The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
CITY MATTERS IN BRIEF.
WEDNESDAY,.

Mrs. Chas. Winkler gives u birth
day party this evening.
Haveriy's MINISTRIES appear on the
9Th and 9th of next month.
The cut for the alley sewer is about
ten feet deep in the rear of the Ray
mond House.
VIM. ii. Bunton Yesterday pur-
chased car load of Mexican horses
| for his ranch.
Maj. breckenridge yesterday depos
tied $4,000 in county bonds with the
state treasurer.
The city was very lively yesterday,
and the teams from the country al
most blockaded the streets.
The board of education yesterday
drew on the state treasurer for $500
on its investment in county bonds.
L. Tillman is very sick with infla-
nation of the brain Last night the
doctors had no hopes of his recovery.
John Clark, colored man, is said to
have cruelty whipped negro woman
Tuesday night. For this unmanly
act he has been arrested.
Remember the great attraction at
the senate chamber, Friday night.
Instructive lecture, numerous recita-
lions and splendid singing.
The shipment of cotton yesterday
was very heavy. The purchase by
our cotton buyers was also very large.
About 500 bales were bought.
A large delegation from Austin
will visit the st. Louis fair, taking
advantage of the low fare, which is
only $500, to that city and return.
Hugh Kelly will be twenty-one
years of age to-day, and comes into
the possession of his large estate,
about fifty thousand dollars, per con-
sequence.
Carondelets and Departments played
a game of base ball yesterday, and
the score stood q to 4. The Caronda-
lets 60 to San Antonio to play the
Athletics.
AT the senate chamber tomorrow
night, the last and best of Prof. Curr's
thrilling lectures and Mrs. Curr's
inimitable Rotations, with superb
singing by Mile. Mercier and anna
teurs.
The wulk on the new block, south
Of the Raymond. is progressing slow
ly. The excavation is not fully COM
pleted, though work on the foundation
has commenced and stone is being
hauled to the place.
Frank Dunsmore, the man who
broke Jail short time ago, was seen
in the city by Officer Howe Tuesday
night. The officer gave the fellow a
chase, and after Il hard run captured
him and he is again in jail.
There is considerable complaint
about either the gas or water pipe on
Mulberry street, near the alley leading
past the Methodist Episcopal church,
being some sin inches above ground.
Certainly the thing ought to be fixed.
We are in receipt of circular ar
nouncing the appearance on Saturday.
October -, of The Texas Literary
Magazine, to be devoted to literature,
art. poetry, etc. If its publishers full
fill their promises, it will no doubt re-
ceive a welcome. 1t is to be published
by Tansey s. Elliott, No. 513 Congress
avenue, Austin, Texas.
There was good deal of comment,
yesterday, in certain quarters OF the
city, caused by the fact that men
working on the capitol selling their
time checks, and the contractor refus-
ing to honor them unless purchased
by certain designated brokers. Sew
eral suits are threatened.
Treasurer Jarnigan yesterday filed
his annual school fund report with
the county judge for the fiscal year
ending September l. BY this it is
shown that the total receipts for the
last fiscal year were SIT, 181 81 and the
total expenditures $13,S7915. The re-
ceipts from the leasing Of school lands
were $2040.
The county court was in session the
most of the day yesterday hearing an
ing Justice Tegener to approve an
appeal bond presented one day after
the time fixed by statute for its pre-
sentation. Judge Fullmore held the
showing not sufficient, and dismiss ID
the application.
On account of the very large dock
ct, both civil and criminal, at
the criminal term Of the dis
trict court, Judge Walker says that
parties and attorneys must be ready
to take up the cases promptly as they
they are called, as no delay will be
tolerated. Some of our attorneys,
who are always little behind, will
do well to bear this in mind.
The celebrated murder case OF the
State of Texas VS.. w. II. Hooper,
FROM Hayes county, has been sent on
change of venue to this county. Dis
trict Clerk Hart received the papers
yesterday. The case was tried in
Hayes county and the jury disagreed.
1t will probably be tried at the coming
term of court, which begins next
Monday.
A gentleman working in the Oat-
manVille stone quarry told Mr.. Peter
Lanless, in the hearing of a STATES
MAN representative. that he took from
the solid rock perfect fossilized hu-
man foot. The man appeared to be
extremely candid, but it is a little
doubtful whether it is really human
foot or stone that bears some re-
semhlance to it. He will submit it to
competent scientific men for their
opinion,
John Brown told a STATESMAN
representative Yesterday that he saw
bear on the Colorado, about twelve
miles above Austin. He says he was
passing along the bank of the river,
and when under a high bluff, he
looked up and saw the huge monster
just above him. He was not armed,
and so took leave of absence forth
with. He got his rifle and went back
to where he had seen bruin. but he
had gone. A neighbor says it was d
boy in buffalo robe, who fixed him
self TO scare the old man. Quite
likely.
The institute for the blind has
opened with a larger attendance than
ever during the first week. About
eighty pupils are present. An expert
from Boston is at work building the
pipe organ, which was recently made
by Hook & Hastings for this insti-
tute, and it will soon be finished. An
accomplished teacher of Kindergarten
| will arrive in few days, to take
charge of the little ones. The sewer
with appertenances will soon be fin
ished, and a contractor will soon COM
mence to place steam heating appara-
tus in the buildings. AT an early day
the public will be invited to visit the
institute, and will find that it is taking
a prominent place among the institu-
tions of the United States.
THURSDAY.