San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-06
STATE NEWS.

There is not a vacant store in Rusk.
There have been abundant rains at
Del Rio; grass is fine.
Quarantine has been raised in Tex
as against the state of Georgia.
Railroad talk puts politics fm the
shade at Sweetwater.
A little over 500 bales of cotton have
been received to date at Navasota.
Business is booming.
The anniversary celebration Of the
Schuetzen Verein, Teutonia, was held
at Victoria on Thursday.
Work is soon to be started on the
Texas extension Of the Chicago, Rock.
Island and Pacific.
The boot and shoe establishment Of
Morer & Son, of Waco, is closed by al
tachment.
Catori Cara and Jose Lopez, the
Sebree and Abel Cara, have been ar
rested in Rio Grande.
An old gentleman, aged so years,
Yesterday shot himself through the
head, causing instant death, in Hous-
ton.
The capitol furnishing board Of
Austin have issued a volumniOus folio
of specifications for furnishing the
new capitol.
A difficulty arose at the City Plan
ing mill, Nacogdoches, between o. J.
Garner, owner of the mill, and f. w.
Powell, lessee, in which Garner r.
ceived bullet in his left arm.
A gentleman in Decatur from Nc
Lehman county, Identifies Bob and
Dan Campbell as two of the men that
robbed him of about Sl700.
Sufficient money has been raised by
the Humane society, Dallas. to per-
NIT the organization to employ an
agent for the prosecution of oftenses.
against animals.
One of the largest and latest inn
proved water drills and 1000 feet of
pipe are ordered to Ell Paso, for the
effort to secure artesian water OH the
Mesa northwest of the city.
E. NJ. Norton, who operates a mill
and cotton gin at Cottonwood, had
his arm caught in the machinery and
cut and sawed so badly that amputa-
ton will probably be necessary.
J. A. Johnson, at Mckinney,
charged with perperating four forge
ries, has waived examination and re-
CURED to give bail in the sum Of
81 900.
Prof. J. T. Johnson, of Vernon
charged with committing aggravated
assault and battery on Joe Creager,
one of his scholars, is discharged with
the verdict of not guilty.
The Fannin county alliance have
met again in Bonham for the purpose
of giving the jute baggiug another
black eye.
A cowboy named Bird Casaway,-
hunting cattle in Hall county, over
hauled a bear. lassoed him, tighten
ed his lariat to strangling point, and
jumping from his horse, cut the
beasts throat. Bruin weighed over
500 pounds.
Gov. Ross has a telegram from the
Board of Health at Galveston, as fol-
lows: 1.-THE Board of Health raises mo-
objection to the admission ofany clean
| vessel coming from an non-infected
| port egardless of latitude, provided
She be subject to inspection"
Fire broke out in Waco on Austin,
avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, and entirely consumed the
buildings and stocks of the following
parties: G.. w. Mclaughlin, grocery;
E. J. Smith, grocery; Richard, Webb,
meat market; G. H. Massey, paints
and oils.
Miss Maddern's Autographs do not
resemble her very closely. She is
prettier than they represent her.
Frank Mayo, who will be remem-
bered as playing David Crockett here,
has just recovered from serious ILL.,
ness occasioned by con tact with poison
oak while resting at Canton, Pa.
who supported t. j. Farron, when be
was here, is now playing in the new
success, Beacon Lights"
The Pennant Winners.