The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
STATE NEWS.

If fire the other day.
Pearson, the hoy preacher, has bf en-
holding meetings at Denton.
The Burnet Once-a-Week is badly
affected with the big head"
Mrs. NJ. E. Brien. an elderly lady.
died suddenly at Mobeetie last week.
The town of Troupe, on the Inter.
railroad, is now experiencing
a big boom.
The farmers ali over the state put
in some good ticks during the recent
fine weather.
Rev. G. w. Black, OF Young county
is circulating prohibition petition to
the legislature.
A Bolton man has ignored the pref
ty girls Of that town and gone all the
way to Arkansas after a wife.
The little son Of J. W. Hearne. at
Sherman, the other day, accidently
shot himself in the shoulder.
The Brennan Banner says candi-
dates in that town are slow in an
themselves.
The travelling fakir who sells pinch
back jewelry and snide goods is char
acterized as rowing pirate.
It is said Parker comfy has $4,000
in her treasury, and no special use for
it in the way of erecting public bnild-
ings.
At Waco on the I'd of March the
Ladies Hebrew aid society will give
Purim grand masquerade and fancy
dress ball.
John Segerson, railroad section
hand, aged 70years, suicidad near Fla
tonia, by cutting his throat with
razor.
Wichita Herald: The loss of cattle
in this portion Of the state during the
late cold snap is not as great as was
first reported.
A slight attack of gold fever has
seized Oh the citizens of Salado, who
believe there is gold il large quanti-
ties in their locality.
A negro calling himself Shem
Forbes was arrested in Rockford the
other day for murder committed in
Msssippi over a year ago.
A Chicago man named McBirren
fell from Santa Fee train, at Bren.
ham, a few days ago, and had his right
leg cut from the knee to the toes.
Somebody has been annoying the
editor of the Mobeetie Panhandle with
the noise of brass bands" and he
g0eth for the horn blower without
gloves.
Recently convict on a BraZoria
farm got access to q money drawer
which he rified of its contents and q
A colts revolver. He was subse-
quently captured in swamp.
A party of emigrants numbering
about sixty left Waco on the second
inst, for Washington territory. The
party is composed of farmers from
Hill and McLennan counties.
The town of Bolton is going to sue
the Santa Fe for 100000, for not
complying with an alleged agreement
to run the road to the town and build
and maintain depot outside the cor
porate limits.
Pink Slater, negro, who had been
making trouble in the neighborhO0C
Of Woodvilie, By inducing the negroe.
to quit work On the plantations OF
white men, was taken out and given {
highly respectable Trailing.
The wife of Mr.. W. 2. Petty, living
a mile west of Nacogdoches, gave
birth to child on the night of thu
Sd which had natural under from
tooth. Though it was loose, and wa
extracted with ease.
Tramps are more numerous in Par
is, Texas than ever before. They dt
not show themselves in the business
part Of town, but visit the residenc,
portion and annoy the ladies by ask.
ing for something to eat.
The Hampstead Ledger LOCALITIES tn
fact that one of HempStead's citizen
has gone to San Antonio to have al
amputation performed on his head
! That will be peculia kind of either
| when he returns-headless.
The Wichita Herald says, abiding
faith in the future prosperity of Wich
tia Falls is not retrograding, but is in
creasing. Two brick stores are bein!
built and a dozen or more dwelling
houses are in course of erection.
Sulphur Springs Gazette: A ghos
was seen in the Gazette office last Sat
urday night about or 10 o'clock. Tn
mysterious face looked little famil
lar, and if cigars for four are sent II
| we will forever hold our peace, other
wise we are ad libltum.
The merchants of Sulphur Spring
now leave the doors of their safes ala
that burglars may effect an entranc
into them without any great incon
venience. One gentleman said hi
safe was worth over 800 and b
didn't want it injured unnecessarily.
Mccarthy plead guilty before
justice in Dallas to aggravated as
sault on Mr.. B. M. Temple and wa
sentenced to three months on tn
county farm and fine of 500. Nov
if the policeman who assaulted Dia
1 gets about six months on the farm
and q fine of about $500, justice viii
have been properly dispensed.
At GORDON, near Lare, Mexican
| Alvino BenaVides-became enamoret
of Miss Ray, daughter of an Ameri
can. He asked the fathers consent t.
marry his daughter, but on interview.
ing the young lady, she declined. Sub
sequently the Mexican, accompanies
| by seventeen men, attempted to kid
nap her by force, when Miss Ra,
took refuge in Lare.
Sam Wilson, the negro who killet
Wash Hawkins, at Burton, with
wagon spoke, was arrested on Friday
and taken before Justice Anderson
at BRENNAN. He waived examination
and the justice committed him to jai
without bail. The grand jury meet
the first Monday in next month, WheI
the merits of the case will be inYesti
! gated.
Mobeetie Panhandle: Sheriff a.
Gentry, OF Donley county, was her
this week. Mr.. Gentry says an indig
nation meeting was lately held il
Clarendon on the report gaining cur
rency there that brass hand was t.
be started, and that the justice of tn
peace has authorized him to seize an,
destroy any brass instruments Of pub
lie torture on their arrival"
| Bolton journal: Last week tn
Journal made mention of some Ango
"a goats owned by Mr.. j. L. Reese, an
since then Mr.. L. E. Smith has beel
down to Oenaville and brought bacl
with him some hair from all Anger
that is as soft and glossy. as silk, an,
Epure white. DR.. CoeZed, of OenaviIle
owns sixteen of these animals, an,
gave Mr.. Smith this specimen. MI
Ben Ship also has several Angoras. |
is an industry that promises rich re
suits at no very distant day.
Lampasas Dispatch: Col. Exal
says he went from LampasaS to Ken
fr1f. i.