The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

city and Indianola will be dlscon-
tinued, and all freight for that point
will go via the New York, Texas and
Mexican railway.
In her last trip to Corpus Christi,
the steamship Hutchinson got
aground in Arkansas bay, and was
compelled to tighten her cargo by
fifteen hundred barrels.
Major General Claiborne, command
ing the Texas volunteer guards, says
that if the necessary encouragement
is held out, military companies will
be brought here about August 10th
or 18th, if prizes aggregating $1,000
be offered for competitive drills, to be
distributed as follows : $3.50 for the
first, $500 for the second, $3.50 for the
third, 5000 for the fourth, $3.50 for the
fifth, 800 for the sixth, $75 for the
seventh, and $50 for the 8th. Outside
of these specialpriZeS would be offered
for individual proficiency in the va
rious accomplishments going to make
up a citizen soldier.
CoRsICANA, June 8.-The first cot
ton blooms of the season were brought
in to-day from different parts of the
county,
The oil company yesterday pur-
chased the Pittman property, whereon
to erect their works, and our city
council to-day, at called meeting,
granted them a permit to build their
factory within the corporate limits.
"a party representing himself as
agent for the International hair re-
storing company. limited. has been
doing our town up, as he has already
done Houston and other southern
| cities. He carries with him the in
dorsement OF all the prominent bald
headed of those cities, in the shape OF
a contract to produce full growth of
! hair in twelve months, for $50, to be
paid when the hair appears. Taking
these papers az a starting point he
shows them to smaller fry, and sells
them outright, at whatever price he
can obtain in cash, from So to $40
He reaped a harvest here, consider
ing that the game is such an old one
FORT WORTH, June S.--Gen: John
b. Mcclellan and A. J. Womelsdorf
of the Pennsylvania railroad, reached
this city tonight OF their return from
the Panhandle, where they have beer
with large party looking at eXten
sive odies of land and taking note
on the country, in order to report tt
eastern capitalists in regard to tn
adyisability of constructing a road
The general was three weeks on hi
| 1xroitol fn-nIOh
by the may or and city council, Wh'
invited him to deliver an address, bu
he was too worn out b
fatigue to comply. Gen. McClellal
saws the scheme will be great thin!
i. for Texas if consummated. He VII
be in st. Louis on Sunday.
H.G. Clark, division superintendent
of the Missouri Pacific from Fol-
Worth to Waco, resigned to-day t
accept like position from st. Loul
, to Kansas City. Mr.. Clark is succeed
? ed by S, G. Golden, who will hay
charge of the road from Parsons
! Taylor.
. 1.-Two of the demi-monde while dri'
I ineythis evening, were thrown froI
y the buggy and badly hurt. One Ros
:: Ledue is severely wounded about tt
: head and has slight chances to reco'
g er, She is delirious, and calls eol
Il tinually for Guillame Rossen, said
y be a Young man of Baton Rouge, WI
seduced her ten months ago, and the
\ offered to marry her but she refuse
:, saving he would never respect he
u Her calls for mama, papa, slst
n named Ethel and her lover, Rossen, a
is piteous in the extreme. Her paren
q have been telegraphed for. The g
is 18, and very handsome.
V. DALLAS, June 8. = Harrison Thr
y mond, a well known sporting man
Sherman, left this city tonight +
~ Deming, New Mexico. in compa
be with DIR. Eagan, OF Dallas, in respoI
to a telegram from his brother, Chi
Il Thurmond, calling them there to a
putate his left leg which was bat
ri shot, by accident, about six wee
Nv ago.
III. The merchants exchange, throu
ay it's president, A. Oppenheimer, too
ell telegraphed Gen. Geo. b. McClell
ar at Fort Worth, to visit Dallas as
"a guest of the exchange. No reply b
ed been received up to tonight. :.
a new time card goes into eff
on the Texas Pacific railway on 81
es, dav next. The west bound train '
VS.. arrive at 5:45 D. M, and depart at 9
or n. M: the east bound train will arr
49, at $50 a. M, and depart at 400 a.
'no The east bound train breakfasts
len Mineola instead of at Dallas as nc
ar the west bound train eats supper
Dallas. No change in the day tr
'lty between Marshall and Millsap.
ems The Lamar rifles are arrang
me. elaborately for picnic and c
xaS bration July 4th. The milit
ged companies of Houston and
weston have been invited
to- guests. 1t is proposed to have c,
i'm 1etitive prize drills, target shoot
Scottish games, athletic exerci
TO etc. Ex-Governor Throckmol
OF has been invited to deliver an
tion.
Levi Hines and Bell White ste
'uIC ~ span of horses and a farm wa
ao Gne from Jas. Dudley, near Lancaster
ayol night, and then stole a ball
,.1'7 Md9 cotton from Jack Waters and hei
lio9i Ilo9 for Dallas. A posse overlook tt
peir recovered the property and lot
the thieves in jail to-day.
Jay Judge billiard and Sheriff WI
tart of Kaufman county were in the
own TODAY as committee to examine
and Dallas county Jail with view t
few dur Iication for kaufman.
LONDON. June S.-Her maje
en- dispatch steamer Lively, st