San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-29
STATE NEWS.

Ross and Swain will both address the
citizens at Sulphur Springs on May s.
Senator Hall. of Laredo, was reported
in a dying condition early this morning.
Colonel Allcorn, a Texas veteran, died
at Brennan yesterday morning, aged u
years.
A big overflow Is expected at Orange;
q, 900 pine logs are coming down with
the rise.
Austin has an excursion to Burnet on
Saturday for the benefit OF the Confede-
rate Home.
The new Dallas Fair Association re-
fuses to arbitrate with the old, and the
split widens.
Last Saturdays barbecue at Devine
was q success, and the people went the
"whole hog"
Congress has authorized the construo-
ton Of bridge across Red river, near
Browns ferry.
Abner Tibbetts was buried, according
to the forms Of the Episcopal Church, at
FL Paso, yesterday.
Two.MeXican horse thieves were shot
and killed Tuesday night, about rs miles
west OF Corpus Christi.
The Texas Pacific railway has paid
$1,000 interest and sinking fund on their
debt to the school lands.
The cry of too much rain is being
heard from Fayette county. Crops ara
being outranked by grass.
Gonzales reports much damage done
to growing crops, windOw-glass and
fruit by the late hail storm.
Moore station was raked by a terrible
hail storm on the morning Of the 9th.
Crops were seriously injured.
The Mexicans at the front, on the
Arkansas Pass road, have struck and
work is consequently delayed.
The office OF the Missouri Pacific agent
at Abbotts station was broken open and
robbed Of SIS on Monday night.
Jim Cartwright is on the trail of the
men who ambushed him at Fort Worth.
They are in the Indian Territory.
Kelleen, the scene of the late cyclone,
presents forlern aspect. A Farmers
Alliance was organized there this week.
The Grayson county grangers were
badly damaged by hail stones on Mon
day. Cotton and corn suffered severely
AbelIne has installed her newly elected
officers; reports 5000 cash on hand above
indebtedness, and Is in fine condition
financially.
Springtown assembly No. 5S49, X. of
L., has refused TO join the Farmers ALI
ance Of Barker county, In nominating a
county ticket.
Deputs Sheriff OrteZ, of Laredo, acct
dentally shot and killed little girl
named Cora Alvares, while cleaning his
pistol yesterday.
A COW on the track wrecked train
near Uvalde yesterday, ditched the
freight cars, and delayed the incoming
passenger train several hours.
Marshall has had wedding within Jail
walls. The high contracting parties are
Bill Smith, under 5-year's sentence for
burglary, and Cecilia Jackson.
Two colored dudes in Sherman had
an impromptu carving match in Sher-
man last night, and Milton DeaEe was
seriously cut about the back and
shoulders.
Brownsville District court has ordered
the division Of 1900 square miles OF fine
land in the San Juan de Carricitos tract
among 79applicsnts. This ends a long
and bitter contest.
Wills Point is exercised over the dis
appearance of l.. w. Ellis who failed to
deliver 800 head of cattle at that point
according to contract. He had drawn
$3.50 on his contract.
The Bosque and Brazos rivers are on
a rise in the vicinity of Waco. Crops
are looking well, the acreage is about 20
per cent over previous years, and the
biggest harvest yet gathered in Central
Texas is predicted.
The State Medical asso citation, In SEES
sisOn at Dallas, are hard at work digest
ing reports and assays. The section on
anatomy and surgery has the floor to-
day, and will take the floor Of the Opera
house this evening for hop.
The State Pharmaceutical association,
in session at Dallas, elected George I'll.
Rice, of Bandera, President, and Will
liam l.. Tucker, of Waco, Secretary. A
delegate will be sent to the National Re-
tail Druggists association.
Palo Pinto farmers having put q
county ticket In nomination, the De-
mOcracy of the county have concluded
to organize and make fight on every
nomination. A Democratic club will be
organized Saturday, and matters are
growing warm.