The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-09

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ard Il lockers o. the streets we've para
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sid ds-pziring cTg from one Of t1s
EO-kz-E NO Ezs caugIt beneath O-s Of
tne beans Of the east derrick and 5zd.y
cr1.as5 51, ~ limbs broken osing = N:
timber being held up By some Cf the
rocks % II wall Had the Eorknzr-I.
Czrts-.g lt-besn Z few feet further szs:
be would have been crushed into 2 Jelly.
The dsrricks we're prsciyits.ed by the
breaking Of the east guy rope. 1. i q
miracle almost that NJ one else wa il
igrsd, there being about 100 men working
On su1 arc md the building.
The school lands Of T.rraut county,
consisting over II, 800 acres, we're located
number Of years ago in Wichita county.
AID ths locs.Ors made good selection.
The Fort Worth and Denver runs through
tle land. aud has located station called
n d T.
which the different tracts are easily
reached. Some time sg1 the commits
siorer's court decided 70 sell these lands
On long time with low rate Of interest. and
appointed NJ. J Brothers ss agent 70
sell the lands. He has been az work for
number Of months aud has made many
sales, and yesterday he was in the city
and says be has sold large tTac. 10 Iowa
parties, Who will locate colony o. th=
land 81 once. He obtained $1,000 il
Yearly payments Of $4,000 for the trac.
and this sum will pc added yearly 20 the
permanent school fund 90 that the chill
dren OF scholastic age in Tsrrsnt county
will be well provided for in the matter Of
school funds.-Fort Worth Gszstte.
A murder and s1icide occurred g.
Cannon, eighteen miles from Sherman,
Tuesday night. Rev. g. Harrison, an
aged minister Of the Methodist church,
whose family reside in Sherman. has
been engaged for several months in the
mercantile business in Cannon. having
nis sOn-in-law, young man % years Of
age, NAMED Ben Hal win, ss his partner in
business. HsrTin's wife, Harrison's
daughter, il not over IS years Of age, mas
one child, and lived with her husband at
Cannon. Rev. NJ. Harrison transferred
his business and property to Cannon on
condition that Hsryiu allow him q pOr-
ton Of the income, but after obtaining |
possession Of the property Hsrvin failed |
TO comply with the agreement. Mr.. Har-
ri=on went TO Sherman Monday and /
before starting to return to Cannon
Tuesday be wrote q will which be
signed and gave to his wife without
making any explanation f1rtler
than TO tell her If gnytaing
happened to him TO have hi
body brought to Sherman and buried.
He started for Cannon apparently With
the full intention TO murder his son-in.
law and take MS own life, going not only
armed with deadly weapons bus carrying
also q quantity OF morphine, all OF which
was unknown to his wife. He reached
Haryin's house about 10 O'Clock a. night.
Harvin was pre- pairing to retire. Harri
son advanced to within few PAGES Of him,
and firing several shots with & pistol !
brought him to the ground, killing him
instantly. He then turned the pistol 10 .
iis own head and fired, receiving shot
which also brought him down, bat the q,
wound was not sufficient TO kill him, and.
being conscious, he swallowed a quantity
If the morphine which be had prepared
'or that purpose, and which brought
ieath in short while. The family Is I.
highly respected.