San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-18
STATE NEWS.

Beeville is afflicted with Mexican
circus.
An armadillo was captured last
week near Colorado City.
The wells for the waterworks at
Weatherford are completed.
Local fish shipments, Corpus Christi
have been fair for the past fortnight.
The::kilns of McLaan's mill, 2 miles
from Gilmer are totally destroyed by
fire.
DIR. r. E. Grant, a dentist, and pro-
minent citizen of Austin has just
died.
Ed. Hood, boy Of IL years, is ar
rested in Waco for stealing 81 from the
vest of carpenter.
The governor has offered reward
of $500 for the apprehension of fence
enters in Navarro county.
| Dirt is broken for the Don Teas
building corner Corpus Christi and
Washington streets, Beeville.
| David H. Cole, mail carrier between
San Angelo and Concho, is arrested
for tampering with the mails.
Forney claims to do more shipping
than any town on the Texas & Pacific
between Fort Worth and Marshall.
Brooks who shot Ward above Ben
Franklin, on the 18th instant, has sur
rendered to Sheriff Acker, at Cooper.
Miss Flora Reeves, living 4 miles
west of Whitewright, is burned to
death by trying to light fire with
kerosene.
A young man named Louis Barry
was drowned Sunday afternoon, while
bathing in the White Oak bayon,
Houston.
The greatest enthusiasm is shown
at Brownville over the railroad pro-
ject. The sum asked for will probably
be easily obtained.
The Calvert summer normal con-
tinues to grow in numbers. The ell.
rollment to date is IS, representing IA
counties of the state.
The balance of the funds promised
$50, 0OO) for grading the Waco and
Brazos Valley railroad, is raised, and
grading begins instanter.
On Monday night cattle train was
wrecked on the Cotton Belt at Lewis
vile, 20 miles east of Texarkana.
Cause of the wreck unknown.
J. D. Durham and a man named
Simpson, both charged with the MUIR
der of man near Eagle Lake, are ar
rested and brought to Willis.
w. o. Spring, manager of the An
derson plantation in BraZos bottom,
brought in a cotton stalk to Hearne,
containing 1872 bolls, actual count.
Lee Scraggs, of Gainesville, while
riding a pitching horse was thrown 10
feeG, and suffered colcussion of the
brain. He is improving, but not out of
danger.
While Mr.. and Mrs. @. G. Wilson,
of Terrell, were returning home in
their buggy, shot gun in the buggy
was in some way discharged, making
painful wound in Mr.. Wilson's
wrist.
Two brothers, living 10 miles east of
Jacksboro quarreled over a sorghum
mill, and fought it out to the death.
The younger brother was killed. The
other seriously if not mortally
wounded.
Mr.. ]. T. Boykin, of Jefferson, went
to sleep in a secondstory window seat
at the Grigsby house, and came near
being killed by falling out on the
ground.
Two little negroes raided the pam
try of the Farmers House, Waco,
Sunday night, al ate up all the pies.
They were arrested, but their ages
were tender-they were let off with
an application of trunk strap.
AS Mr.. w. v. Oden, and Mr.. H. H.
Fine, living near Caddo Mills, were
leaving for home in wagon, were
Struck on the railroad crossing by an
M. p: freight train. The wagon was
smashed, the horses crippled, and the
gentlemen injured.
The election in North Dallas yester-
day to decide the question of annexa-
ton resulted in victory for the an
nexationists by a small majority.
This adds 5000 people, 5000 acres of |
area and $1,000. 900 taxable values to |
the city of Dallas.
The first convention of the Texas
gas men was held at the Fort yester-
day. Representatives were present
from Dallas, Houston, Waco, and Gal |
weston. The association is to be |
known as the Lone Star Gas Light as
ISOLATION.
Mr.. Charles Hedges, who has repre-
sented the Associated Press at Gal |
weston for the past four years, has
been placed in charge of the Associa-
led Press Bureau at Indianapolis dur
the campaign.