The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-13
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

Fifteen convicts engaged in the
construction of the Kansas II Gulf
short Line railroad, near Lufkin, have
escaped from the guards, aud parties
were here yesterday looking for them,
but so far in vain.
Burglars worked Dallas successfully
Tuesday night.
Corsicana folks.
Seven thousand dollar fire Mt Aurora
lWise county,, Tuesday night pretty
well covered.
As Col. John Henry Brown and
Major Smith, of Dallas, declined TO
participate in the nominating conyen-
non, In which either of them might
be nominated, II is now considered
probable that Major II. V. Tompkjns.
OF the Iompkins Implement and Ma
chinery company. win be the nominee.
His name is the most generally
mentioned on the streets IL
connection with the mayoralty. and
IL admitted that he can only he
defeated by dark horse.
Lucille, red Irish bitch belongiug
to w: ii. Harding, of Liberty, took
second prize Mt the New Orleans
bench show.
Mrs. Kate Brown, postmistress ot
ried.
A Santa Fe conductor put off twen-
ty-threc tramps between Temple ana
Cleburne, Tuesday night.
The loss of sheep around Stcphen.
vile was very heavy.
Marshal Shoaf and Deputy Hines
OF Luling, charged with the murder
bail. "'"'o"
The Beach hotel silver ware thicfl
mas been nabbed at Montgomery.
Monday evening, about nine miles
rom Bolton, j. NJ. Taylor shot Geo
ballard IN the breast. The ball passed
around rib and lodged under The
arm, Taylor hid out in the poigbbor-
MOOD for a day or two, during which
time the officers were quietly working
to elect his arrest, but il is suppose5
that he has skipped. lie is about u
years of age, Ugh: complexion. blns
eyes, ana mas two large moles on the
over part OF one ear. No cause Is
gwen Tor the assault beyond u friyol-
lus quarrel some days prior TO the
A difficulty occurred in front of the
ted Lion saloon, on lower Houston
treet, Fort Worth, Tuesday night
Oont ll:3O o'clock, in which two raiI,
oah men named Lamburn and Dey.
er were slightly wounded one in the
nlgh ana the other in tho fool. ri
ppoars mat some hours preyious a
IAN was badly beaten in The saloon
three of his friend.
owing vengeance against his ontooo
~, met Lanlburn and Dexter and
lthout further preparation than the
ihlhrh' here are the men, ono
rev revolver and began firing with
e result above mentioned
STATUS OF the strike in tho state.
Iiiot ~ Palestine. II is said tbe
rlNers received telegram from tho
arshall strikers, advising them IN
" no NtentiOntoG Governor Ireland.
defamation. At I4ongvie y, strikers
ny hopeful; provisions Vctt,ng
hrce. AT Fort Worth the sItt.aiion
affairs is unchanged In reoard 70
9 strike, except that certain Iinns NJ
ANAAuHfffl IN nriQn /
le yards about the depo. Icok do. 4
red aud the strikers seen contentod
IN the situation. At Denison tbe |
lkers remain ifa. They hold daiIv
,eetngs and are regularly. organized
u are quiet and orderly on tbe
Gets. At Marshall an effort wSs
gle by Deteciiye F1 lone
aids, with the assistance ~
eivll authorities. to run out some !
lght trains from the yards. Mayor
's TOOK charge of the turn-table M
round-louse, and one engine was
'Wed 70 come out aud cross fbe i
h,table. Engineer McGraw WAS nj
throttle. The strikers told him 70 4
down aud out. which no did and 1
engine was "killedn and put bact Z
the round-house The striker =
they would have the engine c
nged and ready for the passenger :
D.. - -
lgaarette smokers cautioned against u
Ihilons OF Opera Pun ffion,a,.a. ~.