San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-11
STATE NEWS.

at Snyder Oh Monday.
A splendid rain has visited Baird.
Every thing is revived.
The corn crops in Houston and
Trinity counties are spotted, some
very poor, and some very fair.
Mexicans have been dying like
shep at Uvalda with black measels.
At Brantley, J. +. Campbell Il Co.,
have finished large planning mill
with capacity of 80, 900 feet per day.
The initial number of the Eagle
Pass Guide will appear on Sunday
the 18th instant.
The Floresville academy will re-
open September 3, with Prof. STAN
field as principal.
President Cleveland yesterday
signed the bill appropriating $4,000
for public building at Brownville.
The freight business of the Cotton
Belt into Fort Worth has been very
heavy lately.
Judge Edward T. Austin, died at
his residence, in Galveston, on Fri
day.
1t is thought work will soon begin
on the cotton factory at Marble Falls.
The place has superfluity of laborers.
Sulphur Springs, and Black Jack
have had fair rains; A bilene has had
quite severe rain and wind storm.
Harry Post, aged 60, and veteran
of the Mexican and civil wars, has
died in the county Jail at sherman.
The annual convention of the Texas
sheritts will be held at Fort Worth Oh
the Goth.
J. w. Wilson. the merchandise
broker Of Dallas, dies from the effects
of 5. f. Lanes bullets.
The general reports of the flow of
the oil wells at Nacogdoches are very
good.
Thursday morning at daybreak a
heavily loaded freight train on the
Cotton Belt, was wrecked near Omaha,
II cars were derailed. No one was in
jured.
\ young man named Stone, near
Trinton, while returning from a camp
meeting, was thrown from his horse
and killed.
At Dallas, on Thursday, Mrs. Cyrus
w. Salisbury shot and fatally wound
tress of the Crutchfield house.
The Independent Order of the Sons
and Daughters of Solomon, a colOred
order, located in Arkansas, writes the
secretary of state to see if it can incor-
porate in Texas.
While suffering from severe attack
of cholera mOrbus, Mr.. G. A. Still, of
Henderson, took dose of arsenic by
mistake for morphine, but by prompt
medical aid his life was saved.
After three days session at Bon
ham, the convention of the North
Texas Masonic Lodges adjourned on
Thursday.
Hill and Wilkinson, Nashville par
ties, have bought from s. A Hatcher,
Fort Worth, a carload of mares for
the Tennessee trade.
Prairie fires have been raging east
and north of Colorado, and large
tract of country has been rendered
useless. 1t is exceedingly dry with
high winds.
The law and order movement re-
Gently inaugurated in Dallas, by the
preachers, has developed into a
COhiCSts Il lC oOSlCbN lJlSo
to detect all violations of the Sunday
law. The saloon men have placed de-
tectives at work on the private lives
of the ministers both in the past and
present.
Near Cline prairie fires have been
devastating property. Mr.. John w.
Miller's pasture of $4,000 has suf-
cred more than any of the others.
The southern Pacific has a force of
20 men fighting the fires, but owing
to the excessive dryness and heat, it
is hard work. Total loss so far is
about 100000.
Mr.. J. NJ. Cogburn, living at Ross
ton, went off on horseback, and in
less than an hour his horse returned
riderless. Search was instituted, and
his body was found lying by the road
side. 1t is supposed his horse fell on
him and crushed him.
Castle Excelsior.