The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31
Special kilograms

ROUND Rock, May 26.-Dr. j. a.
Black and his estimable wife left
Round Rock this morning for Austin.
DR.. Black has been a practitioner
here for years, and the citizens regret
his leaving.
DIR. MaSters0n, one of our physi-
clans, is not expected to live until
morning. He had flux for two weeks.
BRowNwooD, May 26.-There were
three deaths yesterday. Mrs. Weak
ley, beloved wife of j. G. Weakley,
a prominent merchant, was buried
this evening. Many friends mourn
her death. F. F. Parks, a young man
from Clarksville, Texas, died at the
Rankin hotel. His brother and sis
ter accompanied his remains to
GAINESVILLE, their home, this morning.
A small child of Mr.. Hill also died.
A grand Sunday school picnic near
here next Saturday.
One hundred thousand pounds of
wool in town.
Fifty-six through passengers for
San Francisco passed through to-day.
The Sunset is becoming the favorite
route for California tourists.
Col. Pierce, president of the Sunset,
and c. c. Gibbs, general passenger
agent, left tonight for San Antonio
on trip of inspection. They have a
special train.
News of the defeat of the Light
Guards at Nashville is received with
much surprise, as it was generally
thought that the first prize was be-
tween the Guards, and CreScentS of
New Orleans. Their failure to get
even the third prize is the cause of
much disappointment and the loss
Of many bets, as they were generally
backed by Houston to beat the Cres-
cents; although, the town is thankful
that they beat the Bostons.
SAN ANTONIO, May 26.-One lot of
wool, comprising one hundred and
twenty bales, was sold here to-day at
eighteen cents per pound. Wool is
coming in rapidly.
lOOCOIuCl SCl11cilotA 10 ClllSl
the mayor presided over his court.
Two of the negroes who were con-
cerned in the siX-cornered row at San
Pedro Springs were fined to-day.
The following persons, convicted
during the present term of the district
court, were sentenced as follows:
Jose Ortega, theft, two years penal
servitude; James Smith, theft, three
years; Juan Hernandez and Pedro
LermO. horse theft, five years; and
Felix Garcia, horse theft.
A factory for the manufacture of
wooden goods is to be built here
shortly.
A coffin found some sixty yards
outside of the cemetery created Sus-
picion that some one has been rob-
bling a grave. Investigation proved
the coffin had contained corpse that
had been shipped in another case af-
ter the body had been eXhumed. The
sexton had taken the old coffin out
side the cemetery to burn it, but the
fire went out without burning it.
j. E. Guilder, who was stabbed in
the back at Uvalde day before yester-
day. was brought here to-day and
taken to the home of his parents.
Marshal Costing has sent the
Knight Templar jewel, purchased as
present. to Mr.. J. E. Baldwin, the
International train dispatcher, to
him at Palestine.
A difficulty occurred tonight on
Soledad street, opposite the court
house, between Archie S.IChevalier
and German named Carl Stuth, in
which both parties used each other
roughly. The difficulty arose out of a
dispute in regard to a claim
which Chevalier had for collection
against Stuth. Neither party was
arrested.
AT the races this afternoon at San
Pedro park, Joe Fosters bay mare
won the mile dash in the second race,
which was a trotting mile, best two
out of three heats. Entries were
Carter & Mullaby's "Straightedge,"
Joe Fosters "Dan," and Frank
Knapp's Dexter The first heat
was Won by "Straightedge," second
and third heats by."Dan." Time, 2;56
on three minutes.
Major WasSen, the United States
eminent funds, will be tried by court
martial at headquarters here next
week.
= JEFFERSON, May 26.-The district
court is still engaged on the criminal
docket. Only two convictions of
felony as yet. The habeas corpus
hearing of the confidence men who
infest the railroads here, resulted in
fixing the amount Of bond at $500 in
one and $4O0in another. The defend
ants are still in jail. Two murder
trials resulted in acquittals.
Gray Commentary meets tonight
with much work in the Red Cross de-
gree.
Weather warm and dry. Crops fine.
LAMPAsAs, May 26.-Our town con-
tinues to build, and visitors are ar
irving daily.
We were visited last night by a
good rain, which was thankfully re-
ceived by everybody, as we were
needing rain very much.
We are soon to have a bridge built
across the Sulphur, which will be
about two hundred feet in length.
H. P. Brandes, agent of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad, was
married to Miss Mollie House Thurs
day.
BAsTRoP, May 26.-Sheriff Rankin.
of Fayette county, arrived at this
place this evening, in charge of Free
man Shelton, who stands indicted in
this county for the murder of John
Black. an old negro man who was
killed six years ago near this place.
Shelton was captured in Mexico some
time ago upon another charge, and
brought to La Grange for trial, where
it was discovered that there was an
Indictment against him and he was
brought here to-day by the sheriff of
Fayette county. He is now confined
in Jail here.
We have as yet had no rain, and the
farmers are beginning to look rather
blue over the prospects for crop,
though cotton can do well for some
time without rain.
WACO, May 26.-Rev. J. B. Allison,
presiding elder of the Waco district,
and prominent divine of the Metho-
dist conference, died last night at Z
p. m, at West Station. His remains
were brought here this morning and