San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-18
HOUSTON HAPPENINGS.
Dished Up in Spicy Style by Our
Own Correspondent.
HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. l6, 1894.

carried on as extensively as eve
with exception OF an oCCasiOna
raid by the police on some negr
crap game joint.
Retail business is reported quiet
as seems quite common previou
to the holidays. The local bank
claim to be we'll stocked will
money, and are carrying large
sums to the credit OF the country
banks, Produce and fruit dealer.
report good movement in bott
lines, with prices very firm anC
tending higher, and prospect:
bright for heavy holiday trade.
Messrs. John Arto, Henry Levy
and Henry Stamm, officers and
members of Protection Fire com
pany No. |, secured enough funds
to purchase fine horse, and in an
appropriate manner, Saturday af-
ternoon last, presented the animal
to their foreman, Mr.. Henry Da-
mutb.
Saturday morning, in the tool
makers department of the Texas
Central shops, AL Neural attempt
ed to murder one Of his fellow
workmen, oMlarsten Fisk, by shoot
ing. Two shots were fired, but the
bullets struck his arms, as he had
thrown them up to his face. Both
are young men and unmarried. At
ter the shooting, Neural hurried
RI 10 Ior nA
to the sheriff. Fisk's wounds were
dressed at the intirmary, and stat
ed not serious. Monday Neural
was given the privilege OF bail in
the sum Of $500.
Quotation Bowers of the Hera Id
of this city, is very much agitated
about, the idol of his mind, Char
ley Culberson, for fear he will not
grasp the many modes and oppor-
tunities by which he can meet
the treasury deficiency, and is
continually m aking suggestions.
His latest advice is, for "Charley
to hold fast to the gaming license
idea"
There is movement to estab-
lish an institute OF learning to be
known as the South Texas Baptist
College. The committee in charge
OF affairs is composed Of DIR. Lam
kin, Of this city, chairman DIR.
Lamar, Of Galveston; DR.. Mydett,
Of Brennan; and Drs. j. f. Dun
can Of Navasota, II. C. Glice, of
this city, and F. L. Dennis and B.
S. Fitzgerald. Galveston, Houston
and Brennan want it. Houston
has made two bids for it. The
Houston Heights people offer
twenty-four acres near the head Of
the boulevard, twelve acres to be
used as a campus and the remain
ing twelve to be laid out in lots at
the direction of the committee.
The Drummer company offer about
thirty acres, ten to be used as a
campus and the remainder in lots.
DIR. Lamkin invites correspondence
on the subject. San Antonio ought
to make liberal bid; in fact her
citizens should exert themselves
to get it. They have three
big advantages over this city
climate. location and water.
1t is claimed the building will be
two stories in heighth, and each
floor to contain twenty-four rooms,
not including the basement and
the boarding hall. The latter will
be a separate building.
The craze for handling holiday
goods is at its heighth here, and
the usual fancy prices for Christ
mas and New Year "gifts" are
about the most conspicuous part Of
them. 1t appears that every STYLE
OF a concern, from an iron foundry
down to down town ice depot are
trying to handle such goods. There
are millions in it.
The new police patrol wagon
was exhibited on the streets Thurs
day afternoon. Marshal Pruett
was the engineer, and had in tow a
number OF prominent men, but at
this writing your scribe has not
learned whether or not they were
making their initial trip, common
in such wagons.
Wednesday morning, between 2
and 2:3O O'Clock some villain fired
a shot through the window of the
residence Of Mr.. Sam Lazzio, and
seriously wounded his 4-year-old
daughter, Josephine. The child
died early Thursday morning.
John Sullivan, the prisoner who
escaped from Jail last week, and
recaptured in Hearne, was sent to
the penitentiary yesterday, under
a ten years. sentence.
The new fire engine was tested
Tuesday, and pronounced satisfac-