The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1880-04-21
THE Tom Green county newspaper
is to make its appearance to-day.
STATE NEWS.

Waco was the scene Of n horrible
double tragedy Sunday night, lth inst.
Two young men, John French and
William lInrdwick, were tho victims,
llardwick killed French by shooting
him, and then took his own life.
Cause: woman and wine.
Last Monday, the llth, in this State
had more than the usual allotment of
casualties. a man self shot and killed
at Fort Worth, an innocent man stab
bed to the heart at Bronham, the post
master at Concho nearly fatally poi
soned by strychnine, soldier run over
by wagon and killed i9ii1an Antonio,
Houston bayou, with miahr Incidents,
ad libitum, made up tho gloomy rec
ord of the pervorsc black Monday
Waco Examiner.
David j. Blair, connected with the
great trading house of York & Draper
and who furnishes nearly all the stock
men with supplies, left for Fort Griffin
few days ago. lie estimates the
drive of stock this year as greater than
at any previous year in Texas for
many years past.-1ustiH Weekly Re
riclr.
The prospect of good crops and n
prosperous year makes every one feel
cheerful. In fact the exuherance of
some of our merchants is overlooking.
Id
The fact that the late grand Jury,
composed, as it was, of some of our
best citizens, returned into court but
six indictments, three for felonies
and three for misdcmeanors), speaks
volumes in praise of the peaceable and
law abiding character of the citizens
of Mason cOunty.-MdsoR Ne,cS- Item.
At Reagan, Falls county on the 18th,
two little boys of Wesley Jones and
aud S. l.. Hunter were ont hunting,
young Jones accidentally shot Hunter,
killing him instantly. They we're be-
tween ten and twelve years old,
There seems to be a mania for COM
hitting suicide at Marshall, AZ several
persons have taken their own lives
there in the past -four weeks. On the
18th inst. Mrs. Golden of that city who
was the wife of painter and the
mother Of several small children, com
mitted suicide by taking poison.
Tho COmanche CHIEF of the 18th re-
ports the prospect for tountiu crop
of wheat, corn and oats Yery prom
Using in that conntyj ak, that more
than the usual number Of acres will
be planted in cotton.
The Prairie Bee says the crop pros
poets arc good in Hill county. 1t CON
firms the story of the shower of flesh
and blood falling from r clear sky in
that county on the farm of Mr.. Henry
Cooper. The shower extended over
nearly an acre of ground, and was
witnessed by three men who were at
work in the field. A number of per-
sons visited the spot aud saw the flesh
and blood, The flesh resembled the
liver of a hog.
To-day there is an exhibition of fine
stock in Bastrop.
We clip from the Orange Tribune
the following account of the attempt
recently made in that county to assas-
sinate the county attorney, Mr.. c. w.
Docock; Saturday night Mr.. Bo-
cock and his wife and children took
tea with DR.. S, NJ. Browns family.
About 10 o'clock they started home,
On the railroad they passed two men
sitting down and who hung their heads
40 il to avoid recognition. A short
distance beyond where these men were
passed, Mr.. Bocock with his wife and
children turned 10 tho left, leaving the
railroad and going in the direction OF
their home. The men, it appears, OF
one Of them at least, jumped up after
they had been passed, and taking a
near cut, got ahead Of Mr.. Boeoek and
family, and nc the latter came along
fred upon them with the Intention no
doubt OF killing Mr., Bocoek But the