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

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The First Presbyterian Church was
Sunday night with people
curious to listen to the somewhat un-
common exercises. The reading of
the Bible by representatives of various
races, and also by the deaf and dumb,
and blind, were features of no ordi-
nary interest.
COME TO GRIEF.
a good many Austinians will re-
Mrs. Kate Raymond Howe, |
who delivered lecture at Millett's |
Opera House some weeks back, on |
temperance. The lady was recently
arrested in New Orleans on charge
Of Swlndling and put under 1900
bond. The persons who feted Mrs.
Howe during her stay here were taken
in by an extremely artful woman.
She has had an adventurous career
and many victim has been faced
by this sol distant grand. daughter of
Gen. Scott.
NON COMPOS.
Patrick Boyle, alias Cheap John
was tried yesterday before County
Judge Fillmore, on charge of insan-
ity and was found by jury to be off
his mental balance. Patrick was at
one time evidently a man of fine
mind, and some Of the questions he
asked the various witnesses yesterday,
were put with genuine legal shrewd-
ness. He is said to have gone crazy
on the subject of religion, and was
arrested some weeks ago while preach
ing an eloquent sermon on the roof Of
the market-house. He says that he is
an Irish Jew.
HE WAS MAD.
An Austin policeman sat on a dry
goods box at the drowsy hour of 3
a. m. He had gone to the land of
Nod. Cautiously slipping up from
behind, young fellow removed the
hat of the sleeping officer. Still he
slumbered. The rOSy-fngered aurora
began to streak the eastern skies with
ruddy tinge ere he woke. There
was certain GOODNESS about his
Uranium that he couldn't understand
at first, but he was not long in realiz-
! ing that his chapeau was gone. A
friend lent him a hat, and he Is now
longing to meet with the man that
distracted his broad-brimmed som.
| brerO.
THE FARMERS
of this county have made fine be-
ginning, so a STATESMAN man was
informed by a gentleman from the
country yesterday. The late freeze
did the ground splendid service ia the
way of pulveriZation, and a sufficient
quantity of RAIN has also fallen. AS a
consequence the planters are, gener-
ally speaking, well up with their
work. Corn has been up some time,
and in some sections has already been
worked over. Cotton planting is now
close at hand. If kind fortune will
only send enough rain at needed in-
tervals, the year of 1885 will witness
a revival of prosperity that will cause
the hard times to utterly vanish.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The work done by the American
Sunday School Union in Texas for the
last ten years, ending the first of this
month, makes a fine showing. The
| figures as given to a STATESMAN re.
porter yesterday, are as follows:
| New schools organized, 1868; con.
tanning teachers, 6,447; scholars, S.
039; other schools aided, 1,212; con-
tanning teachers, 1858; scholars, g.
0S4; total schools reached, $3.50; con-
tanning teachers, 1852; scholars, 49,
1913. Amount distributed in, books,
papers, ETC., by gift and sale, $13, 8OO.32;
Bibles and TeStaments distributed
1884; families visited, 1920; adj
dresses and sermons, 5,151. Total ex-
penses, 1886, 240.25.
STUDY.
/ To the student of human nature,
the Recorders Court, on Monday
morning, presents fine field for
thought and observation. 1t is so on
Monday, particularly, because the
crowd of sinners that are up for the
various offences on that day is usually
much larger, embracing all that class
of men who regularly paint the
town" on Saturday nights, as well as
Sundays debauche9s. There are men
plenty OF them-who work hard and
are temperate enough during the
week. but as soon as they get their
weeks wages, Saturday afternoon,
they are sure to get on a spree and
spend every cent of their hard-earned
cash. There were several men of this
sort up yesterday, most of them for
intoxication, each getting the usual
fine of So and costs. They all looked mis-
cradle, with never-get-drunk- again
kind of look. Most of them paid up, but
several had to retire behind the cur
tains, either to wait for pecuniary as
sistance from the outside, or else work
out their fines on the streets.
One old darkey was up for disturb
ing the peace by using profane Ian
guage He entered an emphatic denial.
Fore de Lord Jedge, amt cussed a
note in twenty years" he said, with
grieved look playing over his
wrinkled face, as if utterly shocked at
the charge of such impiety. AS there
was no evidence to show that old
Peter had actually alluded to his Gre
ator in an nrevere1t way, he was al
lowed to 20.
Minnie Baker, nymph of color, was
the only female mourner. She was
fined So, but for want thereof, was
ushered into cell.
The editor Of the Daily Dispatch |
was tried for disturbing the peace |
and called for jury. After being |
out some fifteen minutes they |
returned with verdict of |
$25 and costs, against the |
belligerent Journalist. A number of |
cases were continued. several dis
missed and the levee was at an end.