El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-29

SesAeSS NV sSeSh ohhos
streets. The street commissioner ha
just completed q new bridge over Sal
Pedro creek on Belvin street.-Dail,
Express.
At Richmond, Fort Bend County
Texas, July Pa heavy rain fel
here today: 1t was needed by som,
farmers. A farmer living in the
southern portion of the county planted
corn on the 18th day of May, and OF
July II he had q mess of roasting ear:
from ssme.-Post.
A valuable horse belonging to Justics
J. v. Chavagneux fell into a vel
| eighty feet deep and was killed OF
Monday. The animal could not be re
moved from the we'll and the justice
| will have to fill the we'll up and sink
another, which will prove q very ex
pensive proceeding.-San Antonio Elk
press.
The destruction of Cervera's fleet
does not mean that everything in the
shape of q warvessel has disappeared
cruisers, 80 gun boats of various sizes
and q number of small yachts and tugs
of various sizes and ornaments, which
were converted into war vessels at the
beginning of the Cuban insurrection
in 1S9s.-San Antonio Light.
In Wilson county, the last four days
have been extremely hot. and as q re-
suit the cotton crop is damaged very
greatly. The heat has been so great
that many of the young bolls and
squares have fallen Off. This, in addi-
ton to the damage done by the cotton
worm and boil weevil, makes the out
look for q cotton crop very discourag-
ing.-Houston Post.
In Fayette county, the weather con-
tinues dry and excessively hot and sui
try. The temperature has averaged
from 100 to 102 for the last few days,
but this evening reached 104. A pleas
ant breeze sprung up and it is now
west. Rain is badly needed to insure q
cotton crop, and if it does not rain soon
the crop will be smaller in this locality
than last year.
Some excitement was occasion ed on
Tobin Hill early last night by the &C
tions of a small negro boy, supposed to
be insane, who has been providing
around in that vicinity for several
weeks. He began . general bonn bard
ment with rocks of everybody he could
see and chased several little white boys
to their homes. While engaged in his
warlike operations he howled and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Antonio
Express.
Yesterday afternoon during the rain
storm . bolt Of lightning struck the
residence of John Sherman at 9O7 River
avenue, badly splintering one corner
Of the house, burning out the electric
wires, and shaking up the occupants
Two of the little chill
dren we're sitting on the back gallery,
who were considerably shocked, but
not hurt; one of the children had its
hat knocked off, which was made to
spin around the floor like q top.-San
Express.
Just as Southern Pacific passenger
train No. II was pulling out of San
Antonio for Houston last night at $50
o'clock, Alexander Maltsberger, for
merly a route boy for the Daily Light,
met most tragic death. He was run
over by switch engine and his head
was msngled beyond recognition.
Maltzberger was about 20 years of |
sge and lived with his mother at PIG
Brooks street. He was employed in |
mother was dependent upon him for |
Antonio Light.
The traffic department Of the Hous-
ON and Texas Central is arranging for |
rack connection with q large cotton /
compress at Waxahachie. Extensive
cotton platforms and sidings are now
icing constructed at that points as to
acilitate the prompt handling of the /
ieecy staple this fall. The Houston
Ind Texas Central ia also arranging
cotton platforms in the fifth
ward OF this city, and when they are
they will insure the safe and
peedy storage, transfer and transpor-
alton of all cotton concentrated in
1oustOn.-Houston Post.
The movement for securing instru-
nents for the band is reported to be
Meeting with success all over the state
md the officers all believe their res
,ective towns will come down with
heir part of the money. A couple of
ian AntOnio's leading ladies called on
TObin yesterday and in
ormed him that they would see that
ian AntoniO's ESQ was raised in short
rider. Captain Younger, of Troop A,
Tas in Austin yesterday and he re-
orts that there will be no trouble in
aising fifty or a hundred dollars for
he band. The instruments now used
re rented for $35 per month, which
um the officers voluntarily contribute.
San Antonio Light.
The most impressive ceremony ever
cid in the Catholic church at Bee Vile
as the one held July
4, in the blessing of the {
ew bell donated to the church by 4
Irs. Nancy Wood. A Mexican Or
hestrs, under the leadership of Prof.
!. Martinez, and the choir, led nv
rof. Faudel, furnished the music on {
,e occasion. Bishop Vereaguer of I
aredo, assisted by Pastor Monclus of