The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-02

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that had accidentally fallen into the fire.
place. A lot of clothing and bedding was
saved from the flames by the timely ar
rival of the neighbors. Loss estimated at
$50.
The other night, at Fort Worth, while
one of the medicine peddlers was crying
out the virtues of his medicine, several
empty bottles were thrown at him, one of
them striking little boy, cutting an ugly
cash just above the eye, and could the
man be found who threw the BOTTLE he
| ascertained, he could receive the full ben
fit of the law
Last Friday morning, at Fort Worth,
two men named Hart and Weathers, en-
gagged in fight on Front street, near
where Jennings avenue crosses the rail
road. Hart struck Weathers on the arm
with stick, breaking the small bone of
the wrist, also striking him on the head,
telling him to the earth, after which the
assailant disappeared. He has not yet
been apprehended.
Mrs. S. S. Lewis, a very pleasant and
attractive lady, residing about 25 miles
southeast of Pleasanton, was here Friday
seeking signers to petition addressed to
the governor, for the pardon of her hus
band, who is confined in the pepitentiary
on a charge of murder. Many of our
prominent citizens and officials signed
the petition, and we hope that the COVER
nor will act favorably in the matter.
Mr.. Hoxie Adams informs us that his
neighborhood was. visited by severe
wind and hail storm on Tuesday last at
DIaoconfor uoil Low ha In
the depth of two inches; fences and trees
scattered to all points of the compass,
and much other damage done. Had this
storm lasted an hour not tree or house
within its belt could have withstood it,
Some miserable wretch or wretches,
destroyed, by fire, the house of Mr.. VIM.
Goodwin, on the Laparita last week, near
Pleasanton, causing loss to Mr.. G. of
about 5000. The opinion prevails that
the fire is the work of some parties of
questionable virtue who were ordered to
vacate the premises. Every effort is
made to fasten the crime upon the guilty
parties.
Friday night, at Dallas, as the buses
were coming from the depot, two of them,
in turning corner on Main, near
Twelfth, ran over man, knocking him
down and cutting his face in several
places. 1t is stated by an eyewitness
that the driver saw the man before he was
run over, and called to him to get out of
the way. The name of the I'M ured man
was not learned.
Last Friday night at Dallas some lads
rocked the laundry OF John Shang, at the
corner of Poydras and Commerce streets,
and were having lots of fun, when John
and another one of his celestial brothers
who had stole march on the boys, sud,
denly appeared in their rear and began to
belabor them with pieces of plank. The
ticks were administered with will, and
the young marauders fled precipitately.
They will not soon forget the fiogging
they SO justly merlted.
There is park on Young street between
Veal and Ervay streets, in Dallas, kept by
a Mexican who sails under the name Of
Jones and bright mulatto woman WHOM
he calls his wife. The boisterous singing
the obscene language used and the drunken
rows that occur most every day has rem
dered it great nuisance to all the pect
} able people residing in that vicinity. Fri
day night row occurred there of NOR,
NlOltuCt Ul1du USUAL, anu DoOI mugs dHO
chairs were freely used by the combatant
in pummeling each other over the head
The police we're notified and arrested tn,
Mexican and his wife.
Good rains have fallen in Coleman
county; grass is growing very fast ant
prospects are Frightening.
Mrs. j. M. Moore and Capt. W. j
Smith, the victims of the Santa Fe rail
road accident, are at Lampasas and recov
ering.
Three colored ministers of the gospe
have been committed to jail at Sherman
charged with being accessories to tn,
, burning of house near Van Alstyne IL
| 1885.
The heavy rain on Saturday last, a
l Mobeetie, did considerable good, bright
} ening up the dropping vegetation ant
g giving to growing grass much needed
stimulus.
! Tom Davis, a respectable young mai
of Waco is accused of holding up Ger
man named Hannisch and taking $500
> from him. He was arrested and put unde
!. $500 bond.
S Ike Lefors brought fine specimen o
his corn crop in Mobeetie the other day
!. and says that he has got lots of it. HI
g selected one of the smallest ears to bring
n in so as not to overload his team.
' A mob of negroes raised a disturbanc
t at Denison by demanding admittance to
i house in which they claimed that whit
man was living with a negro woman. TIL
: police dispersed the mob and arrested tn
woman. The man escaped.
We understand Harry Lingo has chal
lenged Charlie Platter, of Denison, +
: fight duel to the finish. We are sorr
to see so much blood in the eyes of tw
such estimable young men. If we mis-
!, take not, there are two sisters in tn
family.
6 On Friday night about eight o'clocl
!, Comanche was visited by a severe win
storm and a deluge of rain. A reviva
meeting was in progress in the Methods
l church when the storm came; the roo
e was blown off and the congregation wa
}, baptized in body.
Deputy Sheriff Dan Ford Friday after
d noon, at Waco, arrested Lewis White
: alias John Caffrey, negro, upon charg
: of murder of school teacher in 1875
s while he was member of the Davis pc
lice force. He is now in Jail, and will b