The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-03
STATE NEWS.
Gathered from our Exchanges
over the State.

ONtl' Alt oldNt.
Texarkana is building waterworks.
Cotton is already blooming in Dewitt
county.
The wheat harvest has begun in
earnest about Waco.
The Santa Fe road is doing good cat
tie business to the North.
Ex-Recorder Weeks is suing Texark-
ana for $3.50 back salary.
There Is less fishing on lndianOla now
than there has been for five years.
Two lodges of Knights OF Labor were
organized in Houston on Sunday last.
The Dallas county hogs climbed
stumps and trees to escape drowning in
the recent Hood.
The Cuero Star says that the wool
trade Of that town has been larger this
season than usual.
A wild lion is soaring the midnight
jewellers in and about Longvew, to the
delight OF the married ladies.
Work is progressing on Paso Cavallo,
and "a feet of water is reported, with
the depth constantly increasing.
Efforts are made by Salado to secure
the Baylor university in the event that
1t is moved from independence.
The public schools of Denton were
closed before the end of the term on ac-
count of the eNhausting of the school
fund.
Robert Mann shot and killed Tom Nc.
Gintus near Washington county. Cause,
woman. All colored. Mann is under
arrest.
The refrigerator slaughter house at
Victoria resumed operations on the 18th
ult., and killed IS beeyes and 10 calves
the first day
The army worm miller is appearing In
great numbers near Caddo Peaks, and
fears OF an army worm scourge are APP
pretended.
Bill Williams shot and killed Jim WI
llams, an escaped convict, who was at
tempting a burglary ut Palestine. Both
were colored.
The'body of little girl about 4 years
old was found in the Guadalupe river at
lleard's Ferry, Dewitt county. Its
identity has not been established.
The crops are looking fine about CO.
lumbia, and cotton blooms are to be seen
on all sides. New corners have elegant
crops and are well pleased with the
outlook.
Bill Carlisle, negro, attempted to
outrage little glrl near kaufman, while
her parents were in at supper, The
father shot at and missed the brute and
he was captured and jailed by citizens.
Major b. II, Bassett, private banker at
Brennan, made an assignment with liza
bilities to the sum of S55,OOO. BY Il
proper adjustment il Is confidently eX-
pected that the assets will fully cover
that amount.
A doctor by giving prescriptions tried
to practically obstruot the operation Of
the Sunday law In Abilene. The Mayor
regretted that he could n OF reach the
medical man, but fined the druggist for
hlling the prescription.
A petition signed by long list of bus
mess men, has been presented to the
County Commissioners of FL Paso coun-
| ty. asking that the Investigations be re-
sumed into the alleged fraud in building
the new court house and jail.
County Attorney Gage has Issued his
official notice giving the people fair and
timely warning that on and after the LIST
of June, the Sunday and Gaming laws
will be strictly enforced in Reeves coun-
| ty, Texas, without any regard to fear,
favor or Affection El Paso Times.
The Sunday law was strictly enforced
in Dallas last Sunday. Spies watching
the drug stores to catch them selling IL
| quor, but no violation reported. Not
witbstanding these extraordinary pre-
cautions on the part of the officers, n
larger number of drunken men were on
the streets than usual, as the bibuously
Inclined laid In n full supply on Satur-
day.