The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-22
CITY MATTERS IN BRIEF.
MONDAY.

Col. Tom Sneed is still on crutches
from the effects of his injuries.
Col. Saylor appears to be the only
certain candidate for mayor so far.
The ladies interested in the free
reading room intend to get up fair.
The notorious Lolita Stotts has been
transferred from the calabooSe to the
county jail.
State vs. Chas. Pruitt was on trial
yesterday for an assault with intent
to commit rape.
VIM. Shelley was having his hear
ing on the charge of horse-stealing
yesterday evening.
Tonight is the time for the citizens
meeting at the court house. Let
there be large meeting.
All outstanding bills payable by
the city should be presented at once,
as the city is anxious to pay them.
Ike Bryan, the well-known cattle
man, is happy. He made a bet it
would be girl and it is a ten-pound-
er, too.
Mr.. c. B. Gray, general passenger
and ticket agent, has resigned and
Capt. A. Faulkner, is assigned to the
position.
Officers johnson, Davis and Spence
were after laW-breakerS in the north
ern portion Of the county yesterday
morning.
The county court was occupied all
day with the case of G. DeWar s. Co.
VS.. r. Ii. Smith, civil suit, being
tried to jury.
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greenback in the Iron Front last night.
Tom is honest and will give it to the
owner we presume.
DR.. Tobin said to STATESMAN rep
resentative yesterday that he was not
and would not be candidate for
mayor under any circumstances-that
settles it.
Three marriage licenses were issued
yesterday; Henry Eulenfeld and
Anna Dubbe, Oscar Lamayn and
Mary Payne, A. L. johnson (colore0
and Rosa Rhodes, are the parties.
The foot bridge on West Pecan
across the creek beyond DR.. Swear
ingen's, is in terrible condition, and
it is quite impossible for ladies to
cross it. 1t should be reported with
out delay.
The NJ. Kreisle Co. did not mean to
convey the impression that Southgate
was dishonest, but merely to warn
their patrons not to pay him money
due them, as he was no longer in
their employ.
Mr.. Archie w. Watson, manager of
the telephone exchange, wants two
young ladies Immediately, to answer
calls. This a good opportunity for
young ladies wishing steady, suitable
employment.
Mr.. Deffenbaugh has the second
crop of mulberries ripe and thesecond
crop of Strawberries will be if
another week is allowed them with
out a freeze. The frosts so far have
left them uninjured.
Yesterday as Monroe Miller and
some friends were walking through
the woods, Mr.. Miller ran a thorn un-
der the knee-cap of his left knee, and
is so lame from it he can hardly walk.
Painful consequences are feared may
follow.
The city refused all bids for paving
Congress avenue on the ground that
the persons bidding did not refer to
the specifications and left their bids
so indefinite they could not be accept
ed with safety to the city. In to-day's
paper appears another advertisement
for further bidding.
The mayor had a picnic yesterday.
Melton White for shooting in the cor
poration was fined $40; Tom Pearson
for drunkenness was fined So; J. L.
White was dismissed. Louis Grum,
Robert Turner, Peter North and Jack
Williams were fined five dollars each
for drunkenness. Geo. Shadow is I'M
der arrest for vagrancy.
Through the good offices of Rev.
DR.. Goodwin, Sunday evening, John
L. Isbell and Mary j. Harville, both
of Austin, were united for life's jour
ney, the ceremony taking place at the
brides residence in this city, where
the parties will reside for the present.
The STATESMAN wishes them the
full sum of lite's happiness.
Col. Peeler is in receipt of dispatch
from the clerk of the supreme court of
the United States, at Washington, D.
Decision in Walsh VS.. Preston re-
versed and cause remanded, with di-
rections to dismiss the bill" The case
OOO,OOO cClCO VI 1dlIu W bUC
state, and this is great victory for
Col. Peeler, who has spent the best
part of his life in the cause.
Miss Lucertia P. Hoffman, most
estimable lady, died Saturday night at
the residence of w. II. Johnston. She
was thirty-six years of age and form
orally of Pittsburg, Pa. Since her
residence in this city she had won a
host of friends by her lovable DISPOSE
ton and kindly heart. Her funeral
was largely attended, and large cir
Gle of friends will miss her benign
face from its accustomed place.
J. a. Milford, of NATION, Illinois,
special agent of the Masonic Benevo-
lent Association, of Central Illinois,
is in the city. He is one of the excur-
sion party which to reached this city
last night. He left the party at Fort
Worth to come to this city. He in
formed STATESMAN representative
the eXcursionists were highly delight
ed with Texas and the treatment they
had received while in the state.
One thing is certain, there ought to
be REMEMBERING of the streets of
Austin. The committee who orrigi-
nally undertook the job made a most
lamentable botch of the work and now
in many localities the numbers are in
such a state of mystery that no power
on earth can tell anything about them.
Let us have another committee and a
systematic revision of the work before
the city is any more populous than it
now is.
The case of the State VS.. Walter
Morgan, for shooting Joe Henderson
in January last at Clouds stables,
was continued until this morning to
allow the defendant time to prepare
motion for continuance, on the
ground of the absence of material
witnesses. Col. Trigg will try the
case for the state, the district attor-
ney having been of counsel for the
defendant.
A few weeks ago the denizens of
the eighth ward were surprised, upon
arising one morning, to see an old
tent, mysteriously erected during the
night, standing upon the vacant block
near the colored church. Itseemed to
be uninhabited, but soon wee little
curly-headed girl of some four sum-
mers was seen to cautiously peep out
of the odd-looking structure. When
curious persons would come near she
would hide within the walls of the
tent. An old negro man was the sole
companion of the child and guarded