The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-12-29
LATE TEXAS NEWS.
END OF THE FORT WORTH
CHAMPAGNE SUIT.
Cattle Not Seriously Affected by
the Late Cold Weather Colonel
II. p. Brewster PaPalyZed

CoTULrA, December 27.-rhe report
from Buckley's sheep is only 40 loss out
of 1900 head, and as far as heard from
the loss of both cattle and sheep has
been very light. All over the county
prospects are more 1attering than ex-
pected few days past.
MASON, December 27.-The late cold
wave has passed over without doing
any damage so far as heard from. Cattle
and sheep are looking well, and grass Is
good in the pastures. A small loss is
expected through the winter, but not to
the same extent as last winter.
AUSTIN, December 2.-The many
friends of Colonel IL. p. Brewster, Com
missioner of Insurance, Statistics and
History, will regret to learn that he was
Frustrated this morning by a stroke of
paralysis. lie is not thought to be In
imminent danger, though In critical
condition.
EAGLE PASS, December a. Cattlemen
in and around this vicinity report but
very little damage to stock from the re-
cent cold weather, being the first severe
cold weather this year. stock Is very
thin, and should there be another such
cold snap it will probably do great dam
age.
LuIING, December 27.-The cold wave
which struck this section Wednesday
has been terrible on stock, especially in
the prairie districts. In the timber and
bottoms the loss was light, both of cattle
and sheep, and the loss throughout the
country will be small. owing to the fact
that fall rains made the grass range fair.
DALLAS, December 27.-Late last night
WIS. Adair, Assistant County Attorney,
and for several years past, until re-
Gently, city editor of the Daily Times,
fell on the sidewalk and sustained COM
pound fracture of the left leg. lie is
suffering severely, at the residence of
his uncle, w. G. Sterrett, proprietor of
the Times.
LAREDO, December 27.-Speaking to
Messrs. mcdonnell, Shea, Benavides,
Sanchez and Stefllan, all of whom repre-
sent large stock interests in this section,
with regard to the present condition of
stock, grass, etc., they all stated that
their stock, principally sheep, COM
menced the winter in fair condition.
Grass is scarce, but there is an abun-
dance of prickly pear, with plenty of
cheap labor to cut and prepare it for
stock If necessary.
Fort WORTH, December ga very
sensational trial was concluded before
Justice Sims to-day, the defendants in
the case being discharged from custody.
| George b. Holland and Tom Wilson,
proprletors Of the Theatre Comique, and
Cora Davis and Ella Gardner, two wine
room women, had been arrested on a
charge of robbery preferred by J. S.
Eubanks, prominent stockman of Mon
tague county. Eubanks swore that
money lover 5000 had been taken from
him by force, but the trial developed a
different state of affairs. He became
enamored of the Gardner woman, and
from $ O'Clock until in the morning he
was in the theatre. 1t was shown
that he he had showered silver dollars
on the stage and spent the balance in
wine, at the solicitations of the woman
and her friend, Cora Davis. A promi-
nent District Attorney from Western
Texas was in the place at the same
time and squandered 500 in wine, max
ing the revelry superb, the five persons
opening over 100 bottles of champagne
The wine was emptied on the floor Of
the room, penetrated through the floor.
ing and ran down on the guests in the
restaurant beneath. The District At.
torney did not complain of robbery, but
wisely borrowed $50 from an attorney
here and went home. The two womeI
In the Eubanks case proved up n pei
centage of checks to the amount of SIG