The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
GALVESTON.

| GALVESTON, Jan. 3O.-Ihe court C.
appeals affirmed the following case
today: Hunt VS.. State. from Wash
ington county; Thomas vs.. State
from Bell. Reversed and dismissed
Brown VS.. EngeI, from Fayette. Re
Versed and remanded: Leal VS.. Wood
house, from Cameron; Cohn VS.. Sail
m Is, from Webb. Judgment set aside
and certiorari awarded: Mcdonald
VS.. State, from Madison. Motion fol
certiorari granted: Mason VS.. State
from LlanO. G ses submitted: Jones
ct al VS.. Foster ct al, from Walker;
Cook ct al VS.. Safe, from jefferson;
Brown VS.. State, from Travis; Prator
VS.. State, from Limestone; Short VS..
State, from Grayson; Coleman VS..
State, from McLennan; Williams VS..
State, from McLennan; Taylor VS..
State, from johnson.
The supreme court submitted the
following cases: Patten VS.. Cunning
ham 81 Ellis, from Walker; Hail VS..
Collins IL Douglass, from Houston;
Grabenheimer VS.. Blum, from Hous-
ton.
In remote spot "a - -. bay shore,
% miles from Galveston, LAST Sunday
evening hunter, named Lewis Nc
Comb, while eating supper in q lonely
cabin owned by Mrs. Barr ows, with
whom he boarded, was shot from
without by some unknown person,
and instantly killed. The weapon was
held so near that the powder burned
McConib's clothing. Mrs. Barrows
separated from her husband about
three weeks ago, and it is said that
she was about to remove to Galveston
with McComb. There is some effort
to believe that McComb was mistaken
for Barrows and killed by neighbor-
ing pasture men whose fences had
been recently cut.
Hon. Simon Cameron, of Pennsyl-
vania, who is now here on a pleasure
trip, will probably visit San Antonio
within the next two weeks.
There is a rumor here that Jay
Gould is about to absorb the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe railroad, and
that Secretary KilIeen had resigned.
Judge Borman, of the western dis
trict of Louisiana, has been appointed
to hold the March term of the United
States circuit and district courts at
Galveston.
GALVESTON, Jan. 31.-First Mate
Linden and Second Mate Ellingson, Of
the Norwegian bark King Svene, were
assaulted on Brick wharf last night
by four unknown men. Linden was
cut on the head with knife and
Ellingson struck with bludgeon.
Both mates received ugly wounds.
Their assailants disappeared in the
fog. The officers of the vessel have
been at loggerheadS with their crew
for some time.
August Doepp, who recently con-
Quoted a musical festival in Atlanta,
is now here for the purpose of arrang |
ing for a series of festivals in Calves
ton.
Right Rev. Alexander Burgess,
bishop of the Episcopal Church for |
the diocese of Quincy, ILL.,, is in the
city visiting friends.
The construction of the Ball high
school building has been actively be-
gun.
The Western Union is now working
York. 1t is believed this will greatly
stimulate business in cotton futures
here by increasing the rapidity of
between the two
points.
GALVESTON, Feb. 1.-The su-
preme court affirmed the follow
ing cases: Conway VS.. city of Beau
mont; Jefferson Davis VS.. Smith;
Trinity Jones, ct al VS.. Barton, ct al;
Hamilton. Reversed and rendered for
appellant: Wooters VS.. Hall, Houston.
Reversed and remanded: Heard VS..
Bushby, Tyler; Edwards VS.. Connolly
1t al, Burleson; Ovansick VS.. Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe railway, Wash
ngton; Chuck VS.. Guffy, Falls. Three
,ases submitted: Petty VS.. Hallinger,
Houston; Frisby VS.. Withers. Trinity;
Seeligson IL Co. VS.. Brown & Brown,
1rimes; Ross VS.. Ellis, San Jacinto;
Cempleman VS.. Gresham, Grimes.
Inquiries were received from Dallas
o-day by judge of the court of ap-
'eals regarding the decision in the
ase of The State VS.. Mcdowell, from
5raZorla, making unconstitutional
ii proceedings of the additional
erms of the county courts. A synop-
is of the alleged decision was pub
ished in the Dallas Herald of Janu-
ry 20, and caused the Dallas county
curt to come to standstill, and
pread the opinion that the famous
of the gamblers of that
ity were rendered null and void. A
elegram from Governor Ireland was
Ilso received inquiring about the mat
er. The judges of the court of ap-
,eals pronounce the synopsis fraud.
No such decision has ever been rem
Tered. The exact contrary was held
n the case of Wilson VS.. The State,
1t Tyler. Ed. j. Hammer, court re-
porter for the Herald, fatty denies
ending the bogus report. Judges
White and Wilson say if it is the
work of any lawyer he should be de-
,arred from practice forthwith.
The baggage, express and mail
coaches and the locomotive of the
Santa Fe express train
vas derailed early this morning at
Virginia Point, just across the bay
rom the city. But little damage was
lone. Express-messenger Sims was
lightly injured in attempting to
Jump from his car.
Private dispatches say Leon Haas,
N old resident and former dealer
n dry goods in is city, committed
uicide in New York to-day by shoot
ng. No particulars.
TAYLOR.