The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-25
TEXAS NEWS.
FACTS AND OPINIONS CULLED
FROM STATE EXCHANGES.

FACTS AND OPINIONS CULLED
FROM STATE EXCHANGES.
District court convened in Uvalde last
Monday.
The mayor of Corsicana warts every
body to he vaccinated.
Mad dogs are heard of occasionally,
now, as spring advances.
Wise county Farmers Alliance have de-
cided to build $4,000 mill.
1t is predicted that good Texas wool
will bring % cents this spring.
Bolton is rejoicing over the defeat OF
the Santa Fe in the subsidy suits
Thirty-two candidates for county OIL
ces have announced in Fannin county.
Five prisoners broke Jail and made
good their escape at Carthage last week.
Goliad county wants no local option in
her'n, as she showed by recent vote on
the question.
Sheep shearing will commence earlier
than usual this spring in great many OF
the counties.
A cross-eyed man in Sherman had his
eyes made straight the other day In
minute by doctor.
Arrests for contempt of court are being
made at all of the principal points along
the Texas g. Pacific.
Waco is trying to get the postmaster
general to inaugurate the free-dellVery
system at that place.
The right of way though the Indian
Territory has been granted the Fort
Worth & Denver railway.
The handsome residence of Nelson L.
Davis, in Houston, has been purchased by
ex- Governor F. R. Lubbock.
Texas editors hold their annual meeting
in the Alamo city May 18th. A full dele
CATION is expected to be present.
The citizens of Hondo City are agita-
ting the question of removing the county
seat from Castroville to that place.
A shooting scrape occurred at Crockett,
Tuesday, between Hon. w. B. Page and
Mr.. Hail. No serious results, however.
Rev. Mr.. Hanks, pastor of the Baptist
church in Dallas, is out soliciting sub
scriptions to build a $4,000 church for
his congregation.
Two citizens of the Alamo city, who
were on the Inflated Oregon when she
foundered, have returned home to meet
rejoicing friends.
The cattlemen of the Central Texas
Live Stock association, with their guests,
will be in Waco for several days, com
mencing April 9Th.
The workmen are on the ground to
commence the erection of the big work
Al. DoniEo roilrna1
company at Houston.
Last Sunday the Nueces river was on
the biggest bust for year past, and all
through the lumber regions mills were
taking advantage of it.
Robertson and Clay counties held cleo.
} tions on the local option question last
week, the former going against prohlbl
ton and the latter for it.
The Navasotians ace kicking at the new
postmaster recently appointed there. Th'
appointment was made by Cleveland at thu
instance of Congressman Stewart.
The Farmers Alliance of Fannin count.
are going to build large Touring mill a
Bonham, and johnson county's Alliance ii
going to run cotton yard at Cleburne.
The mayoralty contest in Houston
wakes hotter as it approaches nearer thu
election. There are three candidates out
and the campaign promises to be warn
one.
, Fred Lyons, young cattleman, acct
IDENTIFY shot himself in the abdomen Will
| getting off the train at Dryden station
It is thought the wound is very danger
3 GUS.
The grand jury in San Antonio are nov
investigating the Waugh case. The pris
oner is still in jail, and refuses to tel
: what he knows about lean and building
associations.
A new railroad has been chartered t,
. run from Mckinney to Pilot Point an,
= Gainesville. Several of the Houston
= Texas Central officers are among he in
8 corporators.
g There is a candidate for the position o
g postmaster of Corsicana who goes befor
n the people and announces his desire in
o stead of the usual way of obtaining tn
|: boon of Office.
d The Mountain Echo says there has onl
e been one offer made for cattle in tina
part of the county this spring, and $8 TO
l. yearlings, $11 for 2-year olds,and $12 TO
k COWS, were the prices.
A 3-year old child of Mr.. w. H. Steel
was run over and seriously injured in Sa
o Antonio Wednesday. The car driver say
n he was in the car at the time, countin
: fares, and did not see the child.
= The case against Ross Kennedy, charge
|, with branding other cattle not his owl
which was on trial at Uvalde for reheaI
q ing, has been continued until the mex
!, term of court by the state.
a It is reported that the election on tn