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

Reports from UOilau county say bne
rain of Thursday was perfect flood.
At a depth of 1856 feet large stream
of pure water is struck at Washburne.
Another Bean has arrived at Bon
ham, this time from Dade county, Mo.
At Temple, a young lawyer, named
Harry Waters, is arrested for steal
ing.
Judge Maltbie's remains are for
warded from Austin to Mckinney, for
burial.
Many people are attending the re-
union of the war veterans encamped
at Malikoff.
Bee county contemplates getting up
a nice exhibit for the San Antonio and
Dallas fairs.
Copious rains have fallen around
Victoria in the past few days, with
prospects of more.
The Tylerites return home jubilant
over the victory won by them over the
Palestine ball club.
The annual shoot and ball of the
New Braunfels SchuetZen Verein, on
the 4th, was a success.
Mr.. john J. Hand, formerly one of
the proprietors of the Galveston News,
is lying dangerously ill.
An old Mexican war veteran is sem
fenced to five years imprisonment for
horse theft at Mckinney.
The Eagle Pass nine return from
Uvalde feeling very blue, having been
beaten by a score of 10 to 6.
Fred Won Detwel, dies at Paris from
taking five grains of morphine.
The suit against the Texas Pan
electric Telephone Co., by the Amer
lean Bell Telephone Co., is ended.
Bonham is making preparations for
the entertainment of the ex-confed-
crates and G. A. R. posts on Au-
gust 2.
DIR. Wallace, superintendent of the
Terrell asylum is in Austin to ar
range the plans for additions to the
buildings.
There is strong probability of large
wholesale house being established in
Eagle Pass by a firm experienced in
frontier business.
Some of the young ladies of Laredo
have been circulating subscription
IlSU UIl0 Dcll6llU VI GllG llOOu SuucI-
ers at Leon, Mex.
The trial of the negro Carson, for
outraging Mrs. Maggie Miles, is going
on at Sherman. There are important
witnesses on both sides.
The summer normal school opened
at Calvert last Monday morning with
SO in attendance, and more teachers
coming in on every train.
John Gray, alias Long John, the
San Angelo and Ballinger stage rob-
Der, is now languishing in the county
Jail under various indictments.
w. X. Weaver, press feeder at the
Dallas Autograph company's estab-
iishment, has his arm caught, while
oiling one of the large presses, and
was frightfully lacerated.
immigration work goes on quietly,
but actively at the office of the State
Bureau of immigration. Col. Chiffon,
chief of the Bureau, finds it necessary
to move into larger building.
Fire broke out in the general freight
| Office of the Southern Pacific at Hous-
ton, and though little damage was
| done by the flames, the water did a
great deal of injury to the valuable
books and records Of the company.
The Postmaster of Hampstead finds
$50 printed circulars, postage paid,
addressed to persons in that place,
also one to himself. AS the contents
are a review of all the crimes in Wal
Ter county for many years, and make
pointed charges against one of the
prominent citizens there, the Post
master, before delivering them, has
laid the matter before the U. s. dis
trict attorney.