The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-11-08
~ IIII;sIAII.
The Ooings. Sayings and OpIni'ns OF the
People in the Texan Counties.

uoBERtsoN ,nuNIY
On the night of the 3OtI of last mouth .
a thief or thieves robbed the Presbyt To-
ritn church ot IT. bible, eight by mu
books aud fuur Dr hv' dollar. Of SUNDAY
school money. TIE bible had the nam
NJ h. church on It's hHck.
one Sam Wyuue, q young m1u who
has been wurhIu- ~ Fuller 81 Com .
Il ughtup's foundry at this place. " "a
arrested this morning on % charge oi a.
saul, aud rumor says lac attompteI &,
rob one Jim Pistol, a broth'r-in-law "i
"A prumtu uf citizen Of his town. II r.
hoped, however, the rumor is g'ouud-
less Many people hiuk little I %
much beuzlun Was the cause OF me
trouble.
Business j. dun and the weather
springlihe Cotton comes no slowly
amount received to date, 400 bales
POLK COUNTY,
An election will be held ON the 18TH ot
December 10 determine whether the
county seat ~ Polk county will remain
AT Livingston or bee moved to the center
of the county 1t ha- been r1hor' D
over this lection that the county mas
already appropriate sl7,On for repair
ing the old court house, which Is 800.
mn CoUSrr
- ". Richards, u Aqmla station.
nude an alignment yesterday naming
W. T.. Cunningham assignee. HIS LA
bihies amount b. about t2O,OOO. hiS
asseta nre not known. IA no inventory ~
vet attached to thr bsHlgnWent.
The Telegram IN the Houston Post to
the effect that John l.. Crane attorney
OF This place, plcnled guilty to libel, S
"a mi-tnke. He only submitted the com
plniuts filed against him by he attor-
ncys Mt this place for unprnlesSlonnl
conduct to the judge instead OF "a Jury,
who merely suspended his license for II
short timo.
Yesterday was stray sale day and
! also the convonlng Of the county court
A large number Of people were III town
| and business wts brisk
Tho opera house will be open foi
/ business ON the Ii lust.
/ The Dallas presbyterY, which hni
/ been in session here since FIlIay, All
/ iuurned TO-DAY.
Five convicts were taken from on
Jail to-day and carried to Huntsville.
FALIs COUNTY
Deputy Sheriff Cousins IL Just return
ed from Colorado CITY, where he wen
to bring back one Henry Thomas,
negro, indicted IN this county Tor a.
smut with intent to murder. lie re
norris thnt when near WcatherfOrd, O
his return with accused, the ncgr.
while in tho water-clos"t Jumped fr"r
the cars while IN motion and cilectc
hR escape.
The following cases were disposed Il
in he county court today The s'ht
Va. Anthony Stuart, bond forfeited; tn
,tnte va Sam Johnson, convicted for ny
grnvnted assault, and fined 80; Ii
state VI. sam johnson, malicious ms
chief, convicted and fined so; the stat
VA Jordun WurdsOu, for theft, COZ
yicted, and fined 80 aud twrnty-tou
hours IN iuil. tho state ". Sim Jcmisol
three months IN Jail FOR illegal csctp,
No acqmtnls. The state W. lienr
Washington aud Pleasant Robertson
charged with murder Will he hear
here next wednesday before Justlr
: fuuut lin.
MILAN DeUSTY.
A dastardly outrage was commit"
nhout two miles from town, shortly Mtt
o dark last night. Two men Went to tn
, house of German named Herman
while the family and somr friends wei
nt supper, aud commenced firing upo
the unrty with sIx-shooter.. A trrma
t named Waiter who had very recent
arrived from the old country, Was she
through the hand seriously. The part
left imme iiately, liling of their pistol
IA they went down the read. There
no clue to their identity DIR. \.
Walker wa called in, and to-dH
found it necessary To amput It
the mans hand, with the cXcel
ton OF the indies finger and lhumI
lie now lies IN critical condition
The operation was performed by ID
Walker in -kiIlful mHuuer, assisted h
Ora. j T. Duutmt aul ", H. krnuau
There IL some disposition To- attuhut
the outrage to ucgr ry, ON account &
the recent excitement but t,r bette
class II our people ere disposrd to be
lleve that the parties were bad whit
men, and their purpose robbery.
Mr.. En- ch Breeding, wi h his wifi
returned from tour week bridal ton
last night, lie made an extended tn
through the north, and spent some tim
at his old home, louisville. He 10
ceivcd cordial welcome from hi
friends here,