The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-19
OVER THE CITY.
Stray Notes of Home Interest Picked
up in Reportorlal KamDlings.

O1SIhlCI OOU1L1s
Judgment was rendered for plain
tiffs in the suit brought by Walton &
Hill VS.. Carrothers and Starlight for
$3.50. No more jury cases will be
tried till Friday. The Grand Jury will
meet again next Monday for the fur
ther prosecution OF their work.
GRANTING A HEARING.
Mr.. J. d. Quinn, who represents the
six men and three women indicted for
completely in the murder of Col. Cos
ling, passed through the city yester-
day. He informed reporter that
the above named parties would have
hearing on a writ Of habeaS corpus
issued by Judge Hurt, at \ ew Braun
fels, on the 24Lh inst. These parties
were all witnesses in the trial of Pitts
and Yeager.
A WARNING.
"Johnney," said an Austin teacher
to one of his boys recently, sit is not
right to call your playmate ugly
names. 1t is very wrong, indeed, of
you to call Bill Jones, 'blackguard
and cur Boys that use such Ian
guage in early life, are almost sure to
land in the Texas Senate when they
grow up"
PUBLIC OPINION
Is down on the slayers Of DR.. Sto-
vail. Such a damniDg died Is blot
on the neighborhood, the County, the
State. The a.SaSsins went on the the
DRY shat dead men tell no tales" y
Whoever did the murderous work did
not expect the secret would ever be
revealed by his lips. The story he
told when on his dying bed will ere
long go to jury, and on it hangs a
| question of life and death.
THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
"How does the vender of tamales
Yesterday. HE is mostly kept up by
the Austin small boy" said the other.
"The 8. b is sent to market with %
cents to purchase steak. Does he
invest it all? ALL no. Only 20 cents
of that quarter 90 for beef. The re-
naming nickel goes for the shuck.
wrapped morsel Of crushed corn, red
pepper, and dog. Then the parent
eyes the 20-cent package with a look
of Indignation, and sWears that al
butchers are thieves"
SOCIABLE AT MRS. KIRBY'S
The Ladies' Aid Society OF DR.
Goodwyn's Church will give socia
BILE, commencing at 8 o'clock Friday
evening, al the residence Of Mrs
Kirby, Alta Vista Institute, to which
the lovers of music are cordially in
vited. Some of the finest vocal ane
instrumental selections will be giveI
, by talented amrteurs of this city
assisted by Mrs. Gipsie Rogers, a lad!
| - iob fC n
has Just returned from the ConserVa
tory at Boston, where she has beer
i. pc rfecting the culture of her voic
for several years. Refreshments will
: be furnished and served by some o
! the charming young ladies of Austin
o at the most liberal prices. All wit
: attend will be guaranteed pleasan
8 time.
: AN INDICTMENT
|. Will probably be found against tn
3 Pearson Brothers, charging them wit
3 the murder of DIR. Stovall Tn
q Grand Jury will reconYene next Mon
e day, and it is not likely that there wi
i be much delay in getting out a bill
v In the meantime they remain in tn
e county Jail, and are said to take thing
8 ceolly. Messrs. Sneed and Walton
4 two f the ablest criminal lawyers l
o Texas, have been engaged for the d.
2 tense, Their trial will probably com
off at the present term Of the DistriC
Court.
C TAPPING A TILL.
e The thief that got into Tom Look
i. lunch room in the Hotel Brunswie
v on Pecan street last night, perpetrate
a very sly game. He gained aces
4. by climbing over the transom of
Re door that connected with the hot
Office. The till was relieved of 81
,e cash and ham and sack Of howe
N with lot of cigars and Tobacco
f. were also stolen There is I
e. clue to The rascally perpetrato
Il SONG OF THE SERVANT GIRL.
Oh! I've gone and bought me 81
to And mean to learn how to shoe
I'm going to have barrel of flu
By plugging prowling galoot.
ne The above gem is quite apropos, b
of doubtless trihe fanciful. The ave
s. age servant girl will continue
scream, and not one in several hu
n dred will ever dream of using pist
to when the midnight marauder" ia
ct her window. 1t is said that out
he 1851 servant girls in Austin, 942 ha
TO- left service because of terror, and
ed rest are sleeping in the same apal
ng ments With their mistresses.
IN IN LIMBO.