The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
CITY MATTERS In BRIEF.

the CITY just now.
The work on the bridge across the
Colorado is progressing.
The work on the new boat and bath
house will begin at once.
The train from the n orth was some
five hours late yesterday.
There was large number of trans
fers in real estate yesterday.
Job Martin and Mollie l. Isaacs took |
out marriage license yesterday.
John Smith killed snake yesterday |
that measured nine feet in length.
The work on the street at the head |
of the Avenue was lively yesterday.
Another weekly paper is about to
be started in Austin, we are informed.
The boy Wiggies, who was arrested
for mail robbery, was not discharged.
There will be meeting of thei city
city school board at o'clock this even
ing.
The work at the capitol yesterday
was resumed with the full force of
men.
The Colorado rose about four inches
yesterday and was still rising late last
night.
The city engineer is hard at work
with the chain gang, improving the
streets.
The university starts off most prom
ising. The students seem to be of the
highest order.
Thirteen arrests for various crimes
and misdemeanors were made in the
city yesterday.
Three hundred teams were seen by
a STATESMAN reporter on the streets
yesterday afternoon.
G. r. Pickett and Miss NJ. G. Moore
are to be married, as we learn from
the marriage record.
The party who shot at the girl
Mamie, at Sallie Daggett's, was bound
over to the grand jury.
The new city directory is fast near
ing completion. One hundred and fif-
tY pages are now printed.
IA frog was found in a solid rock at
| Oatmanville yesterday, so a STATES
MAN representative is informed.
The supply of cotton yesterday was
large. One hundred and fifty bales
were purchased and the price was
firm.
The dam at the mill below the city
has been thoroughly repaired, and the
additions to the mill will soon be
built.
The hunting is reported as better
than ever known before at this time
of year, especially in regard to wild
doves.
More goods were received by the
merchants of Austin during the last
week than at any previous week for
two years.
The county court adjourned until
November, as will be seen by the re-
port of the bar committee, found in
another column.
1t is reported that a street railroad
will be built to Pressler's garden, on
Pecan street, and that the work will
be begun very soon.
Bertram, Bruggerhoff 81 Mueller
received official notification that their
proof of loss had been accepted, and
that it would be paid in full.
A negro by the name of John JEFF
ferson went coon hunting west of the
city Saturday night, and as a result
brought in twenty-five coons.
Madam Rnmor has it that a promi-
nent county officer is about to go the
way of all the world. The fortunate
lady is said not to live in Austin.
Some parties have been depositing
dead horses near the ford at the river,
and the stencil arising therefrom is
perfectly sickening. The matter
should be looked after.
Parties were seen fishing with
sein below the city yesterday, and
they took out the fnny inhabitants of
the Colorado by the bushel. Such
fishing ought not to be permitted.
A team, belonging to a farmer by
the name of James Bregmond, ran
away as he was going home from Aus
tin, Tuesday night. and ran into a
tree, killing one of the horses and
smashing the wagon to pieces.
Two young men of this city went
out on hunting excursion, and for
some reason not fully explained, got
into quarrel. Both returned yester-
day with their faces looking like
we'll, good deal the worse for their
pugilistic contest.
There was an interesting case be-
fore United States Commissioner G.
Ruggles, yesterday. Matt Baxter and
wife were arrested for robbing the
mails. They were most ably defend
ed by Col. Trigg, of Smith & Trigg,
and as a result, the Baxters were dis
charged. The argument of Col. Trigg
was one of the ablest ever made in
this city.
The Board of Directors of the Aus
tin Athletic association met last
evening at the Office of the president.
Business wasfully discussed hurrying
on the work, and the secretary was
directed to commence his solicitations
| for funds to meet the bill for lumber
suitable for building pontoons, which
will be due here about the first of
October. Messrs. Knox, Wells and
Smythe were appointed committee
on finance, etc.
Andrew Major and Bessie Slawson
had a sweet little time Tuesday night,
principally trying which could tell
the most truth about the other in very
bad English. They were brought be-
fore the fat justice who fined them for
the bad English, but made the fine
| light on account of the truth it con-
tanned. The major part of the fracas
had the money to pay for his part of
the dance, but Bessie was broke and
had to go to the jail and to make her
troubles still harder to bear, Francis
Johns tells the justice that Bessie has
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