The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
HOUSTON,
Especial to The statesman.

Especial 10 In6 OGtsteSIlldts
Houston, July 25.--BIlly Thompson, brother
under indictment in Dewitt county for the
murder of Il man even or more years ago. 1t
came up yesterday before the judge of that
district on an application to be released on
hail The subioined dispatch was received
this morning by Ben Thompson from the sher-
iffiS Dewitt county. 'Ihe bond will be
promptly given;
aTQ Ben Ihompson, Houston: -;
:'An order has Just been made by the Judge
Of our district to release yeHr bfqther upon a
~, G, PETERSON, Sheriff.
The contract between the county ana the
King Iron. Bridge company, for furnishing the
iron part of the San Jaeint2 street bridge, was
closed and duly executed this morning. The
contract for the balance of the work, with Mir.
Baumbach, will be executed to-day or tO-nOr-
row. The county commissioners have ordered
that the masonry work on the south side OF
the bridge must be finished by the 1st of Octo-
Der, and on the north SIDE b OCtlber.lS the
contractors TO roftelt$5 per day for any delay
nfter that date, ,ahd!as long as the work re-
mains unfinished. &C..
nesg IS ttahsacted Iii s6ne Rd Il f Shape. s "iiS To-
night the Knights of Labor met and issued "a
can for the three assemblies of Houston and
@ next y sunday afterteraGoh Ter noon to take aSti6lRS in
regard to raising funds for the striking
operators q Of TINS s.; 90 city None n Of
N.
ddyssd ys sncS hs t yrks s a30st fee e hMa M6s Of
them are short of cash and are anXiopsly
awaiting assistance from the general fuNd, not
penny OF which has yet arrived. Ii is thought
that the iOilt assembly Sunday will appoint a
committee to solicit aid from merchants
An engine on the Texas aud New Orleans
railway this morning ran over an OK wagon,
driven Dy an old negro named Uncle Zeke,
living about nine miles north of here. The
wagon was demolished, but the oxen and dri-
Ssr gess , 4e fs sh9s5 te l4ttSh Iaened
he attempted to cross the track While the en-
gineel was ringing the bell.
Z En- the northwestern part of the city this
mo rning, after,the Sunset train came in, an I'M
known White man overlook yOnng married
NbIngn on Iier Bas tgOAI<y. ssn,i lhaae4 4aso pro-
poSalg TO her, .wli61l She 'SGirSmed! He emade
no attempt to force her but fled! d!~SScveral gen
tlemen, attracted by the screams of the lad J
Mrs, Fred Cooke, went IN search of the vii
Jam. ipnl faliel TO iini hfih..
HOUSTON, July 2d.-1heo. Buez, Who COM
mitted suicide on the beach at Galveston yes
te~day, formerly was OF Houston About a
yeat ag4 iis Neiit viii Itig family TO Nav 3Taun
fels. a month since he returned to Houston
leaving his family in New Braunfels. AS! he
p1qld not secure work here he then left for
GALVESTON, Nhefe if is sunpOSea he continued
to meet with reveFses, which caused the rash
acI
Early this morning flre was dicOYered in the
residence of Dan Kattachi. A hole was burned
in the kitchen floor through which the stove
dropped. The fire was eXtinguiShed before it
obtained headway, and what threatened to be
serious loss was avoided. The damages were
S4ath :.
%GFoud was broken for the llayel pavement
on Main street to-day and work IL progressing
rapidly.
To-day a petition to the city council was pre-
sented, signed by fifty property holders, pray
ing that the movement on foot to run a street
car line on Alaln street be deFeaged Citizens
Are about evenly divided ''
The telegraphers strike here is about the
same. The boys are very much encouraged at
the news Of the victory oyer the American
Rapid and are confident OF SUCCESS. some of
them, however, are becoming rather short of
funds and anxiOusly await outside assistance.