The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-09
MINOR MATTERS.

MINOR MATTERS.
The night train on the Central roaC
has been abandoned.
Mr.. Sam French will present ;
handsome black walnut chancel tC
st. DaYid'S Church.
The number of letters and packages
distributed by the carriers of the Aus.
tin postoflice during the last month
was 128,000.
Prof. Proctor lectures on "The way
Of the World" and "The SUM-" Both
discourses are said to be particularly
entertaining.
1.-The majority of the saloon keepers
dictments charging them with selling
liquor to minors.
The paragraph about ''a setting
sun" was all wrong. The Sun still
| sheds its brilliant beams athWart the
country round about Austin.
The funeral of Mr.. z. L. Torbett
was largely attended, evidencing the
high respect in which deceased was
held by large circle of friends.
There VIII be base ball match be-
tween the University students and
Georgetown nine in this city on the
21st. 1t will be an exciting contest
Roger Hartman, a young white
man convicted of horse theft, was
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary by Judge A. S. Walker yesterday.
Hon. John Hancock is said to have
been victimized by a sleek forger, who
skilfully initiated his signature. The
sharper's name has been kept con-
cealed.
The marble bust of Sam Houston,
lately on exhibition at the Temporary
Capitol. has been placed in Governor
Ireland's Office, by the sculptor, Mr..
O'Brien.
Over seventy witnesses have been
summoned i'll the Pearson murder
case which comes up on Monday the
18th, inst. The trial will likely occu-
Ply an entire week.
A merry crowd of six young coup
les, of both sexes, chaperoned by Mrs.
Il. [. Taylor, had pleasant time yes
terday. They spent the day in a beau
tiful grove In Horst's pasture.
A base ball team, composed entirely
OF females. will give an exhibition of
their skill with the bat in Austin on |
the oath inst. Wonder if this is an
other "Adamless Eden" crowd.
The races at the Turner Hall rink |
failed to come eff last night, owing to |
the spilling Of oil on the floor, the an
of which, made the con-
testants decline to enter the lists.
If any person has lost articles of |
female underwear, a lady's gold |
watch and other articles of jewelry,
some information may be obtained by |
inquiring OF Deputy Marshal Tom |
Bales.
The lectures of Prof. Proctor, the |
English astronomer, to be delivered |
here next week were looked forward |
to with eager interest by the cultured |
class of Austin. They will be held in
the. Baptist Church.
Detective John Chenneville lost
saddle horse yesterday, The
animal, in trying to leap over an iron
fence, fell upon the sharp-pointed
pal1ngs, and was so badly hurt that
it was killed in order to cut short
further agony.
Little Christian Montgomery, an
infant about two years old, whose
parents live on Bots dare street, fell
from window to the ground, dis
lance of some ten feet, yesterday
and strange to say, was not
severely injured.
Prof. J. E. Smith, the accomplished
has recently resigned his po-
sition, as principal of the graded
school to accept the chief clerkship in
the Office of Hon. b. M. Baker, Super
intendent OF Public Instruction. The
selection is good one.
A wreck of a freight train on San
Antonio end of the International few
miles beyond Buda, prevented the
prompt arrival of the II: 80 North
bound express. The engine ran into
q horse, and four cars were ditched,
thus delaying the passenger train
until the wreck was cleared.
The soldlerly tramp, tramp, of the
Austin Greys have made the Avenue
resound and re-echo, during the late
beautiful nights They are vigorous
ly training for the great drill at Mo
bile, that comes off next month. May |
the boys carry off some of the honors
of that glorious day, and come back |
to receive the smile and applause that |
always greet the victors.
Prof. M, w. Humphreys, of the
State University has been the recipient
of many compliments lately, for an
edition of the "Frogs," the most cele- |
brated play of Aristophanes, the
great comic poet of Greece. The book
has received the warmest commenda-
tions of scholars all over the country.
Such men as Goodwin and Glider
sleeve and White have written to
Prof. Humphreys, warmly congratu-
lating him on the success of his work.
1t has already been adopted in many
of the leading colleges and universe
ties, as Yale, Harvard, Vanderbilt
and others. The book not only re-
fleets Gre dit on the scholarly author,
but also on the University of
Texas, of which he is one of the
brightest ornaments.
COLLECTORS REPORT.