The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04

Two hundred wagons were sold IN
the city during the month of August,
us a STATESMAN representative ascer-
tanned by inquiry OF the several wagon
dealers.
There was Il good deal of anxiety
yesterday to know who was to be the
coming district attorney. The gov
ernor appears to have kept his inten-
tions a profound secret.
J. c. Petmecky and other sportsmen
report that the hunting is far better
this season than it has been for years.
Every day parties are bringing in
bags of the feathered victims.
Joseph Silverman will deliver lee
ture tonight at Tips's Hall on the
subject The False MessiahS of the
Jews" The lecture will begin at s
o'clock sharp. Everybody is invited
to attend.
\ esterday d man, in attempting to
cross the piling of the new bridge,
stumbled and came very near falling
to the stream below. Parties should
not attempt SO dangerous thing as
to walk across the piling.
L. w. Nolan lost a valuable horse
not long since, and yesterday he filed
an information against VIM. Nelson,
alias Mooty, for stealing the animal
Nelson was arrested, and brought be,
fore Justice Tegener. The matter will
be inquired into to-day.
An inquiry, made among the whole
sale dealers yesterday, developed the
fact that the whole trade during the
last ten days was % per cent larger
than it was during the same period
last year. The prospects for the fall
trade is better than for years.
Several farmers were interviewed
yesterday, and all reported that the
pastures had fully revived since the
rain, and that there was now more
grass than the stock could possibly
consume. Capt. Love stated that he
had never seen the pastures better
than they are now.
Yesterday Orlando CaldwelrS little
girl wandered from home, and could
not be found. Mrs. Caldwell, when
she missed her, instituted search, but
no trace of her was obtained for some
time. Quite an excitement prevailed
in the neighborhood, but the little
thing was finally found near DR.
Wooten'S office.
Maj. Morgan and Frank johnson
had a lively set to Thursday night
| They are both cllored "gemmen" and
the woman at the bottom of their
trouble was colored woman. just
what the romance was that lead tC
the fracaS could not be learned, though
all parties were interviewed. How,
ever, johnson had to employ Il doctor
to sew up his head, and Morgan &
lawyer to defend him before the
mayor this morning.
Again the highWayman has been
heard from. An old gentleman by the
name Of Guitzski informed q STATES
MAN representative yesterday that hi
was stopped on the public highway
near Bee Springs, and robbed of $50
by two men, last Saturday. He could
not give very clear account of thu
transaction, and seemed to be consid
erably muddled when talking about it
He, however, Is a Frenchman, an(
cannot speak English very well, anC
this may account for the disconnected
manner of his story.
Capt. Roach, who lives on East
Linden street. had very valuable
game cock. Yesterday morning the
bird was missing. He at once insti
tuted search for him, and a neighbol
Informed him he had seen hawl
swoop down in his yard, and sug
gested that probably his game cocl
had gone up. On looking further {
large hen hawk was discovered JUS
finishing his chicken breakfast off the
celebrated rooster. The hawk wa:
driven away, but nothing was left Of
the game cock but its feathers. A;
this happened in one of the most
thickly parts of the city, it is some
what remarkable occurrence.
Edward Tillman, whose sickness
was mentioned in yesterdays issue
died yesterday morning. lie was onf
Of the old settlers of the city, and {
German, who had won by his indus Py
and courtesy the good respect Of al
who knew him. lis funeral will take
place to-day at 8 o'clock a. m. He
was a native of Germany, coming tC
this country quite early in life, and
locating in Austin many years ago
He was engaged in the crockery bust
ness, on the Avenue, at the time OF
his death.