The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

Noh1SC. hcNafly WAS Tclcdhch uhutE
charge Of carrying concealed weapoas.
Preston, as he was not allowed bail, was
confined IN Jail to await his trial.
This section is greatly in need OF rain.
Wheat will soon be worthless IL the
drouth continues.
BURNET, May 2.--Burnet's first train
arrived last evening. The Austin and
Northwestern railway was completed to
this point in time to secure the ten thou
sand dollars bonus and save forfeiture OF
bonds for the completion OF the road by
the first OF May. The last spike was
driven by w. H. Westiall, of Burnet, at
lao p. m. The scene was witnessed by
n large number Of people. Messrs. Rom
berg, McNeill and Brueggerhoff. OF Aus
rim, were on the grounds. They dis
played great energy in pushing the road
to completion. The train left this
morning for Austin, and it is expected
quite a number of excursionists will
visit Austin this week.
District court convened here Yesterday,
Judge W. A. Blackburn presiding. There
inal and civil docket.
The prolonged drouth in this section
has injured the small grain considerably
and not more than half crop is antici-
pated.
The masonic Paternity will lay the cor
ner stone of the new methodist church at
this place May 4. hon. Norton Moses,
present grand master, will oficiate.
DALLAS, April pa. Brounter, bridge
and depot contractor on Gould's Next
can roads, leaves for Mexico in the MORN
ing, taking with him twenty-five car
penters, five plasterers and five brick
masons.
A meeting of the citizens has been
called, at the board of trades rooms Mon
day, May 1, to complete arrangements
for the erection of cotton and wooden
mills. Hons. G. w. Veal, j. b. Simpson,
w. s. Crawford, T. E. Hughes and IL.
Barksdale will deliver addresses.
Two hundred men will begin laying
track on the Houston and Texas Central
railroads northeast extension, at Gar
rett, on Monday. The hands are mostly
convicts.
DALLAS, May IA man named Moore,
a stranger, was run over by train on the
Texas and Pacific railroad twelve miles
east of this city last night and killed.
John Talkinton, a notorious horse thief,
plead guilty and was sentenced to five
years imprisonment In the penitentiary.
DALLAS, May 2---The case of the state
VS.. Il. E. COwart, charged with the MUIR
der y. N. Thurmond, both prominent
lawyers, on the fourteenth of March,
1882, was called this evening Universal
interest is manifested, and the court
house was crowded. Both the state and
defense announced ready for trial, and
the selection of jury began. Only three
jurors were secured out OF a venire OF
sixty summoned, as nearly every one had
formed disqualifying opinion. A spe-
cial venlre of sixty was ordered, and the
court adjourned until tomorrow.
Annie Simpson, aged II, wife OF John
Simpson, a worthless character, who had
deserted her and let her drift into lif q
Of ill-fame, suicided at II O'Clock this
morning by morphine. Her parents live
at Leadville, Colorado.
u. Z. Henderson, of the firm OF Elser Il
Henderson, contractors for putting up
two thousand or more miles of telegraph
line for Gould's southwestern railroad
system, filed suit against the Texas and
Pacific railroad company for S27 900 dam
ages for injuries causing the loss OF use
of one leg in the disaster at Kotula, in
Nolan county, May 3D..
The city council tonight elected the
following officers to serve two years !:
City secretary, G.. NJ. Swink; city attor-
ney, Frank Field; city engineer, VIM.
NJ. Johnson, who has been prominently
identified tor the past two years with the
construction of Gould's southwestern
system, and just finished the connection
of the Missouri Pacific and international
at Taylor. A strong contest was made
by the friends of johnson and the present
incumbent, j. S. Thatcher. johnson
was chosen on the fifteenth ballot.
DIR. NJ. W. Newson was elected health
officer. A big fight was made for city
treasurer, and the council adjourned
with dead lock, after twenty-five bal
lots, to Thursday night. The candidates
were e. j. Cannon, Of the city national
bank and j. L. Leonard, the present treas
urer and member of the banking house
of Adams g. Leonard. The Office only
pays a salary Of one thousand dollars "a
year. The incumbent gives a bond of
three hundred thousand dollars. The
position is very desirable, as great
amounts of city money on deposit during
the principal business season can be
turned to very good advantage in cotton
advances, etc., fl is claimed.
w. G. Conner leaves in the morning
for st. Louis, to meet representatives of
the Brush electric light company. All
arrangements have been perfected by
the local company. established as plant
in Dallas, for public and private illumina-
tions, to be in operation in thirty days.
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