The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-02-05

DR.. W. Ragland, John Dudley and
W. NJ. Dunn have died at Gilmer
aztec a short illness from la grippe.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kendall, aged "A
years, fell dead at the breakfast table
at San Antonio few mornings ago.
Nat Royal, a brakeman, had his
neck broken at San Angelo, recently,
by the end of coal car falling out
La grippe is prevailing to an alarm
Ing extent at NOlanville. In many
cases whole families are down with it.
W. d. Powell, an old man and
prominent citizen living near Mar
shall, has been stricken by paralysis.
]. T. Edwards, who was bitten by
rabid dog at Mesquite, applied a mad
stone and it adhered seventeen days.
The recent cold snap froze up the
electric light plant at Weatherford
ana left the city in Egyptian darkness.
A young man named Darling fell
from the roof of a burning building at
Fairfield, recently, and fractured his
Eull.
Harry Martin, a waiter at Randall's
eafe, Dallas, shot Ad Smith. head
cook, few days ago. Smith Will re-
Aver.
EThe safe of the 0. X. Harry iror
Forks of Dallas was blown open
Nv nights ago and the eracksmen got
k.5O.
3 A meeting has been held at Waco
the purpese of formulating plans
s. arouse more enthusiasm in Worlds
fair work.
A young alligator was captured in a
Dallas street gutter a few days ago.
1t had crawled up through a sewer
from the river.
To make navigation not only prac-
ticable but highly successful it is pro-
posed by a Dallas man to lock and
dam the Trinity.
1t is reported from Wheatland that
the acreage Of the co ton plant in that
section this year will be much less
than last season.
A little girl of George Paris col
ored. was run over by a wood wagon
at BRENNAN, few days ago, and had
her foot crushed.
During the recent blizzard all the
prisoners in the city Jail at Fort Worth
were released to keep them from
freezing to death
George Wallingford, a ieweler and
highly respected citizen OF Waco, com
mitted suicide few days ago by
taking strychnine.
1t IS reported from Bolton that the
loss of stock in that section during the
recent severe weather mas been greater
than for years past.
The East Line and Red River rail
road was sold at the door OF the Jeffer-
son court house few days ago. 1t
brought 81, 600, 600.
The wife and daughter of Sam
Lazarus of Dallas lost their lives in
the recent burning OF the indianapolis,
Ind, surgical institute.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany have about finished putting up
their second wire between Gold
thwaite and San Angelo
While returning home from Hous-
ton, a few days ago, the lS-yeal-Old
son of John Kreger fell from the
wagon and broke his neck
ATwo shafts are being suEL near
Agle Pass in an effort 20 reach q rich
~ OF coal which Is thought TO exist
@mewhere in the vicinity.
While driving fractions team al
Sherman. recently, Henry Skinner,
colOred, fell between tie horses and
was almost kicked to death.
Rich discoveries OF silver have been
made in the brakes Of the Salt Fork
of the Brazos river, in Stonewall
county, which assays from $40 to $40
per ton.
The appellate court has confirmed
the death sentence of Lindsey Ellis
colored, who so foully murdered an
inoffensiye old negro at Terrell some
time ago.
While feeding a mangle at Leach
mans laundry. Dallas a few days ago,
Rertha fairfield, IS years old. had
the skin, flesh and nails stripped from
her right hand.
Mrs. Annie A Burton has brought
suit against the city OF Decatur and
Ben F. Stegall for $40. 900 damages
for the killing OF her son by the fall
ing OF stone wall.
Revs. Hodge OF the Presbyterian
and Keith OF the Methodist churches,
at Quintana, are raising funds for the
erection OF large tabernacle or tent
wherein 10 preach.
Mrs. Davidson OF Dallas discovered
a man the other night hiding under
ar old counter in her yard and she
shot at him, whereupon he scaled the
fence and decamped.
During the recent cold spell Red
river was frozen over so hard that
wagons loaded with produce could
cross on the ice the first occurrence
Of the kind since 1860.
L. S Nikish. fo- several years con-
nected with the engineering depart
ment of the Houston and Texas Cen
tfal, has been confined in jail at Hous-
t3n on a charge of lunacy.
miss Nevada Roberts of Wolfe City
Gas recently burned to death at Dal-
Is, where she Was visiting, by the ex-
Ifosion of coal oil can, with which
she was trying TO start fire.
More corn than usual in the section
Kenneyville will be
planted this season. The farmers
have agreed to diversity crops. and
cotton will no longer be king.
j. b. Sears of Thorp Springs a
county commissioner, had his leg
broken a few days ago by his horse
falling on it. This is the third time
the same leg has been broken by his
horse falling.
Receiver Mcnamara and Master OF. |
Chancery Flemming of the Sap have
gone to Yoakum to see about the cost
and practcability of removing the
sbons of tho San from,