San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-12
State News Condensed.

Western Union Telegraph line is
now open for business to Beevllle.
The Sweetwater sheep market is
booming.
Grain yield of Clay county has been
very satisfactory.
Cotton receipts at Mexia are at a
standstill on account OF rain.
Prohibitionists have scored a big
victory at Elmo.
Sheep are still selling at good prices
in Colorado City.
An immense quantity of rain has
fallen at Whitesboro.
John Boone, colored, of Sherman, is
arrested for embezzlement.
Horses are on the Fair grounds at
Alvord preparing tor the races.
Trains due at Austin from nearly
all sections are delayed by flood.
The Colorado at Austin has risen 10
feet.
Mr.. s. f. Keunon and Miss Ada
Gag, eloped from Milan county ana
married in Bryan.
Some Terrell parties meet to inaug-
urate plans for the repeal of the stock
ordinance.
Grayson college at Whitewright
has opened with larger number OF
pupils than usual.
A lady of Austin has written a
sequel to Uncle Tom S Cabin, which is
now ready for the printers.
OF the permanent school fund Of
I eXas, there is now invested in bonds
over Sc, 435, 747.
A ball will be given at Turner hall,
Austin, for the benefit of the Confed--
crate Home next Saturday night.
D.. Mitchell is admitted to $4,000
bail at Corsicana, for killing J. ID.
Odum.
Rusk will send fifty delegates to
the immigration convention which
meets in Tyler on the 18th.
John Linton, who took morphine at
Paris has died from the effects of
same.
Prof. Cooper requests all state ed
CatiOnal institutions to send educa-
tional data for exhibition at the Dali
las fair
Jury in the Wright murder trial at
Bonham have brought in verdict of
give him 10 years in the pen.
A flock of 1,400 head OF mutton
sheep were run into near Sweetwater
by It. P. engine and 30 head were
killed and fatally crippled.
Miss McCurdy, living near Alvord,
was fearfully burned by dropping q
coal oil lamp which set her clothes on
fire.
A boy at Kosse, lifted up gun that
was lying on the floor and it went off,
lodging the shot in his shoulder, from
the effects of which he died.
Trial at Bonham of John Wright, 4
mere boy, who killed Frank Graves,
on account of love scrape, is causing
much interest.
Several houses were struck by
storm, though little damage was
done.
The Mexican authorities ask Gov.
Ross for eXtradition of the notorious
bandit Alanis, who will probably be
turned over to them.
Two drunken cowboys tore through
the streets at San Angelo firing Oft
their six shooters. One fell from
his horse and was arrested and the
officers after a hot chase secured the
other.
At colOred church festival at Tex
arkana, two darkies disputed as to
who should serve the ladies to ice
cream, and one shot the other through
the neck. The wound is probably
fatal.
Deputy L. S. Marshal Nestor and
posse shot and killed a noted horse
thief and desperate near Tishomingo,
I. t., while the negro was resisting
arrest.
A show window on one of the prin-
cipal streets of Austin was broken
open and a pistol and other goods
carried off. One or two vigilant and
efficient policemen were within half q
block of the store when it was done.
So says the Dispatch.
Notice to U. P. F. and s. NJ. T.
You are hereby notified to attend
Joint meeting of all the lodges to be
held Saturday evening at o'clock
sharp. Business important.
w. H. RILEY, w. NJ.
| 9-12-2t J. 7. ROBINSON, Secretary.
A San Antonio Artist.
Cincinnati papers of the 10th instant
speak in very complimentary terms of
the piano forte recital in the drawing
room of the Conservatory of Music, of
| that city. At that recital Miss Bessie