The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-19

Special kilograms.
SALADo, July 1I.-This morning about 5
O'Clock young man named Hines, engaged as
| gardener by Mr.. Caul, who lives two miles be-
| low town, attempted suicide by taking strych-
account Hines was thought to be improving
No cause Is assigned for the act.
| Plenty If rain. crops are looking well and
| our town is prospecting.
MARSHALL, July 1.-Two ear loads of Unit
en- route to Arizona.
Water works for the city is a thing of the
| near future.
| ,'ohr C.. Conln has been appointed master
mechanic of the International and Great
| Northern railroad vice johnson, decapitated.
| The change is said TO be looked upon with less
| favor by the employees.
HEARNE, July 13-NIr. Otto Erickson passed
| through this place this morning with iifty-four
| cOOpS OF wild pigeons for the shooting tourna-
| ment at LampaSaS on the nth of this month
The birds were shipped from Missouri.
q. f. Britton, manager of the Western Union
| telegraph company of this place. was called to
| Bryan this morning by a sad message, announc-
| ing the death OF his mother at that place. He
| Leio ylilpdllil Vi Ills lTlelluS at IllS
place.
WACO, July Ill @. Ayers was arreste!
| this afternoon for illegally branding IA year
ling, and put under $500 bond.
IL is rumOred here that Boston capitalists
VIII at once start cotton seed oil mill.
The cOlored BaptStS meet tomorrow, and a
number of delegates are already in.
| sen j. Nj. Claiborne, OF Galveston, is in the
| city.
| NJ. W. Duncan, a witness against the woman
Chessle Howard, for stealing $780, was arrested
| to-day and placed under bond for 100.
| City Marshal Moore to-day plead guilty to
assauItlng Capt. Elgin, and was fined So.
BELToN, July 1S.-Last night about O'Clock,
| Justice of the peace here, was shot by one
Zones, who lives about three miles from town.
| The parties were friends and the shooting ac-
cidental. Estell went out home with Jones
| last evening w the understanding that they,
with other pan rs from town, go hunting to-
| day. after supper. Jones was loading Win
chester and dropped a cartridge on the floor
| In stOOpiug to pick it up the hammer caught in
his watch chain and fired, the ball passing be-
| tween the two bones of EStell'S wrist and
through his left side. He lies in critical con-
| ditiOn.
| GATESVILLE, July 12.--ThiS evening j. w.
Wilkinson, OF Moody, McLennan county, ar
| rived from Hamilton county, where he had
| captured Miss A. L. Barbee. The parties made
! for the court house, procured the papers and
were soon made one. 1t seems that the parents
of the bride objected, but John had the grit to
| take her. He is accompanied by his brother |
| and each is armed with dOuble-barreled shot
gun: They manifested an intention of stand
| ing the racket. After the ceremony they were
congratulated by a number of our Young men, |
The parties are stopping tonight al the Akin
son hotel.
FORT WORTH, July 1O.-GeO. w BarnaZa. a
| negro, was arrested here to-day ana lodged in |
Jail on suspicion of being an escaped convict |
A telegram from Supt. Goree, describing him. |
talies with the negro.
A number of our prominent citizens left to-
| night fur Chicago to attend the races there.
Three of the Victoria packing company were
IN the city tonight in close consultation with
Col. Smith on the packery question. They 90
to Cisco and return Saturday.
RumOr, current here tonight. that Rabbi
Schulz has shot Sam Klein, at Dallas, creates
intense excitement, especially among the lie
brewS.
GEORGETOWN. July 1.-THE celebrated bog
and dog fight took place to-day and was
complete tiZZle, both hog and dog retreating
to their corners and squatting. Much fun was
had in trying to make them fight, but it was
no go.
Our juveniles are happy, as a nying-horse
outfit is here gathering in the nickelS, and a |
| muscle tester is delighting the older ones who |
wish to test their strength,
Judge Blackburn adjourned court to-day till |
Monday morning.
Business to-day was very good.
| strong south wind has been blowing all |
| day |
Crop prospects around here are good.
BURNETT, July 13-Late yesterday evening |
| Swede by the name OF N. Nelson purchased a |
| bottle of morphine, and about II O'Clock last |
night took the entire contents with suicidal in
| tent. lie seemed to have been i'll great trouble |
about the death of his betrOthed in SwitLer- |
land. lie left the following note written in the |
| Swedish language. Being Interpreted it reads |
as follows: "Oh my dear Jena, cannot for
get you. have no rest night or day here in |
America, since my pleasures are all gone. |
The coronerS jury returned tho following YER
| diet; ''The deceased, n. Nelson, came TO his |
death from OOiSon administered Inv biS
hand"
Late rains have improved crop prospects,
and our people seem gay and happy.
HOUSTON July l4.-AnOther incident in the |
Gt is thOught) forthcoming war between the
, Galveston Houston and Henderson and Gulf, |
| Colorado and Santa Fe railroads developed to- |
day. The town Is covered with dodgers saying |
the Galveston, Houston and Henderson will |
run a special train RAJ tomorrow evening leaving
footing with ITS opposition, the fare being $3.50
for the round trip.
A number of prominent citizens are conduct
ing correspondence with the principal base |
ball clubs of Texas, with a view of holding |
base ball tournament here for the state cham
piOnShip, to last five Or six days. Cash prizes
viii be offered, which will pay the winning /
club quite handsomely. The matter is yet in /
its infancy, although it is certain that the tour
nament will be held if five or six clubs will |
participate i'll it,. Clubs desiring to enter
should address William Bamberge, secretary.
FORT WORTH, July 14.--At 4 O'Clock to-day
a young man, VIM. Galloway, working with |
the rock blaSterS on the sewers, careieSSly
handled blasting cartridge, when it exploded,
tearing away three of the fingers of the right |
hand and making bad wound in his face.
The transportation of cattle over the Fort |
Worth and Denver railway has been Temporal
rily stopped, owing to high water in the Big
Wichita.
Dupree, who was arrested for perjury yes
terday, succeeded to-day in giving bond. His
friends think him insane.
oil fH,sp
have gone to Dallas to attend the meeting of |
the brotherhood. They say very important |
matters will be considered.
The saloon men will meet in secret session
Monday, to take definite action in regard to
the Sunday law.
GALVESTON, July l1.-Prof. H. B. Gwyn, ex-
superintendent, i'll a card i'll the Daily Print
this evening, emphatically prOnOunceS the |
charges preferred against him as false in every
particular, and demands a public investigation
and a, chance to eXonerate himself Public |
sympathy is largely with Prof. Gwyn.
The fever-strcken bark Salome' will sail to-
morrow morning for Hampton Roads, having
been fully supplied with every requisite. The |
runor that three other cases had developed IN
board is denied by Quarantine Physician
Blunt, who was alongside OF the SalOme this
morning.
The Tennessee editors left at O'Clock this
evening for New Orleans, highly pleased with
their treatment here,
public installation of the officers of the
knights of Pythias occurred at the pavilion
tonight and was largely attended.
To-day has been an unusual quiet one in the
city. not an arrest having been made by the
police.
Ell PASO, July 11.-Last night Nicholas Bid
die, o reporter of the Lone Star, in company
with Howard j. Doughty, of New Mexico; Dr.
Weare, OF Brooklyn and two Others attended
the National theatre, when Doughty got
drunk, lnsulted an actor and threw glass at
him on the stage. They then went to a house
Of i'll :repute and raised a disturbance, when
Doughty broke panel of the door with his
pistol They then left and visited an
other bagnio, where they were pursued
by. policemen. Doughty was reclining on a
sofa when policeman Thomas Wade entered, |
with pistol in his hand, when Doughty pulled
his pistol and fired, shooting Wade through
both lungs and the heart, killing
him almost instantly. Doughty escaped
into Mexico. The officers are now
in search, and a reward will be offered, 500
having been raised by the citizens for his CAP
ture. Wade's funeral occurred this afternoon,