San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-02
STATE NEWS.

Vile.
Eleven train loads of cattle have
been shipped from Amarillo last
week.
There is lively quarantine contro-
versy between Ell Paso and Paso del
Norte.
James p. Smith, of Dallas, editor of
the Dallas Herald, is dead of con-
sumption.
THE telephone to Teneta, on the
Houston, East and West Texas rail-
road is working well.
The second anniversary Of Ballin-
gers birthday, was celebrated on Sat
urday in grand style.
Work on the Waco and Brazos Val
ley route, from Waco to Cameron, will
be begun on Wednesday.
Mrs. Alice Lyall, wife of the Brit
ish Consul at Galveston, died at Gal
weston, of malarial fever.
Mrs. Maggie Montgomery, wife of a
McLennan comfy farmer, whose
home is near Bruceville, is adju dyed
insane.
THE continued rains in Huntsville
HAVE VASTLY ICuuCCl tllC plOopOSeo ioA
a crop, as well as increased the work
of the farmer.
Dink Heron, well known stock
man near Wichita Falls, is arrested
by John Hammond, on charge of
stealing cattle.
Escaped convicts are shot near Ma
vasota; they had stolen trunk, con-
tanning money, and were killed while
trying to escape.
A grand picnic with programme of
political speeches, took place at Caddo
Mills, on the Dallas and Greenville
railroad last Friday.
William Davis, the colored steve
dore who was shot while chastising
the seducer Of his wife, died at Calves
ton Saturday night.
Roy Henry, of Whitewright, while
driving a mule team which ran away
had his brains dashed out and his
body mashed to jelly.
Never in the history of Dallas has
the town been in such bad sanitary
condition as now. The whole city Is
in a filthy condition.
London journals are loud in their
vi thC paClhC VI
King Williams speech.
Houston is cutting down public ex-
penses in order to clean up the city,
resolving to do without electric light,
if necessary, in order to accomplish
the purpose.
A daring crime was performed in
Dallas, few hours before daybreak
last Wednesday morning. An I'M
known person entered the residence
of family on Ross avenue, and out
ragged the lady of the house, in the
room where her sister and children
were also sleeping.
A pathetic occurrence is the death
of a colored man in Wallisville, who
went down well to rescue a little
colored boy, who had himself gone
down after bucket, and was over
come by the gas. They both shared
the same fate. The man was highly
respected in his locality.
A negro woman at Center, working
ON Mr.. CostOn's cotton patch, on being
reprimanded, attempted to poison the
whole family by putting strychnine in
some meal. 1t was given to the
chickens fortunately instead of the
family and they died.
San Angelo is bound to be city of
beautiful homes, situated favorably as
it is, in the picturesque valley of the
Concho. Numerous railroads will
soon penetrate this fertile and health
full region.
Perseverance in drilling for water at
Sierra Blance results in the well
emitting 1000 gallons per hour of pure
clear water. This settles the water
question for all that section of country
between the Pecos and Ell Paso.
Hon. E. A. Atlee, who is the demo-
cratic nominee for senator from the
9th district, was met at Laredo on
his return from Corpus Christi, at the
depot, by large number of friends
and escorted home.
At Freedom, Tex, while attempting
to ford the Prairie De LANCE creek,
John Gaubach, his sister and young
lady friend, were drowned.
A genuine painting of Magdelru,
either an original Correggio, or by an
artist of that school, is found in Nash
vile, in the possession of an aged
hero, once of President Jackson's
family. It's history is traced to col
lection owned by Mr.. Early, an old
friend Of that family who died at
Jackson's home.
Dublin will have a big time on the
4th of July. A foot race, running and
trotting races, and the great $1,000
matched race will be the features.
Cash prizes amounting to sos will be