The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-18
ed near Denison


The Catholic ladies of Galveston
have held fair for the orphans.
A revival is in progress at Marlin
and there have been dlty conversions.
Sandy Gilmore, color ed, has been ar.
rested at Chappell Hill for horse
theft
Planters are anxious for some real
cold weather to enable them to kill
their hogs.
Winfield Scott, of Colorado, has been
married to Miss Bette Simmons, OF
Weatherford.
Anumber of boys were arrested at
Hoaston for interfering with the cleo
triclight wires.
B. +. Touchstone has been COM
mlssioned postmaster at Jones Prairie,
Milan county.
The telegraphers have determined
TO ask for an advance Of salaries to
living standard.
ut Cotulla, in a quarrel, n. Dough-
Arty shot young man named Nc
Coy, in the knee.
fhis season there have been $4,000
bushels OF grain, chiefly wheat, ship
pei from Clifton.
AT TexarkaDa John Rhodes, while
loading a shotgun, accidentally shot
one OF his eyes out.
The Waco wooden mills have turned
out 100000 yards OF jeans since they
We're put up last fall.
Major Penn conducted the services
at the dedication OF the new Baptist
church at Henderson.
Editor Halbert, of the Corsiclna
Observer, has been married to Mrs.
FortSon, of that town.
1t was announced at the MaSonci
Grand Lodge that this is ii year Of jul
bllee with the Masons.
A negro named Sam Williams few
nights ago killed q man On Clear
Greek, Galveston county.
Two Dallas ladies of property have
sued the Belt railway for damages by
the building of the road.
A well-dressed, genteel-!ookiug
scoundrel has been playing the conf
dence game in Galveston
AT Lynchburg, below Houston,
Purdy Tompkins, recently shot in the
knee by G. L. Low, has since died.
In Cherokee county son of citi-
zen named Windsor was instantly
killed by being kicked by mule.
Two negro boys, Bob and Bill Jemi-
SOD, have been arrested at Corsicara
for stealing horses about Marlin.
Mrs. CIoyd, wife of a Cumberland
Presbyterian minister, dropped dead
while milking COW at Mckinney.
A Sunset and Texas Pacific train
collided at Blanco, smashing only a
headlight and soaring the pasSengt RS.
\ man, supposed to be a French
man, was found dead alongside the
Texas Pacific track this side of FL
PasO.
Jessie Morris, aliss Thompson, has
been arrested at Houston, charged
with the Buckingham murder at San
Antonio.
Tom Howard, manager of Turne
Hall, san Antonio, in a quarrel wa
shot in the hand, necessitating ampu-
tation.
Near Eastland. 4 young man named
Eas tlard. cut hunting, accidentally
shot himself through the head. He
died instantly.
The other night Deputy Sheriff
White of Bosqus county, was knocked
down in FIT Worth, shot in the leg
and robbed Of $3.50.
According to the report of the
grand secretary of Texas Free MasOaS
the total receipts OF the order in this
state for the year. was $12 Geo.
The BaItimo~ and Ohio Telegraph
company are bout opening offices al
ham, Shern an, Mckinney and Dallas
Second Vice-President Hoxie anG
other Missouri Pacific officials held 9
conference at Houston Thursday, tC
deliberate upon freight and passenger
rates.
Superintendent Goree, of the Hunts
vile penitentiary, denies charges Of
cruelty, made by an eX-convicr, anC
published in Galveston evening
paper.
A San Antonio alderman. named
Story, charged one Jarmuth with
being a scoundrel. Jarmuth procured
club and Knocked the alderman
seDseless.
1t is stated Elder Joe Harding, while
preaching at revival meeting at the
Christian church, Sherman, was STRUCK
blind, bat recovered his sight mex
morning.
Thursday evening Theopolo DeVa
lima, a Mexican Of good family, was
found on the street at Laredo fatally
injured by blow from some blunt in
strument, in the head.
At BRENNAN, Saturday night, Jerry
Herring, boiler-maker, being on {
spree, lay down under a loaded car
During the night it was backed up
and Herring horribly mangled.
The present grand annual convocs
tion of the Most Eminent Grand Roy
al Arch Chapter OF Free Masons, al
Houston, i the thirty-fifth since the
establishment of the chapter in Texas
An unknown Houston woman came
up on the tram to Hockey, left foul
months infant addressed to George
Race, and returned. Mrs. Ellis, wife
of the hotel keeper, has the waif il
charge.
Major Peter Freer, late ticket agen
of the Sunset railway at San Antonio
is soon to be sent to the asylum a
Austin. He is said to be laborins
under the Authorization OF sending ;
twenty-five-paga telegram to ia,
Gould, requesting him to have al
electric light placed on every telegraph
pole along the Gould system of roads