The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
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DALLAS.


Especial to The Statesman.
DALLAS, September wv. w. Ross.
of Dallas, statistical correspondent for
the department of Washington, in his
crop report for September 1, says !:
Cotton, once SO promising, is now suf-
fering from several causes, principally
from drouth and unusual hot weather
for this season. The early cotton has
matured a good cotton crop which is
opening very fast, some prematurely,
while the topis shedding its forms
in small bolls and will mature a
scattering crop. The late cotton has
not suffered so much, it has
fewer grown bollS and still
growing some and blooming and
is now beginning to shed very much.
The cotton leaf catterpillaTs have
made their appearance in many places.
This early for them is & new depart
ure, in the absence Of rain, unlocked
for. What the damage will be no one
can tell, but we fear they will injure
the crops materially. Some complaint
from them is apprehended should the
drouth continue. The army worm is
also reported in some places. Some
fear they will do damage. but think
they are grass feeders. Have never
known them to damage cotton. Fully
half the crop is opened. In some
places picking has generally COM
menced, and should the season con-
tinue dry, with proper industry, the
crop will be gathered by frost. 1t is
clean and clear of trash, and classes
high, though the staple is not so long
and will not weigh with the old crop.
The yield will be rather light.
George johnson, an escaped county
convict, owing fine of one hundred
dollars, was captured to-day. Luther
Thornton and Isaac Tompkins, lead
ing farmers, attempted to Kill each
other at Grapevine Prairie to-day; six
shots were exchanged and neither
hurt; Tompkins came to town and
made affidavit against Thornton.
Papers have been issued for the
latter'S arrest.
Edward Kassner, the city huXter,
went out to the country and stole
grain, cotton seed and other produce
from VIM. Cochran, who caught him
in the act last night and arrested
him, and this morning started for
town, when the prisoner attempted to
I escape, but was chased about three
miles and recaptured. Cochran fired
six shots at him but failed to hit him.
Kassner was lodged in the county
| Jail.
Ed Stanzter, alias E. II. Shaw, late
of Pennsylvania, who has been doing
a sort of itinerate evangelical mission
airy work in the Lisbon neighborhood
for several months, was arrested and
jailed to-day on the charge of stealing
horses from several farmers in that
vicinity, and disposing Of them in the
city. The horses were recovered, and
the thief confessed his guilt and was
lodged in the county jail.
The interest in the cotton weighing
troubles is undated and the situation
unchanged. The business men are
apprehensiYe of much loss of trade to
Dallas and the diversion of much of
the cotton to other markets if the dis
agreements are not adjusted. 1t is in
timated that upwards of 100 bales of
the new crop has been sent elsewhere
in the past two days. AS rule the
planters in the territory tributary to
Dallas are indignant at the stand
taken by the Dallas buyers in refus.
ing to allow the public weighers to
weigh the cotton. Public meetings
are being held throughout the county
that the planters may ascertain and
follow some general policy in the
premises and act in concert. A num-
Der of leading merchants of Dallas,
including Sanger Bros, T. L. Marsalis
81 Schneider and Davis, to-day petit
toned President Oppenheimer to call
a special meeting Of the Merchants
Exchange to endeavor to adjust mat
tiers. The meeting has been called
for Monday at 10 a. m. Merchants
not identified with buying cotton,
who express any opinion, think the
buyers have acted hastily and inju-
dicious in bulldoZing :. the public
weighers before giving him chance
to demonstrate their fitness or capaci,
ty for the position.
The telephone has assumed such a
competitive character here with the
Western Union telegraph company
for business purposes, that the Yves
tern Union has gone to constructing
short lines of telegraph from Dallas
to the small towns surrounding the
city. A great many car loads of poles
and other material are now on the
ground here for the purpose
the first shipment of through
freight from Kansas City to Texas via
the new route-KansaS City, Fort
Scott and Gulf.
The Texas and st. Louis narrow
gauge, and the Gulf, Colorado anC
Santa Fe are now in transit, con
sisting of several cars Of
merchandise for Dallas and Fort
Worth.
An inquest was held this morning
on the body of the stranger founC
east of the city yesterday, and who
died in Sheriff Smiths arms while
being conveyed to the hospital. A
letter was found in his pocket dated
Pawnee City, Neb., May Goth, 1883
1t is stated that the bearers name
was Geo. Shipman, cigar maker, who
about eight weeks previous to thu
date had been deprived of the use Of
one side of his body and tho
power of speech by stroke Of
PARALYSIS. That he was on his way to
st. Louis for treatment and had
enough money to pay his expenses. Al
the conclusion of the letter was the
following: "Give me drink of water
and please direct me to the train that
will take me to st. Louis" There
was no signature to the letter. There
was only 25 cents in money on the
body and as the letter stated that he
had plenty of money to take him tt
his destination it is supposed he hat
been robbed. The verdict of the jury
was that he came to his death from
fever, exposure and want of necessary
care and attention. The body wa:
turned over to undertaken Smith fol-
burial,