San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-25
STATE NEWS.

Canada is now money order office.
The Central Texas Conference meets
at Corsecana Oct. 81.
More than 200 bales of Gotten were
sold on the streets of Forney last
Saturday.
Quite a'number of immigrants pass
ed through Bowie last week, en- route
to the Panhandle.
Gov. Ross has issued his proclama-
ton revoking quarantine against Mis-
sissippi.
Fort Davis and surrounding country
have been visited with fine rains; con-
siderable hail also fell.
The race for the legislature both
senate and lower house in the Chap
pei district is rather warm and per-
sonal.
Six thousand young steers were sold
in Bee county recently to Indian Ter
ritory parties. They brought S6.40 for
ones, and $1,000 for twos.
San Angelo has raised several thou
sand dollars towards an agricultural
fair and stock show, which will be
open to the whole Concho county.
Mr.. James J. Campbell. a pioneer
citizen of DenisOn and superintendent
of the street railway, dies of hemorr-
hage of the lungs.
The cotton worm has ruined most
of the top crop at Chapel, yet not
Withs landing, cotton will make from
fifth to three-fourths Of bale per
acre.
fnNIr Il. r.,
Mr.. and Mrs. \. G.. Barrett. who live
near Whitewright, child, in every
respect well formed, with the eXcep-
ton that it had no eyes. 1t only lived
three days.
John WilkersOn, aged Is years, a
prosperous farmer living at Haukey.
has committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head. He had been de-
mented for some months. He leaves u
wife and large family.
United States Senator Reagan and
Mrs. Reagan have returned home to
Palestine from Washington. Senator
Reagan will speak at Rockdale, Lam
pasas, Bolton, Fort Worth, and other
places.
Mr.. John Pedee, OF Hunt county,
while hunting on Caddo creek, had a
fierce encounter with a peculiar ami
NAL. He succeeded in killing the
monstrosity, which is thought by
some to be cross between an escaped
vampire and q wild cat.
When Conductor Daniels, Of west
bound freight arrived in Colorado
two nights ago, he found the seal on
one OF his cars broken, and Oh making
an investigation he discovered two
men in the car. One got away in the
darkness; he secured the other.
On sod ground, planted in June,
Judge Murdoch, living near Wash
burne, DOnley county, has gathered
thirty tons of Milo maize and Egyp-
tan corn. He gathered $50 bushels of
Egyptian corn seed.
The famous Lerma land grant case
has been argued in Ell Paso before
Judge Maxey, of the federal court,
and the judge has taken the case I'M
der advisement to render his decision
at the April term.
One of the slickest negro forgers in
Texas was arrested in Paris day be-
fore yesterday. His name is H. L.
Davis, and he forged two school
vouchers for SIS each and attempted
to cash them.
a soldier at the post at Fort Davis
met with very mysterious death last
week. He was found alive, but I'M
conscious on the railroad track about
eight miles from Maria. No marks OF
violence were on his body, but he died
shortly after.
Protests have been received at the
treasury department. at Washington
from Eagle Pass, against the practice
OF the collector of customs there, re-
quiring separate manifesto for each
and every railway car arriving with
merchandise from Mexico, and charg-
ing a fee of p cents on receiving each
such manifest.