The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-07

DALLAS, May 3O.-The location of the branch
lunatic asylum at Terrell gives general salts
faction to Dallas, as it is considered by bust
ness men that Dallas will be more likely
chosen as the base of supplies tor the institu-
ton han if it had gone to Denton, Arlington,
WeatherfOrd or some other point near Fort
Worth, with whom she would then have had
to be a close competitor. Terrell has always
been the flrst choice OF Dallas, with Denton
as second.
Dallas county commissioners meet on Mon
day, June II, as board of tax equalization.
Two new banking institutions, with capital
upwards OF quarter of a million dollars, are
nearly ready to start business. One is d pri-
yate bank by Henry Clark, the other is to be
by Dallas, New York, Philadelphia and Brad
ford, Pennsylvania, capitalists.
Secretary Alb Shepherd, of the North Texas
race circuit, leaves Tor Fort Worth ill the
morning to arrange for the fall meetings.
j, 5. Parks, aged eleven years, was hit on
negro With brick, While Fl fishing iN about
and perhaps fatally injured, as his skull is be-
lieved to be fractured. The negro escaped.
The boys father, a poor man, offers reward
OF 500 for the Negroes capture. The assault is
said to have been unprOYOked.
United States Marshal Mch to-day served
attachments on the stock of goods of ID. b.
Murchason, surviving partner Of J. q. Law
renee, OF Terrell, IN favor of kirkpatrick q
Co., OF NeW Orleans, and several other par
ties, aggregating about I O,6aO,
The pOstOttice, federal courts, banks and
merchants exchange closed on account of
decoration holiday, although there is not a
single grave of federal soldier i'll the city.
GALVESTON, May 3O.-Janes b. Stubs,
Esq, counsel for. the plaintiff, to-day filed a
suit for damages in the district court which is
entitled Mrs. Alice Brand VS.. Hoppe The
petition alleges that plaintiff is the surviving
widow of Augustus Strand, deceased, who
came to his death i'll this city on the It'll of
The issue OF said marriage, and that neither of
the parents of p, : deceased husband are now
living. That on the night OF the 9th OF Sep
TENDER said Augustus Brand was thrown out
OF public saloon owned and controlled by
Hoppe, in a reckless, wilful and wrongful man.
ner, upon brick pavement with motive cal
culated to iQfliet great bodily injury, and that
did result in fracturing the skull of deceased,
besides inflicting other bodily injury from the
effects of which deceased came to his death;
wherefore plaintiff sues for 0,00U damages,
costs OF suits and for general relief. The par
ticularS connected with Brands Geath are yet
fresh in the mind of the reader, and also that
Hoppe was tried therefor in the criminal
ted onsthis charge. "'
T4os. O. King, broker, has been missing
from his residence since yesterday evening.
Knights OF Honor. Not returning this morn
ing his family became alarmed at his unusual
absence and instituted inquiry, which elicted
the facts that Mr.. King was seen to enter his
g and leave about o'clock, and was shortly
after seen on the beach by a little girl who
was carrying breakfast to her father; but this
is believed TO be a mistake. After friends of
the missing man had searched the town
thoroughly, they reported Mr. Kings disap-
pearance to the chief OF police, who, with his
detectives are now making rigid search for
him. Mr.. King is well known in the city and
was formerly Of the firm of King & Mason,
gr0cerS, on Market street. He,is a native of
England, between fdrty-five and fifty years
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