The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
Special kilograms.
DALLAS.
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DALLAS, September S.-About two
hundred farmers from all parts of the
county met at the court house to-day,
to consider the cotton weighing war
between the planters and buyers. w.
W. Sebastian was made chairman and
a N. c. Cochran, secretary. Resolu-
lions were adopted in substance justi-
flying the position of the producers
and expressing a determination to
continue therein. Speeches were made
by many prominent citizens of the
city and county, among them a Mr..
Cochran, John w. Daniel and W. G.
Veal. Arrangements were perfected
for mammoth mass meeting of farm
ers and persons in sympathy with
them, to be held in the court house
on Saturday next
Deputy Sheriff Lewis to-day took
John E. Hogan, Geo. Bush and Frank
Shreeuan as attached witnesses to
Waxahachie, to appear before the
grand jury of Ellis county, to give
testimony concerning Nolan and
ODonnell, in Jail for several months
at WaXahachie, charged with safe
robbery at Ferris. The Indictment of
the prisoners is considered certain, as
the proof against them is very posi-
tive, portion of the contents of the
safe having been found on them and
their presence at Ferris at the time
of the robbery being well established.
An interesting game of base ball
will take place at the Jockey Club
grounds tomorrow afternoon be-
tween the Brown Stockings, of Dali
las, and the Eclipse club, of Corsicana.
Both are crack clubs and each is con-
fident of victory.
Officer Overland returned this morn
ing from Bedford, Tarrant county,
whittier he has been to find the rustic
who was robbed by Evans and Jones
in the Lyeeum theater few nights
since. The officer ascertained at Bed
ford that the man he was after re-
sides at Louisville, in Denton county,
which place he will visit tomorrow.
In the meantime Evans and Jones,
alias Shearer, are in Jail. 1t is alleged
that they got 800 from the scarce
ruraliSt.
Jas. Gross, of Mesquite local option
fame, is still on top. The grand jury
| found about fifty bills against him.
He was convicted in the county court
in three cases; fined heavily and SEN
fenced to several months in jail, but
motion for new trial was argued
this morning by G. G. Wright, for the
defence, and G. F. Clint, for the state,
and granted for the reason that the
court had charged the law which had
long since been repealed. Several OF
the cases against Mr.. Gross have been
dismissed.
Parties in from Waxahachie to.
night report an impromptue duel, and
devoid of all code formalities. as hav.
ing occurred between two Ellis coun
ty farmers few miles from WaXaha.
chic this afternoon. The farmers had
quarrelled in town, but friends pre-.
vented a collision. One of the farm.
ers started for home on horseback and
was soon followed by his adversary
AS soon as the latter overlook mis-
man both began firing at each
other, emptyilg six chambers OF
their pistols sitting on theiI
heEs2s. The reports of the
the affair soon spread through WaXa
hachie, and the excitement this even
ing was intense. A physician was
sent for to go to the scene. All sorts
of reports were in circulation; one
that both were mortally wounded
another to the effect that one was
killed and the other would die. and
another report that both were wound
ed but still alive. The names of the
duelists could not be given by YOU
correspondents informant as he left
on the evening train for Dallas.
The election for a system of public
free schools, for East Dallas, was car.
ried almost unanimously to-day.