The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Governor Hastings and Party. OF
ennsylvania, In Town.
CARG0ES OF CORN BEING SENT OUT.
wharf Company Receiving Some Praise.
luggage Agents Taking in sIsh'..
Port Ciearancss.

Galveston. Texas. January is-Governor
Hastings, Attorney General Mccormick
Colonel Spangler, of the governors stan
and Dr. McGowan OF Harrisburg Pa
arrived In the city this morning By special
car. Their coming was unannounced, but
after their presence In the city became
known the special car, which was side
tracked near the station, was visited by
some Of the representative citizens Of
Galveston and the PennEylvanlans cordt-
ally received. After q visit to the cotton
exchange the governor and party were
taken en- board the tug Anna, under
escort of Lieutenant Judson and Mr.. l..
NJ. HArtrick. OF the United States enei-
neering corps. and taken for trip along
the decks and out TO the Jetties After
the return 10 the lS.y the party entered
carriages and were driven over the beach
and out to WOODLANDS Lake. where an
oyster roas, had been provided for their
entertainment. The governors visit Is
mainly for h .alth and pleasure. hut IL
was thought not 10 he bad idea TO per
nit him 70 know something Of the gulf
port which is just now seeking to attract
attention from every quarter.
LOADING OUT GRAIN.
The rapidly with which ships arc loaded
with grain and the dispatch they are
given is exciting a good deal Of favorable
comment and the Galveston Wharf com
thing fl was not formerly accustomed TO-
for the facilities II has provided for the
handling OF grain and the manner in
which - IS done IL requires hut few
hours 70 load steamer from It's big
million-hushel elevator, and this elevator
has been running at about its fun capaci-
y 81 late.
Yesterday morning the steamship Eu-
genie went into berth 10 take on a cargo
OF corn ara ly 1890 o'clock this morning
- 90 bushels had been pumped into her
This completed her cargo. The elevator
has a capacity OF loading a ship with
srain at the rate OF 70 90 bushels an hour
h9t the ship can not receive It at that
rate. for the reason that the cargo has
20 bee trimmed. mat is arranged In shape
70 stand 4 voyage.
I'll. steamship Bjorgvin. which arrived
Today, Is TO load with grain. and she will
he followed by other steamers which will
come for tho same sort of cargo.
The receipts Of grain today were fol-
lows: By Missouri Kansas and Texas
railway, q ear. of corn; by International
and Great Northern railway, cars of
corn. by Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe
railway. 90 cars OF corn and | car OF
wheat. Total, 1o3 cars.
MoRTUARY
Tho rnortuary report for the week Just
ended shows fourteen interments in the
city cemeteries and an annual death rate
for the week Of 1870 per 1000, as follows:
John Hill 70 years. heart disease; Alfred
G. Frederickson. 2 years and 10 months,
catarrhal pneumonia; Captain Adolph
Drouet g years double catarrhal pneu-
MONA baby. Lyon, premature birth; Mrs.
Sarah Parker. II years. general debility
and ssnllity. Henry Sanderson. 9 years,
Pneumonia. infant OF Calvin Johnson, col
ored. premature birth, infant OF VI. To-
meth. ~ months, accute CASTRO enterio
H. sfs.re
consumption; Mrs c. Davis, 81 years,
chronic nrlght's disease Alice ID. Lundy,
cclorr1 20 years, esciamsia parturientlum;
Miss Lizzie F0th. 10 years, castro enteric
fever, Elizabeth locking 81 Years died
outside II city; Miss Maude Beaufort, p
years. died In Fort Worth Texas.
PORT CLEARANCES.
Two vessels cleared for foreign ports
today. tho steamship Darlington for Bre-
mon with 6S54 bales OF cotton, valued at
sls{ go TO- and the steamship Ncrhena, for
Hamburg. with ,T6 bales Of cotton. 20 2l7
sacks OF cotton seed meal, 71L5 bushels
NJ rorn and soma miscellaneous cargo.
Cotton ia not so abundant now as It was
earlier In the season, but there Is not
large nuruber Of vessels IN port loading at
present
THE BAGGAGE sMASHERs.
Tho general baggage agents and the
ladies ~ their party arrived ut 3 n THIS
afternoon and were at once provided with
seatq iu carriages for a ride over the city
md a visit 30 points OF interest Tomor-
ROW, morning they VIII be .ven trip 20
nc iatties and tomorrow afternoon they
WIN enjoy an oyster roast at Woollam $
Lake. They all appeared to be IN me
spirits and speak highly of their enteF
tainrnent IN the other cities they have
STOCK or DRUGS SOLD.
| hin Of sale has been hled in the office
! ~ me- county clerk whereby 4. q. Frye,
/ An consideration Of ssl4S transfers 10
/ Nenslpg s. Thompson his stock OF arugs
| otc. situated at Thirty-seventh street ana
| Broadway. r,
At a meeting Of the directors OF 'he
| cbor,ber Of commerce tonight George VI.
| Courts was elected president and John
| s.,lv second vice president In place OF
/ Courts. ,,.
,rne CITY council held meeting ms
a,tnrnoon TO correct the minutes OF me
,n.ctings Of August and september .,
"a,,err,,ing the acceptance Of assessor
r,0s Va cure a technical defect IN ING
r,tya suit pending against the be''"
! hotel for taxes.