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

The city council last night reduced |
the railroad bond tax from 80 cents to |
20 cents, there being large amount |
of money belonging to this fund. 1t |
is still increasing after payment for a |
year has been made.
Houston, June st is said that |
Prof. Lindenberg, with his excellent |
band, is thinking of moving to IIous- |
t, n. He has been up here good deal |
during the past two or three years, |
and finds that Houston has a bright |
appreciation Of and gives "A more lib
eral patronage to good music than
Galveston.
The grand Volkfest picnic to be
given by the German society, takes
place at the fair grounds tomorrow.
There will be a general change of
time in the railroad schedule to-
morrow.
Preparations for the Volksfest on
the Fourth of July are assuming
large proportions.
The Rev. j. j. Clemens, of Christ
Episcopal church, is still indisposed
and contemplates leaving the city
Monday on brief trip of recupera-
tion.
BRENNAN, June Last night over
800 people were present at the opera
house to witness the closing exercises
of the public schools, A feature of
the evening was calisthenic eXer-
.cises by the different grade of girls.
To-day there was a grand process
sion, all societies being represented.
The corner stone of the new school
house was laid by the Masonic grand
lodge of the state, John Sayles, w. Il.
NJ, of Graham lodge, this city, con-
Quoting the solemn and impressive
ceremony. The building is to be an
eight room, two-story brick. To-
night the schools close with grand
reunion at the school grounds.
The summer races closed to-day.
The principal was declared off. The
first trotting race was won by Cliff
Porter's BILLY Patchen." Time,
2:471S, 2:4115, PAP. Purse, 500. A
squabble occurred over the last trot-
ting race, "Pachen's" driver failing
to carry the requisite weight.
LoCKHART, June 9. A telegraph
line was established to-day between
Kyle and Lockhart, and several tele-
grams of congratulations were passed
between parties of the towns of Kyle
and Lockhart, Hon. j. L. Storey send
ing the first message, Mr.. Sydney
Buchanan being manager of the Of
flee.
Notwithstanding the dry weather
and dull times Lockhart is putting
up a number of new business houses.
The cotton crop is still in prosper
GUS condition.
Mr.. l.. Y. Stockard, manager of the
Bolton Frontier Telephone Telegraph
company, and r. j. Breckenridge
president of the telegraph company
are here looking to the business of the
line. The citizens Of Lockhart will
give liberal encouragement to the
building of the line.
JEFFERsoNs June 9.-The murder
case in our district court VS.. Travis
Urvuhart for killing Pat Mathis re
suited, after consuming ten days, in-
: verdict of guilty of murder in tn
second degree, and sentence of thlr
teen years.
The court, without completing tn
! criminal docket, is now engaged IN
> civil case of Harper VS.. the East Lin
Railroad for the killing of his son Il
the wreck last August. The evidenc
. is through and the jury discharge
till Tuesday, when argument will b
made. The plaintiff sues for $l5,0U
The question as to the rights OF pa
. ents to recover for the death of
+ child who is of full age, and as to the
y right to receive exemplary damage
n is the most important.
The railroad schedule changes heI
? tomorrow. All trains pass at col
a Went hours, and at night the train
= Houston and Austin leaves at 9:4
f p. m.
+ SAN ANTONIO, June 9.-Col. E'
y Buckly, who failed in business recen
/ ly, has received another aud severe
e blow. He has just received the sd
d news of his mothers death in lrelan
9 Fifty-eight cases were tried in tt
: recol der's court this week.
D Twenty-Five building permits we
e issued, and eleven marriage licenses
e . There were two acquittals yesterd;
70 y, in the district court.
70 Nine deaths in the city this week
20 w. f. Burkitt, who failed yesterd;
10 at Jvalde, owes it is said $6OOOO
A. b. Frank & Co. and B. Oppenhe
u y mer. San Antonio, and Marx q KEN
- ner and Ullman, Lewis q Co., Galye
" ton. Eugene Archer is assignee.
7i Conductor Strow, late of the Int
20 national railway, shot and Killed
oe oe discharged brakeman named Howa
70 70 this morning at 1890 o'clock, at Pair
VI ed Cave. west of here. Howard !
Iieyed StroW to be instrumental IN
= discharge, said discharge being
y disobeying orders, and seeing StrC
NC last night while he (Howard) "
drunk, attacked Strow, who shot d
ng in self-defense. Strow surrendered
ro Apaches are reported as very host
ms near Morales, state of Coahuila, Me
m leo. and have killed MeXicans a
he stolen cattle.
by The new time card goes into eff
w. on the International soon, which "
,re abolish Laredo night trains, that v
EN- leave here at p. IN. instead.
ms M MARSHALL, June 9.-Route Ag'
ed r. II. johnson, between this city a
led Shreveport. was arrested here to-t
1y. by United States Postof1ice lnspec
iii iii Amos z. Foster, for robbings the IN
he He has occupied the position for
md last eight months, but no depre
as. aat tions were. discovered lntl alb
iii. It'll April 1sBeut that r1esletters
Ia irving iHzEew Orleans We're disc
aid cred to have been openeds in M
Was cases, while others were sufhcleI
no. to see if they contained money. :,
his most of tie letters rified were II
act California and other Pacific ct
tor states. while great many were II
the the Sandwich Islands and A1str;
nor The route was long and 1t
the quite a difficulty to find
.bev guilty one. Several unsuccessful
and tempts were Inade, when about
.nte % weeks ago the matter was turned
to Judge Foster, ,whosucceeded in
an nering the guilty one to-day. 4
nent of the letters torn open were add
4 on ed to NJ. A. Dauphin of the Louis
and state lotte v, containing no INC
ther He would put them in another eI
, has ope and address it himself. In
Dali he gave away his handwriting IL
resi- led to his discovery. Lasi
Judge Foster put fourteen deco,