The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
CITY MATTERS In BRIEF.

the street above the capitol.
Young McThomas took his moth
er's watch and chain, and the officers
are after him.
There will be german" at the
Avenue Hotel on Thursday night. 1t
will be the closing hop of the season.
A beautiful iron awning is being
erected in front of the Occidental sa-
loon. The one in front Of the Gold
Room is completed, and it is u beauty
also.
Capt. Goodlot's team took fright
while he was putting on load of
lumber in French'S lumber yard. The
team ran two blocks and scattered
the lumber lively.
The commissioners court met yes
terday and approved the assessment
rolls. A. Il. Norris, the collector
receipted to the assessor for the rolls
OF 1883, amounting to $11, 133, 600.
The marriage spoken of yesterday
occurred ut a. m. at the Southern
Hotel, to-Wit: G. Is. Close. OF Austin,
to Mrs. Josie Bennett, of Franklin,
KY, Rev. A. L. Goodwin officiating.
Capt. Goodlee has quite deep well
on his farm and in which occurred a
strange phenomenon. After this
continued drouth the water in it rose
in one night a few days ago over six
feet.
Capt. Chenneville found d bundle
containing a quantity of men and
WOmen'S clothing near Shoal creek.
With the clothes were found blood
and human flesh. They suggest foul
play.
Geo. Isherwad took out building
permit yesterday to build a large adj
dition to his residence on lot No. 3,
block so, San Marcos street. Quite
number OF Others have also been
granted.
j. G. !Crumb, who was unfortunate
enough to see the Schmidt-Bahn
shooting affair, has been detained on
account Of the preliminary examina-
ton in the city several days. He will
leave to-day however.
Yesterday was somewhat cooler and
pleasanter than it has been for a long
time, and the sun rose red and clear,
and then went under cloud. The
weather prophets say this is sure to
bring rain. Never fails.
Yesterday Mrs. d. M. Wilson, of
Laredo, filed in the district court an
injunction restraining the sheriff
from selling the lands levied on to
satisfy the judgment in favor OF A.
j. Jernigen, rendered at the last term.
J. p. Sorrell and Hettie Mcclellan,
we learn from the marriage license
book, are to be m lrried. They are
among our most popular young
people, and THE STATESMAN wishes
them pleasant life in the union they
have assumed.
The street north Of the capitol is
impossible nearly at the corner of
Peach and Colorado, the ground is so
uneven that it is with difficulty a
vehicle can ascend or descent it. The
city should see to it that it is graded
without delay.
Two men, whose names we could
not learn, were drowned last evening
at Chambers mill. The body of one
of the men was found. They have
been working on the dam. At late
hour last night the justice was sent
for to hold an inquest.
Hon. Newton Walton. the city at
torney, purchased through Zimpelman
& Bergen, the fine residence corner
Of BraZoS and North avenue. He
purchased it at great bargain for
$2250. He bought it for home, and a
beautiful one it is, too.
Frank johnson was bound over in
the sum of $1,000 to-day by Justice
Won Bosenburg for committing an
assault on Martha Wilson. In default
of bail he went to Jail. Full particu-
lars of this case have been given here
tofore in THE STATESMAN,
Application is made by counsel for
habeas corpus on behalf of the colored
woman, Winnie Lucas, who was ar
rested some time ago at Oatmanville
on charge of having beaten her little
child to death. The application Is
fixed for hearing in the district court
next Friday.
Governor Ireland complains of the
ordorouS eXhalations from the sewer
which emptieS into the gutter near his
office. The title of governor seems to
imply that he might control the mat
ter, but he is powerless to do so, and
invokes the health and city officers to
remedy the evil.
, The preliminary examination of the
Bahn-Schmidt shooting affair occu-
| pied the time of the court nearly all
, day yesterday. The evidence was the
same as the statements made to THE
STATESMAN representative who inter
viewed the general witnesses and as
published yesterday. The examina-
ton was not concluded, and the case
was continued until tomorrow.
: A-serious accident occurred at Ma
nor, Monday afternoon. J. G. Epp-
right caught his right arm in a cotton
: gin and mangled it very badly. DrS. j
| d. Fields and Richland- were called
, and amputated the arm. This is the
second accident of this kind that has
occurred here. Mr.. John Rindell lost
his left hand and had his arm and side
I of the head lacerated very much.
!, Max johnson, a colored man, who
, was in the employ of Capt. Sealtzer,
of the novelty theater, obtained the
, keys of Mrs. Sealtzer's trunk anG
: opened it, taking therefrom $50 in
: money. He was arrested and $25 OF
the money found upon him. He hat
spent the rest of the money. He
pleaded guilty to the charge before
l Justice Tegener, and in default o.
l $500 bond was committed to await
!, the grand jury. Officer L. G. Locke
1 made the arrest.
The funeral of Edward Eagquist, 4;
prominent member of the Swedish
5 Methodist Episcopal church, occurred
1 on Monday last at o'clock p. N. from
e the Swedish M. E. church, the pastor
S Rev. p. A. Juhlin, officiating, a sisteC
e by Revs. NJ. A. Daugherty and T.. A
:. Lundberg. 1t was largely ATTENDED
and seldom have we seen such evi
n dences of genuine mourning. Truly
j good man has gone from US, but hi
t pious example and goodly life viii
l.. still live. and his peaceful and tri
/. umphant death will make many lon&
n to die as he did, the death of tn
righteous.
s There was a charming wedding
party last evening at the residence o
the brides mother. Mrs. Mauthe. TIL
bride was Miss Title and the groom
y Mr.. Ernst Eggeling. The wedding
: was strictly private, only the more in
! innate friends and relatives bein&
present. Rev. Father Lauth per
formed the ceremony according to TIN
beautiful rites of the Catholic church
f There is not in Austin more upright
F and Industrious young man than Ems
Eggeling, and surely not a more tru,
n and womanly young lady than Mis-.
! Tillie. They have the best wishes o.
: THE STATESMAN in the new relation
i they have assumed.