The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-11
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1NU EACHANUhS,
Last Wednesday night ut Clarksville,
p. G. Livingston died from an overdose of
morphine. Unintentional.
A few days ago, at Cisco, the little three
year old girl of Mr.. Bacon fell in tub of
scalding water, receiving injuries that re-
suited in painful death.
The work on the we'll at Cisco is
progressing nicely. It is so warm down
where the drill is that it is necessary to
haul it out and cool it off with ice every
half hour.
We learn from the Times that Billy
King, (colored), brought to Clarksville, a
fine yam sweet potato, weighing nearly
six pounds. 1t was raised on the Widow
Elders place, five miles south of Clarks-
vile. 1t is daisy.
Ballinger, although new town, is rap
idly coming to the front as wool and
cattle market. Up to this date about
100000 pounds OF wool have been received
here, which makes this the second largest
market in the state.
The Monitor says: A little daughter
of Mr.. e. Jay was severely injured a few
days since, at Pleasanton, by being en-
lance was rendered, and no fear is enter
tanned of seriour results.
Mr.. Koelblen's stable was DESTROYED by
fire Sunday morning, at San Antonio.
Two mules were in the stable, one of them
being burned to a crisp, and the other,
though taken out alive, was a mass of
roasted flesh. The damage done was to-
tally covered by insurance.
While a stock train on the Southern Pa
cltic road was passing at the foot of Gar
den street, at San Antonio, with ten car
loads of government mules being taken
up to the post, COW ran across the track
and as there was no COW catcher or pilot,
four cars were derailed and turned bot
tom upwards. Several mules were killed.
The News says: Last Monday evening,
as Mr.. John Belcher, wife and son, were
going home from Bonham their wagon
and the switch engine collided, smashing
up the wagon badly. Mrs. Belcher was
thrown forward and fell on the tongue,
and doubletree, receiving severe bruises.
The other two were not injured, but the
wagon was made com plete wreck.
A mob of colored men tried to take the
box from the judges of the election at
Scottville, in Harrison county, on Tues
day evening. Sheriff Perry was tele-
phoned for, who appeared with posse of
thirty armed men, who promptly dis
persed the mob and arrested the leaders.
The affair caused considerable excitement,
but all passed off without bloodshed.
The fence around the Cable ranch, eight
miles north of San Antonio, was cut in
several places Friday night.
Friday night, in fuss about a table,
CLOTH George Paine cut and dangerously
wounded with a pocket knife Tom
Thomas, and then escaped. Both men are
colored walters.
Miss Elvira Schleuning who is the
daughter of one of the Oldest and most
prominent citizens of San Antonio was
married Saturday evening to Mr.. E. w. |
Rasch, manufacturer of Brooklyn.
Saturday morning, at Houston, the
team OF Gus Santer's delivery wagon ran
away, demolishing the wagon and smash
ing up things generally. Fortunately the
spirited animal was headed off at the iron
bridge without loss of life.
Judge Vim. Phillips, who came to this
country from Tennessee, died at San
Augustine of paralysis. He was an active
participant in all the troubles between
Texas and Mexico. He liveC to a rine old
age, being Is years of age when he died.
A negro was lynched in Dallas three
years ago on suspicion of having ont
ragged a white lady of high social stand
ing Many facts since then have pointed
10 MS innocence, and it is now whispered
around that the grand jury is preparing
to take legal action against the lvncbers,
-, A Mexican named Lopez was found
thursday in the Medina bottom near San
antonio IN a nude condition, with num-
Der OF wounds on his head which he saws
were inflicted by a sheriff. He is undoubt-
euly insane and is supposed to be an
escaped convict.
p Last Friday evening, three miles from
davenport, tramp shot and robbed a
Peudler by the name of Weise. The
tramp escaped, but is followed by a posse
Oh nifty men, and if caught will surely be
strung up. Mr.. Weise was brought to
Davenport, but his recovery is doubtful.
considerable excitement was created Of 6
on1lenberg Friday evening by the arrest :
Oh A. Rartes, of Flatonia, charged with as.