The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-15

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LAREDO.
LAREDO, May IA. = f5t scial.l = Gensra
| hsutoe brnhvsdes, OF this city, leaves 10
tho capital OF Mexico TO night accompanies
by l.. W. Steyer son. general freight aren
| OF tho Mexican National railroad. Genera
BsnayAdss Is an intipsio irend Of Genera
Trevino, ard n ntar relative Ia the prtsen
presidept uf Mexico, and, but for th'
FAC. that that country IL exceeding
quiet now. and thst all reports OF revolu
TONS are dispelleu, sume political signifi
cameo nigh, be placed upon his trip, which
however, Ia entirely for personal buslnesi
and pleasure. Mr.. stevenson goes In tn,
WI noon DO ompleied through 10 tho City
OF Mexico.
The police fAilsd to find any vIolators o
the law last night, aud the mayor failed Il
hold court tins morning.
The expectations through the custom
house thuS Tar have been exceptionally
large. There were passed through the Gus
tom'houss to-day foriy.fiye mules and
iofty.thrre hoross.
Tae international & Great Northern trsir
lett night took out good list OF passen
gerf.
II IL reported. but not from nm authentic
service, that the Mexican government hn'
EouIce nn order, that all employees on rail
roads in that country mast nH Mexoanf
II Is not known where the engineers viii
come from, but tao Mexican government
Is kind OF secret organization, and who
knows but that they have enough engineer.
to supply both Mexico and the United
Slater.
Since the rain. ithas grown quito warm
MIDLAND.
MIDLAND, May l4.-rspecial. 1.-The great
sale OF lots at this city closed to-day nj
half past IL O'Clock, much to the dap
pointment OF many who wished 10
purchase. Not few waited until
the last moment expecting prices to de-
cline, butup 10 the last sale made bidding
was animated aud buyers anxious.
Mr.. q. II. Gilbert, OF Abilene, secured
enough subscribers TO start u paper here In
the next ten dayn.
Wash G.. Gain has entered into written
agreement to at once erect l7.room hotel
and other buildings will be erected at the
earliest day possible This will be good
place for u lumber ward, and the first one
who establishes IL will reap rict reward.
The excursionists all isavo here tonight
many going to Dallas.
General John A. McClernaud viii visit
Dalls1 and probably become interested Ia
some important meters IN that city.
A henvy rainfall extended all over thil
section of the state to-day.
Everyone here Is In favor OF Tilden fol
president Ireland for governor and Barney
Gibbs for lieutengnt-goverDor
Crops nre fine all over western Texas
end particularly 40 on the ct aksd plains.
LON0yIEw.
Lo9avfEw, May 14.--[epecisl. IA heavy
rain fell from 2 till O O'Clock this morning
..T La tal
away. From the present outlook ZOO
bales ia as much cotton as Gregg county
will gather next fail. During the storm
this morning the lightning struck the
Glndeweter telephone wire, teHrng II dowr
and burning part OF the switch board In th'
central efilce. The wind blew down Q
numoer OF reea aud did some other damage
at the Juction.
County matters were looked into by th'
commissioners court yesterday. TIT
county has no,indebtedness, and has enou q
Ia the treasury for expenses. Sheriff Kill
lngsworth reports that there 10 practically
no delinquent tax for 1888. To-day thu
commissioners court passed q resolution u
build two iron bridges over the Sabine
The old iron bridge Is 10 be made.iree a
Fredonis, eight miles above.
CoRsICANA.
ConsIoAnA, May 14.-rSpeclall. e rant
preparations are being made by the com
mittee on arrangements for the celebration
OF the Mal-fcst tomorrow. All bushes
houses in the city will olose and our popu
lation will turn out en- messe, as IL 10 thu
frat time the holiday has been celebrated
here, and they desire that it should be I
success. A large number OF prizes ar,
ofFsred ia the various athletic contests, and
purses for the horse races will no. doun
dra ~ q croWd from abroad,
The democratic convention Of Ccrsicani
precinct is called for next Saturday at th'
courthouse TO select delegates TO the regu
lar county convention.
Drnne, johnson u Drane, OF this place
have Just closed contrnct to furnish bat
terry OF two boilers Tor tho water works a
Victoria.
HOT SPRINGS.
Hot sparga3, May i4.-[5pecisl 10. w
Arfnstrong. u visitor, dropped l,6OO In
poker game last night. aud has made COM
plant TO the authorities. +,
Dave Pruitt and Ed Howell, the princi
pals in Saturday nights shooting aiftay
ars now rapidly recovering. The citizens
committee has not. yet taken scEion against
suspioious characters and law.breakera.
The grand commandery OF Knight
Ter,rlrr, ot Arkansas, nre in session here
A. q. Tufts, OF Camden, was to-day eieoteo
grand commander, a.,
The bursting Of an emory wheel thi
evening caused probable iatai Injuries u
John Neal, q mill man.
ENNIS.
EssIs, Nay l4-(5pecial. l-Mr John u
Adams and Gordon Anderson, both OH
settlers oil this county, were buried yester
day.
tleneu aud lsdies went out to Allen irk
for a moonlight picnic. They report yer.
enioveble time, and we do not doubt this
as thew were gsy aud funloving com
psny.
grand May.day picnic at Quinn's park ant
ball at the opera-house a. hight.
SAN ANGELA.
BAN ANGELA. May H.-[5pecisl. l-Th
San Angela Standard, neat eisht-coiuaii !,
weekly, published by Murphy q Guthrie
made It's appearadce last week. IL is
The striking Cutters and ston
mssons AT work on the court
honsa and Jail has delayed the worl
on esme, but other men will srrive shortl.
a nd the work will DO pushed TO compieuon
R,ls Ryan Is performing In THIS place
The P,ckwick clubhouse has Just beel
completed.
| MEXIA.
MsxrA, May l4.-[Specisl.l-Th Mexi,
Dramatic club played LADY OF LYONS
|. last night. They were well patronizeo, ~
ali present were hiehly pleased with tn
nerlcrmarce. Miss Minnie Munger rep1,s
sented the character OF Pauline and J. W
Blake Claude Melnott. A.,
Special Agent +. Richmond Is here to-
inc the dispositions Of witnesses IN Nv
csses again the governmen.-one Tor cottol
in 1865 and the other for ttore-nouse Any
raods in 1878. c,ximed TO have been dc
s,ro.sd nv limited States officials.