The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-15
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The rock quarries near Sunset, Mon
tague county, are the finest in the state.
The Brentwood Bulletin says the north
ern and central portions of the state indi-
cate that fine crops will be raised in those
sections.
The Brown county Banner rises to re-
mark that Terrell is whooping things up.
He captured McLennan at Waco the
other day.
From the present outlook in Grayson
county, Seerman estimates that she will
receive at least 10000 bales this year, al
most double her previous receipts.
At Waco negro named Lee Patterson
was jailed last evening charged with bur
glarizing room on Bridge street ana
carrying off the occupants wearing APP
parel.
Deputy Sheriff Kirby, at Dallas, July 10,
arrested Gus Cohn, young man, on the
charge of embezzlement. Coin was re-
leased on $500 bond until further exami-
nation.
The death of Sister Bertha Sitterle, at
Nazareth convent, in Victoria, took place
at o'clock a. IN. Friday morning. De-
ceased was raised in Victoria, and about
nine years ago became nun.
There will be an excursion train from
Temple to Saltillo, in old Mexico, some
time in August, and round trip tickets
will be fifteen dollars and allow one month
to remain. This is good chance.
The Mexican supper and the display of
fireworks at the park on Wednesday eve
ming at Victoria, was grand success.
The receipts amounted to $40, which
goes to erection of their new Episcopal
church,
1t is reported that while making cut
near the river, at Gainesville, two foot
vein of coal was tapped. Develop coal
mines near Gainesville and she will make
the best town in north Texas. This coal
business ought to be looked into.
There is considerable excitement in
Young, Jack and Clay counties over the
drouth. 1t has caused the cattle from a
number of counties west of there to drift
and there is upwards of 10000 head al
ready drifted in the western part of Clay
county.
A crowd of young folks from Fairfield
arose at 4 a. IN. last Friday morning, and.
footed it to Anglin Spring, about mile
from Fairfield; ate breakfast then filed
their vessels with blackberries and re-
turned home by 8, having fine time and
lots OF fun.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Morris arrested
lobe Golihar at Somerset, Atascosl
county, last Sunday, upon warrant from
Hays county, charging him with theft Of
horses. The prisoner has already served
two terms in the pen, and it is thought he
is good for third term.
The New Hope barbecue near Fairfield
last Friday is said by everybody to have
been the biggest thing that has yet been
held i'll the county. Many said it looked
like one of the old time gatherings before
: the war. There were upwards of 5000
people on the grounds, and everything
passed off pleasantly.
Deputy United States Marshal Van Hall
brought in Deputy Sheriff Bud Bell, q
brother of Sheriff Tom Bell, of Hill county,
) last evening, at Waco, July 10. Mr.. Bell
is charged by Prof. Houser with opening
a letter addressed to him while he (the
professor) was in jail at Hillsboro. Mr..
Bell was placed under 800 to appear fos
examination on next Wednesday.
The picnic at the school-house, four
miles north of Brennan, on Saturday, was
a real pleasant and enjoyable occasion.
There was fine gathering of the good
people, and everyone seemed TO enjoy
themselves to their hearts content. AT
night the young people of the neighbor-
hood closed the festivities with party
and everything passed off pleasantly.
r The Gainesville Register says Rutabaga
johnson, who is now posing in Collin
county as representative of the so-called
peoples democratic party, has been
proven to have snapped granger votes in
the constitutional convention for repub-
lican. The deal was made with Stillwell
II. Russell If the people will follow af-
ter that sort of a democrat, goodbye to
democracy.
The Bonham News says; On last Sat
urday, July 7, at Elkhart, station south
: from Palestine, there was picnic, at
, which fight occurred between Randolph
Hassell and Mr.. Newman, in which New
man shot and killed Hassell Not qui te o
year ago Mrs. Hassell was outraged and
murdered by some negroes who were
, | huhB Al phO SlliiiOs INOW NIL l1hbbCil
finds bloody grave.
A bloody shooting affair took place at
Cooks Ferry, in the eastern part of Free
q stone county last Tuesday night. A Next
can named Mancho, lifetime convict,
and young man named King, serving a
four-year's term for burglary, escaped
, from Rusk; were followed by the guards,
and traced to Trinity river, and waited
at Cooks Ferry for them to cross the
river. They were ordered to surrender,
but refusing, they were fred upon, and
both were MORALLY wounded.
Fairfield Recorder Seventy-five thou
sand head of cattle are being driven and
slowly drifted from the dry sections OF
northwest Texas into Jack county, along
the waters of the West Fork. Over two
hundred farmers are armed and say the
cattle cannot come in, and about sixty
cowboys say they mnst have grass and
water or blood. The sheriff and posse
has gone to the scene of conflict.