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

Special kilograms

CoRsICANA, June 15.-Three pre-
cincts of the county, Dresden, Spring
Hill and Kerens, will vote on local
option tomorrow. Considerable spirit
has been manifested in the campaign
and hard work is expected.
A temperance organization has been
formed here during the past week and
numbers ninety members.
The convent has closed it's COM
mencement exercises, and Mrs. GU
lick'S select school graduated four
young ladies yesterday. The latter
concluded its exercises by giving a
banquet to the graduating class,
which was most enjoyable affair.
TYLER, June ia meeting of
citizens is called for tomorrow to
consider whether the demands of the
Kansas and Gulf Short Line railway
be complied with by the city, in order
to secure the shops and offices of the
line at this point. The road asks for
right-of-way through the corporation
and sufficient ground upon which to
build d-ShopSal4 dep0ts. ddei5ts ----.----
Governor Hubbard and wife left
this morning for an extended trip
north. The governor goes first to
New ork to adjust important mat
terS pertaining to the railways with
which he is connected in Texas.
The telephone exchange Subscrip-
tion list has again been circulated
with great success. By tomorrow
the list will undoubtedly be completed
and telephone exchange secured.
FORT Worth, June 15.-Harris
Watkins, charged with theft, in the
criminal court to-day, forfeited his
bond for five hundred dollars.
Lemuse True, by his next friend,
John F. True, has entered suit for
$4,000 against the Texas & Pacific
railway for the loss of a leg.
Blankenships II Blake, of Dallas,
have entered suit against II. p. Ryan
for $12,O77.34, for debt for merchan-
diZe.
w. NJ. WilkersOn, manager of liv-
cry stable here, was shot in the face
this evening by Dan H. Cain. The
wound is dangerous but not fatal
The ball entered the front of the left
cheek and came out back Of the neck.
Cain was arrested by Officer Mad
doX. who found him under a bed at
the boarding house of Mrs. Lawrencea
Cain said, when Maddox called OHM
to surrender: Prepare for a killing
match" Maddox said: Come out
and 1 will take Il hand in the killing
business at the same time present.
ing pistol at Gains head. The cause
OF the killing is an old feud caused by
WllkersOn lillng a complaint against
Cain. AT this hour Wilkerson is be-
lieved to be in dying condition.
HOUSTON, June 15.-NewS has just
been received here that few days
ago two negroes were playing cards
at Asia, in San Jacinto county, and
commenced quarreling, when Rhod-
erick Jackson drew a pistol and fired
four shots into the body of George
Clark, killing him instantly. Jackson
escaped ano up to the present time
has not been captured.
Chicken thieves have lately been
very troublesome. Daily depreda-
tions on the poultry yards are re-
ported. Only last night William
Bambige had fifty-four fine Brahmas
lifted from his roost.
Tomorrow the Rev. DR.. Bunting,
OF Galveston, will conduct the morn
ing services in the Firt Presbyterian
church, preaching at II o'clock. At
night the same church will be occu-
pied by the Harris county Bible So
ciety, when the Bible will be read in |
a dozen different languages by natives
who speak the languages.