The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

DA LLAs June T.-R. IL. RSeu'
formt u bartender. who had been
drink 11g to excess for some time pas.'
was t. Ihen with alcoholic dellrlum last
night, imagining that he was pursued
bv pa rites who wanted to ROB anu
murdeT him. lie burned up a large
roll of greenbacils. escaped from ms
room Ind fired several shots In the
street. He was :foesnd dead in the
east part of the. .aIty this morn,
ing, having been drowned IN pool
of water. whether by accident or
by suicide during his deil5ium is not
known. The coroner's .jHry verdict
was in accordance with The above.
Farmers have generally about re-
covered from their great trlgnI
occasioned by the great storm OF
last SATURDAY. night and now report
splendid crop prospects except IA t4As
localities visited by the extreme Sc
verify of the storm, although IN IRIS
locality the damage was great. and IN
some places absolute. AS an aggregate
Yields of all kinds of grain and farm
products promise an average. Ihere
is a smaller area OF cotton the last
wear. but much larger acreage OF
grain. The wheat harvest, now fully
under way, indicates general aver
age WELD from II to 20 bushels. Inc
crop has headed well, and gives no
sign of rust. Corn indications are
magnificent; fruit fair
The Dallas Merchants exchange
to-day forwarded MeSSrS. kaufman
& Runge.of Galveston, the odious cir
cular assailing the interior cotton men
Oft, ,exas, without comment thereon,
lea wing it for them to explain
tn best way they can.
, Judge 4. P. Mccormick, OF
: tb U. S. district court, has affirm
s. ed, the sale of the Texas trunk rail-
way. The special master in charge,
A., S. La6hrop. reports $l32 ,94O.7o
:, cash. and bonds On hand with which
to Iiauidate labors, liens and other Oh
legations. The purchasing trustees TO
day called a meeting OF the stockhoi
: ders to be held at DALLAS on June lott
Y to consider plans for the lmmedlatt
| extension of the line from its present
> terminus at Kaufman to connectloI
Z with the Texas 81 st. LOUIS Marrow
}. Gauge at Athens.
e John Collens, an emplt7ye OF IN
Texas s. Pacific railway company
was to-day awarded $1,000 damages II
: the county court against the compah.
e for damages received by falling from
| Il
g News from Denison tonight is thai
Mr and Mrs. Bayliss, father and
: mother of the unfortunate girl wht
i recently suicided there, and which
J. caused such sensation Throughout
the State, to-day sold out every
thing at Denison and left tn
State. removing to the north
!. The report that Henry Burke, tn
1t Gauss Of the scandal and suicide, ha,
2 been re moved last night to the Dal
N las iail for safe keeping form a mol
a. is Incorrect. He has not bee
brought here. Speaking of tn
as tragedy. the Dallas Daily Time
rs edited Ioy an able criminal lawye
n. saws the tragedy at Denison was or
IN of most distressing type. 1t hf
~ shocked the people of Texas fro
ed line to line. We believe, and it is tt
rd general opinion, that Burke, who
is as guilty of the death of the vlctl
Of as If he had held the pistO1 whl,
killed her, cannot be toOehed
PIC law. This impression prevails IN {
fiji community outraged by the crime "a
,lo tbe indignation has surmounted
,o1 respect of that code which IS pow.
iai less in such cases as this. to punl
MS wrong doers. The victim was Dirt
ar ged by liquor, and when in a pow
an less condition she was ruined.
ID the first return of consciousness
aiu ended the horrible chapter by bul
ed. through her heart. She was pl
at and a good woman, for only 81
ion could have been so utGe
lsar overcome by the agen
uoi of regret and modification as
oss- felt by the girl. No wonder that
Tith people thirsted for his blood !.
ter wonder they damned and sneerea
officers of the law, which admits t.
VINO il is doubtful if Burke in the eye
rare the law has committed crI
Per- Every growl of the people is refre
uno ing music, which shows a heal
az virtuous feeling.
Inc A secession move. is on foot in
Har- eastern part of the city for about
the third of the cityto withdraw to becs
iannexed to the new town OF