San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-01
STATE NEWS.

in and around Brennan.
Luling crops need rain, and the in
dications are good for it.
A German named Fritz Munzell, is
arrested in Waco for bigamy.
Three political barbecues will be
given around Austin this week.
The Pilot Point fifth annual horte-
cultural fair took place yesterday.
The colored summer normal school
at Seguin came to close last Satur-
day.
The jury in the Cara bribery case
at Corpus brought in verdict-tine of
500.
Ed. Moore of Corpus is given 20
days, and fined S25 for carrying
pistol.
| The weather continues extremely
hot at CHARLOTTESVILLE, and no prospect
OF rain.
Judge Hoges, of Beeville, has just
recovered from a severe attack of
measles.
The surveying corps of the Calves
ton air line is in camp about 2 l-2 miles
south of Sulphur Springs.
About 800 were realized by the
benefit given by the young ladies of
Denison for the DenisOn Rifles.
The Cologne Gazette denies that
Queen Victoria took Emperor Fred
erick's papers away with her.
Mrs. Tenny Hood of Waco has just
died. She weighed pounds and a
coffin had TO be made specially for
her.
Col. w. S. Simpkins, of Dallas, has
gone to New York, in the interest of
the Dallas, Archer and Pacific rail-
road.
From San Diego to Corpus the coun-
try is in more fiOurishing condition
than for thirty-five years; stock is
very fine.
Judge Frank Dignowity has donated
two lots in MaripOsa for school house
site, and steps will be taken at once to
raise funds to build it.
The Texas Western r. r. is doing
as much business as it is able to
handle, since it has been in the hands
OF new management.
The Santa Fe track is now within
ten miles of San Angelo, and it is eX-
pected by the 10th of August trains
will run there regularly.
Gov. Ross has received the procla-
nation of Gov. Adams, of Colorado,
calling the deep water convention for
the 18th of August, at Denver.
The telephone office at Brackets
vile is going begging for some one to
run it. There is no money in it, and
none seem to want it for glory.
improvement is still the order of
the day at Halletsville. A number of
handsome residences and business
houses are in course of erection.
The dead body of man is found in
the river below the railroad bridge at
Eagle Pass. Another victim who at
tempted to walk the bridge and fell
in.
Available school funds at present in
Austin are $4,000. The school de-
ficiency is now reduced to about $780,
600 and will be covered by the close of
another week.
The single tax men, or Henry
Georgeites, of the state, held a secret
conference at Houston yesterday, at
which goodly number from all sec
lions were present.
The Sweetwater Mill and Gin Co.
have received their machinery, and
will begin placing it in at once to be
ready for the present crop of that and
adjoining counties.
A negro boy at Victoria, in a fight
with another boy injured him serious
ly, whereupon his father began to
clastise him. The boy drew his knife
and began carving the old man,
wOunding him dangerously.
Hon. John L. Shepard, of Camp
county, is nominated by acclamatiOn
for district judge at Atlanta. Trouble
is anticipated over the nomination for
district attorney, neither of the three
candidates having majority.
This is a gala week for Bonham.
Thursday the cathedral will be opened
and a reunion and barbecue; Friday
the BOnhamites will entertain the
veterans with a basket picnic; Satur-
day the county primary will take
place. An attendance of Is, 900 people
is expected.
Three boys entered Mrs. Tracy's
ed of the waiter something to eat.
The waiter refused, and they attacked
and wounded him. They were ar
rested.
A company has been formed to
build a standard guage road from
Natchez, Miss, to Eagle Pass. The
proposed line will run through Tenn
pie, Kerrville and Uvalde Eagle Pass