The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Not all gone yet-The Illingsworth
puzzle.
There was considerable rise in the
Colorado yesterday.
What nextl The negroes are going
to start skating rink.
The Episcopalians expect to hold
church fair on May 14th.
The six shooter case In Jude Tege.
ner's court was postponed till this
morning.
A marriage license was issued yes.
terday to Cornelia Reakart and VIM.
Finley.
We are indebted to Mr.. Linn, the
polite bLu.. keeper at Wooldridges, for
a file of late Poughkepsie, N. Y. pa
pers.
DIR. Stiles went over to San Antonio
yesterday to attend the meeting Of the
State Dental association. He will re-
turn Thursday.
The STATESMAN returns thanks to
Mrs. j. l.. Driskill for kind and appro-
pirate tokens of remembrance from
the wedding dinner of yesterday.
Hundreds Of them are leaving the
city-we mean those Illingsworth
puzzles. People are sending them to
their enemies to worry them to death.
Charles Cuneo was arrested yester-
day by Constable Thorp charged with
permitting gambling to be carried on
in his house where spirituous liquors
are retailed.
r.. A. Gossard was last night AWARD
ed the contract for building the city
stable and store house. His bid was
something less than one thousand dol
lars.
In the recorders court yesterday
Wallace was fined $5 and costs for in
toxication. The case against George
Brush for obstructing the sidewalk,
was withdrawn.
Miss Rosalie Ireland. the accom-
plished daughter of Governor and
Mrs. Ireland, left last evening on a
short visit to Galveston. She will
probably return in time to witness
the Interstate drill at Houston.
A cartridge on the railroad track
near the depot yesterday was ex-
ploded by the evenings Central train
passing over it. Some little excite
ment was created by the occurrence.
At the meeting of the Austin Greys
last night it was decided to have a
sponsor at the Houston drill next
week. A committee was appointed
with instructions to communicate
with Miss Katie Bolts, of Houston,
and tender her that distinction.
There are anumber OF counterfeit sill
yer dollars and half dollars in circula-
ton in the city, the half dollars being
more numerous. Both are remarka-
bly good limitations. Here Is work
g., ~. n dafQ0fiulq
Judge Tegener yesterday charged
Susan Adeline, white woman,
brought in from about fifteen
miles out in the country, twenty
five dollars and costs for dis
playing jealousy in a practical man.
ner.
Officer Thorp yesterday arrested
Chip Burlege and Dick Phillips upon
charges growing out OF grand Jury In,
dictments for gambling. Phillips
case will come up this morning before
Justice Won Rosenburg, and that OF
Burlege on May 9Th.
A representative of The STATES
MAN visited the Armory of the Aus
tin Grays last night and witnessed the
execution of the manual of arms ano
other maneuver5 by the company
They are excellently drilled and vii
do credit to Austin at the coming
| interstate drill. The company are II
camp and will drill several hourI
every night and morning.
1t is strange that the city OF Aus
tin cannot be supplied with a polic'
! force large enough to protect in SOM
measure her property. The genera
public will doubtless be surprised :.
learn that four men guard the city til
midnight, when they are relieved b.
three who serve from then till day
light; but such is the case. Until bet
ter police facilities are furnished Aus
| tin can expect repetitions of the rob
berries of the past few nights.
We were in error yesterday morning
in saving the citizens of Austin ha'
not contributed to the cause of In
Crews in the coming contest at Hous
ton. although our informant Is
| member of that company. Yesterda..
about $120 was added by our citizen
to that already subscribed. With thi
and the funds they expect to realiz
from their skating carnival and ez
hibition drill Saturday. the Greys e2
pect to go forth as handsomely equiv
ped and as well provided for as an
military company in the state.