San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-08
STATE NEWS.

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Threshing of wheat and oats IS now
the order of the day at Kopperl.
w. L. Brock, the Cotton Belt train
robber, is still in Miller county Jail.
The Carrollton thermometer regis
tiers 100 in the shade.
Forty car loads of stock were sent
from Victoria last week for all des-
tinations.
The Dallas Lodge, Knights of Py-
thias, held their dedication services
in their new hall last night.
Cotton at Gonzales is suffering for
want of rain. Picking has commence
ed.
About $1,000 have been paid into
the city treasury of Laredo for land
purchased.
Ninety-three thousand dollars worth
of imports passed through the La
redo custom house for July.
The court house at Corpus has been
crowded with people listening to the
WOessner trial.
The steamer Arkansas sailed on her
return trip from Brownsville on Mon
day.
| Bryan received her first bale on
Monday, raised by Frank Wallace in
the county.
The telegraph office at San Angelo
has been made Western Union
point.
The wind at Corpus has been blow
ing half a gale. Small boats have
been hugging the shore.
Fruit of all kinds, especially melons,
peaches and grapes have been very
plentiful at Benavides.
The body of an unknown woman
murdered, was found in the river,
near RamerenO, Smiles above Browns
vile.
The rector of the Trinity church,
the Rev. Stephen NJ. Bierd, of Gal
weston, was yesterday married to
Miss May L. Redmond, of New Or
leans.
The Mexican railway company have
decided to build their own shops, and
the work of construction has already
commenced.
Fire, supposed to be caused by a
flying spark from passing engine,
occurred in the cemeteries at Terrell.
| The shubberies and fences were
damaged.
Mr.. A. III. Ables, of Terrell, owned
q fine mare that was great pet with
the family, who has been checked to
death by her rope getting fastened
round her neck.
1t is not as yet settled where the
new Piedras Negras custom house
will be located. The authorities are
divided between the market plaza and
the railroad reservation.
The Dallas democratic club has is
sued an invitation to all the demo-
cratic clubs in the state to join in the
grand procession on the night of the
l4th.
| A fine horticultural exhibition was
held at the office of the Williamson
County Sun, at Georgetown. Apples,
pears, peaches, grapes, and many
other fruits and vegetables were
| shown.
Hon. Henry Exall, of Dallas, has Sc
cured for parties attending the con-
vention, one fare for the round trip
from all railway stations in Texas, to
be sold on the 18th and 18th, and good
till the Goth.
Mr.. Joshua Blake, who resides two
miles from Waco, was bitten yester-
day on the foot by red viper, and his
life was with difficulty saved.
The impending trial of seven promi-
nent young men of Waco for alleged
violation of the Sunday laws in bet
ting ON Sunday over base ball, is quite
a local sensatiOn.
The Mexican editors at Laredo were
arrested on affidavit of Charles
Pierce, charging that they were about
to publish libel against him, but an
amicable adjustment was made and
the prosecution withdrawn.
AS Messrs Cook and Cars were
crossing the river, at Eagle Pass in a
little sulky, in the ferry boat, the
horse commenced kicking and threw
them out, one was badly kicked on
the Sims, the other had his shoulder
dislocated.
The action of the A. T. and S. F. in
reducing the wages for common
laborers, section hands, etc., to eight
cents per hour with a maximum of Il
hours per day, at Ell Paso, has Occa
stoned considerable comment.
One League Will Play.