El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-27
TEXAS.

Last week 33 car loads of cattle were
received in the St. Louis market from
Texas. This makes 6 total for this
season, up to the present time, Of 4, TAI
csrs.-San Antonio Light.
Another bold robbery was commit
| ted in Texarkaua, the victim being l..
7. Edwards. His house was entered
| while the occupants were away and $50
was taken.-Peces Valley Clippings.
The first Texas volunteer cavalry in
which there are a number of Sherman
boys, has almost unanimously request
ed that they be mustered out of SER
vice. Now that the war is over the
boys are tired of camp life and no one
can blame them.-Sherman Regis
ter.
1t was stated yesterday that Supt.
Carlisle, with the assistance of an at
torney in the city, made a partial
canvass, of children of school aged,
which developed that out of LAG fami-
lies visited ninety-eight were Incorrect
ly reported. Hence the order to re-
take the census.-Fort Worth Regis
ter.
Trouble between the whites and
blacks is said to be brewing at Pilot
Point, town of 1000 inhabitants in
Denton county, Tex. The trouble is
likely to come to q head soon. The
blacks were ordered out of town. That
the Inhabitants are in dead earnest is
shown .by the finding recently OF a
dynamite bomb under q resort frequent
ed by negroes.-San Antonio Light.
The following charters were filed
office. The Gainesville Park Street
Railway company of Gainesville; 'capi-
tai stock, $1,000, 900. Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the Home Benevolent associa-
ton of Fort Worth; no capital stock.
The Greer-Fox Lumber company of
Goliod filed an amendment to its char
ter, to the effect that the principal Of
fee shsll,be in the town of Canada in,
Jackson county.-Houston Post.
Mr.. Earl Wright, secretary of the
Fort Worth Agricultural and Racing
association, is receiving q great many
letters about their coming fall meet
ing, which opens here Wednesday,
September 81. So great Is the de-
mand for recommendations for horses
that it will be necessary to build 100 or
$50 new stables on the grounds, and q
committee has been appointed to look
after the matter.-Fort Worth Mail
Telegram.
a horse attached to q buggy driven
by a negro with little boy by his side,
became frightened this morning by
running over q bale of hay which had
fallen from a wagon at the corner OF
Fourth and Rusk streets. The horse
wheeled around suddenly throwing out
the child and the negro who chung on
to the little one, holding him in such
a manner that he was not hurt as they
came to the ground together.-Mail-
Telegram.
There was a meeting here of the
board of directors of the grand lodge of
~. r. * A. NJ. of Texas To discuss the
plans of the Widows aud Orphans home
to be erected just one mile due south of
the Polytechnic college on the east
side. The building will be of brick and
stone. two and one-half stories in
height, 10xs0 feet in size. Bids will be
advertised for a 81 900 building. An
artesian we'll will he commenced on the
premises at once. 1t is the intention of
the board to erect twenty or thirty
four-room brick cottages on the
grounds among the trees. The con-
struction of these wi II be begun imme-
dlstely upon completion of the main
building.-Fort Worth Register.