The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

| -Four penltentIary cOnV1ctS were
brought down from Burnet yesterday
en- route to Huntsville. Three OF
them were white men.
Mr.. Monroe Miller, the popular pro-
prietor Of the eclipse stables has just
bought out the undertaking depart
mont of Kreisle q Co.
Who can deny that Austin is not
now seaport city with steamboats,
every day, coursing up and down the
yellow waters of the Colorado?
Mr.. A. j. Peeler, jr., received Ger
t1ficate from the County Commission
e:s yesterday, preliminary TO apply
Ing for a license to practice law.
The County Judge has received
copies of the General Laws of the
Nineteenth Legislature, for free dis
tribution among the county officers.
The University students have hard
time in securing speaker at the COM
mencement exercises. Judge Balm
ger of Galveston has just refused to
come.
eventy-seven was the lucky num-
Der that IIew the little Charter Oak
at G. A. ;jrush's, yesterday, and Miss
Bessie Steiner is now the happy
owner.
Mrs. DR.. Smoot has, in her flower
garden on West Pecan street, mag
nolia tree in full bloom. 1t looks as
fresh as the morning and as pure as
the lilly.
1t is understood that a mutually
satisfactory settlement was effected
between DR.. SIoddard and the insur-
ance men yesterday. The damage is
said not to exceed 10 per cent.
The STATESMAN will not publish
anonymous communications. One re-
ceived yesterday relating to the ar
rest of former Austin man in San
Antonio, was left out on this account.
District Judge Walker sentenced
Antony Price, colored, to two years in
the penitentiary, and Dick Philips,
also colored, to twenty years. Dick
went up for forgery. Mr.. Spence is
now even.
The graduating exercises of the
at the opera-house Friday night. A
programme of the affair with names
of graduates will be published in The
| STATESMAN.
The Supreme Court met yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock to deliver opin-
ions. The motion docket of the third
assignment will be called tomorrow,
and the first call of the trial docket
will be had on Thursday. There are
about sixty new cases on this assign
ment.
A steam boat excursion to Mt. Bon
mel is novelty fort pleasure seekers
to- day. Mr.. j. b. Reinhardt is man
ager of the little steamer which will
leave at the foot of the Avenue at 9
o'clock and return from Mt. Bonnell
at o'clock this afternoon.
DIR. E. B. Wright will preach at the
A. NJ. E. Church to day at $3.50 o'clock
p. m. There has been quite revival
in this congregation lately, which
ceases tonight with discourse from
the pastor to the young converts,
numbering over eighty in the last
three weeks.
Many a Memphis man event broke
on the Chickasaws. What the Austin
boys can't understand, is how so
many members of this famous COM
pany tainted during the great Mobile
drill, last Friday. Was there any
loul play? 1t seems queer that
the Captain and six Of his men fell
victims to what is considered pecu-
iarlY feminine weakness.
At an important meeting of the
Austin Press Club last night, it was
determined to have a picnic at an
early date, under the auspices of the
club, which will charter cars for the
purpose of an excursion to San An.
tonic or some other desirable point
The excursion will be made accessible
to picnic parties desiring to join the
club in their entertainment, which
will doubtless be of the most enjoy
able character.
r Women are dreadful. queer some
times, or, as Sir Walter Scott happily
said, uncertain, coy and hard tC
please" though at other times regular
angels The cause of the above philo
sophical statement may be attributed
to reporLorial musings over an elope-
ment-that did not occur in Austin {
few nights ago. It's said that every
thing was in readiness. The irat,
father knew nothing of the scheme
and sister of the fair runaway (in
esse) was her confdante, and wa.
quite ready to help the affair along
They were to go on the midnigh
train. At the very last moment tn,
sister concluded she would not ALLOW
the contamination of the arrange
: ment. 1t was all she could do, how
ever. to persuade the intended brid
!, to abandon the project.
z One of the most elegant and re
l cherche society affairs of the season
o took place last Friday evening at tn
!, residence of Colonel and Mrs. r. A
Duf nrfA Tn NJ ~
., and Mrs. r. j. Grant assembled to ce
citrate their straw wedding. Tn
elite and beauty of the city were pres
ent, and the evening was most en-
joyable one. Although almost a
those present were young people, theI
were none so young and happy as th
Doctor and his beautiful and accom-
plished lady, who did the honors in a
easy and superb manner, Anon
% those present was noticed the Miss,
. Grant, Red, Stuart, Warrington, Hi
~ and Smith; Mrs. Rutherford, MI
- Rutherford, Mrs. w. B. Brush, M
~ and Mrs. Warrington, Mr.. and Mr.
~ Barbish, Messrs. Porter, Scudde
~ Brush, McNabb, Grant, Tyler, Mors
Shelley, Brock, Stein, Zimpelma
Red and Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Dee
Mr.. and Mrs. Yarmouth. The pre-
ents were numerous and handsome.
The Waco Day, in abiding to Il
oil address made by DR.. G. E. Fisher
s. this city before the late medical col
b. ventlon held there says: The val
m dictory by DR.. Fisher was a superb G
j. fort. Taking rs his subject "Medic
IS, systems and Medical men," he deli
We cred an address rich in interest, hr
Is, liant IN thought, fluent in deliver
re which attracted throughout the close
of attention OF his hearers. Strong a.
logical in the defense OF the system
b. loves and follows, there breath
r throughout the whole spirit of lib
n. atty to other systems and tn
to advocates. Rising proudly above {
le- lines drawn by professional prejudi
to he urged the necessity of harmo