The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-24
7 HE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN. TEXAS
GALVESTON.
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GALVESTON, Jan. 16 The court OF appeals
Alarmed Canova vs.. state, from Webb county;
Brown vs. state. from Victoria county; Robin
son VI. state from Washington county: Orby
" state. from Webb county. Reversed and
~ landed. schr.idt ct al IS. Stern ct al. from
Y .tshingtOn county; reversed and dismissed.
Cas- company W.. Drew, from Washington
nnty. Dismissed Holden vs.. Safer, from
4 .slhoun county. Reversed and reuaBded,
i.midf 4 Zcigler VS.. Stern & Martin 81 al,
4 .sm Washington. Reversed 6ud dismissed,
/ fSeomb Ys. Brewer from Washington. Sub
lLted on briefs or d tn pa'ties, Guerro ct I'll
" State. from Webb SCHNEIDER IS. State,
5 ON Eayctte: G''InoZ vs.. State, from Duv'l e
lonzo vs.. State from Webb. Submitted
briefs aud oral argument Tor both part :
lIskles ". Stale. irOm Bell
10 Is riIIn.,retl tilat President Pierce. OF the
galveston. Harrisburg & San Antonio railway
s. endeayOring 10 bny the New York, Texas 4
s.lexica railway. that IL is wanted for C. j.
Huntington. WHO desires TO extend il.
he New York Stcliaer Quad ilupe, which
WIS runiored burned after leaving Key West,
arrived here this eycGing. The vessel met with
l'o lnishap whntsyer. except delay at New
fprk repairing machinery.
Shelby Me Nicely, "a lad residing at Highland,
galveston county. was brought to this e,ty
IDLY torn and lacrrlted fingers amputated.
iie had playful " attempted 10 place car
tildge, which lie thought 10 be mloadad. upon
The probabilities now are that the beach
pavilion, wllich VAS burned last summer, will
not he rebuilt. The building was owned
by the Galveston City Railway Company
and some directors of that Is corporation oppose
the prOposltipa tVPrect new structure and in
Difference totheir wishes and its said the pro
i..tt will be drOpned.
The GaIvestn Press Club this evening elect
ed The ullOring officers: President, A. G.
Petri, OF the t;rrnan Post; First Nicc-presi
Gent, j. l.. Walker OF tn News; Second Vice
President, w. a. shaw nf the Christian AdyO
cate; Secretary. A. T. wilson, Of toe Dallas
Herald; Treasurer, o. DietZ ], OF the German
Post Correspondent, A. Demand. OF the Mid
land Rcyiew; collector. II. X Bush, OF the Ger
man Post.
.GiLvEsToN, Jan. Tin the supreme cOurt
the following ruling was held: Submitted OF
l.rleIs for both parties and cral argument fol
appcIIcs-Trcyino VS.. Canter, from Cameron.
Il. NJ Gre ham, a graduate of law of thu
University of Virginia aGd brother OF Col
WalterE t'sliim. OF the Gulf. C0lOradO& Santa
Ferpilraa appeared this morning Le!ore TIT
supreme cHurt Judges and was granted permiS
zion to plead Ia their court.
MIR. Harris. who has been appointed presl
dentOf the Northern l'Icihc railway, vice VII
lad, was formerly ,ident of this city. He
came To Texas in Is -. and was appointed ST.
perintendent of the Galveston, Houston &
Henderson, rled at its first organization. lie
was ON the + nj * MOl;tS ana then resigned
and went North.
Al the meeting 81 thc city council Monday
night mt least one member, ii Is said, Will OPP
l'O<c the acceptance ut ti.e new water works
uni IS the contra is fully complied with.