San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04
State News Condensed.

Granbury is full of railroaders and
contractors.
Carrollton crop prospects are all
that can be desired.
An Episcopal church will soon be
erected at Bracket.
Another case of smallpox has been
discovered in Austin.
The country around Floresville has
not been in better condition for farm
ing for years.
John Rrookshire, who broke Jail for
the second time at Hampstead, is
again captured.
The board of directors of the Bap-
tist general convention of Texas, met
in Waco on Tuesday.
The meningitis scare has died out
at BRENNAN. No new cases have been
reported for over week.
The Brazos transfer hacks that
come in to Alvin are we'll patroniZed.
Real estate is in demand there.
The shorthorn cattle have doubtless
been injured for both breeding and
milking qualities by keeping animal.
too fat.
Hon. A. ). Bailey, representative of
the 2lst legislature from Red River
county, has died at his home in
GAINESVILLE.
The knights of Labor throughout
the state are now bending their ener-
gies towards the formation of feder-
alton of trades.
Frank Roberts and Lewis Sheffield
got into a dispute at Decatur and
carved each other up with knives.
| Roberts will die.
The corner stone of the new Evan
| gelical church at Fredericksburg will
be laid on Sunday next.
Contractors Johnson and Hansen,
on the :. A. P. extension to Fred
ericksburg. have put 10 teams to
work, which shows they mean bust
ness.
The present season demonstrates
that the coast country is peculiarly
suited to the propagation of strawber-
ries. About 400 quart boxes were
shipped from Alvin few days ago.
A grand banquet was given at FL
PasO under the auspices of the Ell
PasO Tariff Reform club, in honor of
Thomas Jefferson. There were about
200 leading gentlemen present.
The mysterious disappearance of
Mr.. ForstOh at Jefferson is still the
theme of conversation there. The
| search is being kept up for him. 1t is
| now believed he was murdered in
stead of drowned.
The 5-year-old son of Mr.. Holland,
of Sherman, while sitting in front of a
COW his mother was milking, had his
lip badly lacerated by the animal
suddenly catching her horns under it.
1t is feared the cow was bitten by
rabid dog.
President Ornelas, of the Interna-
tiOnal Bridge and Trainway company,
has arrived in Laredo in special
train from Mexico. The board Of ex-
aminers from the City of Mexico re-
port favorably on the new bridge; the
| government has accepted the struct-
| ure; traffic will begin next week.
Willie Foster big brutal negro,
supposed to be the same one who at
tackled Miss Browning a few nights
ago in Galveston fOrcibly attempted
to enter the room of Miss White
| Cyrian. The plucky girl resisted him
with a piece of gas pipe. He fled, but
was captured by the girls description
of him. He threatens to "finishn her
when he comes out of Jail.
A young man of Bracket of good
family and prospects became inter
ested in pretty Mexican girl who
lived with some poor MeXicans. The
young mans friends did all they
could to prevent the attachment, but
they were married. Among the effects
of the lady were found papers, prov
in fa ltIo hi
property in Coahuila. The lawyers
think the young man has married a
fortune as we'll as a pretty girl.