The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-23
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Peter McClelland, ST., the Wea!Ihlesu
man in Waco, is dying.
The man Hall who was stabbed last
week, at Ammonia, by Charley Stiles, is re-
covering.
Fine rains have recently fallen at Abb
line and Colorado, and cattlemen are In
high spirits.
Lizzie Duffey aged 10 years, fell from
fence Monday afternoon at San Antonio
and badly fractured her arm.
Bob Darden, negro, has been arrested
at Marshall for the murder of Ben Mar
tin, another negro, two weeks ago.
Louis Fernando shot and instantly
killed Manuel Cabarabias at Piedras Ne
gras, opposite Eagle Pass. Jealousy was
the cause.
Hon. c. c. Garrett of Brennan, has
been appointed director of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college, III place
of Pfeuffer, deceased.
June Williams at Waxahachie ran a
horse race. His pony tried to jump
COW, failed in the attempt and falling,
landed June to the mother earth with
broken leg.
Peter Collins, section hand in the yards
of the Missouri Pacific in Denison, had
third finger on right hand badly mashed
from falling rail. 1t will probably have
to be amputated.
The little black bug that is playing the
dickens generally all over Fort Worth
made his appearance at Enon last Sunday
night and broke up church service that
was in progress there.
Last Sunday evening at San Antonio
Louis Munoz, in difficulty with E. Rami-
rez met with a very serious but not fatal
wound from a knife thrust at the hands of
Ramirez. Both parties were arrested.
Last Thursday night Officer Bob Erwin
arrested ON Jones street, man who was
wandering about Fort Worth in his bare
feet, and who was evidently of unsound
mind. He gave his name as Oliver John
son.
Last Saturday at Helinora, man by
the name of Joe Floyd, a section hand on
section 6, on the Gulf Colorado and Santa
Fe railroad was killed by lightning while
taking shelter under tree during thun
der shower.
Coal has been found at Eagle Pass at
a depth of ninety feet on the land bought
by the Southern Pacific railway system
from General Naranjo, on the west side
of the Sabinas river, the vein being six
feet ten inches thick.
The little schooner, Belle of the Bay,
which belonged to the Inflated negro man,
Jack Harrison, whose body was found last
week near Dunham's island, is reported as
being ashore, bottom side up, on Haynes
bay, near Rock point.
An Eagle Pass special says; 1t is re-
ported that Mondragon has been dismissed
from command of the rangers and Or
dered to live in the interior of the state.
Whether this report is true or not. Mon
dragon left the other day for Santa Rosa.
There was very hard rain at Rock
port the other day. Also st. Mary's was
visited by quite storm. 1t is under
stood thr telegraph office was struck by
lightning and burned down; the schooner
Francis was in the blow, and had her
mainsail torn to pieces.
Last Saturday night at Dallas, negro
attempted to enter the residence of Mr..
Charles Goodman, but was discovered by
alarm by screaming. Mr.. Goodman sue
ceeded in firing three shots at the decamp-
ing wretch, but the latter gave no indica-
ton of being struck
Last Sunday morning at Jefferson, Dave
Quinn, railroad employe residing at JEFF
ferson, and Sam Houston, United States
deputy marshall, of Sulphur Springs, got
into an alteration and exchanged several
shots which resulted in Houston being
wounded in the head, and
Quinn severely if not mortally wounded in
the nip.
Last Wednesday young man named
Tom Nix met with fatal accident while
feeding gin near Halesboro. His arm
was caught by the saws, and carried in to
the shoulder. The bone was broken be-
tween the elbow and shoulder, and the
limb fearfully mutilated. Physicians were
but their skill was of no avail,
the sufferer having bled neacly to death
before medical aid could reach him.
A specimen of the coal taken from the
shaft belonging to the Denison Mining
was shown to the News repre-
sentative the other day at Denison. The
shaft is located 3 miles north of Bells and
3 east of the Missouri Pacific track. The
specimens were very fine grade of soft
coal 1t is said to burn readily and makes
an excellent fire. The first vain was found
at a depth of AZ feet and the 2nd at sc.
The first vain is over three feet thick.
During the thunder storm a few days
ago the house of Mr.. J. NJ Martin, at ST.
Mary, was struck by lightning, doing con
damage TO the binding and fur
Eiture. Fortunately no one was i'll the
house, as Mr.. Heidenfels and family, who
have been residing in ii, were away at the
time.
Mr.. Tolliver, an old farmer,was murder
ed about one mile west of Thornton, by
unknown parties. The supposition is
that deceased had considerable money,
and their intention was to rob him. There
is great excitement there and the citizens
anxiously await the verdictsof the jury of |
inquest now sitting.
The case against Mills, an Englishman
charged with the murder of soldier some |
months ago, will be tried at San Angelo |
tomorrow. The British government has
emplyed Judge Guion to defend the pris-
oner. Mills was slapped off piano stool
by the soldier, who had his throat cut with |
a razor for his trouble.