The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-18
THE STATE TELEGRAMS.
A HEAVY RAlN-STORM AT WACO.
The Gerry Trlai at FL Paso-Austin
ahsirs-Contract for Court House
Mt Peces-killips at Bremond.
The San Antonio Budget.
Houston Happenings.
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SHERMAN, Sept. IT, Special. -
Some time ago move was made to
organizes Board Of Trade in this city.
Rules, etc, We're sent for from differ
emit points and a committee on organi-
cation WAS chosen. That committee
has now finished its labors and
made its report, and meeting to per-
feet the organization called .or next
Tuesday, September %, at s O'Clock p.
m, This is certainly move in tho
right direction aud should meet with
the hearty corporation of every bust
ness man in this city.
uthere is aDything that Grayson
county is in need of, it /, Il good road.
There Ia scarcely road lead
Ing out OF this town that is
passable ia bad weather, and hardly
moro so in good. A committee OF
prominent cltizeus has been appointed
to investigate this matter and see ii
some scheme can not be concscted to
improve the sane.
Considerable trouble has been ax-
perienced By the news agents along
the Missouri Pacific OF late in getting
nection every few days is, to say the
least, very annoying.
There Is q movement ON foot TO on
/ force tho Sunday law in this city in
the future. The barber shops and
saloons have all agreed to close, and
we are told thar indictments will
DO gotten out against NIL per-
sons who shall engage in
any kind of business on that day.
Within the past few weeks over -
dozen prospectors have been amongst
us looking for lands, and out OF these
We are likely to procure some good c!ti
zens.
The election returns arc nearly all
in, and IL Is settled fact that Grsyson
county will not have local option.
A highly interesting divorce case
has just been settled in tho district
court here, wherein Mrs. j. r. Cum
minis was complainant, and Major j.
w. Cpmmins defendant. The de-
cree gives Mrs. Cummins
all the property that belonged
to her prior to marriage
and the custody Of her minor son.
Thia is the fifth writ over this divorce
case, aud 1t IL TO bs hoped that tho
parties ara both satisfied with tho
close.
There has bsen considerable rain
here during the past few days, and
some of the cotton raisers are COM
planning that It IL doing much damage
4 to the cotton, as holds 1t back end
the bolls do not opon, hut rs yet there
has not been complaint sufficient TO
warrant very much scare.
Waco.
WACO, Sept. T.-ISpocal. The
McLennsn county stock fair and
races, opens November 10Th and
lasts four days. In the matter of
live stock and fine poultry competl.
ton is open to the State and 81 1000 IN
premiums win be distributed In this
department. In the racing depart.
ment $500 in purses viii bs distrib.
uted,
Yesterday's immense rain storm has
been followed by almost equally heavy
rains to-day. Cne streoCs and resi-
dence property have been greatly
damaged, and NJ the meeting Of the
(, city council. Tonight that body was
besieged with petitions for relief. All
trains are greatly delayed by tho dam
aged condition o: tracks, growing
out oftbe rain.
The city to-day concluded trade
for 1900 feet OF new and iirst-olasa fire
hose. This Is in response tOa per-
empt0ry demand OF the State Board
Of Underwriters, threatening to
raise rates If the hose was NOT our
chased.
At the council meeting tonight, n
proposition WAS introduced to estab.
Hob a nf -xynrlyC
Several propositions for electric light.
Ing are also pending. No definite &c.
ton will be taken Just yet.
Ex-Msyor u. A. Sturgis, OF this city,
has boon commissioned by the gov
ernor as "a delegate irolr Texas to this
"American Expositiop," in London,
England, in May, 1885. He Will prob.
& ably accept.
Joseph II. White says he will
make q statement to the
pross soon OF his side OF the counter
feiting case. He SAWS he cannot give
tho $4,000 bail demanded by Commits
sioner Fink.
Cotton receipts to-day were purely
nominal. Tho roads are too wet for
{ wagons to ooM9 in. The buyers paid
from 81 TO Sai cent por pound to-day.
Rev. DIR. A. Suhler, jewish Rabbi,
. leit lOE FOri NuItu tHts oNtuluk VI Oh
ficiate there on Saturday, tho "Day ct
Atonement.n
Dengue, or "breakboner foyer, is
prevailing In this city TO considora.
4 bio extent.
Tho Waco woolen mills arc now
running II hours per day nud arc n-
ploylng LIS operators.
II is now believed tho Republican
1 postmaster bore Will hold until next
January.
The Texas & 81. Louis road has just
! paid of for July all along Its line.
In the city council 10 night q futilo
\ attempt was made To amend tho Sun
day law, 30 ~ To- allow traffic before
q n, IN, ans after 4 y. m.
Tho measure may pass ut the next
meeting. The council decided TO hold
a special meeting tomorrow night, 10
L decide whether 10 edopi geg or electric
light for at Gel illumination. The indi-
alions are that the Jenny elec,ric.light
system will Da adopted, although the
nome ges company 10 making . strong
night against II.
Pecos.
PRcos, Sept. lie Special. The
| court house contract was awarded To
/ Martin, Byrenee and johnson to-day,
| for $4,000 The building is to bo OF
brick, made here.
ia psso.
Ell PAso, Sept. lT-[Specisl.l Tho