The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-20

wento the sleeping apartment of tie
Judg They took his pants, but fort
unaty he did not have much wealth
IN TIM. They then went up stairs.
and ere the judges daughter saw
theillght and began to scream, and
systn here The loss of property
caud by delay in notifying the de-
parhent in one year it is said would
payer it three times over.
movement is on foot among some
of te leading business men to form a
boa of trade In this city. The adj
vanges of such an institution to the
Buses interests of the city will be
full considered, and the greater ad-
vange to the business men them
sells, will probably prompt immedi-
affection iEetioD matter.
E ant nigtf of the fire depart
mel lasNNuei the following vote
wa;cast y N9Ist FILLER, for chief,
receed oneN bndred votes tn ice
Nag tifty-four for assistant, Four
Eye Brown received ninety-siX votes
to Frdinand Wilhelm fifty-nine for
recoler, Charles Hofheintz received
nlne-one to w. j. Sutor sixty-two.
So Ner is chief, Brown assistant and
Hoflintz recorder.
Attn annual meeting of the stock
holds of Austin Gaslight and Coal
compay, he'd March 18th, 1884, the
folloWg directors were elected for
the CHUNG year: Sylvester Watts,
G. W.larker, E. L. Eggleston, James
I. Hohes and A. E. Judge. AT a
meet1n.of the board of directors the
l l.II IN Off Oh SNrl
vester Watts, president c. w. Parker,
vice predent; e. Il. Eggleston, treas
urer, an'F. E. Judge, secretary and
superint1dent.
Lolo aith is a denizen of Mexico
a full-bbded deniZen, too. She is
said to woman, but she fights
like ma, and drinks whisky till she
can see tars in lamp post. She
called upo Charley Quincy, who is a
sort of Ing among the Aztecs of
Austin. ihe proposed TO thrash
Quincy in hlf minute by any Next
can time ece in the first ward, and
she did it. Quincy had her arrested for
whipping i'm, and she had him ar
rested for tting himself get whipped.
Robert Gilmore, a colored man, and
MIR. Reinhat had a misunderstanding
1t is allegedReinhart called the col
ored genIlemn a thief, and the col
ored gentlemn thereupon picked up
a rock and made a proposition to
Reinhart to y which was the hard
est, his header the stone. to which
that gentlema objected. The darkey
persisted in HI attempt to make the
test, and thisis why the fat justice
was asked to lterfere. Robert is in
trouble, and Bb Russell is trying to
get him out.
Hides are beig shipped to Mr.. T..
Thompson, theYell known hide deal
e of this city, b express from points
Instant from ABtin. The prices he is
paying justifies he shippers, and Mr..
L. makes hanoone profit on all he
purchases. 1t ihis intention to make
Austin marketand comp stition has
brought 1t abot. Before he went
into the businesshe last time hides
were being bough for merely nothing
compared to theiIvalue. His present
bid is Is cents pc pound for good
hides, and his houe on East avenue
presents an animated appearance
daily.
Financial agentHaywood Brahan
of the state penitntiaries, deposited
yesterday in the stae treasury through
the comptroller $5(OOO.O0, to be placed
! to his credit as finacial agent, and tC
be drawn out as tn expenses of the
; penitentiarieS require. This deposit
was made in the stae treasury as the
profits of the penitatiaries have in
creased steadily fol several months
J past, swelling the balnce to the above
amount under the resent manage
meDt. This leaves mall balance il
the hands of the finncial agent t.
cover immediate exposes. and a larg,
portion of the $4,000 lust deposited
will be drawn out in a few weeks
when the material for the establish
: ment OF wagon and furniture shops tx
be operated on state account, Is pur
based.
where did you get hat beautiful
diamond ring, Julia? I'm sure vou'y,
: not had it long" "ND, l only re
ceived it yesterday. Henry asked m,
to walk with him, and We, in a shor
time found ourselves adniring Mr.. j
A. Jackson's show window; and
: Daisy, l never saw such a collector
of beautiful jewelry in my lifetime
. Diamond rings, gold watches, neck
laces, earrings, breastlins-in fac
everything you could think of in tn
line of jewelry was theP. l took es
Pecial fancy to this ring, and Henri!
. bought it for me. / didn't like Il
stand outside alone until he went il
, and made the purchas. but / con
sldered the value of he ring an,
Henry's friendship" "l3ut why wa
he so long, Julia?" "1here were 81
many in the store making purchase
he could hardly make lis way to tn
counter" -'5