San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-23
STATE NEWS.

Crops in Taylor have been suffering
from the heavy rains.
Goliad citizens are united ON the
projected railroad enterprise.
Child of G. w. Vaughn, Kerrville,
run over and killed by the train
The negroes celebrated Emancipa-
ton day in Corsicana in great style.
California will vote solidly for Blaine
every ballot until the end is reached.
The Texas and Pacific Trans-C CONT
mental Cannon Ball is giving general
satisfaction.
The Lee Guards, of Giddings, will
participate in the 4th of July festivi-
ties at Barton.
Mitchell, the negro fiend who cut
his wife to pieces on the streets of
Houston, will hang.
In central Texas the worms are
giving no trouble and the outlook for
cotton is very promising.
Fort Worth has twenty different
telegraph lines centering at the West
ern Union telegraph office.
Bob Hines of Jefferson is found
guilty of murder in the first degree,
and death penalty imposed.
State immigration Secretary Chill
ton wants more printed matter and
less products for distribution.
A washout Oh the Arkansas Pass
near Gregory Junction detained the
north-bound passenger eight hours.
The weather is breaking at Chap
pell Hill and all are in hopes it will
soon be fair, on acc CUNT of the crops.
The Colored Teachers Association
of Texas convened in Waco ON Thurs
day.
Taylor will send delegates to the
Fort Worth deep water convention.
The majority Of them are for Arkansas
Pass.
The graduating exercises of the
Baylor university commenced last
Thursday. Seventeen received diplo-
mas.
The Ross Democratic club of Ian
caster is preparing for rOusing pic
mic. Governor Ross will be the orator
of the day.
Postmaster Madden, of Horton, was
bitten by copperhead snake. Medi-
cal aid was called and he is now out
of danger.
Several U. S. officers will be in
HillsborO today to receive government
horses for the cavalry and artillery
service of the army.
1t is understood that a proposition
has been made to Houston to bring
an entire new base ball team there
from an eastern city.
Regular passenger and mail trains
will be put on the Cotton Belt through
Greenville on the 25th.
George Breeg, foreman of Eagle Pass
coal mines, whose mysterious disap-
pearance was recorded short time
ago, has not been heard from.
The fruit season has opened at Jack
sonville. The town is busy canning,
packing and shipping peaches, beans
plums and other fruits and vegetables
to other markets.
An indignation meeting is held at
MeXia. at which resolutions were
passed denouncing the attack on its
citizen, w. S. Bessling, by B. NJ.
Burrows, of Groesbeck.
Considerable excitement has been
caused in the village of Lawsonville,
by the appearance of mad dog.
About twenty-five dogs were bitten
before the animal was killed.
The wife of William Day, of Sui
phur Springs, after having run away
with married Mexican, returned to
her husband few nights ago. Day
shoots the Mexican, but not fatally.
The cotton seed meal syndicate, con,
Quoted on the Buzzard & Hilliard farm
Uvalde, have abandoned the feeding
system. Fat grass cattle bring as
good price with butchers, and is less
expensive.
The farmers excursion from Den
yer, Col, to Texas over the Fort Worth
road left yesterday. Quite a number
of people will take advantage of the
cheap rates to look over the Pam
handle.
The Arkansas Pass will go through
Rockdale on it's line to Waco. The
contract has been signed. Right-of-
way, depot grounds, and Sl2,5OO in
money was asked of Rockdale, and
guaranteed by responsible parties.
The justice precinct in which Mes
quite is situated, having voted against
local option, the council passed an
ordinance, taxing liquor dealers who
sell less than quart, $50, quart
dealers, 500, and beer dealers, $25.
Merchants Trust company of New
York files suit at Galveston for fore
closing of mortgage held against the