The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-19
CITY MATTERS In BRIEF.

with burglars. He fired two shots at
the man who was trying to break
into the house. The neighbors all
crawled under their beds while the
battle went on. The burglars are
still alive.
We wish to call attention to a mat
ter that requires immediate attention.
Children are permitted to walk across
the high trestle work of the capitol
railroad. Some one will be killed, and
that, too, very Soon, if steps are not
taken to prevent this fearfully dam
gerous play.
Mr.. Wade Henry, living few miles
East of Austin, brought to the city
yesterday peaches which weighed
eleven ounces and measured eleven
inches in circumference. Mr.. j. a.
Riley weighed them and vouches for
the correctness of this aSserSion. We
call these pretty good peaches, don't
you?
The city council had a meeting
last night. But little business of i'm
portance was transacted. A full re-
port will appear tomorrow. After
the meeting was over there was quite
an exciting scene between two alder
men. No lives lost. however.
There was a good-sized row at
Metz saloon, in the first ward, last
night. Wash Tinney, Geo. Foster and
two negro women had a regular get
right-up-and-whoop-'er-to-'em, and
there is no imagining what might not
have been done if Officers Robertson
and johnson had not attended the
war dance and spoiled the fun by
transferring the whole outfit to the
bridewell.
1t was reported on the streets yes
terday that one of the men who muir
! dered August Whitman, the hack
driver, several years ago, died not long
since and had made death-bed con-
and duplicating all the other persons
who had hand in the affair. 1t is
said that the party who received this
| give it away unless he is paid for it.
the report or not, we have not as yet
been able to trace out.
There was a well attended open air
concert at Turner Hall garden on last
Saturday night. Professor Herzog's
band furnished the music. A quar-
tette composed of Messrs. Brown,
Maupin, Jalonic and Manship treated
the assemblage to a couple of songs
entitled "Some day I'll Wander Back
Again" and Redeemed, Washed in
the Blood of the lamb" both Of which
were highly enjoyed by every one
present. Everything passed off quiet
ly, nothing occurring to mar the
pleasure.
AT the residence of Mr.. A. Rohde,
near st. Elmo post office. about four
miles from this city, on Sunday, was
a sociable gathering of friends to par
take of birthday dinner, given in
honor of their little daughter Wally,
who has just attained her third year.
The host and hostess had prepared
befoI ehand for the event, and nothing
was left undone to sesure the pleasure
of any participant. The dinner was
all that could be desired, and the kind
hearted Mrs. r. did the honors to the
satisfaction of all. The party from
the city returned about o'clock, and
expressed themselves as highly
pleased.
Mr.. Frank Cottelle, of the San ia
cinto House, says that in our notice
Of the French banquet we were in
error, in some particulars. The in
formation was handed into the COM
posing room instead of to the city ed
itOr, and for that reason the mistake
occurred. He says: CAS- to the French
independence day, it was celebrated
by the elite of the French residents
who gave Il magnificent banquet, and
IL 70 t1n fxr
of Mr.. Joseph Brunei and others, and
to the talent of that excellent cook,
Jules Boisnier."
Complaint is being made by per-
sons living in front of the Catholic
convent and church about the OBJ
struction of the street and sidewalk
with the material for the new Catho-
lie church. A gentleman tells us that
the street is so blocked that some
times it is with difficulty that a single
vehicle can pass, and that it is impos-
Sible for two to pass each other. This
seems to be matter for serious COM
plant. The city ordinances should
require that stone be cut off the
streets. 1t would be as easy to haul
the cut stone to the building site as
stone in the rough. The CITY marshal
notified the proper persons yesterday
to remove the Instructions and it will
no doubt be done.
DR.. Salm's lecture to the teachers
attending the summer normal insti-
tute last night at 8 p. m., in the senate
chamber, on the following subject:
rs Modern Education EXerting an
Evil Influence upon the Eyesight of
our Children" was very brilliant.
This is the beginning of series of
lectures that will be delivered during
the term of the normal institute here,
by literary gentlemen who have
kindly promised to lecture on various
subjects. A large audience greeted
the talented speaker, and his lecture
was IA very valuable one. We shall
give full synopsis of it tomorrow,
for we deem its practical worth very
great. 1t was logical, sound, and
highly poetical in all it's features.
Mr.. James A. Muir, editor and pub
Usher of the Texas Law reporter, was
arraigned yesterday before Justice
Tegener for abusive language t. Will
lianl Holder, father of the negress
who so malicio4sly and outrageously
assaulted his invalid wife. The YER
dict of the jury was, as public feeling
anticipated, mot guilty" There is
still another charge against Mr.. Muir
for seriously damaging the Jawbone
and facial muscles of the aforesaid
William, set for trial tomorrow after
noon. From the facts already pub
llshed our readers know the violent
provocation. The public seem to be
in full sympathy with MI. Muir. and
the Holder family must realize that
they are standing over peculiar
magazine ready for the fuse, and Mr..
Muir stands with the match in his
hand ready to touch it off, and when
he does there will be an explosion
sure.
We hear a great deal of complaints
from parties getting off at the cross
ing of the International and Great
railroad and Narrow Gauge. 1t seems
that parties have to wait in the hot
sun and be exposed in stormy wealth
er, as there is no station house at this
point, This is all wrong; there ought
to be station here for the accommo-
| dation of the large number of persons
who take and leave the train at this
point. We do not like to find fault,
but we are led to suggest in mild
and loving way to the railroad officials
that if they had to stand in the sun
shine a few hours these times, when
Old Sol is trying to turn things into
hades hereabouts, they would see the
tull force of the suggestion we have