The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-15
STATE NEWS.
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State Exchanges.


who stood his as physician, is dead.
A good many new corners are settling
in Nolan county, and Others are expected.
The Daily Noon, the republican news
paper published at Dallas, has filled the
long-felt want it came to fl and has sus-
pended.
There is a rumor ahoat that President
Fordyce, of the Cotton Belt road, will re-
sign his position and that the road will
pass into the hands of the Missouri Pa
cifc officials.
At Garland City on Tuesday Lee Black
well, deputy constable, is said to have
fired four times at white voter because
he refused to vote the republican ticket
Each shot took effect, but none are fatal.
The horse market at San Antonio, which
has been dull for several days and at de-
cided standsti !, has taken on considerable
activity, and lot of stock is being sold
and shipped. The buyers come from all
sections, ;and quite number from Missis-
sippi and Louisiana.
The Post is glad to see by the returns
from Fort Bend county that the officers
elected are old and respected and cOnserv-
ative citizens of the county, and men so
we'll known as to insure conservative,
fair and honest administration of county
affairs.-Houston Post.
The county commissioners of Hunt
ty have been engaged for several days
past in examining the accounts of Tax
Collector j. E. EdmOnds, who died few
weeks since. The result of the investiga-
ton thus far shows shortage of between
50 900 and $4,000, the exact amount not
yet having been ascertained.
One of the most shocking homicides OIL
record occurred last Sunday three miles
from Walton, in Van Zandt county. Two
brothers named Powell, aged 8 and IL
years respec lively, had a personal off
Guilty. Bob Powell, the younger brother
was shot by his elder brother with a rife
and was almost instantly killed.
/ Walter Denton, troubled negro man
tried to kill himself with a shotgun il
/ Paris Wednesday night. He laid down on
q sofa, placed the muzzle against his fore
head ard pulled the trigger with his toe
The gun slipped and the load entered his
breast near the heart, and passing
through his left arm. He will not die. lie
refused to tell why he did 1t.
MIR. VIM. Eakln, salenan at P. NJ. Rip
pley's in Waco, was cleaning out deSE
drawer Thursday afternoon when der
/ ringer, which was mixed with rubbish,
went off, the bali passing through ogaI
/ box, through the glass in the front door
hitting colore d hotel waiter in the cen
ter of the forehead and fattened agains
the walters skull. The wound is not Sc
rious.
, During a spiritualistic sesnce in Cincin
natl the other night an instantaneou:
photograph was takehof the materializet
spirits. The Enquirer published wooC
cuts of the pictures taken, showing tina
the make believe spirits were dressed il
loose-howing robes, which, however, Hit
not fall low enough to conceal the wearer',
boots and pantaloons. There were abou
forty people present at the seance ant
they were made to Join hands in ordei
to prevent any of them from touching tbs
spirits and detecting the fraud, and TIT
flashing of the light and catching the pho
tograph was so sudden that the sitter
were blinded for the moment.-Texas Elk.
change.
DR.. Ornelas, the accomplished and ablt
representative of the Mexican govern
ment in this city, is nothing if not al
admirer of the finer arts. While calling
at his residence yesterday a Times repre-
sentative had the pleasure of seeing 6
painting now in preparation for the fair
The canvas is about Sx10 feet, and upon
it is painted a nicely designed combina-
ton of the Alamo San Jose and Concep-
ton missions. Any one at all familiar
with these old structures can easily detec
the interwoven ideas. The Alamo
front makes a triumphal arch through
which may be seen beautiful blue SIX
beneath which is to be carefully wrought
a view of the fair grounds. On each sidt
of the archway sits a female figure, ont
representing History and the othel
Industry. A matter of special interest tC
San Antonians is the fact that at leastont
of these figures is painted from life, thu
subject being a well-known local beauty
The design was conceived by Doctor
/ Ornelas and is executed under his direc
ton by very superior artist whose name
unfortunately, was not secured.-Sa1
Antonio Times.
: DR.. T. Il. Mott, of Goliad, now in Sar
Antonio, yesterday received letter from
the former place, written him by hi
father-in-law Gen. j. B. Robertson, Civ
ing an account of sensational escape anC
shooting affair in that county on election
day. 1t seems that one Phil Worldly, {
very black negro who was some time age
convicted of murder, and who was undel
sentence of Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for thirty-five years, watched for al
opportunity, and when Sheriff Geo. Storm
fell came into the cell on his round of duty
he was caught dexterously by the throa
and choked into insensibility. The negro
then took the sheriff. pistol, left his vic
tim unconscious, called two other colorei
prisoners and fed. The alarm was soor
given and about twenty men started II
pursuit. After long chase he was seer
by Deputy Sheriff Moore and driven tC
cover behind tree, toward which Moore
approached, not knowing that the negro
had secured the sheriff's pistol. Worldly
pulled the revolver and Moore lodged
but not quickly enough to es-
cape entirely. Worldly's ball entered
the deputy's back below the right shout
der blade and came out at the top of tht
shoulder, close up TO the neck. The negro
then broke away and is still at large. HI
is described gs five feet seven inches high
very ack aud smooth, and is said to be {
very desperate character, feared and hated
by whites and blacks alike. It is though
he might have sought seclusion in Sar
Antonio so the police may As well be OF