The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-05
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JEFFERSON, June 3O.-The first excursion
: train OF the season to-day left this city fol
Hughes Springs, the noted watering place
twenty Five miles from here, ON the East Line
railway and in the iron hills Of Cas- county
These trains will run every Saturday, and re
turn early Monday morning during the season
Tie weather is getting very dry, though crops
are reported still doing well.
JEFFERSON, July 2.-Another attempted
| rape by a negro ON white woman Is reported
here from Bowie county to-day. She whipped
the ScOundrel on
A mob in Hopkins county have cut seven
miles of wire fencing, four miles within ten
DAYS The rancho belongs to Z. }. wise, q
leading ci, iZen of this city. 1t Is strange
thai in an old county like Hopkins the law
cannot be enforced
Fort WORTH, June 3O.-A farmer named
Geo Carleton coming To this city to-day from
ar Muncie, Ind. was drugged III gdiioi d y;
$1,000. He awOke very SICK from the effects Oh
the drug. The police were at once nOtlhed ana
think tonight they have cue W ', ,i,
rived to-day Tor the use OF Workheh VINO VIII
begin at once the erection OF the railroad
| hospital -,
| Yesterday IS doing well. The surgeons say
| his recovery is most remarkable, considering
| his wounds in seventeen different places
| SAN SABA, July 3LTMo of the gentlemen
| who were reported last week as being pOsOhed
| are imprO. ing, but Rev. McD''llald Is III very
critical cOnd ton yet. 1t seems 10 nave aHecI-
| ed him most. III t oo,,a
| bring stock. -, =, chic ,,ount,, II,
| BarbecueS VIII De general III lhiS County III
| honor of the Fourth .. - Elm.
| Weather cloudy and the indications are that
| we will have more rain soon. GLASS Is grow
| ing green again.
FORT WORTH, June 3.-The city is alive to-
night Preparations for the grand turnout To-
| morrow beng pushed 10 complexion MANY
visitors are already here. ,
A number of workmed in the Gould round
house here have stopped work and wages nave
Ieen reduced. The, strike, extends 10 big
Springs, and Marshall as we'll
The trial of the five men now under arrest
for the robbery of Hudson, alias carlton,
takes place Thursday. Not one dollar Oh Ille
5000 has been recovered. The lawyers get
his in fees.
BRENNAN July County officers captured
Il suspicious Mexican, ANTONIO Rodriguez,
with several aliases, supposed to be Il ON ga, san
Antonio or Austin, Is pOcKmarked, aSeu tnlrly-
nve or forty, weight about 15O, five feet eight
inches high
The summer normal school opened to-day
with about forty students. Jay T. Nc
Guire IS the principal. - ,,,..,..;,-
grocer, concealed himself in the store SatuI-
day night and stole $40 in cash, also Hour cl-
CARS and sugar. He is now in lall. 80
Sever architects are here to bid on The new
courthouse.
WACO, July IA delegation of fifteen or
twenty citizens left here this AFTERNOON lof
Fort Worth, to attend the Fourth OF July cele
DratiOn at that place.
The Street Railway company has commenced
building their road from the Missouri racine
road to the centre of the city; Ihey nave a
I'LL corps OF wOrkmen engaged, and the Work
will be rapidly pushed to completion; f +h;s
ha nF1VA hUh hpf
city takes place tomorrow morning between
and O'Clock. Twenty dollars forfeit up and
considerable money up on both sides.
The district court is practically adjourned.
Nineteen convictions i'll criminal cases
Ell PAso, June 29.-Capt. Van Patten, of the
New Mexico militia, has arrived from Chihua-
nua with Frank Rayan, all extradited prisoner
mdict, d as a rustler, stage robber and muir
Las Cruces, New Mexico, till his trial.
Seirno Gonzales, d Mexican, was walking |
IN the track of the, Southern Pacific railway
when he was struck by a passenger train and
horribly mangled. Both legs have since been |
d nputated by the surgeon i'll charge.
The Parson Hotel, the finest in the city, has |
lust be II leased at 800 per month.
1t is reported that huntington has purchased |
Gould interest in the proposed White YAK rail- |
r .ad and will build 1t as feeder OF the South |
eTn Pacific system.
JEFFERSON, July 3.-Another tragedy |
shocked our already excited community this |
nor u.
tiaughn was killed last night. He was EN-
Y ;ged in TRYING a case in court till about 10 |
. clock at night, when he left the city Tor his |
iolne about mile OUT In tle L, coutS b Wen
.ither met in front OF shot nom alnbuSeade, |
two balls striking him. one III the right and The |
uener in the left breast: HIS horse was also
s!l0t in the head but not killed No cause IS
r. nown or any clue to the perpetrators beyond |
umors that he was endeavoring 10 get up |
prosecution against those who hanged the |
last week Politically lie n;lu |
uIel very unpopular here Tor years, but per
sunaIly lie had but few enemies
A fine ram fell near the city to-day,
HOUSTON. July 1.-The county commission
ers will meet tomorrow at noon and open the
i, DIS for the building of the new courthouse;
Col. Carey W. Styles is III the city To-Day,
and was in the editorial rooms OF the Post TINS
morning RumOr has it that he is to be editor
of that paper under its new management.
\ our reporter has 1t from pretty GOOD aulnOri-
~ that rumor is wrong again and that there
" Ill be no change III either the WORKING mani
ayement or editorial staff OF the Post, at least
The city council to-day decided to pave main
street with asphalt, and all other streets with
gravel.
stole a horse OF Alr. Niece, Oh Livingstone, oh
his arrival in town.
SAN ANTONIO, June 3O.-One hundred and
two building permits were issued during Tile
month of June. ,,,,,,, nj
two years; Crenseneio Nino, three years, ana
Iohn McCourtney, three years, were sentenCeI
to-day by Judge NoonaH, ana start 1Or HUNS
Some very good rains have fallen to-day and
Yesterday in the country around San Antonio,
but very little ia the city
Mai Wiki S, of Waco, and his wife and her
sister, Mrs. Judge Massey, are in the city.
sne rasdanes Stevens and stole his
containing $3.50 x.u
The scatfOlding at the Eden route depot fell
" it'll some men yesterday. None were hurt.
BRowNwooD, July 3.-Deputy Sheriff Perry
nd Thomas Balfour had difficulty this morn
ng and severals shots were fired by both par
les Perry was shot in the leg just below the ,
knee. His wound is painful but not dangerous.
Balfour herded cattle on Perrys land, and was
forbidden from doing so by his Perry's) !
:.ther Balfour used profane language, and is !
,aid to have cursed the old gentleman. Youn.
Z rry took it up. IL is much regretted AS both
ire good citizens of Brentwood.
The citizens held a meeting to make arrange !
nents to build narrow gauge railway from ,
to Dublin 1t is thought 100000
an be raised here, and, with the helpof Co
iianche and Dublin, the road viii. be built.
We have had good rains in different parts OF !
he county. and crop prospects are hatterihg
GFoRGEroWN July 2-Dstrict court con- {
ened to-day, Judge Blackburn presiding. The !
udge charged the grand jury in his usual clear
manner, and this afternoon is engaged IN try ,
ng the case of Easy Montgomery VS.. Ether
dge. A pretty heavy docket is expected. and |.
curt will probably last four weeks.
Our waterworkS are moving along timely. A :
orce of thirty hands, under the supervision of ,
:. E. Taylor, are at work digging the springs ,
mt and the foundations for the engine and
houses, The company bought the
,lerrell property just south of the square for
'llOO, and work has been begun to erect the
over.
Nearly all the cases in the county court were
continued over till the August turn.
Hon. A. w. Terrell and your agent, j. I. Ty-
er, are sojOurning in our city.
A slight shower fell to-day, laying the dust
HOUSTON, July 3-The commissioners to day
opened bids for the new county court house
There were fonr, as follows: A. Baumbach
Houston, sos, 647; G. H. Boring & Bro, Hous
ION, 100000; Britton & Long, Sherman
SOS, 900; I. L. Wren, Austin, SS4, 600; Mr.
Wren's bid being the lowest. The court adj
lourned till tomorrow, in order to have him
present, to ascertain his ability to max |
proper bond, of which there is no doubt.
A couple of days ago young man was ar
rested here for carrying pistol and fined S25
Not having the money he was Jailed to-day. 1t ,
comes out that his name is P. III. Hennessy.
md that he is the son of =. II. Hennessy, the
we'll known Galveston merchant. 1t also tran {
spires that he is the party who broke into his
.athers store at Galveston, a short time ago.
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