The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10
Special kilograms

GRoEsBECK, May Mrs. Crof
who left her husband and two chi
dren last week and run off wit
James Hickman, was brought bac
to-day from Denison. Hickman is il
Jail. Croft met his wife and said b
knew that she had been conjured o
: had taken love powders. HeiS happ,
and they returned to their happ.
home. Men can't steal wives il
McLenden will certainly catch them
BAsTROP, May LIN the diStric
court yesterday motion was made
in the case of the state VS.. Nash &
Cartwright Tor new trial, which was
overruled by the court. The state VS.
Epler, for murder, was also called
but continued. To-day the case OF
the state VS.. Fondene Hunt, charged
with rape, was taken up. He was con.
victed and sent to Huntsville for
five years.
The weather is very warm and
business dull.
WACO, May 1.-Work was COM
menced to-day on new cotton seed
oil mill. Over 100000 brick will be
used in the construction, and the new
works, when completed, will cover
thirteen acres. The capacity will be
greater than the present one. The
| new works are on the west side of the
BraZos, on the Texas and St. Louis
road, and the cost will be between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The county tax collector and city
marshal solo the lands of delinquent
tax payers to-day. Only thirty four
pieces of city property were sold.
The residence of United States Sen
ator Coke was burglarized Sunday
night, and two watches, jewelry and
the senator's pocket book, with some
fifteen dollars, taken. The watch
stolen from Senator Coke is an ele-
CANT English chronometer, George
Heaton maker. and was presented to
him at Austin 1876 by the officers of
the executive department. The haul
altogether amounted to between $500
and $780, Detectives are working on
the matter.
SAN ANTONIO. May IA heavy
hail storm was reported at Pearsall
on the 28th. The hail stones were
larger than partridge eggs, some be-
ing six inches in circumference fell,
doing great damage. Some hail fell
here yesterday. In the midst of a
thunder storm lightning struck two
miles from the city and stunned three
persons.
The new baggage law, refusing to
accept as baggage more than 250
pounds in any trunk, on all the Gould
system, went into effect here to-day
and several commercial men were
badly nonplussed on account of it.
The following officers were chosen
by BeXar county woOl-growers for
the ensuing year: President, Joe De-
vine; first vice-president, Adolph
Real; second vice-president, A. d.
Jones; secretary, Chas Seabaugh; as
sistant secretary, r. r. Clardge; treas
urer, VIM. Gerfers. Three delegates
were elected to the state convention
which meets here in June, and the
meeting then adjourned.
Rafe Gardner, the negro con-
vict fatally shot by officers
yesterday is yet alive, though
probably mortally wounded. 1t
is claimed by some he is named
Geo. Henderson, and is not an escaped
convict. Some of the negro element
requested the sheriff to investigate
the officers conduct.
The order abandoning the military
signal service lines in this section
went into effect to-day, and the lines
are being torn down..
Schneider, MeSher and Kelley whose
examination, charged with smuggling
fifty-one head of horses from the Rio
Grande and caught at Cotulla, recent
ly, was concluded to-day before the
federal authorities. Mesher was dis
charged and Kelley and Schneider held
in $1,000 bond.
Fourteen deaths occurred in the
city last week.
Eighty-four carloads of horses were
shipped from here last week.
An old and poor Mexican herder
died on the Street yesterday from fee
bleness and exposure.
Last week young E1glishman
named Norton started to walk thirty
eight miles, from Pleasanton to San
Antonio, during heavy storm and
has not been heard from. Friends are
alarmed for his safety.