San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-10
STATE NEWS.


The Cleburne Compress mill will be
in operation by September LIST.
The Ladies' Missionary Society has
been in conven ton at Terrill.
A young man is crushed to death on
the track of the H. and II. c., near
Sherman.
The first Issue of the Georgetown
Courant" made its appearance on Sat-
urday last.
The reunion of the survivors of
Woods regiment took place at Luling
last Friday.
The city National bank, of Corsi-
cana was duly organized July 2. Capt.
tai stock, $4,000.
The city council of Waco formed the
resolution to attend the deep water
convention in body.
A hop was given by the young peo-
pie of Laredo in the new Garcia block,
on Saturday night.
The San:Marcos Chautauqua discuss
the "Con stancy and Inconsistency of
Women.n
Bastrop was visited last Saturday
by one of the heaviest rains of the sea-
son.
Contractors and carpenters at Eagle
Pass are crowded with work. Build
ing was never so flourishing.
Omaha, Greenville, Bastrop, Hunts
vile, Denton, Athens and Terrell,
had very heavy rains in the last few
days.
Nolan county live stock is in fine
condition and fat muttOns are being
shipped in better condition than ever
before.
The first mail from New Orleans
since last Thursday, came into Hous-
ton last evening. At Orange the
water is still waist deep.
An old gentleman named j. M.
Hayes, living near TeXarkana, is run
over and killed by detached loco
motive of the Cotton Belt.
The greatest enthusiasm is dis
played at Brownsville in the matter
of the railroad connection with that
place over the Arkansas Pass.
Henry McNair, of Longview, makes
a murderous assault on his daughter
and beats her about the head, it is
thought fatally. He was arrested.
There is likely to be negro upris-
| ing in TeXarkana over the shooting
ARRAY between some colored men and
Policeman Mcdaniel, some time back.
The wool growers of Llano express
great dissatisfaction with the Burnet
and Lampasas markets, and hope this
is the last year of shipping that
| way.
Robert Styles, while being conveyed
| to Giddings jail, on charge of at
| tempted assault on lady, jumps off
the train between McDade and Paige,
and makes his escape.
At Waller Station near Hampstead,
Joe Driscoll, an Englishman, shot
and instantly killed James Carroll,
| the man who killed Napoleon Farr at
that place some time back.
Water melons can now be shipped
from Cotulla to Kansas City and st.
Louis at the rate of 1874 per car load.
Thanks to Mr.. Gregory, Secretary of
the Southwestern immigration Asso-
citation, who secured the reduction.
Moses M. Camp, proprietor of the
| Camp hotel, Navasota, is shot and
killed by J. S. and Seth Morning,
father and son, proprietors of the Ex-
change hotel, through spirit of ri
| valry.
The barbecue at Valley Springs,
Llano, came off on the 4th. A crowd
of l 500 or 1000 were present. The
railroad question, and future develop
ment of the county were the topics of
the day.
Some time ago half-witted fellow
in Austin procured license to marry
one of the richest young ladies there,
much to her surprise, as she had never
seen him before. 1t was, of course,
cancelled as soon as the facts were
known.
There ia trio of unlucky boys at
Hillsboro. Frank Warren was in
jured on his hip and leg by some scat
folding falling ON him. An eight
year-old boy of Doug Warren's, a
prominent stockman, fell from his
fathers barn and was seriously hurt,
and ten-year-old son of Mr.. Patly's
fell from his fathers wind mill and
badly injured his knee joint.
| Jailed for Murder.