Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-05-02
CITY ITEMS.

The public school children will have
holiday on decoration day.
Richelieu in the hands of Mr.. For
sythe was revelation to play goers.
Richelieu will be repeated at the
Garland on Friday night by general and
particular request.
Seventy-6ve cars of piping and lead
have been received for the Moore Bell
water system. The contractor will be-
gin laying pipes on Monday next.
All the committees of the Waco and
McLenuan county Spring Palace anex.
iliary an urgently requested to meet
at the Pacific parlors on Saturday af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock.
The final meeting Of Camp Pat Gle
burn and Grand Army Post Oliver p.
Morton will take place at the district
court room on Friday night and the
public is especially and particularly
invited.
The ladies who have assumed the
duties of the decoration committee are
earnestly at work, and il they are aid
ed by the public generally, will make
decoration day day to be remem-
bered.
The goddess of justice leaning over
the chair of his honor the mayor this
morning wept over two humble
DRINKS this morning and over sleep
or in q public place, but his honor bad
her dry up and sOckt each one of them
in fine ofS5.
The Pacific Express company, with
commendablo enterprise, has put on
handsome new spring wagon for the de-
livery and collection of packages in the
outlying districts, and also for the de.
livery Of packages while the other
wagons are engaged. 1t will ensure
prompt and rapid delivery.
The charge of embezzlement against
j. +. Childres on writ Of habeas cor
pus was heard yesterday before Judge
Dickinson and Childres was discharg-
ed. His confinement has been very
long one but he breathes the free air
again acquired of the charges against
him.
A young man applied at popular
public kitchen last week and was given
fod and employment. This morning
ing the man who fed him was consult
ing Marshal Neil, complaining of the
loss Of fine suit of clothes, shirt, nee
tie and other appliances of good make
up. He thinks he warmed snake in
his bosom.
| Chief A. NJ. Prescott and Assistant
Chief Joe s. Thompson. for the depart
ment. Second assistant Chief j. P.
Williamson for Hook and Ladder COM
pany No. 2, Fifth ward. W. G. Eakin
for Engine company No. l. Tow Wills,
ford alternate. Capt T. A. Blair for
Hook and Ladder No. /. Frank Crow
alternate are the delegates to the fire.
mems state annual meeting at Paris
May 9th, Wednesday next.
The committee on geology, fossils,
etc., should not despair of making an
exhibit Of McLennan county fossils if
they will spend the time and labor in
finding them and expense Of collect
ing. On the Bosque Bluff there are
or were specimens Of bivalve shells
four feet in width, and fossil shell
. Gob &c fo,,v gook - ~ ,~sJ> foecs1
Anomnoties of immense size are to be
found all over this cretacious forma-
ton of which it is characteristic fos-
sill Quantities of specimen fossils
Of various kinds have been picked up
in the last ten years and are probably
in the possession of private parties If
' they could be got at. The late Prof.
. Burleson left large magnificent col.
) lection of mineral and geological speci-
, mems, the use Of which could probably
I be secured, and there are other sources
! from which a big collection could
3 be secured.
s In mineralogy, McLennan county
s can show fine specimens Of Ignite
$ iron pyrites, oxydes of iron, water
: from true alum well, Gne clays and
Q brick clays, and BASTARD chalks from
] the bluff formations Of the Brazos,
8 with crystallized carbonates from true
Q vertical mineral veins which crop out
8 over all sections Of the county. The
n object of such q collection at public
q places like the Karporama is not to get
t up something to catch the wondering
!. eye, but to make picture Of the coun'
N ty to the trained eyes Of visiting min
eralogists and geologist