The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-10

Secretary Carlisle issues circular OF IN
Dtructions to those intending TO subscribe
to the new loan
Several unimportant changes In the
rules reported to the house.
President Cleveland writes letter about
the bond issue.
VENEZUELAN AFFAIRS.
President Crespo determined to regard
the Uruan and the frontier questions as
one dispute.
Great excitement at Caracas and armed
Venezuclans marching to the Guiana
boundary.
The members of the committees on for
eign relations In both houses of the con-
gress of the United States in favor of ar
bitration.
STATE.
Decision in Mitchell county repudiated
bond case will likely be adverse TO defend
ants.
State treasurer called in $4,000 registered
warrants.
Active work resumed on the jetties at
the mouth of the Brazos.
Survey begun on road from Arkansas
Pass north.
Damages recovered for a carload of
watermelons lost by a strike.
Verdict in a trespass case in Gonzales
county decides a new point in law.
Fires-Residences at San Antonio and
Tyler.
SPORT.
Sir John, Metarie LeGrande, Prig and
John Cycha won at the New Orleans
races.
Peter Maher passes through Little Rock
en- route to Ell Paso.
Dan Stuart tells of some changes that
have been made in the programme OF his
| fistic carnival.
Good shooting at San Antonio.
Annual meeting of the National Steeple-
chase association.
Annual meeting of the Jockey club in
New York
COURTS.
A suit for damages against Bonnell,
| Matthews & Harding.
Suit against Albert Erickson in his Of
| fetal capacity.
| Suit for partition filed.
| Two suits for debt.
! Webb vs. Pruett ct al still on trial
Application for n receiver for the War
rem Land and Lumber company and the
Texas Timber company dismissed by the
| plaintiff
Probate orders in the county court.
Settegast vs.. Yoho. on appeal from the
Justice court. decided in the county court
| for the defendant.
RAILROAD.
| The Southern railway not after the Bal
| timore and Ohio property.
The TranscontinentM route proposed.
Short extension of the Southern railway
| How paper car wheels are made.
Rumored sale Of the Gulf and Interstate
road is denied by President Blum.
Charter of the Arkansas Harbor ant
Northern road approved by the commits
sion.
Quarterly meeting of the Southwestern
Passenger association at st. Louis. Cot
ton Belt will not withdraw; rates fixed.
Commission meeting called to conside
changes in the grain tariff.
THE MARKETS.
Spot cotton at Houston steady and un
changed middlng 77sc.
Cotton futures advanced at Liverpoo
and declined at New York.
Tho total fire loss for 1895 was SIG, 445,
So.
Silver certificates In New York, 67i2c.
Stocks generally show fractional al
vances
LOCAL.
gambling house raided on complain
of John Collins of Birmingham, Ala.
Jimmy" Green. who witnessed the bat
tie of San Jacinto. dead.
Hon. Cone Johnson of Tyler is Willing
to trust President Cleveland.
Hon. ONeil Ryan of st. Louis accept
invitation to address Irish-American so
cieties OF Houston March 4.
Andrew j. Spleen starves himself t
death In the county jail.
Meeting of trustees OF Houston publ
schools.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Maria Thacker at Webster.
James Green al lloutson.
Miss Florence Williams at Cold Spring:
Mrs. Sarah Williams at Kingsbury.
Mrs. Martha ID. Clark at Corpus Christ
MARRIAGES..
Ams-Mayne at Pennington. Ga.
Majors-Fain at Timpson.
Asten-Foster at Hearne.
Meyer-Voight at Victoria.
APPOINTED RECEIVER.
Helena Mont, January g-Judgc Gil