San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-05
STATE NEWS.

everything.
The weather has been almost I'M
bearably warm at Brennan.
Teachers are arriving daily to at
tend the normal school at Cisco.
A negro is shot, but only slightly
wounded, while trying to burglarize
a store in Austin.
The young son of Mr.. John Nickens,
of Weimar, has his foot cut off by a
moving machine.
A child in Dennison is run over by
team and so badly lacerated that it
will doubtless die.
Reports have reached Abilene of the
appearance of grasshoppers in some
portions of Jones county.
The banks and stores at Texarkana
were mostly closed and business gen.
orally suspended on the 4th.
Col. Andrews has returned from
Waukesha, where he escorted his
family to spend the summer.
Springfield and McDade are lodged
in the Jail at Galveston, while the
Hampstead Jail is being repaired.
The State Bar association met in
Fort Worth yesterday, with attorneys
from different sections of the state.
The celebration of the 4th at Victo-
ria, under the auspices of the depart
ment, was a very successful affair.
The five assemblies of the knights
of Labor of Houston celebrated yes
terday by street parade and picnic.
A man named NJ. H. Jones, is ar
rested in Waco for stealing bunch of
fine Jersey cattle from Mrs. M. E.
Male.
The contract for the bridge over the
| Colorado river, near Austin, is award
ed to the King Iron Bridge Co., for
S47, 900.
A grand trades display took place
in Fort Worth yesterday, which eclip-
sed anything of the kind ever seen in
the state.
Several families of new corners have
arrived at A bilene and have bought
lands and will settle tn ere in adjoining
counties.
The ball game between the Hams
and the Amateurs of Fort Worth, yes
terday at Dallas, resulted in crush
ing defeat for the latter.
Lee Perminter, lad of Is, is nearly
drowned while bathing in the big
railroad pool near Bonham. He was
rescued by Mr.. jeff Davis.
Six hundred and sixty bales of
Texas and California wool have ar
rived in New York, chiefly consigned
to New England manufacturers.
| The state and federal offices and nu-
merous places of business were closed
yesterday in Austin, but there were
no special observances of the day.
President Diaz acknowledges the
receipt of and thanks the citizens of
| Ell Paso for their donation to the relief
fund for the Mexican flood sufferers.
There is lively contest in Gains
| vile over the possession of a cOlored
baby, between the colored woman who
legally adopted it, and some party or
parties who stole it from her.
While Mr.. A. F. England was at
tempting to organize Union Labor
club, at Sunset, unknown parties sent
a thick volley of rocks among the
audience, causing complete stam-
pede.
| -Found-Southwest of Sunset and
1. & G. n. crossing, a buggy running
gear. Owner get the same by giving
description and paying cost of this adj
vertisement. Apply to this Office for
address.
The 4th was celebrated in Hunts
vile by grand barbecue and re-
union of Capt. G. w. Farris' company
A, 21st Texas cavalry. Out of 100
members only about Is survive, and
nearly all were present.
The United States mail coach reach
ing Fredericksburg ON the road to
Comfort, was again robbed on We'd
nesday night by one man. He es-
capped. Those woods seem to be full of
highwaymen at present.
Porter Harris, of Gainesville, has a
dispute with his father over the pur-
chase of 10 cents worth of ice, and at
tempts to shoot him. A young color
ed servant girl grappled with him, and
in the scuff1e the pistol was discharged
in her head; her wound is severe, but
not necessarily fatal.
The grandest 4th of July celebra-
ton that ever took place in Palestine,
was given by the citizens under the
auspices of the Palestine fire depart
ment. Longview, Jacksonville, Ty-
Ter, Taylor, Oakwoads and Neches-
vile joined in the festivities.