Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-17

A meeting was held this morning
OF the managers of the Arkansas Pass
road matter and adjourned to five
o'clock this evening to give time for
certain technicalities to be arranged
and considered. They are mere tech
nicalities between Col. Cameron and
the Arkansas Pass railroad. The sub.
,scription to grade the road has been
subscribed, the money necessary is in
the bank, and the contract for grading
the road, with Col. Cameron, is ready
to be signed. 1t will probably be
signed this evening and If so the grad.
ing will begin at once. AS the meet.
ing will be held after this paper goes
to press. we shall be deprived of the
satisfaction Of informing our readers
this evening that the Arkansas road is
fixed fact.
Two popular grocers, Mr.. John M.
Cooper, and R. H. Gray, will be found
among our advertisers. If our 32o
subscribers were all to make a pur.
chase at their stores tomorrow would
it not boom this paper7 1t would
boom those merchants too for those
who purchase there generally
become steady customers. There is
no better places in this town at which
to trade. Mr.. Cooper runs the old
Waco Supply Store, corner Austin and
Eighth, and II. H. Gray Austin street,
lower down between 9th and 9TH.
Both have fine groceries apd Sell cheap.
When you take your market basket
on your arm Tomorrow morning give
them a call anyhow.
The confusion incident to the first
few issues of a paper do not show q
paper to the best advantage and we
must beg the indulgence of readers
till we can get our business systema.
tized. In a short time we hope to be
able to make much better paper.
1t was the original intention to enlarge
the paper in the fall, at the present
outlook we hope to be able to do so
before that. The News is run by a
cooperation of steady, industrious and
skilful men and for every extra dollar
earned a part will 60 for the better.
ment of the paper.
On the 18th inst. Mr.. Geo. Simcox,
an employee of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, had stolen from him a
silver watch valued at $40, a
gold watch valued at $s5 and
S. in money. The valuables was
filched from a desk drawer in the
depot Office. Mr.. Simcox had arrest.
ed at Temple yesterday, and brought
to Waco last night, two parties
Burns and Williams, alleged to be the
appropriators of this property. Both
men are in Jail here awaiting an ex
aiming trial,
Cases for trial up before the Mayor
in the city court were rather slim to
day, only two case sbeing tried, Boil
Sedberry and Tom Morse on q charge
of fighting. The offenders were dis
charged. Morse seemed to have beer
somewhat worstsd in the scrape. He
was unable to make an appearance
before his honor, on account of being
confined to the house with his head
in a sling, caused by the diligent ap
plication of a stick in the hands o.
Sedberry.
Very few country people are to be
seen on the streets. The square IL
shrouded in pail of dizziness indie
scribable. Every man and boy, even
to the lame and the halt, are being
utilized In broad harvest and cotton
fields. 1t is amazing dull for the
trade just now, but will whoop it VI
for trade in the sweet bye and bye
still more amazingly.
At the hanging yesterday a larg'
number of spectators were on thu
roofs Of building at so cents a seat
some getting their seats at II
O'Clock. Just before the drop fel
there was big stampede Of the timi(
| who could not stand the final drop.
The eclipse of the moon. which oc
ours on the night Of the 22i and morn
ing of the 23d this month, will be
grand spectacle. 1t begins at s;55 o.
the night of the I'D, the total Obscu