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TELEGRAPH BREVITIES. St. Joseph, Mo., Commercial bank has assigned. Corbett will train in Hot Springs. Quanab, Texas, National bank has closed its doors. Commercial Hotel, Luffkin, Texas, burned yesterday; $8,000 loss. Milton Nobles' dramatic company have appeared in Corpus Christi and Laredo. T. E. Sanderfur, a young man from Floresvile, was found murdered six miles from Karnes City yesterday. Wells Fargo Express company's safe at Devers, 54 miles east of Houston, was robbed yesterday. Druggist J. A. Degaugh filed deed of trust for the benefit of his creditors, yesterda, in Austin. Child of Sam Lazzio, Italian, of Houston, was murdered yesterdav by an assassin who was after its father's wealth. Mark Gordon kills Fred Ahldag, near Wharton, Texas, while both were deer hunting. Corpus Christi has a proposition from Alexander Brown & Sons, of Baltimore, to deepen the water over the bar at the Pass there, for a $600,000 land bonus. Frank Falconer suicides in Austin, on account of a quarrel with his wife. Belton, Texas. Opera House company is now chartered. Senate of Georgia refuses to confirm the governor's appointment of John D. Berry to be judge of the Atlantic Criminal court. R. D Wilbourn, of Henrietta, Texas, killed Octavious Selvig, a barkeeper in Chicago yesterdav. while in half maudlin condition from drink. The agricultural department of the A. and M. College of Bryan, has chosen a S te of 151 acres near Beeville, for a substation for experimental work. Dr. Thompson, of Temple, Texas, has been offered the superintendency of the Southwestern Insane asylum by Gov.elect Culberson. Gov.-Elect Culberson has appointed the following: Secretary of State-Allison Mayfield, of Grayson county. Adjutant General-W. H. Mabry, of Marion county. Commissioner of Agriculture - A. J. Rose, of Bell county. State Health Officer-R. M. Swearingen, of Travis county. Superintendent of Blind Institute-E. P. B cton. of Hopkins county. Superintendent of Deaf and Dumb Institute-A. R. Rose, of Hill county. Penitentiary Board-Joe Gunter, of Dallas county: William Clemens, of Comal county, and S. M. Fry, of Tarrant county. Financial Agent of PenitentiariesJoseph S. Rice, of Tyler county. Assistant Financial Agent-N. M. Harrison, of Upshur county. Superintendent of State ReformatoryJ. F. McGuire, of Fayette county. Board of Pardon Advisors-W. B. Dunham and W.C. Denson, of Travis county.
