The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-30

will probably reach ITO. Sunday there
came to their home a midget boy baby
perfectly formed and apparently healthy
whose weight will not exceed sixteen
ounces. The body can be covered with q
pint cup, and Its fingers and toes resemble
those of pretty little wax doll. If babies
are ever pretty at birth this diminutive
youngster may be called handsome. Its
cheeks, not larger than silver quarter
are plump and perfect, while its nasal
prOtuberance resembles a pea. When
first shown to its mother it was lost on
the surface of an ordinary pillow. The
child is very lively and manifests great
strength for its size. It's mouth, which is
not as large as a nickel, opens to emit a
good big voice, comparatively. 1t has
been visited by many people, and is the
most popular baby in town.
The rear coach of an esst-bound Texas
aud Pacific train was turned over on its
side Monday afternoon at Paris, and was
smashed to pieces. The following persons
we're injured: Vic Bloom, of Paris, leg
broken and internal injuries; James
Cundy, cOlOred porter, internal injuries;
Doctor James Hayes, of Blossom Prairie,
head mashed. Five Others, whose names
could not be learned, were also seriously
injured and number of others slightly
hurt.
Scraps" is as dear to the African heart
and excites his blood as much as does
the facinating game of "drew" his brother
in white. Willis Webb and Henry Ellis
were engaged in agitating the cubes across
the classic San Pedro Sunday afternoon.
Willis had thirty-fve cents staked on the
result of one throw against Henry's
quarter. Both claimed to win and both
started to rake in the tempting pot. Of
course they both couldn't win. In the
scramble for the money Ellis whacked
Webb two or three times in the back with
small pocket-knife, and finally broke
off the blade in his head, while Webb was
trying to gouge out Ellis left eye. The
antagonists were arrested and plunged
into the bowels of the bat cave where the
rattle of dice disturb not their sleep.
Recorder Adams got hold of them yester-
day morning and fined Ellis $25. Webb
was allowed to go and get a doctor to
pick the knife blade out of his skull. -
San Antonio Express.
A Mondays special from Longview
says: Ever since the fight between demo
Gratis and republicans aud union labor has
been instituted in this county it has been
very bitter, especially with the repub-
licans, who Joined the union labor party,
and the straight labor party. Not long
since colored physician, Silas Sherman,
who is democrat and wears a Cleveland
hat and carries the campaign flag for all
hn I
through the postoflice by supposed
politician of his color to leave or he would
be hurt This so exasperated. the demo-
Gratis that they made diligept search for
the writer, declaring vengence. This had
hardly blown over when it was learned
that very Influential negro named Har-
rison Spencer, living on the A. S. Taylor
place one mile from here, was last night
called out from his bed and taken away in
his night clothes, and it is supposed
drowned. No trace of him car be
found. His wife, the only witness
in the darkness, says her husband
hearing noise went out to see if the
stock had broken into his garden. Soon
she saw q form pass the door, and another;
then voices were heard sounding like those
of over dozen men, and she saw her hus-
band forced to mount an animal from a
stump near by and hurried off. The alarm
was given, and as soon as daylight came
the horse tracks were traceable to the
river.
There is no doubt but Spencer was muir
dered by men of his own color for politi-
cal reasons. He bears the best character
and has been practical farmer for a
number of years. The fact of his declara-
ton on the streets of this place few days
since to support democracy is doubtless
the sole cause of his death, and lies at the
door of the malcontent Office seekers and
ignorant negroes. Should the body be
found ard any evidence of the guilty
party, nothing could avert a lynching, and
in time perhaps much bloodshed, as the
murderers of the negro must have many
abettors from recent demonstrations.