The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-01-12
DIPPING LOW !.
The Mercury lowering Near
the Bottom of the Bulb,
the End Not Reached.
EIuudrcd- of People sporting on
the CLASSY surface al the
BeautiIuI Rio BiaLos.
4 suit for one Thousand Dol.
lars Damage Al Enthu-
sia-tiC Meeting of Cit'lcn..
TuE FROZEN Bu,Zos.

Ibt fhOIIN bNtIOS.
Thi- cold snap h. unprecedented ia
Waco. While the weather moIrrnt.
ed somewhat ON SUNDAY, cold blast .
from toward the polar zone came
sweeping down again yesterday. unu
ut night the Brnlos river Wa lrulnn
harder and thicker than ever before.
There was good skating All day
sunday, and at one time in the after.
noon. on that day. more than 300
people were on the Ice. aud either
bank of the river. II was gruud pir-
turc-o one, perhaps, Nc will never see
again, and those went TO the river tu
view the scene felt amply repaid tor
their visit There are many air holes
and every few minutes % small or "a
large boy would be seen pulling him.
ing out ofihc cold water Al one time
a lit lc boy went in hole, aud
wa, up to his arm pits IN the water,
when u crowd of nearly or quite TOO
ran to hisas-i-tancc. but NJ they gath.
cred around him the icc commenced
cracking, aud such u .c1ttorutiun was
never before seen ON iur iu Waco.
| The ladies were out I've full force, and
many of them ycuturcd out on the
/ CLASSY surface and seemed To have 20
! nice time There are tow iulio- in
| Waco who know how tu skate ON ice,
and some of them awaited thcm-clye,
OF the opportunity To glide away In
| this collaborating amusement,
All day yesterday there were -mnll
crowds on the river and they enjoyed
the sport of skating until night EN.
ccpt falling into air holes aud getting
u little wet, no ca-ualitio, are re-.
ported.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES.
ono SUNDAY night, about three OF
-four weeks ago, several mrunppcurcd
III front of French Tom. restaurant
and broke in hi. door. Tom arose
| with "A pistol IN hand. ran to the door
aud fired NJ the sidewalks nt the die
appearing crowd. The bullet llcW ON
its mission and struck Louis O-buruc.
u culorcd man, in the right LEG low
HE knee. Louis Was conveyed To 70
house on Hungry llill where hc lay
Tor some time without medical nttcu-
lion, but physician did finally go lu
see him, aud gave his advice. Louis
was without money. aud of course
when 70 man has no money lil- friends
are few, but these few -ympalhi-cr-
wanted him 10 have the attention
necessary, and they persuaded French
sTom to 90 ana stree him, Tom
| puid the physician to go aud see
Louis. and also furnished him with
something To eat when Lpui, got
able tO walk hc secured legal advice
und filed II suit in the county court
| against C.. Cnrbcucro (trruch Tom,
claiming SlUOp damages. The ru-c
WAS tried before Judge ". W. tvan-
| yesterday, bat he Withheld his de-
cisiou until thi, morning The gru-
crnl impression is that Louis will be
J left in this suit.
COMING 10 THE rutNr.
At the baptist church last might
there was meeting OF men who are
determined 10 raise the bonus asked
Il Waco to secure the consolidated
university There were also mir
! spriukling Of ladies who have this
matter at heart, aud who are mNiuu.
To have Waco made the educational
centre of Texas.
Mr. james Il, Baker wa. called To-
the chair aud presided over the meet
ing. j. +, Martin acted ~ secretary.
Rev. NJ. Y. smith, of Bolton, made u
strong argument and appealed 10 the
citizens of Waco To bc alive To their
Interest aud raise the subsidy lie.
said "Ihcrr vet remains lorty DAYS,
and II Waco does not raise the boz
nus, the committee of ten stand
pledged 10 sny 10 other elite. i'm
l.a. fHtH a
promise, and she cinmot We the uni
vcrslty; the bids ARE now open ana
YOU can have tins grand school if you
want it'' Mr., Smith then told how
the little city OF Bolton had raised |
$4,000 in few days to secure the !
female department of the university. |
They did this by pluck aud gct-up !
Bolton said she would raise the
aud she did il, The people
of Waco are not blind, aud she can
moi afford to lose this grand miycr-
,ity. The proposition came Ia the
committee that WncO wanted the uni
icrsily, aud her people must raise il.
RcV. Dr. Carroll asked Mr.. Smith
low many students did he think
would attend the university If
" avn lulNAh NV sum wv WI Ut va NV
nd how will II effect the raising Of u
he endowment. E
Mr. Smith said they expected $50
r 800 students at Bolton, aud he was
ntisticd that there would be 300 or
% come to Waco. by waco raising 2
he bonus 1t will materially mid the I
lattcr in raising the 100000 cndow- u
rent
The question was then asked Mr.
mith il he thought the university
ould be moved from Waco IT the =
coplC did not raise the bonus. y
"Most cmphaticallN it wiII,' WINS u
~ reply. Waco cannot retain the
'hool II She does not raise thcAmuunt IL
'quircd of her We win be compel. -,
] to offer it to other towns W
Colonel VIM. Cameron, chairman ID
the soliciting committee, reported ST
Iat they had raised 80 $50, Colonel
ameron said they had cnuya,,cd u
nall portion Of Waco, aud had met
ith much Encouragement There VI
e some citizens In Waco whuMill w
IT subscribe cent. They douot
oh nj this matter rs he does, or the
description would bc raised in a
ny few days. Looking nj il FROM u cc
isincss man, stand point, he did ii,
1t see how Waco could afford To pl
50 this grand opportunity, ard she y,
ust not let it 90 by default. IN
Hon, n. A. Sturgis talked in about m
q same spirit That Colonel Came a
n did, aud thought That subscribing b,
this bonus was lar better ihuu &,
wing to any railroad that now runs j.,
to Waco. Dr. Carol, Rev, ;. l.. h,
orris aud Colonel William Cameron pr
adG short and pointed talks. Df. III
lrroll suggested that the committee In
y To find i've men or i've firms who cc
)uld give $1,000 each, aud ten pc
en- who would give 81 900 each, and ii,
YEAR