The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22

of it Friday night, as the developments of
this morning go to show. Some time
after IL O'Clock at night, the residence of
Mr.. P. n. Mittenthall, on Cochran street,was
entered by burglars, who opened the win
dow shutters,which were fastened,by using
wire. They took $1.95, all the change
he CHANGED to have in his pants pocket,
and carried off his pocket-knife and one
of his wife's rings, valued at $3.50.
The burglars also paid visit to the
home of Mr.. L. NJ. Nash, an employee of
the Belt Line street railway. who resides
on a cross street. in the rear of Mr.. Mittan-
thall, and took his pants and sos, and
from Mr.. Rano, also an employe of the
street railway, his pants and SIP, besides
pistol from Mr.. Mittenthall.
All the parties who suffered from their
visit awoke in the morning with sick,
heavy feeling and smell in their rooms
as though chloroform had been admin
istered to them while asleep. Several
other houses were entered, and money and
valuables taken. Officers are endeavor-
ing to ferret out the thieves, and are of
the opinion that they are hot on the
trail.
Last Tuesday, at BRENNAN, Willis McIn-
tyre was arrested and placed under 5000
bond for threatening the life of William
Hamelman.
Miss Ida NJ. Berry, handsome young
lady representing the Sunny South, was
in San Marcos Wednesday, and made the
Free Press very agreeable call.
Hanlan and Andres, at Rockport, rowed
three miles with a tnrn, the other day.
The finish was a long squirt both, and close.
Hanlan won by half length. Time, 2O.3O.
The picnic and barbecue at Beardstown,
near Paris, July ID, was grand success.
An immense crowd was present, and lis
tened to the candidates with commendable
patience.
Bill Brown, the 1S-year old coon who has
been getting into trouble for some time
past at BRENNAN, was arrested and jailed
for stealing lot of clothing from j. M.
Anderson's shop.
Tuesday evening, George, the colored
) man who has charge of Mr.. James A.
wilkins farm, about mile from Bren-
ham, brought the Banner an open boil of
cotton, the first of the season. He says
in two weeks time he can commence pick
ing.
a The races at the fair grounds at Corsi-
: cana, which will take place Friday next
. are going to be, from the present out
> look, both exciting and brilliant. There
will be five entries for each race, and we
y hope the race course will be well patron
lied.
y One r. B. Skaggs, who has son al
Rockport dying, happend to come on thu
, train, was informed of the condition o.
,, his son and that he could not live to SCI
n another day. The beastly hearted fathe
would not go to see or give his dying sol
glass of water, and would have left OIL
II the train without going near his son if tn
If citizens had not deferred him.
3 At a festival in the east part of Marshal
last Saturday night, given by negroes,
or difficulty arose between Clarence Edwards
D. son of Josephine Edwards, and Will VIM
'e all colored over some ice-cream. Afte
the festival the parties met on the wa
10 home. Bad words passed, which resulte
ly in the shooting of VIM by Edwards, VIII
al was arrested and released on $500 bon'
On last Saturday night some person a
th tempted to open window in the resident
re OF Capt. S. G.. Alexander, at Marshall.
ey lady friend, who was spending the nigl
OF with the family, occupied the room, al
hearing the noise at the window, turnt
81 the blind and saw white man in his shi
~ sleeves standing on the outside. III
m burglar was pursued but he made goo
of his escape.
j. W. Elliott, cashier of the Concf
h. National bank, at San Angelo, while @
-, his way to business, about 8 o'clock th
70 other morning, was taken violently i'll G
ba Beaurequard avenue, opposite the cou
house. By the aid of few friends he wi
assisted to the bank. His wife and phi
by stefan were Immediately sent for, but, de
II pite all they could do for him. he died wi
- congestion of the lungs.
nd On Sunday Mr.. James Cunningham WI
49, out driving on tne Jonesville road. SEER
the rainstorm coming up, he stopped
or the re- idence of DIR. IL. G. Gray, ne
ay Marshall While he and DIR. Gray we
III standing in the yard lightning struck
re tree near them, on which was attached &
au telephone wire leading to DR.. Gray's rel
dence. They were both knocked dow
ne 1t was narrow escape, but we are glad
was no worse.
'rt At dance in Laredo, Saturday nigl
N, in the lower part of the town, a young IN,
eu named Camario was shot through /
heart and killed by a man, formerly
al clerk in the store of Espiridion HERNIA
es- dez. The crime was committed in {
ny dark, and by some VINO know the circul
stances attending the shooting, it
no thought the shootist got the wrong me
*, as he intended to kill the man he had
nd fight with few minutes before.
ry ---
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