San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-05
STATE NEWS

Terrell Insane Asylum has now with
In Its walls 1876 patients.
The Laredo ladies are beating their
liege lords at ten-pin rolling.
Whisky and ohloral have laid VIM.
Mulvey, Of Orange, out cold.
The Bates house, OF Dallas. was burned
Thursis night. Loss $1,000.
The new Bolton Methodist Church, to
cost $4,000, is already under way.
Bolton "allows'' to spend about $500, 600
in building improvements this year.
Plesssnton is already popping out
new potatoes as large as hens egg.
The Beaumont Knights of Labor have
nominated full ticket for city officers.
Luling bas organized military COM
pany Of IS members, L. FL. Brow, Cap
tain.
Giddlngs reports the cold snap over.
no damage done, and farmers busy and
hopeful.
Farmers in Friendship, johnson coun-
ty. have organized Knights of Labor
assembly.
The steel rails are going down in one,
two, three order between Bellville and
Brennan.
The whole north Texas press is In full
cry for Sabine Pass, but ne'er howl for
Galveston.
Abilene has caught the election fever
and the candidates and the candidating
wax warm.
Three negro children were burned to
death In a cabin four miles from Plano,
Friday night.
Arthur Norripgton, a young English
man OF Palestine, was accidentally shot
last Saturday.
Falls County scored AZ convictions out
of trial list Of 90 cases at the late term
held in Marlin.
The Santa Fe towards San Angelo is
completed to within thirteen miles of
the Colorado river.
Dallas mortuary lists only footed up
70 for the month OF March; twelve
adults and eight children.
Burleson County escaped the late frost
and reports corn, cotton and oat pros
poets exceedingly good.
Waxahaohie will hang a wife muir
derer May 8 If nothing interferes with
the sentence Of the court.
The corn that was cut down to the
ground by the late frost in johnson
county is sprouting again.
March went out at Farmersville with
an icy farewell; damage TO fruit not
ascertained; crops uninjured.
An old, infirm and sick negress was
burned to death In Nacogdoches Friday
night by her cabin taking fire.
Hampstead will celebrate May day in
the old style, and her Hook and Ladder
Company will engineer the frolic.
Big Springs is in danger Of losing her
railway shops. There is strong talk of
removing them to Colorado City.
Medina farmers and stock growers
meet Saturday next to organize an agri-
cultural and live stock association.
Dallas tramps are unpleasantly i'm
Fortunate In pushing their demands for
food. They are too numerous for com
fort.
Lampasas has issued u convention cir
cular and trots out her inducements as
convention holder to the extent OF half a
column.
Denison oil mills are again open for
work, and on Tuesday the oil mill and |
the election mill will be in in full run
ming order.
Bandera, having the advantage Of |
water overlooking the town, rams her
water into reservoir and will supply |
the town at a cost Of $500.
The San Angelo roller-mills, to cost
S3l,OOO with capacity of 100 barrels Of |
flour day, are an assured fact, and ma
chinery has been contracted for.
Harry Mccarthy, author Of Bonnie |
Blue Flag" will make the tour of Texas |
in the interests of the Confederate
Home. Harry is rafting good COM
edian.
Coleman citizens offer $4,000 for a
bonus. Galveston parties |
will take $1,000 in the concern, and now |
a $4,000 miller Is all that ia wanted to |
give the thing a $30,000 send-off.
The North Texas Horticultural So |
ciety, which met at DenisOn Friday, |
concluded that apples, pears, ounces, |
and black berries had not |
suffered material injury from the frosts.
The furniture, fixtures and other prop
erty OF the Marquary hotel at Texar- |
kama have passed under the hammer. |
Returns, about $1,000. The property |
now goes from the receivers hands into |
that OF the railway company.
The Denison City Council kicks against
paying the bill presented by the City
physician for vaocinating some 600 per-
sons, as most Of them are able to pay for |
their own incentive to scratch.
Waco's married infants are happy once
more. The mother-in law has relented, |
the groom haJ been released from Jail |
Tor falsely swearing to his brides age, |
she was only IA, and the marriage |
stands.
The Sheriff Of Dallas county wants to |
Interview the man who stole sorrel |
mare, 10 hands high, years old, with |
bride and double rugged |
saddle. W. K. Hawkins, the owner,
would like to interview the mare.