San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-14
STATE NEWS.

BRACES river Is reported very high, and
1t Ia feared will overflow.
Park hotel will open In Lsmpasss
March. Eth.
Bishop Neraz baptized over 300 child
rem at San Angelo. last sunday.
United States Colored Farmers ALI
anoe organized In woodville.
W. A. Mill,ng. postmaster at Bairds-
town. killed by falling tree on last Sat-
urday.
The Dallas base ball club is making
time getting ready for games with Gin
cinnsti next Saturday and Sunday.
Fort Worth is taking strongly of es-
tablishing pork packing establish
ment.
II o. Gravens, Gainesville druggist,
made an assignment Yesterday. Liabil-
tiles $3,9l9; assets, 81, 200.
The Willis high school is soon to be
chartered under the name Of the Willis
Male and Female college.
Montgomery county don't seem TO
take much stock IN the immigration
movement
County alliance Of Jcfierson have en-
dorsed Hon. ". l.. Douglass for con-
gress.
Capt. j ID Morrow accepts the com.
msnd Of the Waco Light infantry CON-
pany, upon certain conditions.
Pure lead with traces OF silver has been
discovered on High ISLAND, near Calves
ton.
Congressman Springer gives a quail
fled promise to vote the appropriation
for public building At Fort Worth.
Charles Dalton has been arrested at ST.
Louis for taking part in the Missouri
Pacific strike at Fort Worth In 1886
A controversy isrsging In Galveston
between the city and medical authuri-
ties.
II. b Hartley. Of Burnet, has been ar
rested In Louisiana and returned to this
state, charged with incest.
Fort Worth Board OF Trade lie canvas
sing the plans for new building and
will probably adopt one on Saturday
next.
The Farmers Alliances OF southern
Texas are agItxting the organization OF
an excharg &c here similar to the ex-
change In Dsllas.
Bud Bright, Of Van AlstyDe. Texas,
shot his brother-in.law and a young lady
to whom he WAS paying attention, on
last Monday.
A novel eight was witnessed by Gal
veRtonisns In the ceremony OF q Chinese
funeral over the body OF Dong Bong,
laundrymsn. =
Lecture on home rule to be delivered
by Sir Thomas Grattan Esmunde, Brit
ish member Of parliament ut Galveston.
March 20.
The Albert Sidney johnson Camp Of
Confederates Of Houston will observe
April 9th as memorial day, that being
the anniversary OF the battle OF Shiloh.
Sergesnt-At-Arms Caiv r, OF the Uni
ted States senate, is in BRENNAN, looking
up testimony In the Washington out
RACES case.
The d5s2very OF gold is reported near
niiftoafi, by GeuSge Cook, u well known
minister Of the BapSst church, and also
an old miner.
Roe, the wife poisoner OF Huntsville,
has been refused new trial by the court
OF appeals and will have sentence passed
upon him at the April term Of Grimes
county court.
Thirty-six head OF cattle were killed
on the M. X. and I. division of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, Sunday, by the train run
ping of bridge.
Ben Terrell, lecturer OF the National
Alliance gave a good address to the
alliance OF McLennsn county on Monday
last. The farmers OF that 8, ction are 10
high spirits over crop prospects.
PostofIice at Milan was broken into
Saturday night. Iron safe badly dam
aged, hut no entrance effected Ii is
supposed the burglars were frightened
away before finishing the job.
A. F. Truitt. well known citizen and
real estate man OF Fort Worth. was
killed on Sunday night by Maggie Estar,
q woman Of the town, who hit him over
the head with small fire shovel.
Case of Geo. Farmer VS.. Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio railrosd
Company, in Columbus, plaintiff receiv-
ed 5000 for injuries received. Protee-
tion fire company No. l had an interest
ing meeting Saturday night. Boys are
going to have new shirts, and new
flag.
Mrs. Augustus Bales, claiming to have
been resident of Texas for some years
gives the Memphis Scimiter horrible
| account OF wholesale starvation In and
around Texas. The Waco Examiner
| calls the narrative an unadulterated
falsehood and libel upon the state.
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