San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-03
STATE NEWS.

University Catalogue shows 2O4 ma
fluctuations.
Hotel arrivals are scarce all over North
ern Texas. Struck out.
Cattle buyers at Uyalde are busy tax
ing in their spring stock.
The frost did BRENNAN no damage, and
crop prospects are immense.
Murphyville is TO have big wool
ware house in the near future.
The WOman's Christian Union is
booked for Austin next month.
Dallas wheat looks fine, and corn
acreage will be the largest on record.
Galveston grand jury indicted liz sa-
loon keepers for not paying license.
Brennan has passed in her check for
Sl57.50 TO aid the Confederate home.
Marlin ard San Marcos are on the war
path with paint on, after horse thieves.
Beaufort is punching her candidates.
DIR. Calhoun is the latest entry for Mayor.
Steagal, for incest and infanticide, has
been sentenced TO hang by Henrietta
| jury.
Sherman's city collections for March
were ST. 1876; county collections,
| S25,0O0.
The State Treasurer received $3.50, 600
Tor March April receipts are estimated
at S60O,OOO.
There are ga inmates in the State
Lunatic Asylum, and their general
health is good.
Austin is recovering from her scarlet
fever epidemic, and shows a clean bill Of
health once more.
The border smugglers at MatamOras
are coming to grief, pnd smuggling is not
so brisk as formerly.
Fruit at Mineola and Melissa did not
suffer like the early vegetables, which
were badly frosted.
The Mission Valley nurseries at Vic
tOria are supplying II large section of
Southwestern Texas.
Lamb losses by the late cold rains,
were nearly 10 per cent. of the spring
crop In some sections.
Gonzales, Luling and San Marcos are
all in the same boat waiting the COntirma-
tion OF their pOstmasters.
Gonzales is manufacturing a very fine
quality of brick, and will use the home
product for her new Jail.
Maria County seat dispute is likely to
reach the higher courts for decision be-
lore seIIlemenL Is reached.
The Galveston Artillery Guards de-
cline to meet the Houston Light Infantry
in $500 competitive drill.
Ninety-six convicts and 60 respectable
laborers are cutting granite In the Bur
net quarries for the State capitol.
Yesterdays payments into the State
Treasury were SIS, 900, of which amount
$4,000 was available school fund.
There is no longer any doubt Of the
sale of the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe
to the Atchison and Topeka road.
Galveston is waiting for more light on
her Customs House matters. Plans and
specification will be ready in 30 days.
The colered population of Sherman
will take a hand in the election ensuing,
and are shaping policy Of their own.
George Weggand, of Fayette County,
recently killed a steer which weighed |
1915 pounds net; live weight 25OO pounds.
Ell Paso is disgruntled over a police
arrest which broke up a contest with |
gloves, and brought lot of citizens into |
court.
Melissa finished corn planting before
the rain, and is happy, except when she
thinks OF her gardens wilted by the late |
cruel frosts.
Dallas is making preparations for her |
great fair, and only fears there will not |
be room for her exhibits, unless material |
alterations are made in the plans.
Robertson, slick tree talker. was ar
rested at Clarksville for representing |
matters other than they were anG lining |
his pockets at other peoples expense.
Hampstead has had a hat shooting |
fracas of her own and gives Houston the
cold shoulder. George Vegeon shot at |
Tile johnson and gave him a tight |
squeeze for his scalp.
Galveston had a robbery by garOte on
Thursday night, a burglary of Hender-
sons grocery house, and ditto at Free
mans hide-hOuse. Small returns and no
arrests In each case.
Sherman officers made capture of
heavy mule team and a load of corn
found standing in the Denison road re-
Gently. The mules showed evidences of
hard driving. No owner.
Some unknown man was drowned
while trying to ford the Choctaw creek
a few miles east of Sherman. His horses
body floated down stream and was
brought ashore with the saddle on, near
the railway bridge.
The City Marshalship Of Laredo is In
question the Mayor has been enjoined
from removing him the Injunction was
before Judge Russell on Friday, on
motion to dissolve; the Judges decision
is now in question, and there is blood
upon the moon in the border city.
The body of dead man with bullet
through his head was found near Cooper,
Delta county, this week by some boys
hunting rabbits. This is supposed to be
the sequel to a supposed murder that the
law officers had some intimation of three
b. a