The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-18
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Matters OF Interest.
lspeoials TO tho Galveston News.
SAN ANTONIO, May 18.-Weather to-
day has been clear, and the sunshine
bright and hot all day. The thermo-
meter at 3p. m. registered SO. Rain
fall this week 1888.
Bexar county Is to be congratulated.
She has paid her indebtedness hereto
fore pending, and Is free of her old
burdens, and has cash In the treasury.
No frontier news, but the moon will
be full tomorrow.
FoRr GRIFFIN, May 16.--Near AL
bany, on trail, 10Th, Mr.. Cornes, of
Comanche county, and Mr.. Blanken-
ship, OF Gonzales county, were wound
ed by the accidental discharge OF n
pistol In Mr.. Cornes' hands, the ball
passing through his hand and enter.
ing Blankenship's leg. Wounds not
serious.
MINEoLA, May l4.-At u called cleo.
ton to fill the vacancy of marshal
caused by the death OF Volney Turner,
Il. II. Beck was elected by u majority
OF ten. Joe Williams, city treasurer.
Business ia growing dull. Weather
warm.
COLUMBUS, May l6.--John II. Hester
brought In the first cotton bloom to-
day. Plenty of rain has fallen through
out the county and crop prospects are
good.
The experiment OF wheat raising In
Colorado county has proven eminently
successful. The miller has appearedin
several places In the county.
Captain Bob Stafford has Just per-
fected a sale Of 500, 900 worth of cattle.
Il. Houilion's petition for commutas
ton to life sentence has four hundred
and eighty-five signatures OF white
men in this county.
BRENNAN, May l6.--The county
commissioners court yesterday ex-
empted the g., 9. and =. II. railroad
from paying taxes for five years after
reaching BRENNAN.
The negro, Jones, charged with MUIR
der at Chappell Hill on Saturday, had
his examination here yesterday. The
wife of the murdered man, Butler,
was committed as an accomplish.
Both were refused bail, as the evil
dence showed q cold.blooded MUIR
der.
Mr.. A. Jeffries, who was injured at
the Volksfest grounds by building
falling on him, Ia slowly recovering,
and Is now out Of danger.
The Texas Central railroad excur-
sion party, composed OF many lead,
Ing business men OF Galveston and
Houston, en- route to Austin and
Waco, stopped here for dinner.
AUSTIN, May l8.-The governor last
evening, after listening to touching
appeals from the father and wife of
Brown Bowen, and thoroughly exam
ming petitions for time and for COM
mutation of punishment, refused to
interfere. Bowen declares to the last
that John Wesley Hardin did the MUIR
der for which he Is to suffer, but Har-
din denies 1t. Bowen's petitions are
not numerously signed, and not accom-
panied by any evidence justifying
clemency.
BROWN BowEN's APPEAL TO HARDIN.
ION Friday, 18th May, have to
pay the penalty of law for your crime.
John, you know am innocent Of this
deed. ask you to clear my name for
nv children's sake. John, you know
YOU have to appear before God who
knows all, and can you stand before
that great tribunal and look on your
God and say, Il did not kill Holde-
mani You know you will have to
say, Il, John Hardin, did 1t, and al
lowed Brown Bowen to be punished on
this earth for it, which, II you do, will
be another of the dreadful murders
which you will have to answer for"
GONZALES, May 18.-A telegram was
received this afternoon by Sheriff Bass
from Governor Hubbard to the effect
that he declines to commute or respite
the sentence Of Brown Bowen. Until
this was received, Bowen had hopes:
He received the news calmly, and had
a lengthy interview with his pastor,
Rev. Scale. He also spent some time
in discussing the disposition to make
of his body. The execution takes place
in the Jail yard, which IS open to public
view. The gallows Is constructed along
aide the platform OF the stairs, within
few feet OF his cell in the second
story. Tho Jail is guarded by twelve
of HALLS rangers. Lieutenant Arm
strong has arrived tonight. Bowen is
a young man of about thirty, weighs
about one hundred and sixty pounds,
has a square face, dark hair, gray eyes
and dark moustache; features regular,
rather handsome. He still protests
that John Wesley Hardin did the kill,
ing OF Holdeman. The town Is rapidly
filling up, and there will be an I'M
mense attendance.