San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-23
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 81, 1894

DALLAS, lex, NOV. Il, loJf'
To the DAILY LIGHT:
Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr, deliv-
cred his lecture, "Fools," to a
crowded house in the auditorium
OF the City hall last night. People
who heretofore never known to pay
a dollar to 60 to hear any kind Of an
orator, were out. His lecture was
well received.
1t has never been stated which
was elected, Kerby or Abbott. To
your correspondent, asked a we'll
known newspaper man who catches
on to everything that is going,
Abbott is elected by 400 majority"
said he.
at is said Major Kearly is not
willing to concede that Judge Alb.
bott was the choice of the people of
the 9Th district, and he Is, we un.
derstand, going to contest the cleo
tion."
of he does he will not be the
gamer, even though he should
come out Victorious" said the pen.
Gil pusher.
"a man never makes anything
by contrasting an election. Why
there is our mayor, better,
brighter or clever man than Bryan
Il. Barry is not to be found. He
contested the election and won, but
should he run again he will surely
be defeated.
Your correspondent could not
and did not agree with the forego-
ing. For If mans past record is
worth anything Bryan T. Barry's
as mayor, will do him great SER
vice should he again enter the field
for office.
A few days ago suit was brought
In the United States court by Mrs.
S. p. Bossert, Of Sebastian county,
Ark, against people in Harris
county, Texas, Texas and Houston
Central railway, 7. J. Oliver, Alex
and Phillip Sanger, Of Dallas, and
24b others, trespass to try title to
eleven leagues of land in Lime
stone county, embracing the whole
town of Groesbeck. 1t is claimed
by plaintiff that the aforesaid land
was granted by the government of
Coahuila and Texas to Don Andres
Verola in 1880, the titles of which
were issued by Commissioner vi
cente Aldrete, January Is, 1884, at
Nacogdoches.
DR.. l. G. West, who fell through
an open grating on the sidewalk in
WaXahachIe six or eight months
ago, lies in a critical condition in a
hospital in Philadelphia, never
having recovered from the injury
done his spine by the fall.
Word was received from Waco
yesterday that Mr.. Good, son.in-
law of DIR. Buckner, had died in
that city early that morning. Mr..
Good had been in failing health for
some time.
The remains of another outcast
baby were found in the Trinity
bottom by a party of hunters. The
remains were inquested, but no
clue to who is guilty Of the fiend-
ish deed is given.
The county commissioners have
been retrenching. The courthouse
janitor's salary reduced from $l03
to $9S per month. The elevator
mans salary was cut five dollars,
making his monthly stipend $40.
The poor farm doctors reduced
from $25 to 500. The jail DOCTORS
salary was raised from $l7 to $25,
and his labors increased by requir-
ing his services at inquests when
necessary.
Mr.. Philip Sanger is in receipt Of
a cablegram from manufacturer
in England offering to take $4,000
stock in the proposed yarn mill,
provided everything is satisfactory.
II this mill is built it will employ
about 400 hands. The land as pre-
Viously stated in these columns, has
already been donated by a Massa-
chusetts party.
J. n. Christensen has filed suit |
in the fourteenth district court,
against the receiver of the Dallas |
Consolidated Traction company,
for $4,000 for injuries sustained by |
falling from an electric car on the |
25th of last September.