The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-26


cessi'ate a very considerable enlargement
OF The IateIn ationsl plant. Your city of
FL Paso mus. become a formidable
metropolis.n-El Pa-O Tribune.
l. is reported thai the surveyors Of the
Aus in and Northwestern road reached
the Colorado river at ths upper end of
Long mountain on Friday evening last.
The route row being surveyed is direct
route from the town of Burr ct to The
town of Llano, and not by way of the
Marble FAILS as surveyed last fiji. It
would appear from this that the proocsl-
ton from Mr.. Holloway (who has q road
graded from Burnet to the fsls) to turn
over that piece of road to the Austin and
Northwestern and run the road by the
Falls has rot been accepted.
The Mexican Central railway has made
a low excursion rate from the City of
Mexico in order to encourage travel to
the United States during the summer
months. The Santa Fe has also reduced
rates in connection with the Mexican Cen
trail, and will sell round trip tickets from
FL Peso to Denver. Pueblo and Colorado
Springs, from now till September at one
third fare for the round trip. In making
this rate for Mexican excursiOnists, the
Santa Fe is compelled to give all other
persons the same rates, SO that it amounts
TO general reduction to the three points
named.
The following estimates are made by
engineers for work on rivers and harboIs:
Galveston, to complete, $6,7OO,0OO; next
year, $1,265,000. Trinity river, to com
plete, $4,000; next year, $4,000. Aran-
SOS Pass and bay, to complete, S1,57l, POS;
next year, 100000. Harbor at Brazos
Santiago, to complete, $l,O96,OO0; next
year, 100000. Nov, if a good hsrbor
and sufficient channel depth can be OBJ
tanned at Arkansas Pass for $1,5OO,0O0,
while it would cost over $6,500,O00 to
secure a deep water port at Galveston,
where, in yOIr judgment, should the effort
for deep water be made! In other words,
would you pay $6,50O,OCO for what you
could get for Sl,5OO,0OO? - GAINESVILLE
Register.
Last Thursday morning Mrs. Alex Grier,
who lived about twelve miles below Flores
vile, on the San Antonio river, committed
suicide by taking two ounces of carbolic
acid. The unfortunate lady was the widow
of Alex GrIer, who died on the road from
Floresville to San Antonio about two
years ago. She was formerly a Miss
Halamuda, of San Antonio, and was fine
looking lady of perhaps 26 or % years of
age. She had been i'll bad health for
some time past, was under treatment by
San Antonio physician, and was
known to have "highty" spells at times.
She was no doubt temporarily insane
when she committed the desperate deed.
A Mrs. Pettigrew, of Cowskn, Hunt
county, whose reputation as a slightest
had been established, recently married her
present husband, who, finding his mar
rage relation not as pleasant as an
ticipated, thought to free himself there
from. 10 compensate his attorney Mr..
Pettigrew drove a COW from his pasture
to a neighbours house. Soon after Mrs.
Pettigrew arrived and started with the
COW for her home. The COW was captured
by an officer and held for further proceed. |
ings. The ire of Mrs. Pettigrew was at a
white heat, and she pulled her shotgun
and fired four shots at her husband with |
out effect, whereupon he left for other
scenes. Mrs. Pettigrew was arrested ard
placed under bond, which she gave.
A railroad official ia quoted as saying;
"The business to and from Texas over the |
Fort Worth and Denver road has already
reached a wonderful magnitude, and no
on but those who are acquainted with the
dealings of the railway passenger service
know of the amount of business that is be-
ing done over the line. The route is proving
grand success for tourists, and the
mountains of Colorado are already rob
bling the summer resorts Of Minnesota of
81. l., &c h,;, Al,
freight traffic has already reached a heavy
,alue. IL is now definitely decided TO
build double track the entire length of
the line, and work will probably begin on
it before the end of the present year.
This shows clearly what the road is doing
and he amount of confidence the stock
holders have in it,"
The Railway Register says: Texas must
have an adequate harbor upon its coast
if it desires to enjoy the full measure Of
pros porous growth of which the state, |
under favorable conditions, is capable |
The resolutions adopted by the deep water
convention, which has been in session
at Fort Worth, state the conditions
fairly and propose appropriate action.
There has come into the discussion, how
ever, an element of the most intense
rivalry between the representatives of
Galveston and those of Arkansas Pass. But
this can scarcely be looked upon as a mis-
fortune, since it will probably lead to the
selection of the mOstavailable location in
the end, and beget liberality and enthu-
siasm in the meantime. If the national
government is to render assistance,
government engineers will examine the
rival localities and choose between them.
The fund of $4,000 subscribed to de-
fcay the expenses of grading the Waco
and Brazos Valley railway having been
deposited, Colonel Vim. Cameron has &C
copied the contract for grading, and has
let it to Messrs. Travis Jones and Joe
Brennan, their bid having been accepted
some weeks ago. 1t was agreed by all
parties concerned that the Waco and
BrAzos Valley should be turned over to the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway
company as soon as the work of grading
was done, with view to settling upon an
egr ement as to the final merging OF the
one corporation into the other. Colonel
VIM. Cameron AID Judge l.. @. Alexander
left Wednesday for San Antonio, where
they will have conference with President
U. Lott and the directory of the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass. Meanwhile the
work of grading will be begun probably
this week. The people of Waco have been
much mortified at the frequent bitches in