San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-03
or 143. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JULY g. 1888.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

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fire occurred at Paragould, Ark.
The rabbit pest in New Zealand is
said to be constantly increasing.
A delegation of Illinois democratic
clubs called on Judge Thurman yes
terday.
In opening an ice laden car at Gin
cinnati tramp emerged and hurrid-
ly made off.
The new rules for the parcel post of
United States and Mexico goes into
effect July1.
A fog of unprecedented denseness
prevails at Gibraltar. Three British
steamers have gone ashore.
Yesterday was the big disburse-
ment day of the year in New York.
Total payments were $77,OOO,OOO.
Forest fires are raging in the vicin-
ity of Charleroix, Mich. Smithson's
Camp, six miles distant, is in great
danger.
The receipts of yesterdays racing at
Brighton Beach, n. Y, will be do
mated to the building fund of the New
York Press club.
A negro man was found in the room
of Miss Moore, the daughter of Miller
Moore of Waco. He escaped without
being identified.
Train wreck occurs Sunday about
noon, between Planters and Mont
gomery, on the Montgomery branch of
the Santa Fe road.
Signor Crispi, prime minister of
Italy, will 60 to Carlsbad for the
benefit of his health after the closing
Of the Italian parliament.
G.. G.. Nelson, banker of the North
side Savings bank, Atlanta, has dis
appeared. 1t is thought the Atlanta
bank and some others will lose.
The British consul at Mollendo,
Peru, reports that company is FORM
ed to explore the old Inca burial
grounds in the district of Cuzco.
The company recently organized to
Dallas to the fair grounds via South
Dallas, is having surveys made.
A bale of Egyptian cotton weighing
6SS pounds, and one of East Indian
growth weighing 400 pounds, have at
tracted attention in the n. Y. cotton
exchange.
The engagement of marriage is an
nounced in London of the Hon. Mar
shall Herbert, brother of Earl Penn
broke, to Miss Belle Wilson, the sis
ter of Mrs. Ogden Goelet, of New
York.
Mr.. John Hawkins, of Elkton, o.,
was walking with his little daughter
across high railroad trestle. Relax
ing his hold for a moment the little
one slipped through the ties a hun
dred feet below. She was picked up
unconscious, but not bone broken.
At2 p. m. yesterday, the corner
stone of the Memorial church of the
Prince of Peace" was laid by Bishop
Howe, of the Episcopal church, at
Gettysburg, in the presence of the
thousands there assembled.
Congressman Logan, of Louisiana,
feeling angered at an article which
lately appeared in the New Orleans
City Item, seized the correspondent of
that paper, and pushed him out of the
door of the house.
There were many visitors yesterday
at the Harrison residence, including
Generals Vest, of California, and
George Manning Of Tennessee. Gen.
Harrison has received a warm con-
gratulatory letter from Senator Sher-
man.
s. Keiter, of Detroit, imported an
English bulldog, warranted never to
open its jaws after once they closed
on an enemy. The dog going in the
stable was kicked by Keiter's fine
pacing horse. Whereupon he at
tackled him, and so injured him that
he will die. There was not whole
bone left in the dogs body. The
dogs grip on the horse could not be
loOsened. His head had to be cut off.