The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-24
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
A bankrupt's lament
Had 1 known all that know now,
Had / sown that which sow now,
Had my better sense controlled me,
Had needed what 1t told me.
Had the future condescended
An horizon more extended
10 have granted, poor ana aliing,
1 had escaped the pangs OF falling
Had been good deal wiser
I'D have been an advertiser
Anheuser-B Busch Book beer on Ia
Tuesday.
Look out for concert at Turner hal
Tuesday evening, April %.
st. Davids choir will repeat part o
their Easter programme to-day.
Wonder If they'll have a flag on tn
temporary capitol on San Jacint'
Prof. Klotz will assist at the choi
at st. David's, with his all inimitabl
clarionet this morning,
An Austin justice boasts the larges
civil docket ever disposed of at an,
one term, In Texas. Well, forty-nin,
cases wasn't bad, Sir William.
Messrs. Vesey & Bigby will open {
new meat market in the seventh ware
tomorrow. They will have a fret
delivery wagon, and keep the best
Give them call.
THE STATESMAN returns thanks tt
Mrs. Mary j. Allen tor a bouquet OF
beautiful flowers. A bouquet OF roset
is a thing of beauty and joyous
recollection forever.
Morley Bros, the popular druggists
on Pecan street, have just put in an
elegant soda fount, In which they use
only the finest syrups. They have
also all the mineral waters.
Mr.. +. NJ. Rundell, a prominent
Galveston drummer, just in from the
western portion of the state, reports
crops splendid, wool fine, cattle ready
for delivery, and money plentiful,
The members of the Magdalene So
ciety to our fallen women are request
ed to meet on Thursday, April "a, at
3 o'clock p. m. in the basement of the
Baptist church. Entrance at the side
door.
For cup of pure coffee, glass of
ice cold milk, choice seasonable viands
with trimmings always ready, give
Tom Locke call at his lunch room,
old Brunswick Office, west Pecan
street. N. b. Side tables for ladies.
If you want to buy any property in
Austin city, vacant lots or improved,
or farms and ranches in Travis or ad-
Joining counties. call on Z. w.
Stands & Son. Pecan street land men,
and you will find a large list of prop
erty to select from.
Judge Won Rosenberg yesterday
fined Jim Glover ten dollars and costs
for gambling. lie is making himself
conspicuous by taking hold of the
v1olators of tho laws against gam
bling. Couldn't you make the fine a
little sleeper, judge ?
The immense volume of water
which went sweeping down to the
river during the heavy rain yesterday
morning wrecked the arched culVert
empyting at the foot of the Avenue,
for about twenty feet. 1t is under
stood that the direct cause of the
cavlng-in was an accumulation in the
sewer of old boxes, planks and other
debris. City Engineer McFall
promptly put force Of men to work
repairing the damage.
Messrs. Z. w. Stands & Son in
form us that there are only fourteen
choice lots left in Driskill's u Rainey's
subdivision on the plateau, near Mrs.
Gov. Davis's residence for sale. The
lots sold have been purchased by par
ties who intend to build. The prices
and terms upon which this property
is offered are very valuable, and a
good location, In q very desirable
neighborhood, can be secured by par
ties who wish to build.
a bug is a quaint pet, especially
one of the black, hard backed, electric
light bugs, but one Of Austin's best
young men was the possessor of such
an one. The young man guarded that
bug with strange interest, and the
bug was attached to the young man
by a string. On Friday night, as
usual, the young man started out with
his bug, but while he and a friend
were Smiling" together and the bug
was strolling around on the floor near
by, foot as big as the Barney Gibbs
boom came down upon 1T, and its
spirit passed from earth. The young
man Is sincere mourner.
A beautiful medallion has made its
in Austin, and is attract
ing universal expressions of admire
ton. 1t is indeed "a thing of beauty"
The medallion Is of German silver ar d
and is about the size of a
b dollar. Upon one side
. an elegant engraving OF the new
capitol, while the reverse presents a
perfect representation of the new
university. Throughout, it gives ev-
idence OF being the work of a
genius, and no one will be sur
prised after seeing one of them, to
learn that they are made by Messrs
Peiffer Bros, of Philadelphia, manu-
facturers of dyes, ETC., for the United
States mint. Besides presenting
perfect representation of the two fu-
ture great structures of the state, the
medallion is also redeemable in fine
they keep none other-at
the Cosmopolitan saloon. The pro-
prietors of the saloon, Messrs. w. R.
c4-Eyed'0 Brown and his genial
partner, j. G. Illingworth, are deserv-
ing Of great deal of credit for fur
nishing the public with 80 elegant a
souvenir and pocket piece.