The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-06
BRIEF MENTION.

Justice Teganer reported six felony
cases to the grand jury.
Harry Hawkins has the best barber
shop and BARRIERS in Austin. Come
and try us.
Invitations have been received by
THE STATESMAN for the nineteenth
anniversary of the Houston fire.
men, to be given on April 81
The committee on invitation consists
of III. Scherffins, II. M. Curtin, D. d
Bryan, Tom Lawrence and j. S. Cries
berg.
The Colorado fire company hold an
important meeting tonight at their
meeting rooms. Among other i'm
portant business to be transacted will
be the nomination of officers for the
ensuing year. This matter has created
a deal of excitement, and feeling runs
high.
Robinson, who is charged with the
murder of James Kane, and who is in
| the Travis county jail for safe keeping,
will Rave his trial at the present term
of the San Marcos district court, which
begins next Monday. He will be
taken from this county to San Marcos
for trial.
Geo. Bridges, a negro, and his wife.
have been having some trouble and
| the wife left him and went to work
ing for a living. Late last night he
went to where she was and began to
throw rocks through the window at
her. Officer Howe was quickly at the
place of trouble but Bridges had made
his escape.
A negro whose name the officer did
not know got into fight with mem
bers of his family late last night.
Officer Howe was sent for and as he
entered the door the negro threw a
Ratchet at his head which just missed
him and embedded itself in the door
behind him. 1t was a close call for
the policeman.
Mr.. Wheaton, the artist who so I'M
fortunately lost his limb, has just
completed a large and well executed
oil work of the "Rocky Mountains"
He has,concluded to sell the picture by
rattle. There will be fifty chances at
81 a chance. The painting can be
seen in the front room of the Club
House saloon, and it is really worth
an examination.
Mr.. D. w. Weaver has just returned
from his trip to New Orleans. where
he supplied his mammoth store here
with new and fresh addition of
goods, such as straight Louisiana open
kettle sugar, rice, molasses, ETC., which
he purchased on the levee. He has
well established himself in Austin,
and propose to sell goods as cheap as
any house in the city. Fresh goods
and low profits are what consumers
may rely upon.
Colonel Tom Helm reached Austin
Sunday. He was seen by a. STATES
MAN representative yesterday, and he
reports the prospects in the state (and
he has been over the most of it) very
flattering. The merchants are hope
full, immigration is coming into every
part of the state, the crops indicate
good promise, and the colonel says
Texas is having boom. The colonel
is one of the most accurate observers
in this state, and his opinion on these
matters is valuable.
It has been asked why Bishop did
not come to Austin ? When in Gal
weston recently Capt. Millett's repre-
sentative saw Bishop. and he stated
that the reason he did not come here
this year was because he was not
playing the sort of company he de-
sired to present here. That next year
he has two dates in Austin, and he
wishes to have his reputation fresh
for that occasion.
The following are the names of the
gentlemen who will pay their compli-
ments to the high-handed gentry of
the county. 1t is judged from the per-
sonel of this grand jury that they will
"let no guilty man escape" and there
is plenty of business before them, too.
They entered upon their duties yester-
day. There names are: Dennis Cor
win, foreman; j. B. Rogers, R. F. Hill,
g. G. Calwell, VIM. Parker, F. j.
Thrasher, j. f. Maggie, Louis Weeks,
Jim Scales, II. r. Kinney, Marion Nc
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