The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-11-27
IElEGRAPHlc NEWS.
Cold Weather and Poisoned Cabbage
The War In Asia.

family we're seriously poisoned by eating cab
bage which was dOctored for worms with
paris green.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 40. - The
Holmes Mining company obtained judg-
ment against the Northern Belle for alleged
trespass on their ground for 5000, 200. The
stock Of the latter dropped 50 per cent. to-
| day.
UvALDK, November 76.-Two rangers,
Forbes and Brown, brought in to-day from
| Nueces canyon Louis Ray, an escaped con-
Wet, alias Dabbs, who Acknowledges his
| identity. After escaping he stole fine pair
Of horses at San Antonio.
ST. PAUL, November 26.-A cold wave
struck this city late last night, the thermome-
ter dropping to 70 degrees above zero. The
| Northern Pacific railroad reports from four to
six inches Of snow DRIFT at Glendive, Miles
| City, Forsyth and Billings. At each Of these
places the thermometer registered IA degrees
| below zero.
LONDON, November 76.-The trial OF
George Warden, manager and cashier Of the
London and River Plate bank for stealing
and OF John David Walters, stock and share
broker, for stealing and receiving the bonds
/ of the bank was begun to-day. Warden
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to Ia years
| penal seryilude.
NEW York, November 26.-In the Oahspe
convention to-day, Prophet Newbrough Off
ciated at mysterious ceremonies according to
the Oahspe revelation. Addresses were made
by several in reference to the project Of start
ing a colony in the Southwest, where they can
live apart from other religious sects. The
idea is to send orphans there to be broughtup.
ST. Louis, November z6-A dispatch
from the West says that the Central Pacific
Railroad company and the Wells, Fargo &
: Co.'S express have offered a reward Of $4,000
f,r each or $40 900 for the whole party that
robbed the passenger train near Deming on
| Friday. IL is believed that John Price, a no.
toriouS New Mexico desperate, was the chief
Of the gang.
LONDON, November 26.-A Khartoum dis
patch says that the Arabs report large force
of rebels close to Khartoum. Epnahdi has
issued orders TO all the tribes not to send corn
to Khartoum. We only have provisions for
one month and only 1000 men to defend
nearly four miles Of lines. II is perfectly use
less to attempt TO hold KhaTtoum where the
population is a slumbering volcano. Land
communication is closed and the river may be
stopped tomorrow. The rebels are holding
the cliffs overhanging the river at Sebuluker.
DALLAS, November 40 EARLY last night
young white man, named S. X. McNurlin,
purchased morphine in East Dallas, with
suicidal intent, but was placed under arrest
before he could take the dose. A letter adj
dressed to his mother at Chrismville, Arkan-
sas, was found on his person, which read:
Tonight expect to end my life. | have
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see no peace day or night. My right name is
S. X. McNurlin."
GALVESTON, November 26.--The Santa Fe
train this afternoon carried from this city a
number Of distinguished people, among whom
were Dr. Edward Lasker, from New Orleans,
en- route to the North; Mr.. J. W. Mackay,
Hon. Thomas p. Ochiltree and Colonel
Decastro. DR.. Lasker was accompanied by
his brother, Mr.. NJ. Lasker, and his nephew,
H. Sacks. Mr.. Isaac Heidenheimer went
with Mr.. Mackay, who goes to New York
before visiting Washington. There was a
large crowd at the depotto bid good bye to DR..
Lasker and Ochil,ree. Richard Harris, con-
victed Of robbing the Richmond postoffice,
was sentenced this morning to pay fine Of
one dollar and be imprisoned three years in
the penitentiary at Chester, Illinois.
WACO, November 26.-James Riley, an old
section master of the Texas Central railroad,
was arrested Monday night, accused OF at
tempting to outrage an epilephc white girl
II years Of age, named Annie Kennedy,
whose mother is a cook at boarding house
near the narrow gauge depot. The grand
jury has as yet returned no bills in the divorce
case OF Krannick. To-day it was developed
| .bot ~ hug haI dc tutl mil a
revolver To forge her mothers name to the
amount Of $500 on the Waco national bank.
The divorce was granted. The Mayor pub
lished a proclamation to day ordering the
election OF FIVE Aldermen on the 10th OF
December. The freethinker, ]. E. Remsbery
lectured tonight at the courthouse on tom
Paine"
FORT WORTH, November 26.-A suit
against the Texas and Pacific railroad will be
fled tomorrow by the attorneys Of w. F.
Rutledge to recover gao acres Of land, now
worth ST., ooo, 900. Z. B. Dogget and North
ern spectators will also be sued. A. A.
Nicholson was arrested in Mckinney and
brought here tonight and lodged in Jail on
charge OF theft Of 40 head OF cattle in Young
county. He is very tony and was always
above suspicion until last week. The Texas
and Pacific railroad to-day compromised a
suit against them for .ase imprisonment
brought by ]. w. Irvine, formerly their agent
at Toyah, and whom they accused OF theft.
Irvine sued for Sic, 900, but on a compromise
accepted $275o. J. E. Martin to-day brought
suit against the Street Railway company for in
juring his thigh. He wants $4,000.
WASHINGTON, November 26.-Ex-Senator
Spencer was brought before the Criminal
courts to answer for contempt in failing to APP
pear in the Star route cases. Ex.Secretary
Boutwell, counsel for defendant, moved to
discuss the jurisdiction. Merrck and Bliss
opposed, but Judge Wylie decided to hear
the argument. The pardon of Sergeant
Mason merely recites the facts OF the trial and
sentence, and states that the President hal
good and sufficient reasons to grant full and
unconditional release. AT the conclusion oil
the argument the court overruled the motion
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