The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
ALL AROUND TOWN.

The south bound trains were on
time yesterday. C
A runaway near the blind asylum. /
No damage done. :
Ben Thompson has gone to Calves t
ton, so rumor hath it.
A great deal of corn was planted IN
this county yesterday.
The ball at Schutz's Hall last night
was largely attended.
Farmers say the crops are promis-
ing so far as they are up.
The bridge reports large collection
of toll since it re-opened.
Joe Plummer killed snake eight
feet long yesterday, he says.
The wild geese were flying south
Yesterday and the night before.
There were FIVE civil cases tried in
Justice Tegener's court yesterday.
Well IL the north wind was not a
terror yesterday where will you ind
one.
Justice Tegener had quiet time |
Yesterday. But one civil case was
tried.
The theatre season is nearly over. |
Only one or two more companies will
appear.
The students at the university APP
pear to be progressing In their studies
rapidly.
Justice d. Q. Pace fined B. Bengers
and Fineas Davis for firing pistols at
Oatmanville.
Justice Won Rosenberg had nothing
to do yesterday.
The change in the wind checked the
cedar brake fires.
There. were no cases before the re-
corder yesterday.
The city hospital is full. AT the pres
emit time there are twelve patients
being cared for.
]. K. Sellington and J. NJ. Krank
were fined five dollars each by the re-
corLer for being drunk.
At a meeting of Texas Lodge 1,O45,
A. y. U. W., sixteen new members
were initiated last night.
The telephone service is not what it
ought to be. Why can it not be-
brought up to something tolerable !?
Major Lane, lately book-keeper for
B. Radk-y, has recovered from his Sc
we're illness, and was seen upon the
{ streeJS yesterday
John Arnold (col.) and Emily Polk,
also Arthur Fleming and Mary Sum-
tive. likewise colored, took out mar
rage licenses yesterday.
Joe Won OsdeFs saloon was entered
Yesterday morning and burglarize1 OF
a few dollars in money. Suspicion
rests upon certain parties.
A farmers team ran away on the
south side of the river. smashing
things up considerably. The name OF
the party could not be learned.
Earnest Sickenberg requests the
STATESMAN to state that Mr.. Samo,z
did not file the complaint against him
but he gave himself up to the author
itles.
The Colorado fire company have
refurnish, d, ia the NEST elegant style
their meeting room, and the boys now
have a perfect palace for headquar'
tiers.
- A party of hunters returned to the
CITY ,esterday from trip to the Bra
EOS. They report having had good
luck but they did not exhibit any
game. -
Just inside the city limits on tnt
two roads leading to Masontown there
are two mud holes so bad that persons
living beyond have to go two mile;
out of their way to get to the city.
This morning about two o'clock 6
fellow who had more on board thar
he could carry, was found lying
across the sidewalk near the capita
grounds. He was taken to the cooler
At the ford between the two bridge;
near the waters edge, there are lying
two dead horses The air is so terribly
foul from the stencil that arise:
that persons can scarcely go by thai
road.
To-day is the last day for the pay
menI of taxes, both city and county
There are $4,000 of the city taxes I'M
paid. and over $4,000 of the county
taxes. Unless these are paid to-day
heavy penalties will be att iched.
Some person has been chipping of
the corners of the stone pillars of thu
entrance to the court house. WhoeYe
has been doing this has been guilty o
an act that ought to be severely deal
with.
The case against Theo. Hillyar TO
having pistol in his adventures Will
Ben Thompson was dismissed yester
day, for the reason Mr.. Hillyar is
deputy sheriff, and by law pecmittet
to carry arms.
From Col. Stands q STATESMAN
representative learns that the stock
men residing in this city are making
I'D subscription to raise the rewari
for the FIRST arrest and conviction of ;
fence-cutter to $1,000 They are il
earnest.
Mr.. Bronsby thinks the burlesqu
in regard to the arrest of Judge John
reflects upon him. 1t was not the in
Sention of the article to cast ref ,ction
upon any one of the party. but to sim
ply bring out the peculiar facts of tn
situation.
Mr. Chas. Koch yesterday began tn
excavation for new brick block OF
lot No. 413 Congress Avenue-this i
south of the Raymond. It will be
decided improvement to the street a
that point. He builds the block upol
leased ground.
The cedar brakes are still on fire
and the flames are reported as spread
ing rapidly. Already large tract o
valuable timber has been destroy e.
A negro child is reported as hayinI
ben surrounded by the flames. an
burned to death.
Dav after tomorrow will be tn
last day .,.the payment of ciss
taxes. Pafrss should bear this il
mind, and walk up to the captain
effice and settle. After that date tn
advertising will begin, and high pen
allies will be added.
j. w. Moore. Austin agent for tn
celebrated Whitehall sewing machine
has card in this mornings STATES
MAN. and al in need of irst-clas
sewing machine should buy the White
hall. Mr.. Moore also repairs "a
makes of machines.
Warmer. the man whose hand wa
so badly crushed by the runaway team
short time ago, is still at the cat,
hospital. He is recovering slowly
but has not fully become repos>esse.
of his mind. DIR. Cummings says b.
is of the opinion he will recover il
time. however.
Arthur Middlebrooks, . negro La
fifteen years OF age was choppinl
wood at Mr.. Peery's on Brazos street
rhe AZ caught on = twig OF tire ant
rebounded and the butt struck him il
the forehead. hurting him considera
bly. He will probably get over it
though the blow was very severe.