The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
STATE NEWS.

The Houston Journal is now an il
Illustrated paper.
Bryan has a temperance paper and
its name is che Banner.
Horse-head whisky is the kind they
7 drink at Fort Worth.
A new poStoffice has been establish
ed at Dilley, rrio County.
Houston is preparing for the big
Saenger fest soon to come off.
The Houston Journal wants a
school of poetry established in the
University.
A Fort Worth reporter. hard up for
items, has gone into the dog-fght
business.
The papers all over the State are de-
nouncing or viddlcating the belliger-
enJ State senators.
A Mexican woman of San Antonio
has gone insane, calling herself by her
lovers name.
A negro burglar was caught in
San Antonio boarding house the other
night, but escaped.
Rev. John A. Pauly, well known
German preacher of Houston, was
buried the other day.
Judgments of over $25,000 on old
bonds and coupons have come against
the city of Houston She can't pay.
A Negro attempted to carve up
City Attorney Cobb the other day.
The negro claimed Cobb owed him
money.
Major Penn preached at the Nickel
Church, Palestine, the other night, to
laboring people from the text "What
shall thy wages be-"
Edith Parker cut off the nose of one,
Cittie Road, at Dallas few days
ago. Both were women Of i'll
repute.
Mr.. Reagan, a brother of Congress-
man Reagan, is said ito be candi-
date for United States Marshal of the
Eastern District of this State.
The Evening Wasp" price five
cents, ten cents week, with the motto
"Dont step on me-" a three-colum pa
per, is now published at Luling.
The editor of the Houston Age de-
MES that he drinks anything but soda
water, and even that only occasion
ally.
Mrs. Kate Jones, tried for aggra-
waited assault and battery at Conan
che, for whipping ten-year old
school-boy, was acquitted. The lady
Was school teacher and the boy her
pupil.
The Grand Commandery, Knights
Templar of Texas, will hold it's
annual conclave in Paris, commenc-
ing April 10. The meeting will be at
tended by large delegation of Sir
Knights from all parts of Texas.
The Lampasas Eagle, bird that in
all enterprises, depressions, booms or
what not, seems to be stop of the
heap" reports its town on an increBs-
ing boom.
Fort Worth Mail: "You're drunk"
you're ID harp These quips
quarrelsome and retorts courteous
were not exchanged among strikers
but between grave Cd Senators of the
State of Texas.
Mr.. Daniel Frail, an old resident of
Harrisburg, who has been in feeble
condition for some time past, lost his
reason and on Monday was brought
to Houston, where he is now confined.
Five Mexicans who were crossing
the river at Eagle Pass the other day
on railroad bridge, ran narrow eS-
cape, as train approached ere they
were more than half way across, but
luckily, the engineer deserted them
in time and stopped the engine.
Mayor BucBner, of Sherman, denies
that the people Of that city, declined
to entertain the veterans. He says
the postponement of the meeting of
the veterans, was at the suggestion of
General Lane himself, President of
the association.
The Blanco News reports the range
becoming excellent. The laborers
employed by the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe held a meeting Saturday,
and decided to ask the managers of
the road for restoration of wages to
what they were getting before
reduction was made some three
months. or more, ago
The steam gin and mill of G. w.
Baxter, II miles south of Marshall, on
the Carthage road, was burned last Sat
urday night. Total loss; no insurance.
The fire is considered to have been ac-
cidental, as the mill had been running
until a late hour that night.
Gainesville Hesperian: A man named
Berry was brought in chains on the
train last night from San Augustine,
by an officer from that county, we be-
lieve on a charge of horse stealing.
He was delivered at the Jail and there
languishes. If we remember, he Is
one of the Mosely gang who operated
here and forfeited his bond about three
years since. We are not sure that this
is the same, nor could we learn all the
facts last night.
The Sherman Courier says of the
recent cyclone in that section: 1t
seems that the south bound freight
train had Just reached a high embank-
ment just south of Van Alstyne, when
it was struck by the storm. Five of
the rear cars, including the caboose,
were thrown from the track, and roll
ed partly down the grade. Chas. Tele-
fair, the conductor, was pitched out of
the door of the caboose and received
some very painful wounds from the
force of the fall. A brakeman, who
was in the caboose at the time it was
struck by the wind, escaped without
injury.
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