The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-03

killing three men, Rice Johnson, T.
Simmons and Gordon Bonds, me
groes,) and wounding five other
hands. The loss to the company is
several thousand dollars.
VIM. McEwen, alias Calamity Bill,
was arrested to-day by Deputy u. 5.
Marshal Woody for stealing draft
coming through the mails to a friend,
whom he personated in order to get
the money. McEwen was put in Jail.
Judge Hood opened the district
court to-day. His charge to the grand
jury is strong on the subject of gam
bling, and it is thought the gaming
houses will have to close or run blind
tiger.
The negroes in "helIs half acre"
the low quarter of the city, have
been creating considerable disturb
ance for three nights past, three
shooting affrays having taken place.
The marshal and police to-day noti-
fled number Of negroes to leave the
city at once.
The citizens have subscribed the
$4,000 required to secure the Texas
Wesleyan college, to cost $4,000. The
money is in bank. Work begins on
the building in June.
Work on the new opera house be-
gan to-day.
SAN ANTONIO, April 30.-The ne
gro child, Wallace, who had the
smallpox has died. No other cases
yet.
Carr, who killed Holmes at Del Rio
last week, has been released on $500
bond.
Mrs. Schroeder, of Bavaria, brings
suit in the federal court against Thos.
Weymiller, for $4,000 damages, for
the killing of her husband at Uvalde.
Fowler g. Berliner have a new
building nearly finished in the heart
of town, which they propose to use
as fine gambling hall if the state
will grant them charter to conduct
club room.
To-day at noon two deputy
sheriffs. Alexander and VanRiper,
in attempting to arrest Rafe
Gardner, negro horse thief and
escaped convict, had great trouble.
He resisted, knocked the officers
down and would have got away had
not Alexander shot him in the stom-
ach. He is very seriously wounded.
A thief named Jack, alias Walsh, of
Houston and st. Louis, was arrested
to-day, on the charge of an eastern
man who had been drunk with him.
He accused Walsh of the theft of $3.50
and 500 diamond pin. Walsh re-
turned 800 and said he spent the
other $50, but knew nothing of the
pin.
An old German named Heiligman
insulted, attacked and badly beat, on
Saturday night, a German widow
named Reininger, who had long been
his enemy and who once cowhided
him. He was fined 500 and put I'M
der a peace bond.
The following party came from the
city of Mexico via Monterey and La
redo yesterday: Senator Warner
Miller, of New York, Congressman
Amos Townsend. of Ohio, Arson,
&. McCook, of New York, a cousin
of Gen McCook, of the sixth inran-
try, formerly stationed in Texas, and
Col. James w. Wadsworth, of New
York. They left for Ell Paso AMI
California.
The BeXar County wool growers
association assembled in annual ses-
sion this morning. The members in
attendance are Robert Stapper, Billy
Gerfers, Amos Jones, Peter Claes-
sen Jarluss, Herman Uecker,
Henry Mason. Joe Devine, p. J. Moss
and Adolph Peal. The following
Southern Pacific, Central Pacific and
Galveston, Harrisburg and San An
tonic railway men were in the city
yesterday and to-day in party: Mr..
L. c. Manlove; auditor of the Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio.
Mr.. Ball and wife, Mr.. w. II. Cham
berlain, Mr.. James Clyde and South
ack. They left tonight for California.