The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-27
STATE NEWS.
Items and Comments Culled From
State Exchanges.

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State Exchanges.
There are fifty-one prisoners and pau
pers on the Galveston county poor farm.
A gang of supposed crooks, who made
their headquarters at the hall OF the
Young Mems Christian association and
professed to be deeply interested in
religious matters, have been arrested and
lodged in Jail at San Antonio.
Plenty of grass and water are reported
from Encinal county, with stock of every
description fat and in fine condition.
The fall clip of wool is up to the average
shearing.
Lizzie, the year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. S. Southerland, of COokville,
while rocking in front of the fireplace, &C
cidentily turned backward into a vessel of
hot tallow and was seriously if not fatally
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A movement is being started at San
Angelo to offer inducements to the Texas
and Pacific road to build a branch down
there. A prominent stockman says he
will guarantee the road 1000 cara of cattle
for shipment the first year.
B. B. Williams and Tom Newman,
farmers, living between Cameron and
Milano Junction, and between whom an
old feud had existed, met on the road on
last Wednesday night Both were armed,
and both began shooting. Williams was
shot through the body with a rifle, and was
MORALLY wounded. 1t is said that New
man was justified in shooting him. He
is in the hands of the officers.
Saturday night, at u O'Clock, at Sui
phur Springs, Armstrong Battles, COL
ored, got mad at negro woman with
whom he had been living and began beat
ing her. Her screams for help were
terrific, and he stopped the noise by
choking her. Assistance came barely in
time to save her. Battles skipped out
through the back yard with a policeman
firing at him. Soon after the deputy
sheriff arrived with bloodhounds, and the
negro was chased through the southern
part of city, and finally back near his home
in the eastern suburbs, where he was cap
tured. 1t was long chase, and he was
jailed at 4 O'Clock Sunday morning.
NJ. Leonard, young man who opened
an eating house in Millican Saturday, was
sitting in the front window of his house
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head, killing him instantly. There was
no one who saw it, and the assassin made
his escape. Suspicion rests on several
parties, but nothing positive has come to
light. An inquest will be held, when fur
Their developments will be obtained
Leonard was not known to have an enemy
He was raised in that place and bore very
good reputation. There is great deal o
excitement, and strong talk of lynching il
heard. This is the second assaF sination ii
that vicinity within the past two weeks
and the fourth within the past eighteen
months.
In view of the reported spread of yellow
fever the two councils of Texarkana, Ark.
and Texarkana, Tex, have resolved to in
augurate the most rigid measures to pro
tect this locality. Friday night the Texa:
council organized board of health, after
which Joint session was held with the
Arkansas board. Saturday morning the
latter again met and organized board OF
health. The two boards thus created will
act oniointly, and every precsution will
be taken to guard against the possible
introduction of the dread disease. Or
ders have also been given by the council:
to have all streets of the city cleaned anc
renovated. The health of the town a.
present is excellent, and there is really nc
serious fear entertained, the object being
simply to act in time.
Steve Preston and Bucky Kin!y quar-.
relied over game of cards at low dive
on East Broad street in Texarkana
Friday morning, andeach threatened
to whip the other. Both got NJ
aud started out the door to fight
Preston going in advance. When just
outside the door he turned around with 6
drawn pistol in his hand. Kinly patted
himself on the stomach and told Preston
to blaze away if he felt like it. The latter
took Kinly at his word, and pressed the
trigger. The ball entered the stomach
passed through the body and lodged just
under the skin at the back Preston
ran across the line in Texas, but was cap
tured and returned to the Arkansas side
and lodged in Jail. Both parties are col
ored. 1t is thought Kinly will die. Buck
Kinly, the negro who was shot In the
stomach Friday, is still alive, although IL
very critical condition. The feeling
among the negroes against Preston, the
negro who did the shooting, is very strong
and there is some talk among them Of
lynchipg should Kiuly's injuries prove
fatal.
The magnificent seven-span bridge
, built for the Mexican National at Laredo
was completed Saturday, and it was TIT
intention of the railroad management t.
cross the incoming passenger train from
Saltillo upon it that night, but to tn,
surprise of every one the Mexican custom
house authorities in New Laredo placed {
guard upon the ekican end of the bridg,
and refused to let any train cross it unit
authority to do so was received from tn,
City of Mexico, which may require severs
days yet. This unlooked-for actor
compels the railroad to continue the us
of the low water bridge below the city
which is regarded as dangerous, from tn
! fact that it has not been kept IN goo,
repair for soms time, because it wa
expected that the new bridge would hsV
been finished before this time.