San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-31
STATE NEWS.

NSlhsNlllS mas TesOiulSu OIl tue sAIlht.
The shindy rules in Jared" pending
election.
- Bell. Milan and Franklin cOunti' re
all hunting stolen horses.
Hail storms all around the horizon but
all serene IN the Alamo City.
A good coal find is reported three
miles southeast of Pilot Point.
General Clusters widow was enter
tanned at FL Paso few days since.
Anderson kicks against removing the
Grimes county court hOuse to Nayasota.
The late norther was a general but
very unwelcome visitor to our farmers.
Laredo rejoices over fine rain which
fell lately, greatly improving crop pros
| poets.
w. T.. simmons killed 5. o. Waltham
in quarrel over Il game ofball at White
Wright.
The dull times are patiently waiting
the ending of the greatest strike on
record"
The Henrietta Enterprise is a new
| journalistic enterprise which promises
| to succeed.
Ell Paso is sending bricks across the
Rio Grande for a $4,000 structure in
Paso del Norte.
George Washer, of Galveston, re-
moves to Abeline and invests $50, 900 in
grocery business there.
Beeville, May ], is the destination and
date decided upon by the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass Railroad.
The stage coach now makes regular
trips between Corpus Christi and the
gulf end of the Arkansas Pass road.
The hot summers of Dallas are being
urged against that city's claims as the
convention holder of the Democracy.
A Chicago man will put up a 100000
elevator in Fort Worth If the citizens
will take $780, 900 stock in the concern.
The first stakes have been planted by
the surveyors on the, Abeline and San
Angelo railroad and work will be pushed.
c. W, Boyett, for the murCer OF Ben
Warren, was found guilty by an Abeline
jury and sent to the penitentiary for life.
Among the 80 ladies who recently
graduated at Women's Medical college
in Philadelphia WAS Miss F. Hatchet, of
Texas.
A good deal of stock has gone on foot
to its destination from Texas grazing
lanGs, owing to the great strike stopping
shipments.
Hail stones as large as poultry eggs
are said TO have fallen in Atascosa
county last week. What kind of poultry
is not stated.
Colonel Gary, of Galveston, postmas-
ter at Galveston by appointment, but
not by confirmation, is getting uneasy
over the delay.
Gonzales is in the midst of mighty
Methodist revival. The whole town
seems moved and sinners are being con-
yerted by the score.
County Attorney Templeton and At
tOrney E. p. Anderson were each fined
500 for mutual assault in the district
court room at Waxahatehie.
Taylor county rejoices in the finest
prospect for an immense oat crop yet
known. The acreage also is largely in
creased over that of last year.
The value of Gainesville's real and
and personal property, as shown by her
Assessors books is 81, l65, 405, decrease
of Sl42, 26S as compared with 1856
County Attorney Atkinson of Con
Zales was accidentally shot while turkey
hunting last week. He is seriously in
jured, having received load of turkey
shot in his neck.
Elmo is tickled over the last act in the
Tickle case. The constable has driven
him out of the county badly wounded
and has recovered the last one of the
five horses stolen.
Rev. Jim Long, a cOlOred preacher
near Queen City, was shot on Monday
night while sitting in his house. His
stepson and wife are suspected ofhaving
a hand in the murder.
A serious shooting ARRAY occurred at
Ranger last night, in which Rob. Rich
ardsOn was killed, Frank Bryant and his
brother, Vint, mortally wounded, and
Richardson's brother, Richard, shot in
the arm.
Sherman compromises the Mrs. Haley
damage duit, pays that lady $1,000 for her
broken ankle, and is now figuring up
how many blocks Of sidewalk that 5000
would have kept in good repair.
Korg W. Williams, burly colored
preacher, of200 pounds avoirdupoise. is
wanted by the Austin county sheriff for
theft and assault with intent to kill. He
is supposed to be converting sinners in
Northwestern Texas in company with
bright mullato woman.
A. E. Dover, sheriff OF Washington
county, is on the trail of some stolen
horses, and would like information OF
their Whereabouts. They are described
as follows: One S-year-old sOrrel pony,
l43 hands high, both hind and one fore
leg white, bald face; one dark brown
horse IA hands, 10 years old. branded W.
branded so on left shoulder.