The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-01-08
SATURDAY, JAN. S, fs9s.
ABOUT TOWN

time this winter.
B.A. Turegano has a nice lot of
cOrned beef and picked ton que
Call on him at the City market.
Troop e. will SET ont Monday
morning at nine O'Clock for Fort
Sam Houston, iiiaFching up The riv-
er to Laredo and thence along the
railroad from that city to San An
tonic.
The following marriage licenses
we're issued during the week by
County Clerk Webb: Prisciiiano
Rincones and Nicolasa Villareal;
Vicente Sandoval and EsteIana Ra-
inirez; Adoifo Herrera and Dolores
Mancillas; Jose Molina and Nor
befta Saldiyar
Tie editor Acknowledges a pleas
ant call this morning from Rev.
VIM Gill, the new Episcopal rec
tor. Mr.. Gill seems well pleased
with Brownsville and we feel sure
that the members Of the Church of
The Advent will be equally pleased
with their new rector.
The convictions in the federal
court this morning were Juan
Jaure, 30 DAYS in Jail; yictoriano
Gonzales 4 months in Jail: both
charged with smuggling. Pedro
Morales and Severe Vela, charg-
ed with smuggling, were dismissed
by the district attorney for want of
evidence
Much regret is felt here at the
approaching departure of &. Troop,
9Th. Cav, from TT. Brown, next
Monday being the day set for march
ing. During their stay of four
years at this post, the officers Of the
troop. as well as many of the men,
have made warm friends here who
are sorry to lose them. Capt.
Wheeler and Lieut.. Elliott AMI his
family will be greatly missed in
Brownsville social circles. Lieut.
Parker, the remaining commission
ed officer of the troop, will not ac-
company the troop at present. but
will remain at this post until April,
TO the delight of his numerous
friends here.
The Alice Echo reports several
cases of smallpox about ten miles
west of Alice, though it says the IN
fected houses are all we'll guarded
both day and night. Besides these
cases, there have been sixteen cases
and three death from the disease in
Duval county. The fact that the dis
ease has extended so far eastward
from its original starting point IN
San Diego, shows that it IS spread
ing, and proves that the quarantine
in DuvaI county has rot been efec-
tive There is more or less conlmu-
nication going on constantly be-
tween that region aud Brownsville
Are our health officers taking any
precautions TO prevent the infection
being transmitted hithef by care
less Travellers
Owing TO misrepresentation on
Che par' OF Bishop Johnston regard
ing the hour of publication OF TnE
HERALD, the notice Of his reception
( arpeared earlier than he anticIpat-
ed. The bishop was under the i'm
preston that The IFEBA1D was a
morning paper, and left the notice
at the Office, announcing that he
would receive in the evening, think
that 1t would be published this
morning, as il was this evening that
ne expected to receive. The editor
was not in at the time the bishop
left the notice, or the mistake
would not have :curred. In con-
sequence of the premature publica-
fion, the bishop received a large
number of callers last evening. lie
will, however, receive again this
evening from 5 10 Ag, as originally
Intended. As he cordially puts Il
hewitt haze Tire pleasure Of hold
w Swe receptions