The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-16
CITY BREyITIEs.

The bayou fell about three feet Yesterday
The Houston Light Artillery has received
two Calling guns from the state.
The county democratic executive committee
will meet nj II O'Clock this morning in the
city council chamber
There are undelivered kilograms at The
Western Union telegraph office for Jane
CLARK, Il. II Smith. b. 7 Robinson.
telegram was received yesterday morning
from Messrs. E. l.. Bering and S. C. CoXey,
dated Del Rio. They are on their way to the
City of Mexico on their bicycles.
The ladies of Shearn Methodist Episcopal
Church Epworth League yesterday distributed
a large amount of flowers at st. .Ioscphs in
Urinary for which the sisters return their
thanks.
An examination of teachers for the county
schools IN the first and serond grades was
conducted yesterday. There arc seven can
ddates. Today the third grade examination
will take place.
The big pavement roller nj the Barber AS
phalt company has arrived from New Or
weighs ten tons, and a force of men are at
work unloading II.
The parade for San Iacinto day will b.
given at II O'Clock and besides the military
companies of Houston, bands, drum corps,
the IRE department of this city and also of
Palestine viii participate and other special
features are promised,
Miss Nette Beard, aged Is years, died az
a o'clock yesterday morning at her home
lool Preston avenue, The funeral services
took place at the residence at 4 o'clock ia
the afternoon, Re-. Seth Ward officiating.
The burial was in Hollywood cemetery.
The c. l.: and Theo. Bering baseball team
yesterday defeated the Arnold team by
score Of 7 to 2. The pitching OF Captain Bea-
vens was tho feature only one hit being
made off his delivery, The winners would
like to hear from all l7-year- old boys teams
in the city.
Mrs Mary Johnson was found nj an early
hour yesterday morning at her home l0l4
Montgomery avenue, in an unconscious condi-
ton. having taken a quantity Of laudanum
inr the PURPOSE of producing sieep She was
placed In ST. joseph's infirmary and AT $50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon was reported on.
OF danger
The revival still goes on at the frs. Ban
fist church. There was large congregation
last night and deeply interesting service
There were many who manifested concern
Tor their personal salvation and three mora
united with the church. There is TO he no
service this afternoon, hut there will be
service tonight at i:i5. There will be large
number baptized Sunday night.
Mr.. II. + MacGregor. general manager OF
the Houston Elsctric street Railway company.
SAID During the San iacinto celebration We
VIII put siAty-seven cors Into service Dur
Ing the Confederate reunion we handled 81, 900
people IN ono day and since that time we
have bought ten cars and ten trailers There
VIII be amnlc street car accommodations for
all who desire TO sec the fireworks"
The San Jacin.o celebration is dividing
PUBLIC Interest With the war news The iious.
ton East and West Texas have assurances
that they will bring In one OF the largest
trains ever pulled into this city. The Inter.
national and Great Northern will run Two
special trails, The Houston and Texas Ctn-
iral anticipate as large an attendance as
came to the Texas Fruit, Flower nod vegc-
table Festival. The Southern Pacific have
me me event wen advertised along their lines
Galveston seems to be taking a great deal
Of interest in tho fireworks portion of The
celebration and good crowds are promised
from that city.