El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-28

The grand jury adjourned this noon,
There is dance at the post tomorrow
night.
The ceiling in firemen's hall is being
decorated with appropriate designs.
Leigh Clark deeds to Jacob Sch win
gle for 500, land on Durango street.
Sullivan has DoyIe's G. H run now,
the first time he has worked a passen-
ger train.
The G. H. pay car arrived this noon,
and lots of the spOndulicks are being
dispensed to the boys.
There were imported today 5,237
sheep from Mexico for range feeding
up in New Mexico or Texas.
The best, and the only thoroughly
first ella barber shop in this city, is
G. w. Morrow's, 100 Oregon St.
Mr.. Peters imported today for ship
ment to Kansas City, 4O3 steers from
the Terrazas ranch near Chihuahua
Judge Coldwell says he has found not
a few citizens Of his way of thinking in
the matter of the tax collecting bust
ness.
The air brake instruction car OF tn
Southern Pacific is at this station
showing the boys how TO work the air
to advantage.
Natividad Parruna was bound over
TODAY by Commissioner Sexton on
charge OF smuggling mescal and cigars
from the other side.
The regular Monday nights practice
of the McGinty band will be held to-
morrow night instead of tonight on
account of Prof. PitZer's having en-
gagemepts elsewhere.
ST Ryan says there is nothing on
earth like Rhode Island clam bake.
He almost wept his eyes out because
he coulC 1t bring along a dozen or two
and feed on them at his leisure.
Several of the survivors of the "good
old ordinary days. in wheeling circles
contemplate a race on New Years day.
Those having high wheels please
report at 129 San Francisco street.
Miss Pansy LOOMS makes her debut
Wednesday next, at her parents re-
sidence on the north side. There will
be a reception IN the afternoon, and
dancing for the young people in the
evening.
Quite a number of holders of Black
Mountain claims have gone up to work
out their assessments. Llew Davis is
one OF Ine pll8rIIuS. MI. MIL "hO -
down, says a quite good deal is
being done there.
T. E. Clemens, cashier of the First
National bank of Fairview, Texas, and
who spent part of the summer and fall
in this city with his family, died the
other day at his FairvieW home. The
deceased bought property here and
was intending to build.
Land Commissioner Baker in his
annual report says regarding the public
land in Ell Paso county, that D, lO5 acres
have been forfeited to the state, 1904
acres have been sold in the past two
years, and that there are 1,216, 81 acres
of public land in the county on the
market.
The Southern Pacific is to reduce the
running time of its fast freight line by
at least twenty four hours between San
Francisco and New York. 1t is said
that ten hours will be taken from the
time schedule between San Francisco
and FL PasO, and the same reduction
will be made between FL Paso and New
York.
The embalmed remains of Thaddeus
DOYLE, the G. H. conductor who died
of hemorrage at Alpine Friday night
were shipped by the Caldwell Under
taking company this noon over the
Santa Fe to Ontario, Canada. for
interment. A delegation of thirty men
from the Order of Railway Conductors
and Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, escorted the remains to the
depot,