VAS
taken with congestion yesterday morning
and WAS very III during the day.
A successful protractcd meeting is
being carried un at the Cumberland Pres
bylerAn church. on Washington str ct,
and will he continued Tor some time vet
DO not forget to read the advertise
ment OF Rogers Bros. silvcrwarc tor
which Mr.. Levinskl is agent The silver.
ware nt Rogers Bros. is world renowned.
The special conference OF the Baptist
church, viii br held at the church to NOR
row, at = O'Clock T.. m. aud Il tull atttn
dance ut the members IL respectfully, but
urgently requested.
The friendly and pleasantly wordrd
article from the san Antonio Express,
published clscw here, should be read, r,pr-
cally by the Young gentlemen ot the
Waco lyceum and their friends.
Three families OF immigrants. young
people With their children, came in on the
Missouri Pacific train YESTERDAY morning.
They are from johnson county. Illinois,
and intend tn 70 to Farming and more
ARE coming from the same place
The Dallns Herald mentions the ar
rest of "A negro, Geo. Wright. taken up ON
suspicion of horse stealing, hc having hsd
two hey mares and colt with him at the
time of the arrest. After hi, arrest he
confessed that he slolr one ut the horses
from, Us the paper liza, it, one raucn
Evans living near Waco.
| The increase in the number OF cases OF
sickness In town and about in the last few
DAYS and the tendency to more s Iiuus
form is very marked. Several eases ct
cOngesliOn-tUu of them tHtul-hnvC oC
curr in the last day or two. There l.
evidently some electric or atmospheric
change prrjudicial To health and suggest
i've ot the necessity Tor great care in diet
tor avoidance otrXposurc to chilly night
air.
Speaking, n few days since, OF one OF
the Immense water tanks contracted by
the Houston Manufacturing Company, {,
Houston, Texas, to be used In the water
supply of Laredo, wc said the tank held
thirty-onc thousand gallons OF water
This was mistake, rs It's capacity is
ninety three Thousand gallons. It's ,ilc is
thirty by sixteen feet, and it is as suhstau-
tial In every respect as any tank ever
built
"A very handsome reception was given
on Thursday night to Mr.. and Mrs W b.
| Reeves ut the residence OF Mr. Marion
| kellum. In East Waco, the festivities last
/ ing until the Wee -ma' hour, If yesterday
morning. The finest OF music, charming
singing ami gay dances made merry
welcome TO bride aud groom, setting sail
upon the sea of mutrimOny, and wishing
them, as the EXAMINER hus the honor to
wish to manly bridegroom and charming
bride, a hearty God speed on the voyage
OF lie.
A young black fellow has been cX.
citing attention on the corners Tor 70 day ur
two by both his excellent music and the
simplicity OF the instrument on which ho
plays. II consists OF live pieces OF hollow
iishing-pole reeds fastened together edge.
wisc by twine string and Is miniature or.
gan, the pipes different ami graduate
lengths. like the pipes OF An organ. Il Is
n lac similc fthe first musical instrument
invented by Cain. the son Ui Adam, and
the one played upon by Pan, OF myllOl
yical fame. The darkcy makes oXCellcn
music an the simple instrument, some ri
the notes being OF thrilling soltness an,
beauty.
We regret to announce the death o
Mrs. j. w. Turner. IL occurred nclr Ian
pasas day or two ago, and the rcmaini
reached this city last evening ON th,
Missouri Pacific train. The funeral viii
take place thi, morning from the rrsdcnc,
of Mr.. Berkshire, on Eighth and Funkli
streets twill be remembered that Mrs
Turner was taken III several months ago
md change nt air was ordered by the
physicians The husband, with admirt
BILE devotion, gave up Il lucrative bushes
here tor the purpose Oi winning bach
health to his wife, ifpos'ihlc, and to tina
end took her to Colorado among IN
mountains, spending several months thcr
in hopes which were not realized, From
. / Colorado he went 10 Siu AlluUlp MI
rom thence, by the advice OF phS ~lriIu-
removed his wiie TO western Texas, AN
. he died At Lampnsas. The city Will sym
, pathiZe with Mr Turner In his loss. lh'
funeral will take place at . o'clock
Marshal Luke Moore being ahsrn
Alderman MCl.urcn, as chairman al Ill
r street committee, has been cudcnv"rinl
TO improve the cnnditi' Oi tile liltfv al
lev running parallel with Washington an
p Austin STREETS, fOm Fourth 4" Seventh
! streets AN alley that literally rc'kc WI
, garbage, cxcremrnr aud 1uh gcnclll'
- Mr. McI.arrn inst r. qur. ted owners cot 90
4 cupants OF buildings along the ally &
" clean up and diSinicct a lew hcoic III
request. but others dbl not, and We lclr
: that the ,igorous "a" ion forced upon \
drrman McImcn by the refusal or regl
gence al pHrilrs ha' given rsH {" 'u
dissatisfaction with him. This II not ugh
AS he Wac hut acting Ia the interest 81 u
G immunity asa Whole lie lives IN Al
other part OF the city and hu- no conc'ri
ave In general way a. to the condiuo
of the Locality referred to. Cool cit E"i
should rather applaud Ian o ndeu
him His next step vii be 10 ua" hisr
iectants, which the city wiIl supply
the quarters where such thing are IA"
needed.