San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-14
r SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JULY a. 1885,
STATE NEWS.

Inc french cltlZenS OF FOrt WOrtn
celebrate today.
The depot at Aubrey is robbed by
an unknown man.
Richmond is to have a great demo-
cratic rally Oh the 18th.
No rain has fallen at Estacado for
weeks. 1t is needed there.
Bastrop has had no rain since the
18th. Crops are fine. Thermometer
9S.
Brownsville gets for the first time
some boys of the 5th infantry at the
post there.
Conrad Jackson, the negro boy who
murdered John folly, is to be hanged
on Monday, in Waco.
Judge Terrell publishes his declin-
alton of the nomination for state sem
ate if it be offered him.
Midlothian is preparing to make a
rousing reception for the reunion of
Parsons Texas brigade.
Thirty cars of wool and hides were
received over the Texas and Mexican
at Corpus Christi last week.
A large number Of Houstonians go
to New Orleans to witness the cele bra
ton of the Fall of the Bastile.
Yesterday afternoon about 400 Gal
vestonians, both black and white, left
ON an excursion to New Orleans.
A man is found in one of the alleys
at San Angelo with his skull crushed
in. Supposed to have been attacked
for money.
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and Blue Lodge took place at the
Methodist church, Bastrop, on Thurs
day night.
The French residents of Galveston
have made elaborate arrangements to
appropriately celebrate the Fall of the
Bastile today.
One of the bridge workers on the T..
P. fell in the bayou at Jefferson yes
terday and was drowned before as
sistance could arrive.
At Mr.. Josiah Turner's ranch, San
ia Maria, one of his Mexican laborers
has his neck broken by his horse
stumbling and rolling on him.
Ell Paso was visited by severe
thunder storm on Wednesday night.
The amount of electricity discharged
has never been equalled in that sec
ton.
Quo warranto proceedings are en-
tered by the fifth ward of Dallas to
prevent the city from taxing it, on the
ground that the annexation was not
legal.
Fire broke out in Houston last
night, and destroyed three three-story
stores. Cause supposed to be the
bursting of lamp in the building &C.
cupied by furniture dealer.
Margarita Gonzales, an old Indian
woman, for many years a tamale VEN
der in Corpus Christi, was taken very
ill and her coffin was made, but she
now shows every sign of recovery.
Madame Melanie Foucart and
her children return to France, via
Galveston, from Waco, being cruelty
treated, and all her wealth run
through with by her worthless hus-
band.
One of the largest funerals ever
seen in Nueces county, was that of
young Walter Dove, shot down two
days ago, in Corpus Christi, by his
bosom friend. The exact cause of the
snOOtlng Is not known.
Mrs. Prince, of Waxahachie, is ter
ribly stung by bees while endeavoring
to drive them off her horse, which
had been hitched near them. The
horse died from the effect of the bee
stings.
Last evening, at the Beach hotel,
Galveston, Battery A, of the Calves
ton Artillery, gave german, compli-
mentary to the officers of the Light
Battery of the Third Artillery, of San
Antonio.
Fire broke out in an unoccupied
storehouse at Commerce, burning
north and south, and consuming the
entire east side of the square, includ-
ing three houses together with the
Oddfellows' hall. Fire was doubtless
incendiarism.
A Most Unhappy Woman.
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