The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14

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on a trip in the interest u tie p--->-c @E'-->--
Mr.. Thomas Il. Walker, q El1---L : = rs
city prospecting.
Mr.. John Mansu1n. OF Mississippi : now con
nect-d with the cotton ard WOO house q ? d
Holloway. of this city. Though NJ. Aan-ln mas
Dut recently came 10 this city. ny L. correct ous4-
ness tact AID polite maUDerS u all has drawn
around him host Of friends who gladly welcome
him 20 their business circle.
VI. HGnzeTfoTl. s9Jlster for Jno. ?. Richardson
& Co., OF New Orleans, i sutOg.a he'd at the Bur
net hotel.
The smiling phiz OF M E c. Palm, de drum
uer.-' can now b. seen at the BGrnet Motel
E. 7. Cullen, representing Walter Tips, and
Chas Wilcox, representing Padgitt Il Yarmouth,
Of Austin, are doing the town and have apartments
at the Burnett hotel.
duce company. Lsmyas8s, i IN the city, and rumor
has it. with view 0f locating There Is room
in the "Granite City FOR a few more good men
from Lampa=as.
BuRSEr. October : DR.. T. c. Cheatham has
Just had some nice and substantial Improvements
made to his dwelling house in this city
The improvements which have been made TO the
Burnett Hgh school, in this city, amounts TO 800.
Mr. John Wallace who recently purchased the
Calvert house, in this city Is having 1t thoroughly
oyerhaued and another story added to it, He will
open hotel in it, Is soon as completed.
sHREwD CONVICT.
One Of the conyicts at the quarry, in this city,
was recently taken TO Weatherford to be used as
witness Tor the state, in murder case. Aller
the authorities in WeatherfOrd got through
with him, they turned him over 10
man who had recently been employed at the Oat-
manville quarry, 10 he brought back here. On the
way back, the prisoner, who had been at the Cat
manyille quarry, and 5upposing he was going back
there to work. managed to file the shackles tnat
were on his legs loose and tied them together with
black thread. When he arrived here, and found he
not 10 be taken back TO Oatmanyllle, he called
the attention of the deputy sheriff Of this county to
the fact that he had sawed the chains loose, ana
was able 10 free himself at moment notice. lie
stated 10 the officer that he had fully made up his
mind to never be taken back to Oatmanville alive,
as life at that place was worse than the Spanish In
qnisi n.
TELEGRAPH CHARGES.
good deal of complaint is being made by our
business in relation to the eXhorbiant charges
by the Erie Telegraph Company, on messages
from this city to eastern points. A good many OF
them are now forwarding their night dispatches
BY mail to Lampasas, to the operator OF the Batls
more and Ohio Telegraph company there, and
having him to forward them. The rate from this
place to st. Louis, Chicago and other poiuts east
is 40 cents for ten words, night or day mess
age, than from Lampasas.
GENERAL NOTES.
The infant child of Mr.. NJ, Wingren, was buried
in the Dew cemetary here yesterday.
A slight nOrther sprang up last night and the
weather is some cooler to day.
The Granite Rifles will give an entertainment at
the opera house tonight.
The Methodists will commence protracted
meeting the last sunday in this month.
BURNETT October Son Wednesday of this week,
at Lees gin, the San Gabriel, in the north part
of this county, another of those terrible acct
dents occurred, which 1t seems are inevitably
part of cotton ginning. a hoy named Gore, twelve
Ielrs old, was feeding the gin and got his right
hand caught in the saws. The right arm was litter
allv cut to pieces and erked OFF at the elbow joint
Severe injuries were also inflicted in the right side.
At last accounts the boy was still alive, but in
very critical condition. He will most probably not
recover.
RIFLES ENTERTAINMENT.
An entertainment was given by home company
at the opera house, las night, for the benefit OF
the "Granite Rifles" The programme consisted
OF buresque theatricals, Rotations and music by
Prof. Hall and company, and was very enloyaOle
affair, as well as a success financially; the receipts
being about $50.
No cases Of special interest have been tried in
district court this week. since that OF Fletcher vs.
BehOns, already reported
THE SUNDAY QUESTION.
Judge Blackburns instruction to the grand jury
in regard to the singing and band music at the
Wilkesvile beer garden, on Sunday nights, has
caused considerable comment.
1t is said the beer garden prophet Nrs claim pro-
tee ion under state Charler and have already re.
tanned counsel for defense, in case an Indictment Il
found under the statute, concerning disturbance OF
public worship.
Thansfold IL Co and the senior member OF the
old firm of Hudson, Watson II Co.. will engage in
business here for himself again about November
/. Mr.. Hudson is one OF the pest business men in
the state
BuRNET, October s.-The Improvements in the
school building in this city, which appeared in yes
terdays STATESMAN, should have read $ u, instead
Of $500
ANOTHER GIN ACCIDENT.
One day last week, near Naruna, in the north
west portion of this county, man named William
Wilson, a gin owner, met with a bad accident,
which may cost him his life. In feeding the gin,
his right hand was caught in the saws and so badly
acerated that it had to be amputated at the elbow
Considering the cool weather, his chances for re-
covery are re sonaby good, but he is not yet con-
sidered out of danger By his attending physician
THE FALL TRADE.
Mr.. Gus Groves, forwarding merchant, of this
city, reports wagon shipments TO the various points
west OF here, unusually large Aside from tine or
binary merchandise, the cOnSignments consist of
gins, mill and farm machinery, and other articles
GenOting healthy state of improvement in our
neighboring counties
CROPS AND STOCK.
From Mr.. John W IIagerand, of Brady City, an
extensive sheep raiser, and son-in-law of Judge
Joseph Lee of AUSTIN we learn that grass and stock
in Mccullough county, are doing splendid, and
that there is plenty.of water for stock purposes;
that shearing is very nearly finished, but some few
are just beginning 10 shear.
NOTES.
\ movement is on foot in our town to organize
lodge of Knights of Pythias
This sertiUn was visited to-day by one of the
hardest rain storms this year. it was accompanied
by some hail.
legal Bros, leading merchants, of Lampasas
in this city 10 day, trying TO rent store house
to open up business.
Personal MENTION.
Maj Lawrence Wakefield, of Austin is in the
CITY, and quartered at the Burnet house.
". X. Murchison, of Llano county, is in the city
on business
j. A. shannon and Charlie IIanie, of the Granite
Rifles of this city, leave to-day for Austin, to par.
ticipate in the election to be held MonGav for
regmental officers of the Second regiment
MASON STAGE LINE.
The Burnett and Mason stag line is the most
handsomely equipped line in the state. il is fur
nshed with the hest teams that could be secured in
this section, with those magnificent Concord
coaches; it makes close connection with the Austin
ana Northwestern railroad from Austin and the
Lampasss stage. Mr.. Perry Holmes, the con-
tractor, is autographed at the Western hotel Mr.
Kelley has arrived and will run the business man
aIement Of the line in Mr. kingsleys stead who has
left for Missouri, his former home