The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31


SAN ANTONIO, May 29,-To-m,i-
row, decoration day, Will he opened in
the usual way of decorating military
graves, and of closing of banks aud
public offices.
Col. Ed. Buckley has sent in his
resignation as director. OF the mer-
chants exchange, but it will not he
accepted
A large quantity of Texas lumber
Was sent to Mexico from here to-day.
Six insurance adjuSters are here,
looking after the Terrell block fire.
Sale was made to-day of eighty
acres of suburban city lots for SI2,-
600 to parties who do not wish their
names e ven yet.
Col. T. w. Pierce, it is now re-
ported, is to build the new Sunset hos
pital here at his own private eXpen-e,
and will endow and name it. lie
only wants the city to donate the
ground.
PALESTINE, May 29.-Ground has
been selected on the international
right of way here for the establish
ment of cotton compress to be built
Immediately by outside capital. 1t
will be in operation i'll September.
1t is SAID the Gould system propose
establishing this fail at Palestine their
general car building shops for all
their lines. New car shops, paint
shops, &c, are to be built, and
all work connected with car
building and repairing be done here.
FORT WORTH, May 29.-Our citi-
zens are deeply disappointed over the
failure of Fort Worth to secure the
lunatic asylum.
j. E. Crum obtained judgment to-
day against S. Jacobs, Bernheim &
Co., of Galveston, for $4,000, for at.
taching his stock without cause.
Word comes from Baird tonight
that in difficulty Agent Motley was
killed, and man named Davenport
and one other wounded. The deceas-
ed and wounded will be brought here
GEORGETOWN, May 20. = The
Georgetown water company met at
their office this evening and adopted
bylaws, received and accepted the
charter, and elected the officers, to-
wit: Capt. Emey Taylor, president;
}. l.. Rucker, vice-president; j. E.
Cooper, secretary and treasurer The
company has also bought the Peter
son property, on the banks of the San
Gabriel, for the purpose of erecting
necessary buildings. The citizens are
elated at the prospects for plenty of
water. Contract will be let at once
for laying pipes, etc.
MARSHALL, May ga man about
five feet ten inches high, dark com
plexion, was found dead a few miles
out from Marshall, on the Shreveport
road. He was brought to the city,
but no clue has been found as to his
identity.
Virgie Stuart, an orphan child of
John Stuart, deceased, died to-day. She
was two years old. Several law suits
are pending as to who should possess
her and her money. Death has set
tied the claim.
Lee Jones, cOlOred, was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary by
the district court to-day. His crime
Was attempt to murder.
HOUSTON, May 29.-The cotton ex-
change held meeting to-day, and de-
cided to build their new exchange at
the southwest corner OF Franklin and
Travis streets, diagonally opposite the
Hutchins house and one square from
the present building. The exact
kind of building is not yet decided,
but it is assumed that the contem-
plated structure will be a credit to
the whole state.
The Houston Light Guards arrived
this morning from Nashville, and
were met by u large number of ladies
and prominent citizens at the depot
and escO&ted to a hotel, where
bountiful breakfast was served them.
The remains of the father OF Capt.
Henry Schertfins, county treasurer of
this county, from Galveston, were
brought to this city and buried this
evening. Deceased was an old citi-
zen of Galveston and highly re-
spected.
CoRsICANA, May 29.-Allen John
son, wanted in Houston county, to
answer to the charge of horse-stealing,
was arrested here by Deputy Sheriff
West.
Ninety head of cattle persisted in
transit from Vermillionville to this
point on their way north. They were
in three trains and the large mortali-
ty is laid to overloaded cars and poor
condition of the stock.
The charter for our street railway
company was received to-day. Capt.
toll stock, $4,000
John r. Miner, identified with our
city for the past seven years as
architect and contractor, leaves to-
morrow for Colorado City and Ell
Paso, with a view of locating. Mr..
Miner has built the greatest part of
the business portion of our city, in
Guiding the new block and CONNER
cial hotel In his departure we lose a
valuable citizen.
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