San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-28
STATE NEWS.

Sales of land at Wichita Falls to ac-
tual settlers are of daily occurrence.
Miss Annie Bailey, of Dallas, aged
16, dies from an overdose of morphine.
1t is understood that the Granite
Rifles of Burnett will surrender their
charter, and return their guns to the
state.
The contract for the hand some new
brick store at Eagle Pass is awarded
to Mr.. ConOver.
The Grand Council of the United
Friends of Temperance, of Texas, is in
session at Waco.
The Eleventh Texas Cavalry and
Battery are to have reunion at Bon
ham on August I'd.
DIR. A. G. Camp, member of the
twentieth legislature from Limestone
county, is very ill.
The cotton crop Of Leggett looks
now as if it would make half crop
with one more rain.
The decomposed remains of an in
FAINT are found in cistern in the
fourth ward, Houston.
The number of teachers in attend
ance at Bell county summer normal
has increased to 100.
Policeman Preston of Denison is
bitten by vicious dog, while eXecut-
ing an arrest on the streets.
Rawlins school house, few miles
west of Lancaster is burned down.
Supposed to be incendiarism.
Victoria Fire Co. No. l, formally
occupied their new engine house yes
terday with imposing ceremonies.
J. J. McLemore, of Dublin, is con-
templating the erection of two-stOry
rock hotel on his lot near the depot.
w. H. Bonner, an old and esteemed
citizen of Lufkin, died on Wednesday,
and was buried with Masonic hOnors.
A large and enthusiastic meeting is
held at Vernon, to encourage the pros
pect of railroad from Kerrville to
Vernon.
A negro in Paris attempts an assault
awOke and ran for assistance and the
negro fled.
DIR. Thos. Colley is appointed chief
surgeon of the International and
Great Northern railroad, with head
quarters at PaleStlne.
The little 2-year-old girl of city at
torney p. T. Jones is poisoned and
nearly dies of the effects of an over
dose of opium at Hillsboro.
Ex-City Marshal Chris. Rogers is
stabbed and killed by Billy Young,
an engineer ON the I. d G. N, at Pales-
tine. The cause of the murder is not
known.
Capt. Joe Davis, of East Texas, sells
5000 beeves to Messrs. Gunter Il Co.,
Dallas, Texas. They were four years
old and upward, and brought stiff
market price.
Great excitement is caused in Dali
las over the arrest of mulattO, sup
posed to be the one who has been en-
tering the residences of Dallas citizens
in the midnight hours.
Geo. w. Payne, of Granger, while
fishing in Willis creek, is bitten by a
mad dog. There was no chance to
escape the dog. He held him to the
ground and cut his throat. He then
started at once for Georgetown for a
maidstone.
At Daugherty, John White, fami-
liarly known as Buffalo, shot and in
stantly killed a Mexican with whom
he had quareled sitting at the table at
Mr.. Daugherty's camp where both
were employed.
Two young couples, P. A. and w. J.
Rountree, brothers, and the Misses n.
0. and w. A. Record, sisters, elope
from Farmersville, via Sherman, into
the Indian tarritOrv and ara mo rriad
by the Rev. Mr.. GOss.
B. P. Bailey, of Paris, deputy grand
commander, organized a council of the
American Legion of Honor at Henri
eta last Tuesday. This order since
its establishment some years ago, has
paid in benefits over $1,000, 900 in the
state of Texas alone.
Waco has series of casualties.
Jimmie Ridley, a small boy who
climbed up high wall to hear
brass band fell and broke his arm:
Miss Georgia Creel, the daughter of a
prominent contractor, while chopping
piece of wood, chopped her big toe
nearly off; and Mr.. John G. Fall,
operator in large furniture store had
his nose broken by a mountain of
chairs which broke from their fast
enings.
Mr.. Chas. Kobitz, of Victoria, while
in the woods gathering mustang
grapes, fell out of tree, striking ON
his back on the sharp edge of a gully.
The lower part of his back has be-
come paralysed and it is feared he is
fatally injured.
Barber ]. A. Lunn, who was so