The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
ROUND ABOUT TOWN,

Still cool.
"I's belle" said an Au stin Isabella
The days of minstrelsy are not yet
over.
Hope April has surceased bel
showers.
A wedding sensation in high circle:
is promised soon.
THE STATESMAN puts a head on
things and goes ahead.
The knights of Pythias are knight
ly in their bearing.
The Sir knights were the exposure
of observation yesterday.
Delegate w. p. Savage, of Pdles
tine, is past grand chancellr.
Over six hundred personsl ttendet
the concert at st. Mary's atho!ic
church.
See Smith 81 Brady's ad in directory
| column-most popular shoe men In
Austin.
INSURE with Murrah & Covert
Rooms and 8, second floor, Masonic
Temple.
w. j. Davis has chosen Miss Laura
Bratton as his companion du voyage
over life's sea.
MURRAm 81 COVERT, insurance
agents. Rooms s and 8, 81 floor, Ma
sonic Temple.
Mrs. N. il. Gossett, the milliner, has
in her employ a fashionable dress
maker, and hereafter will make a
spt cialty of dress making.
Casme GonZalas obtained the neceS-
sary voucher from the county court to
unite his fortunes with those of his
| Mexican dulcina Ursula CLINE.
The way to my heart is down my
throat said young lady yesterday to
her lover at Prade'S ice cream saloon
She liked such cool treatment.
Jesse j. Love having extended his
affections to Della Franklin success
fully, yesterday procured license to
marry her. The parties are colored.
The match game Of base ball played
at the Resolute grounds yesterday be-
tween the Bickler boy and "Tra-Ias, y
resulted in victory for the former by
score of Is to IL.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of the st. Louis restaurant in
our city directory column. Mr.. Helm
holtZ, the proprietor, IS about to en-
large and improve his place, gener-
ally.
Every one should inspect the "Hall
Type Writer" OF which Mr.. Ii. w
Dodge is the agent for this city. 1t is
the simplest and most accurate instru-
lodges advertisements in to-day's
paper and give him call.
The comptroller will be compelled
to refuse to register $4,000 bonds re-
Gently issued by Weatherford county,
r. = no in
with what bonds have already been
issued, of the amount the county
would be authorized to issue.
Major William Caskie, formerly of
the Siftings staff here, left yesterday
afternoon for Galveston, where he
will assume editorial charge of the
Opera Glass. Major Caskie is an able
and experienced journalist, and as an
artist and cartoonist ranks along side
OF such men as Mast.
The Ulcers Of tie law are after a
number of prominent citizens on the
old indictments pending against them
for gambling. They collect the costs
generally without murmur from
the parties. The minions of the law
are about as hard to dodge as the
deyil. More anon.
AT about III O'CLOCK laSG nlgnL an
alarm of fire was sounded for the
eighth ward. The department res
pended promptly-in fact some of the
boys were on their way before the
alarm was sounded from the market
tower. The fire. which was occ ision-
ed by a lamp left burning in the ser
wants room in the rear of the resi-
dence of Mr.. James H Warmoth, 205
East Ash street, was soon extinguish-
ed. The loss is slight.
The republicans are hunting up tn E
records against each other. DR.. w. e.
Philips yesterday procured a certified
copy from the county court of an old
Indictment pending against j. q. De
Gress for gambling, and Mayor SayloI
for failing to cause his arrest. The
certificates are presumably for use al
Washington.