The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-20

be here in time to take up her duties, and
her pupils will not be deprived of her
valuable services.-Waco Day. Her many
friends in Austin will regret to hear OF her
misfortune.
At mass meeting of democratic citi-
zens of Walker and San Jacinto counties,
held at Old Waverly on September IL,
resolutions were adopted calling upon
Hutchinson and Stewart both to retire
from the race for congress and demand
ing that the chairman of the executive
Committee call new convention.
Judge Psrdee has issued an order modi-
flying the decree of foreclosure in the case
of EastOn and Rintoul ct al. VS.. the Hous-
to | and Texas Central Railway company,
in such way as to permit the 100000
ordered deposited in the register of the
court TO be deposited with the Central
Trust company of New York.
Three hundred gallons of sorghum and
ninety bushels of seed and ton of volun-
teer forage Is what Bosque land is doing
this season. Let's see: Three hundred
gallons, at 40 cents, is $120; ninety
bushels of seed, at 81, ia 800, and one ton
of hay is worth $40. Total from one acre,
1920; estimated cost of products, $50
leaving net gain $40 per acre.-Bosque
Citizen.
The republicans are turning heaven and
earth to defeat Roger Q, Mills, the chair
man of the ways and means committee,
Just the same as they did Mr.. Morrison
and their nefariouS work is aided by politi-
cal bastards, whose records are not
known among good democrats anyThere,
But, thank heaven, they are light wads in
this district, aud Mr.. Mills, one of the
greatest statesmen in Texas, will 60 back
to congress by his usual majority.
On the night of the 18th, at Dallas, Will
Bonham, a slreet-car driver, who formerly
resided at Galveston, was stabbed in the
nip, the knife striking the bone, while in
the act of changing his mules at Shady
View park, where the negroes were having
a ball. A party of white men had obtruded
on the ball, from which they were expelled
with pistols and rHZlrS, and il is thought
the only reason for the assault on Bonh m
was his being white.
San Angeles railroad celebration is
gong to be the biggest thing of the kind
ever attem pied in the STATE by a city of
/
are beng mad, AMI the town is aglow
sell blank book excursion tickets to San
Angelo at a rate of one fare, the maxi
mum rate, however, to be So; that is, if
one fare rate is more than Sc that rate
will apply.
/ F. W. Quincy, an influential colored re
publican OF Galveston, has made an In.
/ famatory speech, charging the entire
trouble in Fort Bend and Washington
counties on the democratic party. This
of course, is for partisan purposes and
can only influence and excite class preju.
dice and hatred. In fact, this is what il
is done for. If few such men as Quincy
in both parties were knocked on the head
the country would be better off. Life i:
| too short to cure the evil effects of such
/ speeches, and they should be discounte-
nanced by all good men in both parties
/ Bolton News.
Attempts have been made to a consid
cradle extent to substitute metal fol-
wooden ties on railroads, but it does not
yet appear that the right kind of tie has
been invented. Wood appears to posses:
the quality of yielding in just about the
right de gree, and a metal tie should come
as near the same degree of yielding as
possible. The way the railroads are using
up tle stock of available timber should
be an incentive to some ingenious il.
ventor to bring out metal tie equal to a
wooden one.-Ex change.
Mr.. W. R. Finley, general freight agent
of the Texas and Pacific, has accepted a
similar position with the Fort Worth and
Denver, with Office in Denver, he to as
sumo the duties of the Office Septembcr
Is. General Manager Meek has been try
ing to get Mr.. Finley ever since he took
charge of the road. In fact, it is said
/ that Mr. Meek once remarked to Governor
Brown that the oaly man he needed was
Mr.. Finley. Governor Brown, in reply
told him he would have to keep on need.
ing him, as the Texas aud Pacific would
not let him go under any circumstances.
William E. Porter, IT,, youth hailing
from Kimble county, was arrested at
Waco, charged with passing counterfeit
money. Major Pearre, United States
district attorney, declined 10 take cog
nizsnce of the case, as the bill was not
counterfeited, bat an Arkansas state
treasury note of 1868, said to be worthless
now, although once current.
From Mr.. G. G. Kelly, inspector for the
Southern Pacific railroad, it was learned
that at Eagle Pass there will soon be
erected BY large capitalists omColorado,
smelling works, which will be able to
work all the ore taken there. During
TIE past year there has passed there Il, 900
tons of ore to different points, which will
now be handled by this firm, which is COM
posed of some of the largest capitalists
of Colorado.
j. Il. Couverse and W. A. Bright are
building the Houston Central, Arkansas
and Northern railway. The line is now
being built from Monroe, La, TO Bastrop,
and they expect to have force of men at
work III this state within the next month.
Twenty-Five miles of the road is already
in the hands of the sub contractor. This
line will operate. according TO report, at
Monroe in connection with the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific railway, and it ia
also rumored that the company is backed
in its undertaking by the Erlsnger syudi-
cate.
A few days since, Judge s. H. Scott, of
Paris, president of the Paris, Marshall
and Sabine Pass Railway company re.
ceived from the Central Trust company,
of New York, 1,200 bonds of $1,000 each,
which he has signed. This is taken bv
the people of Paris as sure indication