San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-31
STATE NEWS.

is now the question at ROckwall.
Thenew railroad depot at Austin is
rapidly approaching completion.
Heavy showers fell i'm the vicinity
of Beeville yesterday morning.
A convention of the democracy of
Kerr county is held at Kerrville.
An escaped negro convict is caught
in Austin in an attempted burglary.
1t is said that a large iron foundry
is to be located in Laredo.
A number of sailing parties have
taken in the bay lately at Corpus
Christi.
VIM. Francis, arrested Saturday
evening for forgery and theft, in
Houston is given bail for $500.
Lem Thomas, whose leg was crush
ed at Hampstead, and amputated,
has died.
McGregor is sustaining her ruputa-
ton as being the best grain market in
Central Texas.
Mr.. J. J. Willis is in Austin for the
purpose Of locating a colony of settlers
in that section. He wants l00,0 900 or
20O, 900 acres of land for his colony.
Ranger Tom Platt has brought in
to Wichita Falls Jim Lyon from
| Quanah, L. :. prisoner, on charge
of stealing cattle in the Indian Terri
tory.
Burglars have robbed the dry
! goods and grocery store of j. B. Dyles
/ at Holland, also the saloon of G. w.
| Wilson.
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\ at Wylie, is found on the Santa Fe
! body and otherwise badly mangled.
An official letter is being prepared
to be handed to Gov. Ross, detailing
some alleged departures from the
specifications in the capitol contract.
There will be grand celebration
! by the negroes of north Texas at Paris
on August 1st, in honor of the ami
versary of the emancipation of the
negroes of the West Indies.
Although the horse trade in Texas
is not heavy just now, dealers report
good inquiring, and they expect
trade to pick up shortly.
Alta Rockwell picnic the party was
addressed by Hon. Marion Martin,
Hon. r. S. Kimbrough, DR.. Yoakum
and Mr.. J. w. Crayton.
The son of Capt. J. P. L. King, at
Mount Pleasant, fell from the top of
a two story building on the rafters of
the basement, bruising and cutting
himself dreadfully, almost fatally.
Geo. Schwab has brought in the
first bale of new cotton to Flatonia,
from Sinner, Lavaca county. 1t was
sold to Yeager d Son and shipped to
Galveston.
Louis McDougall, the man shot at
the Kansas and Gulf depot at Tyler,
last Saturday, by w. r. High, is
dead.
Hon. H. NJ. Townsend, of Colorado
county, is nominated at Gonzales by
the democratic convention as state
senator.
The Mexican authorities have re-
sumed their mattress and wicker
work on the Mexican side of the Rio
Grande at Ell Paso. 1t will be likely
to work disastrously to the American
side, as it will turn the current of the
river.
In the quarter-mile race for 81 900
at Rosenberg Park, Galveston, be-
tween Chunkey Bill, owned by Hank
Sullivan, Victoria, and Mare Kittie,
owned by Wheat and Cleveland, Gal
weston, the latter won by two lengths,
Time % IA.
San Diego has had several refresh
ing showers. All the cereals have
rendered an abundant crop this year,
and fruit is lucious and plentiful.
The recent picnic at Canton was the
lBrgest gathering held in the county
for years. w. E. Farmer, for the
union labor party, ana r. G. Degraf-
fenried for the democratic, were the
chosen speakers.
Mr.. Atkinson of Sherman his wife
and child, while driving across the
railroad track were struck by a
freight. The gentleman received in
juries, perhaps fatal; the lady and
child were only slightly hurt.
At Brownsville Deputy Sheriff Mo-
rales went to arrest Hibaria Azeque-
ros. The latter cut him in the neck
with knife. Deputy Sheriff Hippo
Tito Tamayo at once came to the scene,
knocked Azequeros down and jailed
him.
Attention, Republicans.