San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-20
State News Condensed.

3, 200 bales OF cotton.
The visiting congressman We're in
Fort Worth yesterday, September 10.
FL Paso city council is wrestling
with the irrigation question.
The decomposed body of an old
white man is found near Palestine.
Luling city schools are over
crowded.
The Literary society of Cedar Bayou
will soon reorganize.
Cotton picking at Mason is much re-
tarded by the recent heavy rains.
Hill Prairie's ambition is soaring to-
wards not only railroad, but fine
depot, telegraph office, etc.
Waco has a popular cigar which
bears the brand of Free Bridge"
Rains and low temperature in Tar
rant county have delayed the cotton,
crop.
Palestine seems to be one of the few
places where weather has been favor
able for cotton.
The Immigration convention at Ty-
Ter was success, and the East Texas
immigration association is fixed an,is
The mother of Senator r. HI Nor
ris has died, aged so years, Her re-
mains are inferred at Rusk.
The stationary engine for the Mexi--
can National machine shops has
reached Laredo.
The Abilene citizens and ladies ara
very active in preparations for the
Fair.
Master Mechanic lilly of the Next
can National will examine plans for
the Chacon creek bridge at request OF
Webb county commissioners.
c.. M. Milan, of Cedar Bayou, has.
contracted for furnishing the brick for
the cotton factory to be built at GAL
weston.
The old man Louis Rector, who
was so badly assaulted by burglars
at Ell Paso, has recovered conscious.
ness. They failed to secure the
money.
Ell Paso is reveling IN the excite
ment of bull fights, pyrotechnics,
Uncle Sans bluecoats. council suuab-
bles, municipal lawsuits and such.
Prof. Fitzhugh, of Virginia, is ap-
pointed assistant professor of Latin
in the university of Austin, in place
of Mr.. Cooper, who declined it.
Paris News credits free-trade Mills
with the prediction that an extra SEES
sion of congress will be called October
18th.
Menard's suit for $4,000 against
the city of Galveston will soon Occupy
the attention of the municipal author
tiles.
GalvestOn's new water tower rises
above the sand-bar like "Dullnig's.
plug hat" over the waters of the San
Antonio.
A white man standing on the Il. p.
track at street crossing at Dallas,
was struck by all engine and had his,
back broken.
The city council of Cuero has CON-
tracted with an Illinois man for s..
system of waterworks to DE commence
ed shortly, for the sum of $33, 1892.
Two Mexicans with two head of
stolen cattle are arrested at Santa
Olaya, near Brownsville. They had
been doing a thriving business in that
line, having sold 80 head.
The twelve year-old son of Mr.. and.
Mrs. Henry Trammell, of Dallas, fell
from tree and died of his injuries,
while his parents were both away
from the house.
Laredo having population of 10000,
is entitled to four delegates to the
deep water convention, who have
been selected.
Laredo board of trade unanimously
adopts resolutions protes ting against
the recent circular letter of the secre-
tary of the treasury in regard to i'm
portation of Mexican ores.
The Gonzales papers credit the
Arkansas Pass with a six per cent
lower rate on first class freight and
seven per cent on second class to,
Houston than the Southern Pacific.
A Southern Pacific train ran over
and killed q section hand at Rocky
Bridge Creek, near LaGrange, as he
was walking on the bridge.
Mr.. Cook, of Palestine, who was as
saulted by Joseph Murphy with =
baseball bat four days ago, has recov--
cred consciousness for the first time.
Mr.. A. J. Listetter, prominent La.
redo contractor and builder and also
an alderman, is married to Miss Nee
han in San Augustine cathedral, and
they have gone OH tour to Mexico.
Engineer Murphy of the Mexican
National, while passing over 70 bridge
put his head out the window and
came in contact with the bridge. He
never recovered consciousness and
died 10 hOurS after