The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-30
BURNET BUDGET,
CITIZENS MOVING FOX MORE
RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.
Special Telegram to the statesman,

Special Telegram to the Statesman
BunNEr, September 22.-There are now 800 con
yicte al work At the quarry near the cltyi setuh-
out stone for the new capitol. A.
There will be about fifty delegates here To the
county sunday school convention, which meets III
this city next Friday night; .,,.,.,,.,..
Our merchants have all laid In their tall stocks
and business has opened NJ pretty hVely'
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Yesterday. as the engine on the road from this
city TO the quarry was leaving the yard Tor the
quarry, the main shaft connecting lne uil'lnI
wheels broke, and threw the engine dn"h an en-
bankment, completely demolishlng IT, Foriu'
natey, there were no cars attached 10 II al Ille
time and only few persons on the engine I'm
gineer ShephardaOn got his wrist spfane'l, ana one
of the blacksmiths got his back seriously hurI
The wreck has been cl, AIRED and the other engine
is being used +, -,,,
what dali AT present. owing TO the scarcity OIL grar
ite the engines being unable To pun enough elohe
To su ply this yard and the one at the quarry
MATRIMONIAL.
A marriage license has been issued to Mr.. John
H. Andrews, and Miss Sarah NJ Whitman, both
we'll known in this county.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
George W Lacy to j. r Phillips an individual
onehalt in portion of the Slaughter league STU
ated In Burnet county. Price, $3.50.
W. b Wells and wife to j. l.. Hoover, e acre,
and hotel aud fixtures situated thereon; said land
and hotel is known as the Granite hotel Price,
$4,000. .,,.,,,.
(;nlf Colorado a Santa Fe railroad grant, situated
in Burnet county. Price, 500.
CAMP MEETING.
There is quite a successful union camp meeting
now In progress at the Toby school house, near
this city. All the denominations are taking part,
and are working up the sinners pretty hVelN
BuRNEr, September 23.-LaJe yesterday after
noon, crowds of anxious people were drawn
toward the court house square by an immense
man. an imaginary candidate for the United States
senate, VINO was wildly geslculatns and address
ing the usual jBrgon of lunacy to an imaginary
audience On inquiry, the man name was found
10 be Joshua jackson, and his history as cleaned
from old citizens is In Substance as follows: In
the fall OF 1860, when he was years old, MS
parents lived on Pecan bayou, in Brown county.
One day, when his father, mother, jackson and
his younger sister and young lady living win the
family we're out in the woods gathering pechns,
they were attacked by Indians, VINO murdered MT.
and Mrs. Jackson, outraged and murdered the
Young lady and took the two children prisoners.
When the tact became known, rescuing party
from San Saba county took the trail aud followed
Il westward for Is miles; here they found the
children, who had been turned loose ny the Indians
and were trying TO make Their way oack
They were almost dead from exposure aud stafNa-
ton having had nothing L. eat during that time
hut cactus apples IL is supposed that the terrible
fright received from the murder OF his parents and
the Young lady, together with his own capture and
subsequent hards lips unsettled ms MIND as ne ma
insanity at present appears TO be harmless so TAI
as others are concerned, but II would only De an
act of common humanity in the authorities To place
him somewhere where he will De taken care OIL a.
he is utterly incapable Of taxing care of himself
and might any time become dangerous 10 the com
munity. -
ton. .,
II has been raining here, slow, drizzly rain, all
day very much 20 the disgust of farmers who are
very anxious 20 finish picking their c3uoh' ,...
Mr. f. II Holloway has purchased up 10 Cate
1900 pounds of this falls wool
PERSONAL.
Judge Joseph Lee. capitol commissioner, ant
his wife, spent a day or two in the city thls Week
and on yesterday went down TO the quarry me
iudge EXPRESSED himself as we'll pleased with the
work being done there lhey LETT Tor ther nome
at Austin to-day.
Austin to-day on visit
Mr. L. Daniels, of Austin, seems determined
TO buy up all the hogs in Burnett county. lie has
already purchased three car loads here, and says
be wants three more We welcome MT D., ana
trust he may succeed. aud feel confident II he could
only get corner on the ones now roofing
around our public square he would surely have
twice three car loads in little or no time.
Miss NJ. 1. Davis, of Lynohbnrg, Va, Is visiting
Miss. S. NJ. Isom, daughter of DR. Isom, of Ok
ford Miss Is in this city. Miss lsom comes 10
Texas for the purpose Of teaching school
Capt James b. Smith, Of Austin, Is booked al
Tue DuTuel uultl
Mr. II. d. Warren, Of Austin. is pleasantly To-
Gated at the Burnet hotel
BURNET, September 24.-The Llano Rural news
paper is for sale cheap.
There are one or two cases of typhoid fever in
this city.
This has been a very dark and gloomy day; rain
all day, but slight norther Is now blowing and
the chances for fair weather is good
From Mr.. T. H. Hamill, depot agent here, we
learn that travel over the Austin ~ Northwestern
railroad is nearly double now to what II was tnis
line last year.
Burnet has received nearly four hundred more
bales of cotton this year than she did for the same
period last year
From gentleman who has just returned from a
trip through Llano and BlancO counties, we learn
that the cotton crop In some portions will yield
three-quarters of bale to the acre. and the range
Is very fine
Burnet is getting cityfed now, having singing
school, writing school and a school for elocuuOn.
PROSPECTING.
Jas. B. Smith,a prominent contractor and builder
IL nav In the couuty Mr.. Smith, having read the