The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-26

! Robinson & Buchanan. preinneht sheepiien,
| received last week six car loads of fine bucks
| from Vermont Michigan and Canada. These
shipments are all of the best papered Marine.
| Mrs. b. +. Yates, of Round Rock, has been
| spending few days with her sister, Mrs. II
Dickson.
| Judge z. T. Fillmore, of Austin, is visiting
| his brother n-law, Z. Sterling Robinson.
| R. ID. Yoakum, of the Larina nurseries, is
looking around Taylor for location suitable
| to establish a nursery.
j. A. Trumble, of the Star and Crescent, has
been spending a few days here, and went with
the , boys fishing on the San Gabriel.
| few days with her brother.
j. ID. Snyder and j. r. Scaggs, sheep men,
nave returned after a SoIourn OF couple OF
| months to their old home in the mountains of
West Virginia.
SAN ANTONIO, July 24.-Sixteen hundred
dollars has been raised in this city, which will
be increased to $1,000, for the Schleicher monu-
ment.
Gonzales county is to build $1,000 JAIL
FlOrsyille was recently retained as the county
seat. Wilson county will erect S25, 900 court
house.
Several horse thieves were arrested to-day
and yesterday. One is an escaped convict
1t is stated here that surveying party has
been sent out to run line from the Sunset, on
the Gonzales tap, to Cuero, which will interSeet
connection to IndianOla.
Telephone connection was established be-
tween here and Castroyille this evening, dis
lance of twenty-five miles.
SAN ANTONIO, July 23-J. W. Wright, who
stole twenty-five horses from BenaVides at
Laredo, about five months ago, has been ar
rested in Frio county, and Bud Powell, com
rade OF Wr1gltS, wanted for murder, has been
arrested by rangers in De Witt county,
1t is stated the Sunset branch from here to
Shackelford county will soon be begun.
lt Is reported the remains of a large animal
with norm five feet long and a tooth eight
INCHES long have been discovered in well ten
miles from here.
An Irishman accidentally fell down stairs at
saloon yesterday and peeled his face and
A maehinist fell out OF fig tree and broke
three ribs.
A Mexican named AlphOnzo Rodriguez
claims to have found buried near San Antonio
TN box containing $3.50 in American gold
and silver. He says $1,000 are buried there but
he refuses to tell exactly where.
Second Dispatch
SAN ANTONIO, July 3D. Information re-
celVed here to-day conveys the sad news of the
death OF Gen: Z. o.. c. Ord, formerly COM
at Havana, from yellow fever. He was on the
way to New York and Europe. His wife and
daughter were here to-day on the way to Join
him when the news came.
SAN SABA, July 24.-The drOuth continues
and it seems that we are to have no rain. Not
withstanding this the ops of grain are nearly
an average, and cotton is doing very well.
1t is nearly time for district court and both
the criminal and civil dockets are increasing
rapidly, The most noted of the cases Is that
OF Mrs. Battle, who was arrested some time
since for the murder of her husband, j. ID.
Watkins. She is now in the county iaii at this
place.
The block of marble which is to be furnished
by this state for the Washington monument,
which is now being erected, Will be taken from
This speaks well for the marble of this Vicinity.
night.
WACO, July "a. E, Mum, agent for the
Texas and st. Louis since its advant at this
place, is to retire August 1. 1t is thought Bar
bOur Dickey will be his successor.
Twenty out of the twenty-One car loads of
machinery for the East Waco compress have
arrived.
Wallace Johnson, yours nlan eighteen years
old, fell from a seaffOld while painting hi
fathers residence on Bosque. ten miles from
here, and broke his arm,
Miss Mittie MeLennau, daughter of Neal
McLennan, one of the Oldest settlers and a
member of the family for whom McLennan
m. to-day, at her fathers residence on the
Bosqne, where she arrived on her return from
visit to the city at noon. Congestion is sup
pOocu W nave Dccu Jllt CAUSE Vi Tile. u6IllS6.
A free fight in a gamblers den On Austin
for time. 10 ARRESTS. y 'f' '''''-''
wS Ghs ATwd tel fS sf fran S Ms
1uring himself Internally,
WACO, July 23-Daniel Smith. colOred, while
wrestling with Wash Moore at Majors farm,
twelve miles below here, Sunday afternoon,
Suit was filed in the district court to-day by
X. ). Willis, of Galveston, against Louis Moore
for balance on note for $4,000, dated Febru
airy l, 1875.
Andrew Finley the engineer badly injured
IN wreck on the Pacific road, about amOnth
since, left for the company'S hospital at Soda
Surgeon Jackson. His expenses are borne by
the company. dis condition Is still critical.
CoRslcANA, July 2s..-yohn II. Rice, Esq,
was elected by the bar to-day special Judge In
the District Court, Judge Bradley being too Ill
at his home at Fairfield to be in attendance.
The Corsicana base ball club go to Tyler to-
morrow, to play the return game with the club
at that place.
Several employees on the Texas and ST.
Louis have been put under arrest for embez-
The exceeding dry and hot weather is dam
aging the outlook for the corn crop. A rain is
much needed.
GEORGETOWN, July 23.-District court has
adjourned. The case of Tom Vessel, tried for
murder, was the last tried. The jury, after
SSs sngg out Unable 81 nn aaa Ra sAs age ab bS
Judge Walker The jury stood eight for ac-
quittal and four for conviction
enjoyable moonlight picnic Quite a l,rge
number of boys and girls We're IN attendance,
and one noticeable feature OF the affair was
A soeiable is being given tonight at the res
idence OF Mr.. H. Mosely, and the young folks
are enjoying themselves to their hearts con-
tent.
We had a very refreshing rain yesterday,
laying the dgst and making the gardens look
Last evening the doors of the Williamson
County Restaurant were closed for short
while, the reason being that a marriage was
being solemnized therein, an attaehe of that in:
the employees Of the water works.
Statesman Tyler is in our town.
Col Fred Carleton, Of Austin, Is IN our city.
for Iampasas, their future home, We regret
to lose them, and commend them to the good
people of Lampasas.
LoCKHAaT, July 24.-Mr. Alice and Frank
Rhodes, of Frio county, arrived here yester- |
day with Jim H. Pierce Wright and turned |
him over to the sheriff of this county, who
placed him in jail for safe keeping. Messrs. |
Alice and Rhodes were on Wright's bond
which was forfeited at the last term OF the |
district court in this county.
County court adjourned to-day after despos- |
ing of great deal of business.
There is some talk of the extension of the |
Western narrow gauge to this place.
ELGIN. July 24.-The first bale Of cotton for |
the season was brought to our market this |
morning, raised by ]: ~ Carter Uncle jeff, |
living four miles north of this place, and was |
put by A. A. George-weight, 6O4 pounds, class
ed good middling and was purchased by P.
Bassisu 4 Bro for 1871 cents per pound. Uncle |
JEFF also brought the seed from his new bale, |
as he says he had no place to house them III 4
home, as his barn and Out-hOuses are All full l
of oats, fodder, etc, and soiA Them to F. k.
Jones for f2a1' cents per bushel, getting net for
his cotton and seed, cash. S8398.
Some complaint from farmers about the boil
worm. Needing rain very much: Health good.
Our town still improving. Business good for
the summer.
The Testimony Of Physician.
James Beecher. M. D of Sigourney,
Iowa, says: "For several years ! have
been using cough balsam called DR..
WIN. HALLS RALSAM FOR THE
LUNGS, and in almost every case
throughout my practice l have had
entire success. 1 have used and pre-
scribed hundreds of bottles ever since
the days of my army practice Q863)
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