Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-12
AUSTIN.
An Ugly Rumor in Regard to Young
Lawyer-seuatOr Pfcnffer Dan
gerously Sick.
Programme Of the Closing Exercises ofthe
university-The Rangers Re-
leased on Bono.

AUSTIN, Tx, June li.--It Is ru.
mored on the streets that well.
known lawyer has loft the city
several thousand dollars behind
on the estateof some minor chill.
dren, ~hich he has been man.
aging ~ guardian. and also that
he has squandered all the property OF
his wife. An investigation IL going
on and II the story ms told ia true the
developments will make racy reading.
Senator Pfeuffer passed through
here last night ON his way home TO
New Braunfels. He was taken sud
denly aud dangerously III while at
tending the commencement exercises
OF the Agricultural and Mechanical
college at Bryan, being chairman OF
the board OF directors. IL IL Thought
that he Is troubled with tumnr which
may prove fatal.
Chartered: the Iredell Cooperative
association, Patrons OF Husbandry.
Mr.. Virgins of the Virgins. Slmp.
son company Of Houston. Ia here aud
has been in consultation with the
penitentiary board In regard TO secur-
ing release from the contract which
they hold for the employment OF
seventy.five convicts term OF ten
years. The board does not seem dis
posed to grant the release, but IL will.
ing to make liberal concessions in the
way OF further extensions OH the labor
bills. The Houston foundry repre-
sents that there is such small de-
mand for their products now that they
can only run at n loss.
The following IL the programme OF
the closing exercises OF the university,
Monday evening, the 10Th inst, at
$3.50 o'clock, anniversary OF the literary
societies, Millett's opera. house.
Tuesday morning at III o'clock, adj
dress OF Judge Gustave Cook before
the university, Millett'a opera.house.
Tuesday evening at $50 O'Clock, uni.
versity reception, university Building.
Wednesday morning Mt III o'clock,
commencement, Millett's orera-houee.
The rangers who were recently in.
volved In the shooting scrape with the
MeSicans on the frontier and were ar.
rested at Laredo, have been released
on boad and are back on duty.
The university REGENTS hold meet.
ing Saturday and IL Is rumored that
| some very important matters affecting
the future OF that Institution will be
| discussed.
1t isregArdad here as very probable
that Speaker Foster will be candi-
date for comptroller before the next
| Democratic state convention.
Superintendent Baker, who IL now
at Huntsville, will extend his trip u
Sour Lake and be absent about two
| weeks.
The Austin Grays are drilling night.
| ly with the hope OF carrying Off some
OF the hopors at Lampasas.
Through trains are now running on
the Austin branch OF the Central, al
though In the Brazos bottom the track
Is three feet in water for two miles.
it Ia hoped and believed that the
killing mania among the Austin
o0lored population has finally passed
of. There can be- no doubt that every
murder aud outrage which has been
committed In the last three months
was the result OF marital difficulties.
Crop reports from all portions OF the
adjoining country are encouraging,
The weather 10 favorable.
The higher courts adjourn for Their
summer vacation the lpst Saturday
In this month,