The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
STATE NEWS.
Items and Comments Culled From
State Exchanges.

State Exchanges.
Wild ducks and geese are plentiful on
the flats west of Sherman.
Capt. Ben. E. McCullooh, appointed
superintendent of the state reformatory
shortly to be opened for inmates, is son
of General Henry E. McCulloch, and is we'll
fitted for the position, having served sew
eral years in charge of the Huntsville pen
itentiary.
A painful and serious accident occurred
on the premises of Mrs. Sarah Nevitte,
7lS North Throokmorton street. The ex-
plosion of powder in bottle with which
two little boys were playing was caused by
dropping coal of fire in it just to see
what would happen. One Of them came
very near not seeing all that happened
then or afterward. This was little son
of Mrs. Nevitte. The little fellow was
taken to DR.. Stinsons Office, where the
wound was dres ed, but even yet there are
apprehensions that he will lose his left
eye.-Sherman Register.
Mr.. j. T. Lambert, who resides near
Temple and near Mr.. l.. G. Sims farm,
brought to this Office yesterday two bolls
of cotton with nine and eleven locks to
the boil. Such cotton upon an acre of
ground ought to yield something like five
bales.-Temple Times.
A number of citizens of Dallas have
filed petition for an Injunction restrain
ing the pastor and deacons of the Mace
donia Missionary Baptist church, colored,
from worshiping God in such hilarious
and vociferous manner as to make sleep
impossible in the vicinity. The Mscedon-
ians have been carrying on a revival for
eight months, and life has become bur
den to the petitioners.
Prospects for prosperity in this section
are better than for many years. Wheat
has been sown and has been growing
nicely. There is abundance of grain OF
all kinds as we'll as provender for stock
sufficient to last for a year or more.
Farmers and all others are cheerful and
hsppy.-San Saba News.
Two families arrived yesterday from
Illinois to work in the Jefferson Cotton
and Wooden factory. All the new and
improved machinery, with additional
looms, will be in readiness to commence
making jeans aud other goods next week
About twenty five hands will be en-
ploy jefferson Iron News.
A young woman, with a child about
twelve months old, was adjudged insane
by jury of inquest yesterday. She
came here a few days ago on the cars,
and refuses to say where she is from
She has lucid intervals, but at times is
quite violent. She was confined in one
of the lower rooms at the jail last night
and during the night got into passion
and smashed all the Windows, and threw
a shovel full of fire into the bed. Timely
discovery alone saved a confagration
She is between 20 and % years of age
and passably good looking. She says hel
name is Owens.-Clarksville Times.
A verdict of $1,000 against the Western
Union Telegraph company for failure tc
deliver message to W. f. Feegles was
rendered in the district court Wednesday
at Fort Worth.
The bricklayers have declared for sc
cents per hour. This may appear big
wages, and it would be could the men
make good time. But, in point of fact
there are few bricklayers that average
81 80 per day the year round, because o.
lost time waiting on carpenters, the
weather and other oauses.-Fort Worth
Southwest.
The Brennan Banner suggests that thu
BRENNAN Field Artillery and Light Guarc
should volunteer to patrol the streets al
night aud keep a lookout for the burglars
and footpads. They are chartered COM
panies, receive exemption on immunitie'
from road work, jury services, ETC.. anc
might do something in return for these
privileges.
A Mr.. Levi Gray, of Cleveland, Tex.
while out hunting met up with large
catamount. The animal, when he say
Mr.. Gray, came to halt, and before i
had time to escape the well directed ain
of the marksman brought it to thu
ground. The animal is of very large size
weighing twenty-six and half pounds
and measures four feet from tip to tip
and will stand two feet high. DIR. G. e
Tay lor had the skin prepared and stuffed
and it is now on exhibition at his Office
Bear, catamounts, deer and other gam
are plentiful.