The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21


bullets into his wife's head, and then
blew out his own brains, dying in
stantly. 1t is thought the woman
cannot recover. The deed was done
because the woman yesterday applied
for divorce.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-The
schooner Ephraim and Anna, found
abandoned at sea last Friday, is now
in custody of the United States mar
shall. There are strong grounds for
believing that Captain Harvey was
murdered and his body thrown over
board. The condition of the vessel
did not warrant abandonment.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-In the libel
suit of August Belmont against John
Dewey, Editor of the Irish Nation,
who charged Belmont with misappro-
priating the funds of the Irish So
ciety. the jury returned a verdict of
guilty, with recommendation of eX-
the recommendation, and sentence
was suspended till tomorrow.
DETROIT, MICH, June 18.-Re-
ports from VanBuren county indi-
cate that heavy rain storms, almost
water spouts, visited that section
yesterday afternoon, washing out
roads, railroad culverts, highway
bridges, and overfiowed fields at a
great rate. The damages to property
is quite large.
CONCORD, n. H, June 18.-The
senatorial situation is practically I'M
changed. 1t is understood the propo-
sition will be voted down tomorrow
to elect two senators to succeed Rol-
Inns A dark horse is cofidently eX-
pected.
United States steamer Vandalia,
was signalled off Cape Henry this
morning, bound in. She sailed from
New York on the 7th for Hayti to
look after the American interests
during the revolution there. Her re-
turn at such an early day leads to the
impression that she must have been
disabled at sea.
VERSAILLES, KY, June 18.-LaSt
night Ollie and Press Brown shot and
killed Town Marshal Geo. Freeman
i while he was attempting to arrest
them. The cause of the killing was
an old feud, the@Downs alleging that
Freeman had killed their brother
sandy about d year ago, bod, I dT0 in
jail.
Boston, MASS, June 1S.-Arthur
IL. Blarney, cashier and book-keepel
of the Massachusetts Loan and Trust
Company, has confessed embeZZling
$44, 600 of the company'S funds
owing to mining and other stock
| speculation.
The Continentals, CT New Orleans
participated in d military parade il
honor of the battle of Bunker Hill
KANSAS CITY, June 18.-The river
is twenty-one feet and eight inches
and rising. At the village of Harlem
the inhabitants are moving out. Late
last night it was rumored that a big
rise was coming from the upper river
but as yet the union that formed the
present high water is due to loca
rains. River men express strong
hope that it will run out before the
June rise appears.
LITTLE Rock, June 18.-UniteC
States Circuit Judge McCrary's opin
ion in the case of the Philbrook heirs
who claim ownership of land on which
nearly all the city of Little Rock wa:
built, was received to-day. 1t decides
that whatever original merit the
claimants had, they slept too long OF
their rights, and are now without
{1emedy.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, June 18.-No eff
fort has yet been made to have young
Mutt released on bail. Judge Wilson
is holding court in Green county thi:
week, so that no steps can be takeI
before his return next week. 1t i:
doubtful whether any effort will bt
made to have bail granted. Counse
| for prosecution have not yet secured
a contribution, but it is still coming
in to be used for the defense of Mutt
Dukes will, toward which great GU
riosity is felt, has not yet been filed.
CHICAGO, June 18.-Rudolph Brew
SO years old, was struck down anC
killed by Albert Nesch, young man
last night. The dead man met n escf
by appointment to urge the latter tt
make reparation for the seduction o.
| the formers daughter. The assaul
was apparently unprovOked. The as
sailant is at large.
John Flynn, years old, was rur
over and fatally mangled by cable
street car yesterday. This makes tn,
thirteenth victim since the Inaugural
ton of the cable system.
KEoKUK, Iowa, June Is. - Argu
ment commenced to-day before Sam
preme court, and II. j. Caldwell
Judge of the United States distric
court for the eastern district of Ar
kansas, involving the liability of tn,
Little Rock, Fort Smith, and othe
railroads in Arkansas, for bonds is
sued to them by the state to aid il
their construction, which bonds wer
declared by the supreme court of Ar
kansas to be invalid, and amount t,
$5,350O00. John r. Dospassos, o
New York and Ex-Chief Justice Nc
Clure, of Arkansas, represent tn
bondholders, and Hon. John F. Dill
lon, of New York, and G. W. Hunt
ington, of Boston, the railroads.
NEW YORK, June ia motion
was made before Judge Freeman, il
special term of the supreme court
to vacate the Injunction obtained b.
Rufus Hatch and VIM. 5. William
last December against the Western
Union telegraph company, restrain
ing the latter from paying dividend
on fifteen millions of stock alleged t
be illegal. Gen. Swayne, on behal
of the company, said the appeal ha
been an appeal from injunction ordel
and that injunctions should be va
Gated on the company's giving suffi
cient bonds to cover any losses tina
might arise from the payment O
dividends. On the other hand it wa
claimed that the superior court coul
not entertain a motion of this kline
which ought more properly come be
fore the court of appeals, befor
which proceedings in the case ar
now pending.
SENECA, KY. June 18.-News i
regard to the rain storm Saturda
night are coming in to-day. A
streams in the country are ovel
flowed. There is scarcely a bridg
but what is damaged, or carrie
away. At Bakers ford, Tho
Aikens and family attempted t
leave their home, which was threat
ened with destruction by water, an
to take Mr.. Borars, wife and childre
along, they were going in a WACO
which was caught in the current @
Turkey creek and upset seven of tn
party and drowned, Mrs. Borar
alone escaping. Fourteen hour
!, afterward she was rescued; her bah
was washed from her arms an
drowned. Only one of the othe
odies has yet been found. At Cir
n