The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-16

| fore the Baptist convention at Waxs
hachie.
A man named Fur has been al
rested in Dallas for selling mortgage
property.
Senator Coke made big speech a
San Antonio, Monday night. 9th, Of
the tariff.
Grimes county republicans hav
nominated Sam Kendreives, colored
for the legislature.
The breeches pockets of r. S. Brow
were rifled OF $175, as he slept near
window at Longview.
At Fort Werth, Henry Zeg1er ha
been arrested for alleged robbery O.
A. l.. Patterson, of $95.
On the train, near Marshall. Friday
A. G. Holiday was relieved of ovel
800 by confidence men.
Rev. ]. J. Clemens, the beloved pas
tor of Christ Church, Houston, has
preached his farewell sermon.
AT San Antonio a soldier named
Stencil was detected in attempting tt
yank a large quantity of oats.
A democratic pole 100 feet high has
l.
ton was present at the raising.
The branch railroad to the coal
mines on the school lands in Ell Ease
county will soon be completed.
New testimony has been discovered
against Potter and Mcdaniel, alleged
stage robbers, at San Antonio.
William Spencer has been bound
over at San Antonio in the sum OF
$1,000, for alleged counterfeitiDg.
twenty-five gamesters were con
victed at the Waco county court
Tuesday, their fines aggregating
1870.
At colored dance at San Antonio
Bill Spencer knocked Rhoda Thomas
down, kicked and broke her shoulder
blade.
Brown Ellison, charged with the re-
cent killing CT saloon keeper near
Flatonia, has been jailed at Freder-
icksburg.
While sitting on the track of the
Texas Pacific, John Welsh was struck
by train and his head cut, but not
fatally injured.
Hainsa McQuesteir and j. A. Nc
Clarity, farmers near Corsicana, had
difficulty resulting in MCCARTHY be-
ing shot in the face.
Politics in San Antonio are much
mixed. The colored voters held a
meeting Tuesday night to nominate a
ticket of their own.
Grain, candidate for congress in the
Galveston district, denies the report
that he had insulted the Mexicans OF
Brownsville in recent speech.
at Beaumont, Andrew Owens, col
ored, leader of band, attacked, with
a knife, Frank Harris, leader of an
oppos ition band. Harris wounds are
serious.
On the 9th, at San Antonio, two
gamblers drew their knives over the
gaming table. A woman, who rushed
in between them, received stab in
the shoulder.
Miss Bera Coffee, aged twelve. an6
Tommy Tolls, aged sixteen, both OF
Daingerfield, East Texas, ran away
into the Indian Territory and are sup.
posed to be married.
Mrs. Billet, the New Orleans ma
iron who eloped to Houston with The
mulatto, Lewis. IS going to return tt
that city. 1t is su opposed her hus
band is glad to get rid of her.
Thursday night, near Liberty,H. L
Barefield, small store keeper, wa
run over, together with his horse, b.
the train and horribly mangled. Hi
body was found next morning.
Mr.. J. l.. Watson, the live, gentee
and gentlemanly young business man
ager of the Houston Journal has suet
| the Post for $4,000 damages for hint
ing that he was dishonest and calm.
him an ass.
Wednesday five negro burglar
broke open a railroad box car. Tn
inspector suddenly appeared ant
knocked down one of the depredators
who, in turn, knocked down the in
I spector and escaped.
The total expenses of bale of cot
ton from Morgan to Galveston, in
Guiding 81 freight, is 1925, and t
New York by rail $500 fact vouch
ed for by the Morgan correspondent
of the Galveston News.
At the examining trial of Policema
Amonet, for killing the hack drive
at Waco, it was proven the latter wa
advancing on the officer with his han
behind him, and was warned by An
onet not to approach closer.
J. B. Minton, of Whitesboro, TO
lowed to Fort Worth his wife, VIII
had left him. She refused to return
and drawing razor from his poke
he cut his throat from ear to ca
Mention was an Odd Fellow.
Rev. DR.. VIM. Howard at the Bal
fist convention at Waxabachie. al
nounced himself in favor of prohib
ton. According to the report of tt
. convention $17,683 66 was paid oil
during the year to thirty-five mission
aries IN the way of salaries.
Mrs. Billet, wife of New Orlea1
grocery merchant. ran off with negl
,, the other day, taking Billet's chill
l They were tracked by detectives al
, found in Houston. The mother agree
. to give up the child if allowed to
!; unmolested, which she did. MI
Billet is % and handsome. Lewis, b
mulatto companion, is %.