The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-04-21

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ma curiosity. To prevent it's escape,
lie stuffed blanket in the leg of the
boot. Having thus secured IT., Nh.
Gillespie went on with His business
and seems to have entirely forgotten
the dangerous captive, since arriving
ut hone the boots were deposited in
their usual place, aud nothing was
said about their contents. The night,
it will be remembered, was unusually
cool, Mrs. Gillespie, ignorant Of tho
presence of the venomOus nnima(
pulled the blanket out Of the boot and
spread 1t over the bed in which one of
the children slept The tarantula
chung on the blanket, and was thrown
on the he'd, where, soon coming IN con-
tact with the child, bit it severely.
A physician was summoned, but hu-
man skill was uuavailing, and the lit
Ito one died Sunday morning, and was
buried in the Nfternoon.-Ho Houston
Telegram.
Private adyices from Bolton state
that the suretics of Postmaster Fed
demnn have found his cash and other
accounts all right, aud will not prose-
cute him. 1t is hardly probable that
the government will do so either, as
he does not appear to have sinned
other than in abandoning his Office.
Private troubles are supposed to have
disturbed his mental equilibrium
Waco Telephone.
Agnes Ilerndon is again giving dra-
matte readings in Texas. She is n
popular favurite.
A special telegram from Dallas to
the Houston Telegram says the bones
nf huge mastodon were found in the
northern part of the city on the 18th
inst. while cxcavating well. Many
parts measure fully seven feet in diam
eter. The curiosity was visited by n
number Of people.
Moody and Snnkoy are to visit Dali
las this month.
A few days since nrgro woman
gave birth to child, and in order to
hide the knowledge of it from others,
buried it about foot beneath the
ground, where it remained from four
to six hours. She went about her
usual duties during the day until she
! became Frustrated by weakness and
the want of proper attention. AS soon
as tho facts were known search was
made for the child, which was found
| buried as before stated; and, strange
to say, it was alive, and Mt last nc
counts was doing we'll. We give the
facts as we hear them, leaving every
/ 4 1.af fsl IL all
Gcorgciolcn Record
One suicide follows another with dis
tressing swiituess. Before the last
one had ceased to be the talk of the
town, and before our citizens had re-
covered from the shock caused by it,,
we we're Mortified by another-sa dder
and more distressing in all It's details :
that of William Stedman, ,lr, which
occurred last Friday few minutes be-
fore T.. VI. in the Office of lis father,
in the presence of Mr. n. A. Stedman,
brother of the deceased md young
| friend with whom lie was talking. The
deed was done with % calibre Ave
shooter pistol Entering the office from
the street, Willie threw on the floor
two letters, with the request that his
brother give them to his father and
mother. The parties in the office had
their backs turned to him when he fred
and fell, the ball entering his right tom
pie and rangingupward. lie died in fif-
teen minutes, Marshall Messenger.
Reports represent great improve
ment in the wheat and Dat crops with
in the last few days in many of the
counties.
Four hundred and fifty Cinnamon
arrived at Denison few days ago, en-
route for various points on the Brazos.
From every section of the county
comes cheering news Of the crop pros
pects.- Bolton Journal.
Many citizens of Bonham are con-
templating sending for Chinese la
borers, as the negroes in that vicinity
have organized together and demand
exorbitant wages for their labor,
Almost every paper in northern
Texas mentioned a meteor which APP
poared about midday on the 2sth of
March. Tho Henrietta Shield learns
the following facts from Mr. John
Summarized and his companions, who
have arrived at that place from tho
Pan Handle region. con Sunday, the
2sth dlt., Mr.. Symmetrical says large
meteor struck near Go0dknights
house, setting the range on fire. Lieut..
Smiths company of soldiers aud all of
goodknight's men vouch for the falling
Of the meteor. Mr.. s. says he was not
in the house at the time, but heard a
violent shock az if an earthquake had
visited that region, or all the big guns
of the army had been fred off stimuli
taneously. The meteor was seen by
people ali over north Texas, and
seemed to he ready TO strike the earth
at all points where it was seen. There
ia no doubt about its falling at good
nights.