The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-19

aud that in the whole state the valro
amounts to more than $4,000 900. These
interests demand protection. The burean
of animal industry at Washington is will
ing to and does do as much as possible in
this direction, but it is unable, owing to
the area it covers and the small number OF
its agents, to attend to all the local cases
The legislature should be induced to take
some action in the matter at once, as has
been done in other states where the inter
ests to be protected are less valuable
Font Worth Gazette.
An exchange says: The fast trains are
said to have played the mischief with en-
glneers, according to railroad man. AL
most daily one of these knights of the lever
suffers from paralytic stroke. Therapid
time made puts every engineer on such
strain that it is only question of a few
months until the nervous system collapses.
There is said to be a train running from
St. Paul to Saltwater on the Omaha that
is called the hospital train, for every man
who runs with it has either had stroke of
paralysis or has been injured in some way
or another.
In the meantime did eny one ever hear
of an engineer on the Missouri Pacific
system having a stroke of paralysis from
the fast travel Of his engine?
The most ancient record 10 County Col
lector Gilltspie's Office, in Dallas, is the
tax book of 1874, which has antiquity on
its cover. 1t shows the delinquent tax
list of Dallas county in that year TO have
been S5.74, ard its tax roll, which is not
added up, is decidedly documentary af-
fair. A peculiar feature Of its record is
its part used as a ledger, in which drinks
are charged at the rate of 10 CT nts hoist,
whisky at $3.50 gallon, and tobacco at
10 cents plug showing that the prices of
these staples Of pioneer comm -Tce we're
but little lower than they are at present,
which fact is attributed more to the alb
sence Of railroads than to the presence Of
protection now. The assessment rolls Of
1858 are also worthy of inspection. The
ancestors of some who are now rolling in
wealth then rendered little more than a
rifle: but the rifle appears under the name
OF every male tax payer, showing the i'm
portance of having defensive property in
those days Of early settlements. Among
the heaviest assessed was Judge Nat NJ.
Burford, his real estate ard effects, in
uding two negroes, valued ct 81 $50, al
most filing q G lumu.
At O'Clock Monday two heavy freight
trains collided az the foot of Tyler avenue
IN LongView. The place of meeting was
at curve ard high ombankmert. Both
engines sre ftarfully torn uC, and resting
With Their mainheads together, with cars
piled on top and side. Fortunately the
engineers, tiremen, COZ ductors end brake
men were Gble to jump in time to save
their lives. Engine $50, large Rome en-
CINE, remained on the track after rearing
up, but was covered with cars. Her engi-
neer, W. L. Tamples, of this place, and
Fireman Chas. Young, were pulling train
NO. l6, which was due in LongvieW M0n
day morning, and had been overlooked BY
the crew on second No. II, who, when
starting, took it for granted that the train
mad got In on time. Ed. Harog was eOgl-
neer on engine 159, which is styled a Hog
engine. This engine is more damaged
than the larger one. 1t lays diagonslly
across the track, and is supposed to be
total loss. This engine was making its
first trip after being repaired from an
other collision.
At 2:05 o'clock Monday afternoon, Con
rad Jackson, negro aged 20 years, was
hanged in the jail yard at Waco under
sentence of the court. One wear ago
to day he committed the crime for which
he Suffered death. He assembled the steps
steadily and died gamely.
He confessed his crime in these words
"On the 18th day of last June l came to
Waco and staid with my brother, Noble
jackson. Next day was the anniversary
OF freedom and we celebrated together
That afternoon l invited my brother to
go home with me to Mr.. Talley's farm.
When we got there rode into the yard
and Noble was about to follow me, but, Mr..
Ialley said, addressing me, Don't let that
= come into my yard" He did not
know Noble was my brother. l got very
N ad, aud could not get over it. kept
thinking, and then 1 said will kill him
On Saturday, July 16, 1887, 1 went into
the field and talked friendly to Mr.. Talley'
did not say anything about the name he
had applied to my brother. AS he tooK
hold of the pillow handles to start, standing
In furrow behind him with a 32-calibre
WI, 9nOU nm III inc oacA y, =
head, and he fell dead. 1 took the horse
he had been blowing and galloped away,
but they caught me, and it is right to hang
me. In exactly one hour and half VIII
be in heaven with my little sister. wanI
my body sent to Palestine, to be buried ID
the Tennessee settlement, four miles from
Palestine. Ny mother and sister aye
buried there"
His neck wes broken. Radial pulsation
ceased in eight minutes, and heart action
ceased in eleven minutes. He was EN-
balmed and sent to Palestine, accordlng
to his request. The colored Methods
betrayed the expenses Witnesses to the
execution, including those on the house
tops, numbered over 1000. There was nO
disorder.