The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

Dallas, with whom the people of the
section named have a'close identity
and community OF interest. 1t Is not
thought that the movement will be
successful, but if it should belt would
take with it two aldermen, the city
engineer, the city attorney, nearly
half the fire department, and
several members of the police force.
A petition praying for an election on
this question is being prepared.
A. j. Moore was sentenced to-day
to seven wears in the penitentiary for
horse stealing; Lee Baker, two years
for theft; ID. Mcdonald, two years
for burglary.
There is much complaint here at
the scarcity of plumbers and gas fit
tiers. Nearly the entire corps are at
work on the sewerage system now
being built, and it is next to impossl-
BILE to get work done.
The habeaS corpus case OF Delgado
and wife, MeXicans, who are accused
of kidnapping the children of Mr.:
Brundage, was to-day continued till
Saturday.
SAN ANTONIO, June 7. = The wool
growers met at 10 a. IN. to-day, but
adjourned till 2:30 p. m, to attend the
auction sale of Mr.. Cerf's Ramboullet
bucks. The following gentlemen pur-
chased bucks: H. G. Griner, Kinney
county, bought % bucks at $99.0O
$120.50, $10050. 5000, $1075O, $1,000,
$3.50, 800, 800, $122.50, 800, 500
800, 5000, $500, $215, $185. $500, $3.50
$500, $500 and $3.50. Mr.. Victor BeZe
bought seven at $97.0O $3.50. $9O.5O,
1926, $255, $205 and $3.50. Z. L. Lab
bi bought one buck at $1,000. A.
Robin bought two bucks at $lOO.oO
| and 500. Geo. P. Levy bought one
at $275. Jacob Riley bought two
| at $lOO.50 and 5 1105O. The wool
growers reconyened at 2:3O p. NJ, and
after hearing report OF the tariff COM
mittee, adopted resolutions on the
tariff and appointed the following
delegates to attend the national wool
growers convention: Judge Guion,
CT Concho, A. Lymer, of William
son, and f. W. Shafer
of Duyal. President Chamberlin
is ex-officio member of this delegation.
They chose places of annual meet
| ing of the state association as follows
On June 9Th, 1884, at Taylor /; 1885, at
Waco 1886, Fort Worth 1887, Abb
lene 1888, San Antonio. An ad-
| iournment was then had till . p. IN.
atjTurner hall, when the convention
iourned sine die.
A tremendous rain fell in COncho
county ten days ago.
Mr.. F. w. Shafer, of Duval county,
reports that five days ago, as the
sheriff of that county was carrying
Two Mexican horse and cattle thieves
from Gonzales to San DiegO,a force OF
Mexicans ovetook them and demand.
ed the prisoners. The sheriff refused
until they opened fire in regular vol,
leys. after which he gave them up
and the posse took them to the near
est tree and lynched the thieves
Col. Hord has struck pure artesian
water in his well, at a distance OF 2Oa
feet in great quantity.
In the WaSson court martial the
defense occupied the greater par
of the day with the evidence of tht
following witnesses: w. A. Noble
and Hon. E. w. Hartman, of India
. no!a. Iowa; M. A. Dashien, Stat
Treasurer of Iowa, and the testimony
of Maj. Sumner,
!, Capt. Joe. Shelly yesterday, on infor
nation gained by the arrest o
a man named Brown here 10
!, buying stolen stock. arrested tw
men in Medina county "a
horse thieves, Henry Walker AM
Brack Elkin, and pursued, but faile'
to catch. third party. Seven hea
of horses were. recovered. Brown l
leader of this gang, while pretending
simply to. be anorse trader.
. A division OF the order OF railwa
conductors Was established here yes
terday with a good membership.