The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-26

scared him nearly to death. The snake
was killed and placed under the sheets.
A boy tried to board a moving train
Saturday evening at Denison, and was
thrown against the ground with such force
as to skin his head up pretty badly, be-
sides almost knocking an eye out of
socket.
Jack Hicks, a section hand, was run
over by hand car near Greenville, Sat
urday, and passed through Denison on his
way to the Fort Worth hospital. He was
paralyzed from his waist down and could
hardly move his head.
Master Charlie, son of Mr.. C. W. Smith,
who was shot last Wednesday at Waco,
passed last night quietly, and is doing as
we'll to-day as could be expected. The
critical period of his case will not come
until next week.
Juan Lara was found dead in a iacal
near the maroma grounds the other day
at Brownsville. coroner's jury decided
that he died of starvation He was about
As years of age, and a worthless fellow
who never did any work.
A man named Lotion complained to
County Attorney Bowlin, Friday, that
Thursday night, at Fort Worth, some one
had attempted to blow up his house near
the old cemetery. Lotion had been re-
Gently married, and it is believed the deed
was the work of q rival in love.
Fred Wagner, one of the workmen on
the jail, met with painful accident on
Monday evening at Castroville. While
unloadieg some iron work for the JAIL
heavy iron door fell on his foot inficting
painful and severe wound With care
full attention he will be al fright in few
days.
Last Friday night at San Angelo, the
store of johnson d Taylor was burglarized
of couple of boxes of pocket knives
and between three and four dollars in cash
by couple of boys-aged, respectively 8
and 10 years old. The state certainly
needs house of correction for such little
outcasts.
We learn from Captain Sam Lytle, who
is Just in from his rancho on the low er
Medina, that the fine pasture of Mr.. Sam
Bennett, in Bexar county, between Cas-
troville and San Antonio, was almost en-
tirely burned up on Wednesday last. The
fire is supposed to be the result of an
accident.
Jack Stanton, railroad man, was found
by Officers Irwin and Rea in "Hells Half
acre." Friday night at Fort WORTH with an
ugly knife wound in his back. Who did
it the man refused to state. The wounded
man was taken to the st. Louis hotel and
proper attention given him. The wound
is not dangerous.
Last Sunday, at Denison, as Father
Buford was returning from visit his
horse became frightened turning the bug
gy over, and as good luck would have it,
the horse broke loose from the buggy. OF
the father would have been killed, but as
it was he received severe cash on the eye
and was considerably shaken up.
A few days ago at Dallas, a boy named
Edward Jones, aged 8 years, ran away
from home. Marshal Arnold was notified
and directed the police to keep lookout
for him. Finding the boy prowling the
streets he was arrested by Officer Gaines
and locked up. He telephoned to Denton
but as yet has not received reply.
Saturday night at Denison, about $3.50
while Father Buford was proceeding VI
Austin avenue, near the corner of Gand!
street, he was assaulted with rocks, one o
which struck the father in the head. Gu
informant, Capt. Parker, of the Western
} Union Office, states that the miscreant
who threw the rocks were band of hood
lums.
On Thursday evening Mr.. Dick Sanders
of Hallville, one of the firm of Sanders
Fowler, brought to Marshall H. B. Miller
night operator on the Texas g. Pacific
railway at Hallville, as prisoner. Al
affidavit was filed against Miller, charging
him with burglary. The prisoner is
young man and bears good reputation
where he lives. He is cripple and has
but one arm and one leg.
Saturday morning at Dallas, an cas-
bound freight train, on the Texas d
Pacific road jumped the track. The traii
was on the trestle but short distance
west of the river at the time of the wreck
Four cars went down into the depths be
low, smashing them into kindling wood
one of which was loaded with cattle. Fiv'
beeves we're killed and number crippled
: and bruised up. No one was hurt on tn
freight train in the slightest.
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