The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-09

Inc hardest rain fell in 1ndianola
the other day known for years.
Lee Williams. a Bolton young man.
has been indicted for outrage.
At Bolton, tramp who attempted
to break into saloon was jailed.
Judge Reagan visited Crockett re
Gently to speak to the sovereigns.
Mayor Wilkes, of Waco, wants to
issue bonds for gas and waterwo1ks.
Mr.. b. E. Hubert, of Lampasas, has
taken him rib from good old Ken
lucky.
The Baltimore 81 Ohio Telegraph
company are completing their lines to
Dallas.
There were five persons injured in
the Marquee railroad accident-two
colored.
Howard Herring, charged with
forgery, suicided in the BRENNAN Jail
by morphine.
j. A. Ferris, the Fort Worth milk
man arrested for watering his milk,
gained the day.
Gold Bllffie, who murdered Jim Irv-
ing in johnson county in 1879 has
been arrested.
Near LongYiew, William Downs,
dubbed by his neighbor, named Tatum
has since died.
The festival of the Baptist ladies of
Abilene,the other night, Melted several
hundred dollars.
The famous Mexican, named Coyote,
9Th e wolff, escaped from prison at
Laredo recently.
A Dallas lad, Willie Rose, aged 10,
had warrant issued for his father for
coming home drunk.
Web Flanagan, the new revenue
collector for the Marshall district, has
taken charge of the Office.
The boiler at Morris cotton gin,
near Fredericksburg, exploded, killing
James Backer, the fireman.
The habeas corpus trial of Charles
W1lborn, for the killing of Dick, was
begun at Liberty, Wednesday.
Mrs. Jennings, seven miles from Sui
phur Springs, died last week fIom the
intense suffering of bone felon.
Two coaches and sleeper went
over fan embankment near Marquee,
on the International on the Both ult.
The dead body of a negro, supposed
that of Charles Smith, was found on a
sand bar in TIE Brazos near Waco.
Frank Edwards, painter, was
found hanging to the railroad bridge
al Temple. The affair is mystery.
The colored people of Nueces county
assert there has not been one of their
number in Jail for the last two years.
Joe Cox, who murdered DR.. Cantrell
and his son near WeatherfOrd, three
years ago, has been arrested in Delta
county.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of the proprietor oil a saloon
in San Antonio, charged with set
ting fire to it.
The three young men who murdered
E. Kneseck in his store at New
Prague, near Flatonia, are unknown
and have escaped.
Tom Holman, negro, near Sui
phur Springs, was called to his door
grazing his head.
George Dick, of Chambers county,
charged with cattle cIockedness, and
who has been in the Houston jail, mas
been released on bond.
Charles Olson, a Houston hackman,
assaulted j. F. Matchett, son of the
late DR.. Matchett, who, in turn, shot
and mortally wounded him.
The strange actions of a yelled
woman and tall man in blue clothes
frightened the ladies of Villita street,
San AntOniO the other nav
A meeting of citizens of Fort
Worth was called to meet last night
in the alleged railroad freight dis
elimination against the town.
Bad health and mental depression
are stated as the cause of the recent
suicide of Miss Williams, the Louis
lana young lady. near Gainesville.
Maldonado, a wild San Antonio
youth, the other day married the IA
year old girl he was arrested for out
raging. All's well that ends well.
In saloon at Howe DIR. J. T. Cooke
assaulted James Couch. The latter
first stabbed then shot the doctor in
the face, inflicting serious wounds.
Tuesday night, nine miles west of
Coleman, three masked men decoVed
K. Simmons out of his house and shot
him dead. He came from Arkansas
over year ago.
]. A. Ferris, Fort Worth milk man,
has been arrested for watering his
milk. A doctor, with the lactometer,
found there was Is per cent. more
water than natural.
Judge johnson, of the Houston
Post returned Friday from New Or
leans, and stated negotiations for the
sale of the Post to Maj. Burke, of the
Times-Democrat have not yet been
closed.
Friday the town of Terrell was ex-
cited over the disappearance of the
four-year old son Iof Philip Br1n, a
leading merchont of the town. The
child had been seen three miles west
of the town.
The clipping craze has reached San
Antonio. it being stated, Miss Flor.
ence, the accomplished daughter OF
Gen. Davidson, ran away with a
yaung man named Lee Bee Jones. II
doesn't appear Jones was the generals
coachman.
San Antonio Light: Elder Goodloe
was badly bitten by poisonous spider
yesterday, while in a water-closet at
the old Belvin place, on North Flores
street. He suffered great pain and q
heavy swelling set in, but by copious
draughts of whisky further danger
was averted. The elder is still i'll.
An interesting exhibit at the
Worlds Fair from Rockwell county
will be violin, manufactured by Mr.
Lee Adamsaw. Oak, ash, chitin
cedar, china, bois dare and every othel
species of wood growing in the count,
| will be used by Mr.. Adamsaw, in tn
construction of his violin.
! Sulphur Springs Gazette: Last Sun
day night about nine o'clock, Mrs
Matthews, of our town, widow of tn
late z. G. Matthews, stepped out o
her house when she was seized by
negro man. The frightened lad,
gave the alarm when the negro a
once fled, and was pursued by Mrs
Ms son-in-law, Mr.. Bob Turner, VIII
had retired to his room on the secon
floor of the house.
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
operate Notes-Doings on the AmcrIcs
and Foreign Stage.
John S. Clarke will shortly open
| season in London at the Avenua tn