The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-19

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MARION COUNTY. The following were the
losers and losses by the recent fire in Jefferson:
H. Welch q Co, groceries and general mer-
chandise; stock val6ed at $l5, 000 insured for
5000. Moses Steinlien, general goods; stock
valued at $50, 900, insured for $4,000. T.
Nichols, dry goods and notions; stock valued
at sec, O0O,I Insured for $15, 600 A. j. Hoff-
man, dry goods and general groceries; stock
valued at $1,000, insured for 5000. Johnny
Harper, son of DR.. Harper, in fixtures and
fruit Ilost about $1O0 no insurance. Ed
Klinebaek, Polk street saloon lost every
thing, mo insurance; he estimates his loss at
$500. Mrs. Ward lost nearly everything she
had, household furniture, etc. The build
ing was valued at $4,000; insurance $1,000
Mortgage interest of EraStus Jones 5000. The
district court, during the last week of its ses-
sion, was engaged in trying case, the circum-
stances of which were. John Buron applied
for letters testamentary and probate of q nom
cupative will alleged to have been made by
August FORESTER, late a citizen of Jefferson
The deceased was possessed of property
amounting toiaboutl $780,, of which $500
was ingolds and silver on deposit in the IA
'tionai Bank, stock Of groceries worth $500,
and d house and lot in the city, valued at
about $500. The witnesses to the said nom
cupation were Charles BuE-q, brother of the
prOpounder q colOred woman, the servant of
The deceased, and one Nj. j. McCahe. The
dwin was alleged 70 have been made on
the tWentyseyenth of January, aud ON the fol-
lowing day Forester died. The creditors of
deceased applied for letters of administration
on the ground that FORESTER died intestate,
and they agreed that one of their number, DR.
r. G.. BOney, should become administrator
IN the meantime Forresiiers relations in Lou
sana hearing of his death, also put in an APP
pearance and Joined with the creditors in re-
asisting the probate of the said noncupation will
The fury found as follows: 1--WE the Jury
find that August FORESTER, deceased, did not
make such nonOHPatisR-will -eF-testament
during his, last sickness as is set forth, and
pending upon the trial Of this cause.
RookwkIL CoeNTY. They have had mad
OK in Raclz,xaIl This OK was confined in a
lot while under the influence Of this strange
SPELL and would rave, snort and fight says
the HaEAfr. vile would low the most pitiful
ana distressing. Imaginable. He lived in this
condition some two or three days, then ex-
pired in all the agony and phrenzY character
,istic Of this disease,
TARRAsT CoUETY. AJOhn Allen and Marian
Trumble were lodged in Fort Worth Jail the
other day. for stealing three head Of horses
from their neishbors One Stark REYNOLDS
vas alsoaEtesieSi, bat made his escape from
the g1anis. &c was followed up and arrested
g Mineola, Wood county. f.,. 49,.
MOOD COUNTY, grand Jury were dis
missed on the fourth instant They found
thirty-seVen indictmenfs-- flloStIFs-f6r card
playinE -s.Gapt w. NJ Giles and w. ].
Jones have been admitted 20 the bar
,WIsE COtNTY.-C. NJ Edwards IS heavy
loser IS i Tfsirie ire
q BksIEoF IEoUEfT-Deputy L. J. Caldwell
viii soon organize societies OF Gungers
The AdUerfiscr says Sheriff KOhler has re
ceived ten different cdpidScs from Comanche
county for she arrest Of tho man johnson aliEs
Jeflreys now confined in our jail. One Of
The. ciIfasts charge him with murder, six for
siesliir oaltle and horses, two for using e.
trays contrary to law, and one for card pisy-
ing -
BExAR C0UKTY.---A large number q stock
rnisers from Atascosa, Medina and other west
EN- stoekrs ing counties are IN San Antonio
BosQUR CoUNTY.-Five scOundrels rsvislsed
3 woman and her NO giFls, named Erickson,
IN tho Noruegian settlement Three % the
scoundrcls were caught by The NOrNegians
and lodged IN the Meridian jail; their names
were gwen a. Butler, Baker aud Gallant
Baker Is said tO7be ihe man who, under the
name 90 I1aSis Kidd Ayc0ck, IN Pals