The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
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DALLAS, August 20.-An agent of
Messrs. Bryan s. Bradshaw returned
to-day from three weeks trip, made
especially to learn the condition of
cotton, and made a thorough in
spection in the counties of Dallas,
Rockwell and Grayson. He finds the
crop in splendid condition. Worms
have appeared in only few places,
and in these only in small numbers.
Drouth has been injurious only in
small, isolated sections. The crop is
fruiting magnificently, but is about
two weeks late. If frost remains off
ate in the fall, the crop will be very
big and fine one. He says it is i'm
possible as yet to estimate the yield
per acre, but feels certain that from
present indications no condition is
likely to arise that will cut it below
an average of half a bale.
A gentleman who has most excel
lent facilities for information on rail-
road matters in Texas, returned here
to-day from Houston, and reports that
within few weeks hence the Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio rail
way company will put a surveying
corps IN the field to survey route
north from Houston for a line to tap
the Texas and Pacific at point not
further east tAan Dallas, nor further
west than Weatherford. The proposed
new road is in the interest Of the
Huntington system, and will run
nearly parallel to the Houston and
Texas Central and the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe. 1t is argued that it
will not be antagoniStic to the Gould
system. 1t is Surmised that Hunting
ton is not satisfied with his limited
interest IN the Houston and Texas
Central, and this may be scheme to
bring that road to terms for more en-
larged control or authority in it.
p Sullivan was detected to-day by the
police in a bold piece of robbery. He
relieved an intoxicated man of his
jewelry and money. The cops landed
him in Jail on the charge Of robbery.
Shortly after dark several pistol
shots created commotion on Pacific
avenue.
A negro called at the house of a
white woman and either attempted to
assault her or made indecent proposals,
and she attempted to kill him. He
succeeded in escaping, but whether
he was wounded or not could not be
learned.
A local option election has been or
dered for precinct No 8, Dallas coun
| ty. to be held September IS.
Manager Benton, of the Dallas opera
| house, has secured Anna Dickinson to
play Hamlet in tights at the follow
ing places on the dates named: Gle
burne. January 8; Fort Worth, jan
uary IL and ~; Gainesville, January
IA; Denison or Mckinney, January Is;
Dallas, January IL and II; Sherman,
January Is; Paris, January ~.
The Chicago Ideal Opera Company
are engaged to dedicate four new
opera houses in Texas: Harmony
theatre, Galveston, October |; Fort
Worth, October s, 8 and 10; Colorado
City, October IL and -, and Dallas,
October Is, Is and II.
Passengers arriving on the west
bound Texas and Pacific train, att
1870 tonight, report much excite
ment at Terrell, thirty-ive miles cas-
| When the train left at $50 anoth;
| lynching was about to occur, and tIk
chances are it has taken place by this
time. a large body of mounted and
armed white men had departed for
the town of Kaufman, the county
seat of Kaufman county, sixteen
miles from Terrell, for the purpose of
taking from Jail and lynching ne
gro, who, two nights ago, brutally
assaulted and attempted to rape a
young white woman, the daughter of
a planter. The lady was choked until
her neck is swollen and black, las is also
other portions of her person. The ne
gro was captured and jailed yesterday,
and to-day made a full confession.
The news of last Wednesday night re-
garding Miss Cora Beckham, and
which was followed by the lynching
of the negro Martin Bradley, reached
Terrell this evening. The mob was
at once made up and started for
Kaufman as above stated. A
prominent United States official
who was in Terrell this evening, says
the excitement throughout that sec
ton is intense; that the negroes are
! believed to have secret organization
and that the white men swear that
they will eXterminate the last one of
them or protect the white women. He
does not see from the hot blood that
has been stirred and the extreme feel
ing manifested how a clash of the
races sooner or later is to be avoided.
He says he has never known such Bit
ter feeling and deep determination.
The westbound Texas and Pacific
train was five hours late tonight,
caused by freight wreck on the Iron
Mountain road at Knoble, Ark, about
& o'clock yesterday evening. Two
men. supposed to be tramps stealing a
ride, were killed