The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
FROM SAN ANTONIO.
Funeral of Mexican General, Etc

Funeral of Mexican General, Etc.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, May 7.-San Anto.
Mo sent 1924 to the Ohio flood suf-
ferers
Another severe storm to-day all
over this section. The wind did con-
siderable damage.
Some fences within the city limits
were pulled down by vandals last
night.
The case between the United States
and the Austins, of Washington, as to
the cotton claims of the latter, is in
progress before the United States
commissioner to-day.
1t is rumored that the town of
Boerne was partially destroyed by
the storm to-day. 1t is feared Fred
ericksburg also suffered.
MesSrS. Bergstrom s. HeuStis, hv-
cry men, had two fine horses and bug
giles stolen from them yesterday by
couple of sharpers, who had hired the
teams to go to the Mission. They
were last seen as they passed Boerne,
on the road to Fredericksburg.
SAN ANTONIO, May 8.-A man named
Cook is reported fatally shot in the
abdomen, about thirty miles west OF
Del Rio, last night.
q. E. Shack, railroad employee,
was brought in from Del Rio for
treatment, he having been badly in
jured in the storm there lately by a
house being blown down on him.
A young German emigrant, lately
arrived in the city, went spreeing last
night in hack. He lately came into
small Inheritance, and had 50, 600 in
satchel with him. He became noisy
and was arrested, and this morning
paid the fine and went spreeing
again.
Col. David Stanley, the new depart
ment commander, arrived in the city
to day from Ell Paso, and formally as
sumed command.
An electric fire alarm system Is be-
ing agitated here.
The druggist association has elected
Messrs. George Keteyer, A. Dreiss, and
j. Waldour as delegates to the state as
ISOLATION at Waco ON the 18th inst.
There was a meeting in this city
yesterday of persons interested in
Morgan Stokes company, at which an
organization as follows was effected
President, II. p. Bee; vice-president,
j. ii. Langley; secretary, j. Q. Stock
well; treasurer, VIM. Dodge; directors,
W.D. Parish and Sam Lyle.
SAN ANTONIO. May ga gentle
man just in from Del Rio gives
alarming news of the condition
of the town there since the
killing of Henry Griner a Jews nights
ago, as wired the STATESMAN. Since
Tuesday nights affray, when Grinel
was killed and two women wounded
the town has been in the greatest eX.
element, and threats of violence and
bloodshed, and attempts to burn the
town down were INDUCED in. Parties
say as the train passed Del Rio to-day
news reached there that a negro
preacher from Uvalde had been stab
bed to death by the Mexicans. Two
houses were also set on fire by Amer
leans, and the dance house of AlviI
PareZ, who is supposed to have Incl
burned. The MeXicans threaten Il
burn the town, which is guarded by
troop of the eighth cavalry, under thu
patroling the streets night and day
murder of Griner was arreste,
| L1a6AO ! etoo eeh'
taken to the town of Bracket. Capt
} Woodruff, wearing Mexican som
brero, as he was about to step on tn
train this morning, to come to Sal
Antonio, was surrounded by twelv
armed men, who presented revolver
, to his head, and were about to XII
: him when he made himself know
and was recognized by them as hi
friends.
Gen. Stanley to-day announces hi
staff as follows: First lieutenant, {
I. M. Smith, twenty-second infantr!
second lieutenant, ]. G. Ballanc
twenty-second infantry.
q SAN ANTONIO, May 10.-The fune
al services of the late Brigadier-Ger
eral Gregoris Sata, of the Mexica
army, who died here yesterday
+ heart disease, occurred to-day wit
y the honors of war; The funeral pr
cession was very large.
n Hon. ]. II. KOhn. NJ. c., from Ne
q York, is in the city.
:, NO further news from D6l Rio