The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28


yez, and are held IN Sio59 band each. The owner
Of the horses arrived today, and claimed them.
Mrs. Annie r. Prester late OF Mississippi
was granted divorce from her husband. VIM
J. Prester, this morning in the district court.
and was married again tins evening to Mr..
Charles Merritt Barnes, well known newspa-
per reporter of New Orleans ana san Antonio.
Emil Reiman, the boy who is Implicated in
lie fourth ward stabbing ARRAY Saturday
night, was arrested and jailed to-day. and this
evening he and Ed. KaerifS, another boy I'M
plicated, were released ON $500 bond each.
A eolored servant girl tried to posion a gen
tlemans family yesterday by getting another
woman TO scOur the knives with rat poison, he
cause she was Jealous that this woman had
been engaged To work in the family. She was
discharged, but no complaint was made against
her.
Anexpedition to complete The survey of The
uneXplored country west of the PecOS river and
10 obtain general knowledge OF this region, is
ordered 10 be organized at THIS posi- soon, with
Capt. W X. Llyermore, chief engineer officer
OF the department., III command. Assistant
Surgeon NOley Harvard, FIRST Lieutenant :. w.
Fountain. Eighth cavalry; Second Lieutenant
+. b. Ives, Nineteenth infantry; Second Lieu
0nd Lieutenant W. Geary, Nineteenth infantry.
will accompany the expedition besides
detail OF twenty. cavalrymen, eight en-
infantrymen, Seminole negro Indian
scouts and due proportion Oi AOn-cOmnis-
stoned officers, all fully armed and equipped
with SIX extra saddle horses, pack train of
eighteen pack mules, and six riding mules,
subsistence, forage, ana medical supplies VIII
be literally furnished. Supplies sufficient to
last Two months may be drawn from this point
III addition To tho >e taken along the expedition.
As soon as made IN it will start from Fort Da-
Wis and Will make Davis and Fort Stockton
their posts for supplies if more are needed.
aheIr duty must b. completed and
final reports OF the result OF The expedition
must be made not later than October Il next.
Captain Llvermore'S orders are, in substance
as 1ollOwS: ReportS OF results inclusive OF
SuD-reportS from time to time. rs crcum-
stances VIII permit. Will emade TO headquaI-
tiers. III add ion, Captain IiYermore " IL
every TWO weeks report his whereabouts and
probable whereabouts for the t liuWiug two
weeks. In case OF an encounter with hostile
Indians Immediate report. i'll detail. Will be
made to the commanding officer OF the nearest
post or camp, who Will Use Il available means
10 reduce them. From the public money
lOtted this department for tn comm. fiscal
year, the distribution To the steve al posts viii be
made as follows: Incidental expenses,
monthly allowance Tor extra dutymen. Font
Brown S39J9, Fort Clarl, S13.221. Fort tunchO
S9733, Fort Davis S14,!Is, Fort Duncan Stlt2
Fort Mcintosh S456Z. Fort hn9Eud S5IIy, foTI
Stockton Sf562, post of San Antonio S5T'9 The
allotment for extra dutymcn at posts includes
those at slb posts. Extra pay Of necessary
school teachers Will De allowed in addition 10
other purpose. The number and character of
the men on extra duty AT the posts viii De fixed
by the commanding Officer and limited 10 The
actual wants OF the posi-. In 40 ease VIII the
allowance made be exceeded, CNcGp in IN
emergency. wien The allowance for on" megIl
may be Increased, provided that for the tOl-
Ing lu;fnth, inc allowance % ryugceu al
proportion. fhe appropriation has ben
greatly reduced below ilIit OF former years.
th" utmost economy must De 'NCrGsed 70
keep expenditures within the allotmrnt To
this department.
SAN ANTONIO jane 2:,.-Th,. county survey
or las been instructed Ia consult with tiIr SUI
VeIVrS ul Medina and -ttaSCDsi counties i'll r.
s;Id to the establishing ut settled lines brtsc2n
Tie counties named.
Testimony in WaoSwortlt's ease. charg ID with
attempted rape Oh two c0lUred girls ut Hhrr-
ne holtl on the 9TH instant dVvclup"S that The
accused aud another white man entered their
room at Il O'Clock ut night and made indecent
y OpuSitlS fu them, and then thrJ;;Ihcned them
II tiltS di'ln't comply with their wishes. Watls
worth mad gotten in bed Wit one OF them,
while his ;tccOmplice renamed outside, and
when the girls began screaming. both iiuG.
WadSWoi tn being arrested and unable TO give
bOn', WAS hrOu@t to this county Tor sale k"rp-
inc.
One stephens, Il man found drowned ycStcr-
day morning. was prominent hardware
found t" have suicided because III diSpOndcncy.
lie was an cN-cnnfedcrate soldier.
Reagan Houston. Esq, left Yesterday morn
ing IL marry Miss Matte Green, daughter OF
Judge Nath Green chancellor of Cumberland
University. at Lebanon. Tenn.
In the fourth ward, Saturday might. at the
polish dance; IN Old man named Powers be
four boys. who beat him with rocks and stab
bed him four times iii the back, face, neck and
hand. one of the boys fled to the country and
three were jailed and two Of these were haigd
ont in the sum of 500 each. Powers IS said TO
be seriously injured.
Josie N'illareal tried to commit suicide Sat
urday because lie loved hopcleS>lN q pretty
SenOrita.
a 'lored woman, Victoria Foster. in a ,yag-
nlI yesterday, Was culiidcd with by wagon
containing four young. men. and She MAS
thrown out and her head injured. As She WIS
Old, her Injuries are serious
Jack hecSide. driver of the PlcaSaEton
stage. died last we, X from Wou:.dS received in
a fight.
An old lady. Mr. Schaffer, mother-in-aw of
Henry Emendorf, one o! our prominent III J.
chants, fell down a cellar last week, and is
thought to be fatally injured.
County Co unit ,iOner Il ). Johns died yes
terday evening from complication of dis
eases, principally Softening Of the brain and
blood poisoning. His funeral was attended by
all the county officials to-day. The deceased
had been city marshal, deputy sheriff, justice
of the peace, also county commissioner of this
county, and Mayor OF Curru. in all of which
positions he had the confidence and respect of
his fellow citizens.
Mrs ShOpe, who tried to suicide recently.
because of the cruelty of her husband, has
made an affidavit against him for a second as
Sault.
O'Nea is thought to have robbed Scott of
$3.50 at the St Leonard hotel and
he was arrested Saturday and found to have
5000: aid although he had ScOtt'S money. he
did not steal it, He was admitted to bond in
the sum of $500 cash.
In addition to drivers on our street ears, we
now have conductor on each car.
w. Harrington. of Boerney. i'll jail here for
attempting to kill T. Kelly. tried to Kill the
deputy sheriff with two revolyers when ar
rested.