The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-24

u. L. hdTTlIlB IOU, painter, Ie1l lIOu
the roof of a house to-day and sus
tanned compound fracture of thu
right leg.
George Lawrence. aged seven years
fell off rickety high sidewalk las
night and broke his lett leg.
A delegation of Dallas business meI
go to Rockwell tomorrow to confer
with the citizens on the question of g
railroad northeast from Dallas.
A delegation from Grapevine was in
Dallas to-day consulting the business
men on the projected road to the Pan.
handle. Everything was satisfactory,
and indications are such that the line
will be started soon. Nearly all the
members of the Dallas committee OF
public benefit are out on still hunt
in the section to which the new rail-
roads are projected, and report fiatter-
ing results. They are working quietly
10 get the best of Fort Worth.
The meeting to consider the Oak
Lawn annexation to Dallas adjourned
till next Tuesday night. 1t is said a
majority is opposed to the scheme.
The Times this evening claims to
have discovered genuine scheme to
have ]. Peter Smith, of Fort Worth,
nominated for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on
the democratic ticket.
j. L. Yerberry, II. Kirby and J. Cas-
tleberry were jailed to-day, charged
with robb1ng Charles Kinnfn, a Cedar
Hill merchant, and a guest at the
Crutchfeld House, of large sum of
moEev and valuables.
DALLAS, April 19.-Mr. Henderson,
formerly connected with the Dallas 81
Wichita and Texas Trunk railways,
writes from New York that he has
formed syndicate of eastern capital
lists who stand ready to put three
million six hundred thousand dollars
at once into the extension of the
Texas Trunk railway, about 100 miles
northwest from Dallas into the vast
coal and copper fields, and also will
extend the southeast end of the line
from its present terminus at Kemp
to New Orleans. Also, that Philadel-
ph1a parties stand ready to take all
the bonds the road can issue at splen-
did rates, provided the syndicate can
secure a controlling interest in the
present stock, which they stand ready
to buy. The opinion here is, if this
latter object has not already been ac-
complished it soon will be, and the
construction of the road resumed.
DALLAS, April 19.-Wm. A. Brown,
Washington, ID. c., special agent of
the post office department, arrived in
Dallas to-day to investigate the Dallas
post Office. A great batch of serious
charges have been sent to the depart
ment by post master Garrison's enc
mics, and also against the general
management of the Office. Brown was
therefore sent to make On investiga-
ton, as Garrison's accusers inform the
department the post Office inspector
here is interested in indicating Gar
rison and not making a thorough in
veStigation.
]. j. Castleberry and H. Kerby were
released on $500 bond each on charges
of robbing Chas. Kinnan at the
Crutchfield house.
DALLAS, April 1.-THE Dallas wing
of the republicans defeated at Terrell
yesterday declare their intention to
carry the fight into the state conven-
ton at Fort Worth.
The people Of Oak Lawn will hold
mass meeting tonight to discuss the
practicability Of making a proposition
for annexation to Dallas, or of putting
the. town into a separate munich
pality.
The site was this morning staked
off and the ground broken for the
new fire proof building in the court
house yard, in which to store the
county records. A large force of Ia
borers and mechanics will prosecute
the work to an early completion.
The merchants exchange to-day
elected G. A. King secretary and Paul
Furst treasurer.
The people of Springtown and Pr
lot Point, Denton county, have
caught the railroad fever, and ap-
pointed big committee to visit Dali
las to consult about including those
places on a northwestern line. The
committee will visit Dallas in a few
days.
DALLAS, April lion Tuesday
evening, at Duck Creek, twelve miles
from Dallas, a planter named B. j.
Bowman shot, and it is thought NOR
tally wounded labofer named EZeI.
BoWan had charged Ezell three days
board while the latter was sick, and
dispute arose in the settlement of
wages. EZell was reported alive late
this evening. Bowman escaped at the
time of the shooting and is still at
large.
James Hendricks was captured here
to-day and jailed. He last night bur-
glarized Wiley Tate's place of bust
ness. A large amount or money,
pistol and considerable valuables
The long continued strike of stone
cutters terminated to-day by COM
promise, the men resuming work by
the piece, which the contractors agreed
should supersede day wages.
WitWer, of Dallas, and Dodson, of
Fort Worth, delegates selected by the
Terrell convention to represent the
sixth Texas district in the Chicago
convention, are put down as Blaine
men.
DALLAS, April 16.-To-night, by
agreement of counsel for the state
and defense, the habeas corpus hear
ing of willis Adams, the slayer of
Mike Burns, was set for Monday,
April 81. Judge AIdridge has written
Judge Maltbie, of Sherman, to ex-
change districts with him Temporal
rily, and preside, which it is thought
Judge Maltbie will consent to do.
Much interest is felt here in the
Dallas gambling cases, to be brought
up in the court of appeals at Austin
1t is the moat absorbing legal topic
Dallas has ever had.
There is great rejoicing in this
city tonight among the Garrison
wing of the republican party at their
victory in being recognized at the dis
trict convention at Terrell. This is a
decided defeat for the old party lead
ers in Dallas.
1t is rumored tonight that quiet,
but very potent movement, has been
set on foot to bring about the removal
of United States Marshal Mckee. who,
last Saturday, presided at the
county convention of the wing
defeated to-day, and sent up a
solid Arthur delegation to the Terrell
and Fort Worth convention, and
which, for policy sake only, refrained
from passing resolutions coDdemna-
tory of Arthur. The victors say Nc
Kee must go, but it is a fact that
Marshall Mckee is a most competent
and popular officer among all classes,
and in Dallas especially.
The city mortuary report for the
week ending April Ia, shows nine
deaths, the heaviest weeks mortality
reported for long time.
The federal building work is far
enough advanced to employ large
body of laborers on the excavation,
which will be commenced under the
directions of Supervising Architect
NJ. q. Quirk next week.