The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

changes are being made from this department
as follows: Lieutenant j. l.. Powell ordered
| east; Acting Assistant Surgeon. r. Lindsay
Robertson, ordered from Charlottesville, Nif-
ginio to report for duty at San Antonio and
First Lieutenant VIM Davis relieved from re-
cruting service at st. Louis and ordered to
| Fort Stockton, Texas.
Some Irshmen began lighting near the Sun
| set deport here yesterday, and Henry Bitter,
saloon keeper, separated Them The TWO re
| turned later in the day, and one OF them
knocked him down with a beer glass and broke
his skull and pieces of the glass were left III
the skull. BitterS has remained unconscious
until late this evening. The man who threw
the glass is named Johnson, and all have been
arrested.
| county prisoners which has been prepared for
several years, has been paid finally.
Wealthy stockmen, while on the Bandera road
near the Verde Greek, ffty-tve miles from
this city, report being robbed by two highway
men, Of two hundred and forty dollars late
last week.
day with grand commencement exercises.
Tonight at SAB O'Clock at st. Marks Episco-
pal Cathedral MIR. VintOn L. James was united
in marriage with Miss Salie, daughter of Col.
II. b. Andrews, yice-president Of the Eden
route railway. The grand cathedral was
crowded with "a host of friends of both parties.
A grand reception is in progress tonight at
Col. Andrews mansion. The happy pair leave
tomorrow for bridal tour in the East.
WACO, June is.-John Shinn, slayer of Geo.
! w Smith, near Ross station, was arrested yes
terday and is under guard. He has three cuts
on him which, he says, be received from a
knife in the hands of Owen Smith, son of Geo.
w. Smith. Testimony before the justice, who
| held the inquest, shows that as Smith and his
son passed Shinn's they saw one of their
| horses and stopped to get it. Shinn ordered
them off and the fight commenced. The YER
dict of the jury is thlt Smith came to his death
at the hands of John and Dan Shinn. Dan is
to lynch John Saturday evening but The time
| ly arrival of an officer prevented it.
jerry Bruce, a young white boy, was ar
property
Jack Crane, convicted of burglary, was
given two years to-day, but was granted new
trial Immediately.
Nat Bible, a negro, was given eight years for
stealing horse. He said he was willing to
take fifteen. A divorce was granted Parlee
Henry, from John Henry, on the ground of
abandonment Henry is horse thief and has
skipped.
Six young ladies attending the Atheneum
Columbia term, returned home to-day. John
Shinn, late to-day, applied for habeas corpus
and Will have hearing Friday
An engine and eight cars jumped the track
on the main in the Missouri Pacific yard this
evening. The north-bound passenger was de-
layed one hour and a half. No seriOns damage.
Rev Francis r. Starr, newly chosen rector
OF ST. Paul's Episcopal Church, has accepted
the call and preached here yesterday. He re-
turned to Victoria to-day to make arrange
ments to come permanently.
GALVESTON, July IS.-COl0nel Mansfield in
charge of the Improvements of Galveston har
Dor, has inaugurated novel and expensive
plan by which much is expected. A government
tug is to be set at work removing sand and
mud, III order to assist nOrtherS and currents
i'll cutting away distractions
Three men, Stinson, Briefly and Hamilton,
from Montgomery county, were before the
U. s. commissioner this morning on n charge
of entering, on June 8, the house OF Chas.
Shannon, cOlored, and dragging him a mile
from his dwelling and attempting to cut his
throat. Shannon was at the time a witness be-
fore the United States court in the county cleo
ton cases. The complainant failing TO appear,
the prisoners were dismissed. 1t is thought
charge of perjury will now be entered against
Shannon.
Harry Nelson and j. NJ. Davis, two railroad
men, had a difficulty this evening, when Nelson
drew knife ana made a slash at Davis
throat, cutting HIM severely across the chin.
Mai. General Claiborne now states that the
military eneampment Will go TO the place that
offers the most liberal Inducements, but adj
mits that Galveston is the city that can do
this.
Rev. c. NJ. Wilmoth, of Dallas, who for the
past week has been conducting revival services
IN this city, left for home to-day.
Gail Is. johnson, formerly of the Evening
Print, left for New York city to-day, where he
Will reside in the future.
The steamship Colorado. from New York. ar
rived yesterday and is discharging to-day.
The Jersey Lilly will be one OF the attrac-
tlons at the fremont Opera House the coming
season.