The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
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EXCHANGES.
The cotton crop of Smith county has
been injured very seriously by the heavy
rains that have fallen during the past
three days.
The Dallas News reports the water in
Dallas is so foul that people will not use
it for sprinkling purposes, fearing that
it contains the germs of disease.
A new coal mine has been discovered
near Bowie, Montague county, Texas The
vein is five feet thick, solid coal The
work of developing it is actively progress
ing.
Ed. GholsOn and three other young fell
lows had young lady cornered near
soda fount on Main street this morning
at Fort WORTH and made her listen to their
compliments whether or no.
Capt. Theissen reports that the three
masted schooner, Forest Home, was blown
ashore near Arkansas Pass lighthouse
last Thursday, and that all the islands
from Arkansas to Corpus Christi were
overlooked during the recent storm.
The rain for the last three days has de-
stroyed good deal of cotton at Salada,
and the cotton that is on the ground has
commenced to sprout, and the weeds have
grown so much of late that the farmers
say it is hard matter to find the open
cotton.
The once dry west is again thoroughly
wet, several copious rains having fallen III
Runnels and adjoining counties the past
week. These good showers have given
new impetus to the merchant, stockman
and farmer. In fact one and all and
everything have felt their effect
There was heavy rain at Colorado
which commenced at II O'Clock at mid
night, continuing until o'clock this
morning. The Colorado river has risen
seven feet. The whole country is green,
and grass growing very rapidly. Stock
OF all kinds are in good shape for winter.
Sunday morning about $3.50 o'clock the
two-story frame building, corner of Main
and Ninth streets, at Fort Worth, occu-
pied by Pope & Sons, grocery merchants,
was burned. The building and contents
were almost total wreck. Insurance on
stock, $4,000; on building, $1,000 The
origin of the fire Is believed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
Sunday morning, at Houston, an Italian
drove his horse and wagon down Main
street and into the bayou. After watering
the animal, he concluded to keep in the
water, skirt the edge of the embankment
and drive out at Travis street. In a few
seconds the horse struck a deep place
and the wagon went below the surface.
The Italian made great cutlery and call
ed for help. Men rushed to his assistance
and dragged him to shore. With the aid
of ropes the horse and wagon were pulled
from the bayou.
Last Friday evening Capt Oslen, of the
schooner Henrietta, and Capt. Newman.
of the schooner Coquette, and two sea-
men, left Mustang island, near Corpus
Christi, in yawl for the purpose of going
aboard of their vessels. In crossing the
pass, the current, which was running six
miles an hour, swept their boat upon the
bar and into the breakers Saturday
morning the small boat came ashore, and
there is but little doubt that the four men
in the yawl were drowned. Both captains
were married men, and leave wives and
seven or eight children in Corpus Christi.
News was received at Weatherford Sat
urday morning that Sterling Price, a
young man who was raised in Weather
ford, but more recently of the ranger
company, had killed man by the name
of May, at Quanto station on the Den
yer q Colorado railroad. Sterling Price
at one time was a member of the police
force at Weatherford. His mother and
two brothers reside in Weatherford, and
are representatie people. The brothers
both left for the scene on the evening
train. Sterling's many friends at Wealth
erford regret exceedingly that this mis-
fortune has come upon him.
Saturday night Elijah Caraway, aged
seventy four years, while attempting to
walk across the trestle on the Texas d
Pacific railroad, one mile east of Fort
WORTH fell from the structure a distance
of forty-five feet, and striking on pile
of rock, broke his left arm in three places,
and crushed his thigh in horrible man
ner. The fall rendered the unfortunate
man insensible and he lay where he fell
until Sunday morning, when ne was dis
covered by lot of section men who live
near there. He was taken to the city hos
pital for treatment The age of the man
and the nature of his injuries will in all
probability cause his death. He was on
his way to visit his sons, who live near
Sweetwater, when he met with the acct
dent