The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-02

year has been picked by the producers,
thereby throwing out an army Of In
borer's and doing away with their
trade.
The governor has locked up the
book Of pardons aud hereafter an ex
animation OF It will be- denied 10 news
paper correspondents and reporters.
This Is done at the request Of the par
dons board, the board claiming that
the publication OF the pardons has Q
bad effect generally and tends 10 great
ly increase the applications for pardon
A meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Arkansas Pass Harbor company has beer
called 20 meet az san Antonio. whet
bonds 10 the amount Of 81, 900, 600 viii
be issued for the purpose OF carrying
on and completing the deep water i'm
proyements now In progress, and also
starting several big commercial enter
prlses soon tomaterialize at RockpOrt.
+. I. Murray, prominent business
man Of Texarkana, while shooting can
non crackers Christmas eve night, held
one in his hand, believing II had gone
out, when Il exploded, almost com.
pletely SCATTERING his hand. He IL
already q One-armed man, and Il Il
feared the hand now injured will hav,
10 b. amputated.
Governor Culberson has offered o
reward Of $3.50 for the apprehension OF
II. Z. Campbell, charged with the muir
der Of John Farris on June Z, 1892, ir
Grayson county; also reward Of t25(
for the apprehension OF Steve Ellis,
charged with the murder Of A. X. Nc
Carly, in Grayson county, on Decem-
Der 25, 1889.
Sheriff Hughes received a telephon,
message from Dcnison, Christmas day,
announcing that Deputy Preston In ar
endeaver 20 pitch q lighted giant
cracker ont OF y business house, into
which II had been thrown, had hii
right hand torn on b. its explosion.
Beyctt brothers, dry goods dealers
At Ennis, Ellis county, filed a chatte
mortgage conveying their stock 10 5.
J. Watson as trustee for the benefit OF
creditors Mr.. Watson approximate,
the liabilities at $4,000.
A band Of masked men mysteriously
visited the town Of Tioga. Graysor
county, recently, at night looking ioi
some unknown party. They left a
mysteriously as they came, without
finding their man.
At Laredo, a poor woman who picked
up a cannon fire cracker Christmas
day, which exploded In her hand will
lose her arm as far up as the elbow,
from the effects Of the fearful wound.
Al Mexia, Limestone county, or
Christmas eve, In u fight with Roman
candles, WIN Wood, a young man, had
an eye shot out, and Sidney Carroll
was severely burned about the face.
At Houston recently car on the
Washington street line, near the cor
ner OF Hickory street, ran over and
killed Sam, the l-year-old adopted son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Ellis
The attorney general has approved
for registration a t276,OO0 issue Of
courthouse reiunding, t27 900 jail re-
funding and $500 bridge reiundinR
bonds for Dallas county.
Al Kopperl, Bosque county, Mrs.
Bud Welsh gave her little 7-year-old
boy camphor choral for castor oil the
other morning about o'clock and Il
died at 8 o'clock.
san Antonio Is taking hold Of IN,
matter Of building a cotton mill In that
city, and the Business Mems club Is GU
In circular letter soliciting subscriP
ton TO the stock.
The wife OF Mr.. J. J. jenkins, who
/ lives six miles from Blum. Hill county
was found ono evening recently abou
two miles from home, shot through IN,
bead.
PattisOn Bros, dry goods, at Gain
csyille have made an assignment III
abilities $4,000, Assets unknown.
At Troupe, Smith county. on Christ
mas eve William Taylor shot and IA
tally wounded $. n. Clampett
Sc. Simpson, dry goods and cloth
ing at Dcnlson, has filed trust deed
/ Liabilities and assets unknown.
W. +. Ward, dealer In China ane
glass ware at Waxahachie has given Z
chattlc mortgage on his stock.
The attorney general has approves
a tl7, 900 issue OF Deaf Smith county
refunding court house bonds.
A man was arrested at Giddings 70
Gently for passing spurious silver coin
! Work ON the jettlcs at the mouth o
the Brazos river will soon begin. Ihi
contract has been let,
Bob Hayward shot aud killed jim
Ross at Mexia, Limestone county, I
few days ago.
A. b. Patterson, the Racket Store
man at Greenville has failed Llabill
ties tls,6i2.
NJ. Wachholder, dry goods at sulphur
Springs was forced TO quit business IL
bad shape.