The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-27
CRY MATTERS In BRIEF.
THURSDAY.


I Lumber is duh of sale at present on
account of the holidays.
There will be a shooting tourna-
msnt, Christmas, near the city.
Corn in the shuck is selling here at
90 cents per bushel, by the wagon load.
Mr.. Humes is having fine building
erected for livery stable on Congress
Avenue.
The fine residence being built for
! Mr.. Firebaugh, and the new Hancock
building are nearing completion.
Mr.. Kalman Sendregat, 875 West
Pecan street, has received fine lot of
venison, which he is selling as cheap
as beef.
Prof. Wynne, superintendent, states
that the public schools will be closed
for the holidays on Friday and till
January 2.
Cotton, such as is being sold mostly
in this market, was bought yesterday
at from 8 to 8 cents, only about one
cent under New Orleans prices.
Geo. Sharp has appeared before JUS
| tice Tegener to answer the charge of
Dave Hunter, for breaking furniture
in the Gold Room saloon.
The Makinson . highway robbery
case was argued yesterday before
Judge Walker, of the district court,
and taken under advisement.
A consultation of live stockmen
will be held at the Office of the Texas
Investment company in this city on
Monday, December "a, at 8 o'clock
pm.
The 50th anniversary of the we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Millican at the
residence of DR.. M. A. Taylor last
evening was an interesting social
event. The special features of the
anniversary will be noticed fully in
the Sundays Statesman.
The following marriage licenses
were issued yesterday: F. r. Lub-
book and S. E. Porter; j. b. jackson
and Kate Monroe; Sam White and
Matte Hill; Jeff Earls and Emma
Jones.
Judge Julius Schutze has been quite
sick several days with an attack of
neuralgia of the heart. We are glad
to be able to state that he was much
better yesterday, though not entirely
free from danger.
The Waco string band, composed of
George w. Wiley, Charles King and
Walter Downes, favored THE STATES
MAN with a serenade last night. They
make sweet music and will remain in
the city till after the holidays, to play
at balls and parties.
Hector Johnson, captain of the Aus
tin City Rifles, a company composed
of colored citizens of Austin, leaves
to-day for a brief trip North. His
company will be left in charge of
Lieut.. John Webb, so the secretary,
f. w. West, informs us.
In the district court yesterday the
case Of S. NJ. Swenson vs.. John String
is set up as defense in mortgage
suit, was being tried before Hon. j.
w. Robertson, acting as special judge
in place of Judge Walker.
In the case of the state VS.. Reese
Erwin, John w. Brown, of Manor,
Yesterday filed a charge for murder
against Erwin for the killing of T.
w. CovingtOn. The case will be ex-
amined before Justice Tegener at
some future day when the witnesses
can be present.
A. J. Thorpe, formerly of the city
police, has been appointed by the
commissioners court constable for
Justice Won Rosenberg's court, in
place of Thos. r. Johnson, resigned,
the latter having been recently elected
as one Of the mounted policemen of
the city. Both are good officers.
Henry Jackson, a colored man, for
hitting Doc Stone, the ferry keeper,
with a stone, was fined So and costs,
by Judge Tegener, yesterday. Henry
plead guilty to the charge, and said
Mr.. Stone put him off the ferry, and
would not let him cross in the boat,
though his friend offered to pay his
fare for him. Mr.. Stone doubtless had
some other cause for his refusal to let
him cross. Henry forded the river to
get over
Among recent real estate transac-
lions the following are reported by
MeSsrs. Zimpelman & Bergen, through
whom the sales were made: To L
Jordan, property fronting 1873 feet on
Congress avenue, for $500; to Mrs.
Millican, a residence on East Ash
street, for 1920; and to Mrs. Sheen,
property in the rear of h. NJ. Castle
mans residence, for $17OO.
MeSSrs. Lawrence u Co., OF Pecan
SGroeG, report Gu6y dI0 6HcCIluS lduu
sales for their patrons pretty freely
despite the excitement about fence
cutting, and are getting good prices.
One of their customers refused $3.50
per acre for large tract land in the
BraZos bottom near Richmond. Lands
between Houston and Galveston,
which formerly could be bought for
twenty-five cents an acre, are now
held at 81 an acre.
Quite a galaxy of prominent bust
ness men of this city is presented In
the array of names over their writing
desks, in the office of Messrs. E. W.
Stands & Son., on Pecan street. Be-
sides the MesSrs. Stands and MeSsrs.
Lawrence, are the names of Messrs.
j. L. DriskilI & Son, j. NJ. Driskill, R.
l.. Brown and G. w. Littlefield, all of
whom represent large intereses as land
agents and owners, cattle dealers,
capitalists and other business. Mr..
Brown, who has but lately settled in
Austin, represents large capitalists in
Europe as well as in this country.