San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-21
STATE NEWS.

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lumber are burned at Texarkana.
Jefferson is blessed with fine rain
which will do the crops much good.
The McLennan county democratic
convention met yesterday.
The citizens of Eagle Pass subscribe
1915 for the Mexican flood sufferers.
The Rio Grande Baptist association
which has been i'm session at Pearsall
has just adjourned.
An effort is being made to revive
the telephone exchange at Corpus
Christi.
Material for the proposed water
works at Corpus Christi is expected
daily.
Robert Martin, one of the oldest
business men of Hearne, died on
Wednesday.
Bracket nine challenge Uvalde to
play for $500, either at Bracket or
Spofford Junction.
One hundred and sixteen head of
horses are imported by Juan l.. Macke
of Eagle Pass.
The negro murderer Hogan goes
from Sherman to the Rusk prison for
life.
At the institution for the blind at
Austin, Mr.. F. o. Helm and Miss
Alice Hamilton are married.
Mary Bingham, who was shot by
Charley Clay, at Corpus Christi, (both
colOred) is rapidly recovering.
The Baptist state convention of dea-'
cons and ministers assembled in Paris
yesterday.
Travel to Laredo was never better
than at present. The hotels are over
flowing.
A Mexican caught an alligator five
feet long, on the S. A. P. railroad
grade, at Laredo, Thursday afternoon
The governor is in receipt of numer-
GUS letters attesting the high charac-
ter of his appointment of Hon. E. NJ.
Hobby as one of the judges of the
court OF commissioners.
The collections of drummers' tax
for the month of June shows a de-
crease from $500 to $500, as compared
with the same month last year.
The citizens of Mineral Wells hope
that as soon as the II. P. is out of the
hands of receiver, it will build the
road from Millsap to the wells.
A family in rather destitute circum-
stances, while passing through LAM
pasas from Bell county to Llano, had
their little boy killed by the wagon
wheel passing over him.
There are As hands employed in the
Terrell canning factory, and the fac
tory is to be enlarged to double it's
present capacity.
Mr.. s. Kujowski of McDade, has
commenced shipping grapes, and ex-
poets to ship 10000 to 1900 pounds,
and will make the largest part of his
crop into wine.
The democratic candidates gave a
grand barbecue at the Junction, five
miles from Texarkana, on Wednes-
day. Many speeches were made.
Ed. Ray, of Albany, is arrested on
the charge of selling whisky in viola
ton of the local option law, and one
for permitting dice throwing in his
billiard hall.
The case of the State of Texas VS.. A.
Moses, for retailing liquor without
license at Terrell, results in plea of
guilty and fine of $3.50.
The bank of s. P. Simpson & Co.,
Eagle Pass, will soon become ma
tional bank, with capital of over
$50, 900.
A custom house officer gets after a
smuggler at Brownsville, shots were
fired, and he finally dropped his prize
which consisted of 100 dozen spools OF
cotton valued at $50.
The sheriffs have in charge Hender-
son Bramley for train robbery, who
caused so much excitement in Erath
county last month by skipping his
bond of $27 1000.
There is a severe rain storm with
lightning at Tyler, the latter knocked
Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins down. but did
not injure them, and it Lit up several
of the electric wires.
The hill of San Marcos has con,
sumed the appearance of small
town. The Chautauqua interest has
so grown that there is talk of as
tinuing it into August.
The Mundy Bros, of Eagle Pass,
shipped north two carloads of fine
horses. They also carried q curiosity
in the shape of Mexican boy born
armless, but who writes, sews, ETC.,
with his feet.
Eloping lovers of Sherman are mar.
ried by magistrate in mid stream OF
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