The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-26
HOUSTON, April 24.-The market
gardeners in this vicinity say little

gardeners IN this vicinity say little |
rain just now would be acceptable.
The man Masters, arrested some
two weeks ago for playing the conf
dence game on two ministers from
Grimes county, has been released for
want of prosecution.
On Thursday, Col. J. G. Tracy and
Capt. S. S. Ashe, of this city, and Mr..
Joe Dwyer, of San Antonio. will go
to Galveston for the purpose of To-
eating the new custom house. These
gentlemen have been appointed b
the government the commission y
locate that building. 10
The bazaar by the Ladies' Pa,
ISOLATION of Christ's ehuT .lsn as
menced tonight at Ar en- com San
A large crowd cnory nan
and gentlemen in atteD/ OF laoles
affair is most ente' ,o tance, anu me Eht
awardede First = prizes are to be
popnlar organiSs piano, to the most
So far are tho ation. The candidates
eychange Houston club, Cotton
guards iyceum, Houston light
z III seof< P. A, Presbyterian Ladies
ShsasS ;ty, as also the ladies aid OF
secEaE church; second, a handsome
| seo1' .ary's desk to the most popular
l.thS 9tary of public organization
lrd, three beautiful hand-painted
y -S.ns, two white and one black, paint.
cd by Mesdalnes Perl and Gale ant
Miss McClintock. The voting on these
prizes is very spirited.
The ladies of SheaIn Methodist
: church Will give "a Mrs
Jarley's wax works exhibition fol
the benefit of Shearn church mex
Monday and Tuesday.
Stlllweli Russell passed through thu
| city tonight, on his way to. thu
Chester. Illinois. penitentiary. A
petition for his pardon is being circu
lated and numenusly signed.
AT Gum Island, seven miles, a negro
boy, fifteen years Old, named Harmon
Adams, was playing on the prairie
with another boy of the same age
named Canaan Nelson. After play
| ing "horsey" for while Adams tool
his lariat from the saddle of his hOrs'
, and playfuny tied the end around Mel
sons waist. He then jumped on hi
: horse, and. putting him to full speed
dragged Nelson over the prairie
: until he was dead. Adams ther
dragged the body to the woods wher
he hoisted the body up in a tree, afte
first diveSting it of clothes. Adam
was arrested to-day by Sheriff Fan
and brought to town. He is hard
looking character, although so young
and when asked why he killed his pla,
fellow in such a horrible manner, h
replied that n elson belonged to gam
of boys who had threatened to WIFI
him, and that he treated Nelson 81
that the others would be scared OF
He said that he had thought of thu
way to get him some days before
! Adams said he stripped Nelson of hi
: clothes and hung him to tree 81
that the buzzards could easily eat hin
and thus destroy all traces of crime
DALLAS, April PA. & w. Hunt
stable, of Mckinney, have heen i,
, consultation to-day with Dallas bust
: ness men, with a view to removing
their boot and shoe mandatory II
this city. A joint stock compaD!
with from $4,000 to 100000 capital
] is contemplated, for the wholesale
!. manufacture of boots and shoes, ant
! employing upwards of one hundred
men. II considerable amount Of
] stock was subscribed to-day.
The meeting of citizens to-day t.
, consider the narrow gauge subSld,
, renewal, showed ali but abou
5000 of the $4,000 secured
A committee was appointed to rails
| that amount by IL o'clock tomorrow
and telegraph the result to the rail
road directory at its meeting in lyle
Tomorrow. State Senator Gibbs anC
, VIM. White were sent to Tyler as
. committee to represent Dallas.
Jack Glover was arrested here las
!. night and sent back to Fort Wortl
tonight on charge of assault will
: intent to kill G. o. Dondville.
Bledso' & Snyder's store at Hutch
: ms was burglarized last night. Sfxt.
dollars In money and a large amour
J of valuable goods were secured. N
} clue to the burglars.
II The brick layers of the city strncl
. to-day for an advance In wages frpn
81 to IS per day. There Is an ill