The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-10
,RoUND ABOUT TOWN.
Matagorda oystors Is cents !

mhltROTuH ONhttfh 80 tcHtr pei
dozen, at the st. Charles.
Elegant line oil toilet soaps just no.
ceivcd at tho Old Corner drug store
Taft has more experience In the
book and stationary business thrn any
other dealer IN Waco.
Beardine-at Castles & Mo-rison's,
makes beard grow on smooth faces
and hair on bald heads Try IL.
The Mikado has return dates to
play at tho McClelland opera house
Wednesday, December 29.
Mr.. Win Ross came In Yesterday
from Matagorda county, and reports
everything solid down that way for
Sui Ross.
The news of Bill Vanderbilt
death did not create one-tenth as
much sensation in Waco yesterday a.
did the false alarm OF fire.
The first number of the "Prohibi-
ton Standard published by the
Standard Publishing company, will
make Its appearance to-day.
Mr.. Il. Van Duzer has removed his
music store to the building next door
to ). w. Mabry, on Austin avenue.
opposite Deane's pho tograph gallery.
As soon as Bud Anderson arrived
at the Mas ;otte restaurant yesterday.
! he commenced counting his cigars.
lie says he counted about 100 short.
Mr.. Tenant Is rushing the work
on the cutters and curbings. He
wants to get as much flushed as pos
sible before the bad weather sets In.
Fine brandies for fruit cake and
egg-nogg; McBrayer and Mayfleld
gilt edged whiskey; fine Angelica,
Riessling and Burgundy claret, at the
Palace saloon.
In the district court yesterday, Jim
Mobair, charged with theft of q year
ling, was acquitted. Lee Lunsford,
charged with theft of a horse, isnow
being tried.
Yesterday Rabbi voorsanger and
Mr.. Sam Sanger made canvass OF
the city, aud 81 900 was subscribed
for the erection of the Hebrew Or
phan's home at Now Orleans, Well
done, for Waco.
[ If any one doubts the ability OF
Brooks & Languille to make as good
blank books as IS now used in Waco
let them prove it and they eau get a
fine deed record or ledger for moth
ing. Merchants for nothing.
The price of tickets to the fireman's
ball will be placed at ST. each. Every
citizen in Waco, who owns property
can afford to buy at least one ticket
and thus give the boys lift in pay
ing for their baud instruments
Capt. Bill Reed. assistant state lee
turer, for the farmers alliance, organ.
lied lodge at Ross station on Tues
day last. There was large attend
auce and several joined the order
Others will fall in in few days.
The name of the young man who
pawned the jewelry at my loan office,
reference to which was made in the
EXAMINER yesterday morning, is jim
Byrd. son OF ex Mayor A. J. Byrd.
| ID. DOMNAU.
The rnmor of the brakemen's strike
on the Texas and st. Louis railway
at Pine Bluff. turns out to be only a
NTH There are too many men want.
ing work now, for the brakemen to
make fools of themselves and leave
the road.
Everyone should be careful about
fires while these high dry winds are
prevailing, and conhagratiou may
be averted. Everything would burn
like finder just now, and 1t will pay
everyone to be on the look out.
Bart Moore has purchased the fine
stallion "Sam Houston which is bet.
ter known as the Edwards horse, of
Marlin. This animal took the fret
premium at the Waco stock fair, and
is one of the finest In the state. Bart
will send him out to his rancho.
The fire alarm yesterday was caused
by the explosion of lamp in the Mas
cote restaurant, on Franklin street.
Only slight damage was done, but it
looked for a few minutes as If there
would he a serious fire. A few buck
cts of water put it out, and the dam
age was very slight.
Eight of the nine tramps, who were
jaild Monday evening, were tried be,
fore Judge VIM. Sleeper yesterday
aud fined in sums ranging from 81 to
So each. They will be sent to the
Darwin farm to-day. j. Anderson,
the one-armed tramp, says he will
fight his case to the bitter end.
The burglars who robbed the safe
at McGreg0r. Monday night. did not
get all the money out of it. II seems
that they only got into one side OF
the safe ana finding Mr.. Ellison
Burch's pocket book, they took that,
and, Mr.. Van Weaver appearing on the
scene about this time, they ran away
and disappeared in the darkness.
In Recorder Brinkerhoff's conrt
yesterday morning the following
parties were assessed the sums oppos
tie their names, and for the reasons
assigned in the words which appeal
just before the s: J. r. Forrest, and
j. @. Lowry, drunk, So each; vii
Jones, mot w. ii. Jones), assault, So
GOrienne Lunstord, offensive conduct
$40.
While one of Mr.. Bob Compton
float drivers was bringing four bale
of cotton--which belonged to Nc
Kinnie, Williams & Co.-Irom tn
he got on the plank drive opposit,
the City hotel, all the hoops burst OF
OF one of the bales, and in about one
half minute there was cotton scat
tered all around the float for sewers
feet. Mr.. Sam Berry and corps o
: assistants gathered up the staple
VIII h filled two crockery crates an
: about one dozen sacks, and took |
. BAG to the gin.
Thurber's New England mince mea
best made, at G. C. McCulloch's.
Self-ftting end candles and Christ
mas candles, at c. Q. McCullooh's.
Nicholsou's roasted Java and Ri
coffee, at G. &. McCulloch's.
New seedless and Valincia raisin, q
G. g. McCulloch's. --i
!, Cape Cod cranberries and cranbe
ry sauce, at Z. G. McCul.och's
i Pure apple cider and cider vinegs
at G. @. McCulloch's.
Hams, breakfast bacon and drie
beef. always at G. @. McCulloch's.
r At the last meeting of the cit
q council motion was made to Il
effect that the city have causews
or walk built across the plaza, but Il
motion was voted down. There a
a number of citizens In East Waco,