San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-20
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The most reliable estimates place the
damage to the Texas cotton crop by
drouth, since July 10, at fully 30 per
cent. The present rains, if general,
may prevent farther Diet erioration, but
cannot restore the plant.
A plucky woman in BOrse's grove,
eight miles from Tolona, ILL.,. missing
her little girls from the wagon In which
they were travelling, shouldered her rifle
and instituted a search. She found them
asleep under a tree near by, and a large
dun panther in the act OF springing upon
them. A well-aimed bullet laid the
varment out, and his skin is one Of the
trophies that the plucky woman carries
with her in her prairie schooner.
Bolton, the superintendent of second
class matter in the Chicago postOffice, is
held under S25,C0 bonds for embezzle-
ment and $4,000 for conspiracy.
The anarchist trial closed yesterday,
and was given to the jury at $50 p. IN.
The judges instructions we're lucid and
very impartial. The district attorneys
closing speech was terrible arraign-
ment Of the prisoners.
An aged colored woman, suspected OF
poisoning a respectable white woman at
jackson, Tenn, was taken from Jail and
lynched.
The queens speech, delivered yester-
day, was az meaningless as the Calves
ton platform.
The Belfast police will be made the
scape-goats of the Belfast riots. 1t is q
hard row OF stumps.
The Parnelites will push matters in
the present parliament, and demand the
intentions of the government toward
Ireland be made public.
Cholera reports, 100 new cases and %
deaths.
Cigar makers strike continues at Ha-
vana; situation unchanged.
Jules Simon, the noted Frenchman, is
seriously Ill.
There will be a grand barbecue and
speaking by Hon. Wells Thompson and
l.. W. Moore, candidates for congress,
at Dupree, Saturday. The congressional
convention meets there the same day.
Mexico will not recede from her posi-
ton. Sedgwick was interviewed at
Parsons, Kas., and Of course, said moth
ing.
There are about 5000 troops In Chi
huahpa and all Americans who can do
80 are settling up thei: business and
preparing to learve the country.
1t is said that Davitt has been re-
called to Ireland to aid in mitigating
the great distress among the people
owing to short crops, and to take his
place In parliament.
J. NJ. Anderson's friends held a meet
ing at Crawford, Wednesday night, TO
make capital for his congressional can
didacy against r. Q. Mills. Mills friends
captured the mass meeting and endorsed
him leaving Anderson out in the cold.
Capt. Greer. an old and well known
Corpus Christian, is dead.
Rough weather is reported all along
the gulf coast and the prospect is for a
squally time.
Mollie Mitchell, i Dallas wOman,Of I'M
easy virtue, suicided yesterday.
There were seven funerals in Dallas
yesterday; very unusual number.
Governor Ireland pardons Editor
Muir of the Austin Law Review, who
was sentenced for one year and fined
$500 for assault.
A freight train on the International
was derailed Wednesday on the road to
Burnet and five cars wrecked. Damage
$4,000.
There will be hot contest between
Sullivan and O'Gorman, of New York,
for the presidency of the Irish league.
d. O'Reilly, as treasurer of the league
received unbounded encomiums for his
management of the finances.
National self government for Ireland
was the demand of the Chicago conven-
tion. Parnell was heartily endorsed and
Gladstone thanked.
Parliament opened yesterday but
nothing Of any interest was transacted.
Gladstone will give the ministry a
chance and will not resort to obstruc-
Zionist tactics.
The acting secretary Of the treasury
has issued call for $l5.00O.0OO of the 3
per cent. loan of 1882.
Hon. Fl. c. Mack, of Mckinney, Tex
-, wants to represent the Fifth district
in congress.
b. F. Darius, of Pecos, filled up outlet
full with 40-rod Wednesday night and
began popping down the street for ian.
and was jailed and bailed.
Postmaster Pearson, OF New York, will
soon be removed to make way for
Tammany man.
The Fort Worth Mail is in financial
straits and is now published by trustee
Mulkey. j. W. Burson, the old proprie-
tor has hosts Of friends and resump-
tion Of the paper under his management
is soon looked for.
Charles W. Smith, Jr., q lad Of IL
years was accidentally shot at Waco by
gun being knocked down and dis
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