The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
STATE NEWS.

Abilene has new $1,000 court
house.
Tyler's cotton receipts to date are
1000 bales.
Fall blowing is progressing IN
northern Texas.
Over 5000 people attended the races
at Fort Worth Friday.
At Beaumont, Mr.. John Keith was
married to Miss Ida Long.
Braxton Bragg, nephew of Gen.
Bragg, died in Waco, Sunday night.
The jubilee at Henderson, Saturday
night, was witnessed by 1900 people.
At the jubilee at Overton Hugh
Mitchell was stabbed by j. NJ. Wheels.
The wife of Rev. B. II. Mcdaniel
died at Anderson, Grimes county, re-
Gently.
at the jolifcation at Overton big
burned.
A man named Richards suicided by
shooting himself in the head, near
Houston, Friday.
The North Texas conference is in
session at Sulphur Springs, Bishop
Nc vi presiding.
Monday night the prisoners in the
Houston Jail engaged in a regular and
general fight.
G. Wesenberg, at San Antonio, was
thrown against a tree by runaway
team and his skull fractured.
Fort Worth is to have grand
Cleveland ratification and blowout
on the 9th, Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. V. G. Ostrom, of San Antonio,
has gone to Galveston on the angelic
mission of restoring fallen women.
Two girls scaled the walls OF the
convent at San Antonio, and, under
assumed names, took refuge in a
hotel.
E. Bennett, lawyer formerly of
Albany, N. Y, suicided at Dallas
Sunday by shooting himself in the
head.
2. H. Campbell. a well-known con-
tractor, was knocked down in Hous-
ton the other night, with heavy iron
instrument.
AT Weatherford, a deputy sheriff
named Cleveland, shot man he was
attempting to arrest, but who at'
tempted to shoot him.
Sunday night the express safe at
Bryan was opened and robbed of 3d.
$50. All but $3.50 belonged to Clark,
Bryan & Howell, bankers.
J. w. Herring, hackman, suicided al
San Antonio by poisoning himself
His wife had recently left him an6
me into a maison de joie.
Willie Douglass, aged IA, near Sher
man, was thrown from horse, last
Thursday, against barbed wire fence
and when found was ibsensible.
j. III. Young, recently of the Gal.
weston postoffice, was arrested al
Houston, On his way west. He is
charged with irregularity about let
ters.
Sam Branford, a negro of Round
Top, Saturday night cursed and abused
Hall Jones, of Burton. Result, Bran
ford perforated with a bullet an(
killed.
Friday night at the jubelee at Pal
estine, John w. Childs, saloon keeper
was shot and killed by CHS. Rogers
city marshal. Childs started thu
quarrel.
Miss AyFes. on behalf of the ladie,
I of K0sse, at a mass meeting, the othe
day, presented a beautiful United
States flag to the democrats of Lime
stone county.
at Fort Worth difiulty occurred
between Street Harrison and Editor
Harris, of the Evening Mail. Harris
was worsted. The difficulty grew out
of personal journalism.
Near Willis, the other day, two
wagons, containing women and child.
rem, were crossing bridge which gave
way and preeipitated tie vehicle into
the water below. One of the wagons
was overturned and imprisoned the
occupants underneath until rescued.
The coroner's inquest on the Hemp.
stead disaster brought in a verdict
that the accident was caused by some
unknown person removing the spikes
and tishbars of the steel rails ESQ feel
south of the bridge. They exonerate
the Central railroad company in every
particular
The following patents were granted
to citizens of Texas, bearing date No
vember IL, 1884, reported expressly fol
The STATESMAN by Louis Baggert &
Co., mechanical experts and solicitors
of patents, Washington, D. c.; 1. N
Groves, mechanical motor; Charles
Kossbreil, Cuero, table; J. III. Miller
Hearne, Touchdown barrel; r. S. Mil
Ter, The Grove, vehicle hub; Henry
Tallichett, Austin, process of and ap.
paratus for refrigerating cars; E. M
Turner. Fort Worth, whip; 81. O.
Thurner, Sherman, churn.