San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-31
STATE NEWS

Austin had a very general observation
Of Decoration day yesterday.
General Stanley will be present at the
Lampasas military encampment.
Collin county farmers and working
men have full ticket in the field.
The closing exercises OF the state deaf
and dumb asylum takes place July |.
The surveyors of the Santa Fe road
are very busy in and around Sherman.
Waco refuses to enthuse to any appre-
ciable extent oyer Marion Martins ad-
dress.
The location of the Catholic Orphanage
at Oak Cliff, near Dallas, is being nego-
tiated for.
Taylor county convention meets June
10 to select delegates to the Galveston
convention,
Stock interests in the vicinity of La
redo are seriously suffering on account
of drowth.
The French bark AgriCOla, is released
from quarantine ut Brownsville, and is
disCharging cargo.
W. w. Dickey has received two car
loads of wind mills at Wichita Falls to
be used on his ranches.
The Huntsville schools are closed. and
Professor Kennard takes charge of the
summer normal at Flatonia.
Atascosa is complaining most bitt erly
of lack OF rain, no amount OF which
would now save the corn crop.
Cattle are dying for want of water in
Preside, Tom Green, COnchO, and other
northwestern counties OF the state.
Great preparations are in progress for
the eastern Texas Sunday school con-
yention al Sulphur Springs July %.
Captain Wise has donated the EplscO-
pal church Of Abeline a lot 5OXl7O, on
which they will erect a handsome edi-
flee.
Judge Stone, of San Francisco, has
invested $4,000 in FL PasO real es-
tate paving at the rate of $1,000 per
yard frontage.
F.. NJ. Hernstedt, of Paris, general
merchant, was closed up by the United
States marshall Saturday. Attachments
were over $4,000.
Emory politicians don't enthuse over
Ross or Swain, but want Reagan for
governor, Terrell for senator, and
Chiffon for representative.
Smith county democracy will hold
their convention on the 3rd of August.
They are at work endeavOring to heal
threatened split in their ranks.
Lieutenant Governor Gibbs opened
his political campaign at De Soto, west
Of the river, at which place about 2OOO
people were gathered picnicking.
The jury in the Phillips case have re-
turned a verdict of guilty of murder in
the second degree and fixed the punish
ment at years in the penitentiary.
The coroners jury summoned at MILL
can Saturday to inquire into the cause
of Nellie Smiths death, charged Jonas
Lawson with numbering her. He is in
Jail.
Heavy shipments of silver bullion from
Mexican mines. for reduction at st.
Louis, passed Laredo Saturday. The
duties on the consignment were over
$1,000.
NickersOn and Dagy, two cO.ored men
of Sherman, had p carving bee over a
drink of water, and Dagy is in n critical
condition. NiCkersOn skipped by the
light of the stars.
Rev. J. r. Fuller, Methodist revival
list, who has been holding services near
Van Alstyne, is in Jail charged with liv-
ing in adultry with woman whom he
represented as his wife.
r. D. Bowen, travelling salesman for
New Orleans drug house, and John
Whisnant, druggist of Kyle. were seri-
Ously injured in a runaway near San
Marcos, Saturday. MIR. WhIsnant's con-
ditiOn is considered critical.
Albert Sessions, who was recently
jailed for kidnapping and rapiEg Squire
MOBILES daughter, was dangerously
stabbed by Mobiles, at Palestine. on Sat
urday night. Mobiles is now in Jail.
Dallas is arranging for big barbecue
July 4. She will slaughter 80 beeves,
100 sheep and goats, and has invited all
the gubernatorial candidates, Gandi-
dates for L. S. senate, and the congress
men of the state present and prospective
to put in an appearance.
w. Y. Leader, of the Austin Dispatch,
having criticised the Optic man, l.. E.
Daniel, that gentleman undertook to
chastSe Mr.. Leader, and a bloody en-
counter WAS only prevented by the in
reference Of bystanders.