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


years, got caught over in Piedras Negras
by Don Luis LENA, whose peon he form
erly was, and was promptly jailed without
benefit of clergy. Mr.. Fox heard of il
yesterday and rescued him from an end
less servitude or payment of $50 to his
owner. The old fellow was very grateful
to Frank, and lost no time in returning to
American soil.
A well attended meeting of citizens was
had at Llano on July Z. An executive
railroad committee was at once appointed
to consider Mr.. Lofts proposition for
an extension of the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass railroad via
Fredericksburg to that point. This COM
mittee was fully authorized and en-
powered to do everything necessary to
the premises, and so far as the action of
Llano is concerned they are ready for the
survey to be made.
A citizen OF that town was in San Saba
few days ago, and reported that the
merchants of that place are highly
pleased with the proposed railroad ex-
tension to Llano, and say that as soon as
the said road reaches Llano that they will
do all their shipping to Ilsno, instead of
across the Colorado river to the Santa Fe
road.
A deed was filed for record If the county
clerks Office in Ell Paso Friday, by which
a real estate transfer of 100000 acres of
land was consummated, the consideration
being $3,250,000. 1t is the sale of the
grant lands of the Texas Pacific Railway
company by Jay Gould, president, and G.
E. Satterlee and Geo. j. Gould, trustees of
the income and land grant mortgage
executed by the Texas Pacific company
May 10, 1875, and the supplemental mort
gage executed March 90, 1876, and John
@. Brown and Lionel A. Sheldon, receivers.
The grantees are Chas. j. Canda, Simon
j. Drake and VIM. Strauss, all of New York
City. The assessed valuation of the land
is 70 cents per acre. The county assess
sor of Ell Paso county this year credited
the Texas Pacific with 1,S03,444 acres of
land.
A special from Galveston says: Mr..
Evan Jones, of Dublin, Tex president of
the Farmers State Alliance and the nom
inee for governor of the non-partisan con-
vention of farmers, stock-raisers, etc, re-
Gently held at Fort Worth, is at present in
the city attending the the meeting of the
Galveston county Farmers Alliance. In
conversation with reporter Mr.. Jones
stated that he had not yet received official
notice of his nomination for governor.
He does not say whether or not he will &C.
cept and make the race, but has the mat
ter under adVisement. He states, how
ever, that if be finds he will have to make
any sacrifices of the principles repre-
scented by him as president of the Farmers
Alliance of Texas, in order to enter the
gubernatorial race, he will certainly de.
cline. Mr.. Jones will deliver public adj
dress here tomorrow on the labor ques-
ton.
Conrad Jackson, the negro boy to be
hanged at Waco next Monday for the
death watch Friday. The hanging will be
conducted as privately as possible. Jack
son has never realized until the last day
or two his situation. Since the death
watch was placed over him he has been
constantly on his knees praying. The
negroes here fail to distinguish the differ
euce between Jaokson's crime and j N.
brakes, who murdered Professor Quinn
about the same time, and who was con
victed of murder in the first degree at the
same term of the court here that Jackson
was. Jackson came to trial an Ignorant
boy, without means to procure counsel
The court appointed young attorney to
defend him. He was convicted and will
be hung for his crime on next Monday.
There was no doubt of his guilt before
the court and jury. jim Drake came on
for trial at the same court, and though
defended by George Clark and his abls-
associates, he was found by the court as
guilty as jackson. The appellate court
reversed the verdict in brakes case, and
yesterday Judge Hurt, of that same high
court granted Drake bail in the sum Of
$4,000. The negroes are not the only
citizens in Waco who fail to distinguish
the difference in the crime of the two
mer. The sentiment was so strong
against Drake that his attorneys have
asked and obtained change of venue in
his case. Drake has not yet given bail.
Houston is stirred up from center to
circumference over a social scandal brought
TO light last Friday afternoon by the
Evening Age. last January a young
Methodist minister named Harmon came
to Houston from South Carolina and was
placed in charge of the Houston mission
work by the Texas conference. Harmon
is Young man of about 81 years of age,
possessed of a good education. He is
naturally bright and attractive, and his
good looks and pleasing address obtained
for him ready entree into the best So
ciety, and he soon became quite social
favorite. He was an energetic worker
and won the high esteem and encourage
ment of Rev. j. F. Fallin, the presiding
elder, by building up fine Sunday school
in the third ward.
About April l a handsome young lady
arrived in the city from South Carolina,
and WAS placed to board with one of the
best families in the city, Mr.. Harmon
introducing her as his widowed cousin,
The young lady was about 10 years of
age, and appeared ia be very fond of
cousin Harmon, who was in the
meantime paying marked atten,
tention to one or two of the most &C,
complished young ladies in Houston.
About week after the coming of the
young lady the presiding elder, who kept
a fatherly eye on the young minister, dis
covered something wrong, and on investi-
CATION, developed the fact that the so
called female COUSIN was not related to-
Harmon, but was the daughter of Mr.. Full
Ter, prominent citizen of Laurence, 5
q. Harmon wooed and won the affections
of the girl and then seduced her before
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