The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-08
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Site for a New Union Depot Finally
Selected.
THERE IS ONLY ONE IMPEDlMENT
Leon Blum President Of the Wharf Com
pany -saivInfs Eugagemeut.-Took
Laudanum-- y otes.

ana the property owners TOT the sINN-''
between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-seventh
streets, fronting on Strand, has been
closed and the site for the proposed new
union depot Is definitely located, but one
condition yet remains to be fulfilled, and
| that is authority from the city 10 close
Iwenty-sixth street at Strand go that
the site can be utilized for tracks ana
buildings.
The n=w location is quite as handy 10
the business center as the old one, being
one block nearer to Market and only two
blocks west OF the present depot.
The deal was accomplished by the aid
Of the chamber Of commerce, which, see
ing that the railroad company and prop
eT'ty owners We're so far apart IN their
views, appointed a committee to see what
could be done toward bringing them TO-
sathcr. This committee having ascer-
! tanned the difference between the selling
and Offering price set about raising the
sum hy subscription, about 5000. and thus
secured a consumn alton OF the trade.
| The depot building to be erected on this
site Is expected to be one Of the handsom-
est In the South. the cost being estimated
at between $685. and $3C1,0c0.
An ordinance was introduced in the city
council last evening providing for the con-
| cession asked for by the railroad COM
pany and the ordinance committee was
| Instructed to report II at the next meet
ing. II there is no further hitch. ground
will be broken for the new union depot
| building at once. and the building will be
under way before the end of the month.
sALv1NI
Alexander Salvini closed very success
full engagement of two night at the Grand
tonight presenting THE Three Guards
| men" last night, and closing with "Ruy
Bias" The romantic young actor has not
changed materially since his last visit to
Texas. He is still as full OF vim, fire
and enthusiasm as formerly and his I'm
| petuosity exeTts a marked influence on
| his surroundings. He has stamped him
self as a prime favorite in Galveston and
his audiences here were in full sympathy
with him and manifested their approval
of his efforts by repeated curtain calls.
| Mr.. Salvini goes 10 Houston tomorrow
| morning and the Grand will be dark until
| the coming OF Minnie Madden Fiske on
Monday next.
TOOK LAUDANUM.
| man staying at the boarding house
| Of Mrs Lavery on Center street had a
close call today. He had swallowed three
ounces Of laudanum and 1t required several
| hours Of hard work for physician to
bring him around all right after the dis
! covery was made He refused to give MS
name and the people in the house pre-
| served a IKE Sl4trCG Wnen QNeSIiOnen IN
| regard to his identity, II being said that
it might reflect on his future If the i'm
! preston got abroad that he had attempted
| to commit suicide. Tho man was about
% years old. and apparently in good nealth
| though it is said he was some what des-
pondent.
MOTORMAN DISCHARGED.
This morning Percy Watkins. motor
man on the car which ran over and seri-
oilsiy injured Mrs. J. Bonart. was before
| Recorder johnson on charge OF negli-
gently and reoklessly running an electric
| car. Several witnesses testified that IN
| their opinion the accident was unavoidable
and that tho motorman was not to blame.
| Watkins, testifying in his own behalr,
said he did not see the woman until the
car struck her. The charge against him
was dismissed.
LEON BLUM IS PRESIDENT.
The board of directors of the Galveston
| Wharf company held lts annual meeting
| today. Mr.. Leon Blum, formerly vice
president was elevated to the presidency
lately made vacant through the death ot
| Colonel Brown. MIR J. c. s Spencer. a
director. was made vice president Mr..
John Il. Bailey, who has so long filled
the position Of secretary-t treasurer, has
tho additional duties of general manager
of the company.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Receiver Abell OF the Waco and North
western railway has fled his report Tor
the month Of September, 1895, showing
receipts amounting TO slSS0il 90. disburse-
ments FOR the same period SO 953. 76. cash
on hand sl5S,0SS.l6.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
The county court adjourned this after
noon for the term.
H. c. Keeling, United States live stock