The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-07-27
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS BOILED DOWN.


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THIS morning at about II o'clock, J. c,
Terrell, of Rock Springs, Mississippi, shot
Mr.. c. w. Winn proprietor of the Avenue
hotel, through the left arm, just below the
elbow, and Mrs. Vim, his wife, through the
center of the left hand.
FoR1 WORTH, July 26.-The situation in
the Western Union office gets worse and
worse. The Brotherhood men are inducing
all reliefs to join them. Unless men are OBJ
tanned very soon the Office must close.
Charles Hynson, who shot and killed Hen
ney, merchant at Baird, gave bail here to-
night in the sum of Sic,
WACO, Tex, July 26.--Waco's first bale of
new cotton was raised by Wilkinson brothers,
on the Major farm, in this county. 1t was
sold at auction to w. Harry, at IsH cents.
d. Herring and George Gordon were ar
rested by the county officers to-day for inter-
fering with the police in the discharge of their
duty. The penalty prescribed by the city or
dinance, not agreeing with the State laws, the
prisoners were discharged.
Houston, Tex, July 26.-The ground was
broken for the gravel pavement of Main
street to-day, and the work is progressing rap
idly.
To-day petition to the City Council was
presented, signed by so property holders,
praying that the move on foot to run a street
car line on Main street may be defeated. The
citizens are about evenly divided.
The telegraphers' strike here is about the
same. The boys are very much encouraged
at the news of the victory over the American
Rapid, and are confident of success. Some
Of them, however, are becoming rather short
Of funds and anxiously await outside assist
ance.
The State Adjutant-G General yesterday COM
missioned the officers of the State militia.
Orange Rihes-J. B. Barlow, Captain; D. A.
Bib. First Lieutenant; E. Bloomfield, Second
Lieutenant. Tarrant Reserves-E. X. Smoot,
Captain; B. J. Billiard, First Lieutenant; r.
M. Van Zant, Second Lieutenant. Excelsior
Guards (colored), San Antonio--J. f. Van
DuNoiJ SaPlhiils W. ~ NlllidiuS, IuSl Lieu
tenant; Jacob Lyons, Second Lieutenant.
Brennan Blues (colored)-Sam Smith, Cap
tain; Dave Nelson, First Lieutenant; Albert
Patterson, Second Lieutenant.
BROWNSVILLE, July 26.-Last night at 4
o'clock special train on the Matamoras and
Monterey railroad, running out to a ball at
the Rosita ranch, ran over man and two
women who were very drunk and asleep on
the track. The women have since died, and
the man is not expected to live. The train
men, William c. Garland, Archy Fleming,
Robert Kane and Jose Maginlen were all ar
rested this morning and are now in jail at
Matamoras. Count Telefener is expected here
in few days and grand preparations are be-
ing made for his reception in Matamoras and
at this place.
AUSTIN, July 26.-The State purchased
$4,000 worth of frontier bonds this evening
for the school fund. The bonds Of the city of
Columbus, for water works, amounting to
$25,ooo were registered to-day. The Com
missioner of the Land Office has an offer of
SIS per acre for timber on certain lands in
East Texas. Juan Bedell, sentenced to hang
for rape and murder, near Oatmanville, to-
day, proved to the satisfaction Of the court
that he was not II years old, and the death
penalty is set aside. He plead guilty, and
the penalty was fixed at Imprisonment for
life. The Board of Education have deter
mined to buy $I.ooo,ooo worth OF United
States bonds at IS cents, and $4,000 worth
of State bonds at ~ cents premium.
General News.
BOSTON, July 26.--Daniel B. Phillips,
well known evangelist, troubled for some
time with his head from sunstroke, hanged
himself to-day.
READING, Pa, July 26.-W. II. Ciymer,
President Of the First National bank and ex-
President of the Temple & Clymer Iron com
pany, died this morning, aged o. years.
JOLIET, Illinois, July 26.-One hundred
persons at lawn party here last evening,
we're made seriously i'll by eating ice cream,
he hayoring of which is believed to have