San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-11
HOUSTON HAPPENINGS,
Dished Up for the Light by Our
SPECIAL Correspondent.
Houston, Feb. s, 1895.

sas, lectured at Turner hall in this
city, last Wednesday night to a
large and intelligent audience, his
subject being "Problems Of Our
Second Century"
Mr.. Jack White, brother of City
Assessor Justin g. White, died at
his home in this city early Friday
morning. The deceased was a
mem ber OF the Chosen Friends, the
Order of Railway Firemen and the
Knights of Pytbias.
Mr.. Oscar McAuly and Miss
Juanita Miller were married last
Tuesday at the residence OF Mr..
Hutchins, No. 1918 Prairie avenue.
Wednesday evening Captain and
Mrs. VIM. Christian gave a ger
man at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Shearn, in honor of Miss
Slade and Miss Jones, of Dallas.
Duriug the past week County
Surveyor and Engineer w. A. Polk
had force Of men surveying out
two of the main wagon roads en-
tering Houston from the country,
pr. paratOry to having them paved.
The roads were the Richmond
road out Main street, and the
Montgomery road out Of the Fifth
ward into the eastern part Of the
county. The surveys are about
finished, and it is announced that
paving will soon be begun. The
distance OF four miles will be
paved on each road.
w. HI. Bailey, proprietor OF the
Herald, left for Austin Wednes-
day, and returned Friday morn
ing.
Last Sunday morning the dead
body Of Henry Woolage, colored, a
car sealer, was found on the bank
Of Buffalo bayou, in Bakers field,
near the crossing Of the Southern
Pacific and Houston and Texas
Central railroads. Evidently he
was shot and killed for his money.
The Houston Herald, OF the 4th
inst, commenting on the proposed
scheme Of forming NEW district
court in Harris county, says: "The
great mass Of the taxpayers and
citizens Of the county are severe in
their denunciation of the attempt
to make new judicial district of
Harris county. About one-third Of
the Houston bar have signed Pc
tition favoring the new court while
the other two.thirds see no necessi-
ty for it. Most of the one-third
who signed the petition are what
are known In common parlance as
"shyster lawyers-little long
haired, bow-legged, proboscis pro-
truding parasites, who fatten off
the scum and exist by the grace of
God and an overtaxed community"
and further adds that the people Of
Houston are now paying tax Of 81
per cent and the burden is more
than they can bear"
Ex-Sheriff George Ellis received
the appointment Of criminal clerk
for this district, at Austin, Thurs
day, and returned from that city
Friday morning. He has appoint
ed A. L. Conoway his deputy.
The Houston Turnverein will
give their annual masquerade ball
at Turner hall on the night Of Feb
ruary 81.
Wednesday night at Sweeney
and Coombs' opera house, during
the intermission between the
fourth and fifth acts of EAST
Mall" two boys in the "loft" be-
came involved in an alteration
which ended in a fight, and during
excitements some one shouted "fire,"
which came near causing general
stampede. Women rushed frantic
ally from their seats, but "cool
headed" people soon restored quiet
and order, with no one being in
jured. The boys were unceremoni-
ously taken to the police station.
Mr.. Ted Sullivan, who will man.
age the Houston baseball league
team, informs the public that he
has engaged all the players for his
team, but has not given their
names yet, as he is now in Wash.
ington, ID. c., but says they are the
best that money and experience
could procure.
LasU Saturday, Feb. 2, an injunc-
ton suit was filed in the district
clerks office, which stated that the
City Of Houston has no legally
constituted city council and that
the acts Of that body were invalid.
This is, 1t is said, the first suit
brought In the state on the strength
Of the opinion recently given out
by Assistant Attorney General
Lockett, in which he declared that
the constitution OF Texas required
all aldermen to be elected by the