The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-27
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John Burton, burly negro, has been
arrested and lodged in Jail at San Antonio
on the charge of attempting to outrage
his 13-year old niece.
Capt H. H. Frost, the victim of the late
attempted assassination at Richmond,
Fort Bend county, is out of danger and
likely to recover.
The Farmers Alliance mill and gin at
Milano was destroyed by fire last Tuesday.
The origin of the fire is not known, but is
believed TO have been caused by match
in cotton that was being ginned.
Friday two colored men, Stephen Pris-
ton and Buck Kinley, had an alteration
at Spears saloon, on the east side of
Texarkana, over game of craps. Kinley
received pistol shot, which is pronounced
to be fatal. Priston made his way to the
Texas side, but was captured and lodged
in the Miller county Jail.
Early Friday morning, in the upper
part of Brownsville, Mauricio Urdinales,
a milkman in the Yznaga corral, acct
IDENTIFY shot and killed Andres Gonzales, a
fellow-workman. Urdinales entered Con
zales' house, where the latter was sitting
on his bed, and picked up new model
Winchester and pointed it first at Con
zales' wife and then at him. He was
warned that the weapon was loaded, but
still continued in his sport, when the car
fridge exploded. The bullet entered Con
zales' breast just below the throat and
came out near the lower part of the chin
He fell over and Immediately expired.
Urdinales was arrested and jailed.
Just now there is lull in cattle ship
ments from Texas. Fewer cattle are go
ingSto market than at any time since the
shipment of early grassers began. 1t is
the period of transition from summer to
fall shipments. There are good many
to go this fall, but they are mostly COWS.
There is so much cheap corn that most of
the steers will be held back for additional
weight. The feeders are securing the
state for steers, and Offering good prices
for them. The small shipments usually
made by the farmers will not be made this
| fall, as the farmers have a world of feed
and no other profitable way of disposing
of it than by converting it into beef.
The two girls, Maud and Nellie Rising,
who disappeared from their home in
Waco, on last Wednesday, were found Fri
day evening by Police Officer Moore and
Mr.. A. F. Rising. The girls were at the
home of Mrs. Jenkins, not far distant
from their home, and have been there
since their departure. Mrs. Jenkins says
she would have informed on them, but
they begged her not to as they did not
want to go home. The youngest one,
Maud, was taken home, but Nellie, the
elder, stated that she would not go home,
as she was not treated we'll there, and she
was left at the house of Mrs. Jenkins to-
night. Whether the girl is telling the
truth about her treatment at home is not
known positively, as the officers simply
have her statement about the matter. The
eldest is unusually bright ana smart for
her age.
One of the shrewdest plots in the annals
, of crime was unearthed in the Justices
court at Corpus Christi Friday morning
Five witnesses had banded together and
, accused young man of that city of alb
duction and the robbery of $270. Every
detail in a chain of circumstantial evil
dence had been carefully prepared and re.
hearsed, until a very plausible story had
been concocted to shift the blame on to
the shoulders of an innocent man. The
facts are briefly as follows: A fisherman
leaves bride of two weeks, only IA years
, of age, and $270, and goes off on fishing
trip. The girl-wife, under influence
squanders the money and then makes Q
, flying trip to the Alamo City. Her ambi-
ton gratified, she returns and accuses q
young man of that city of hav
, ing drugged, disgraced and robbed
her. A number of friends ar
schooled as to the proper testimony. By al
accident the whole scheme is unearthet
, and worthy young man vindicated
, Those in position to know say that thu
end is not yet, and have requested report
ers ia the interests of justice to refrain
, from publishing names for the present
, The affair, when given in full, Will prov,
one of the most sensational items in thu
, annals of journalism.
, William Bruce, an old Texas veteran
/ and long time citizen of Bell county
, was thrown from his buggy and so badly
( hurt that he died from his injuries the fol
4 lowing day. Mr.. Bruce was in BeltoI
5 Monday and started home IN the evening
) When he had reached the neighborhoot
}. of the Lampasas his horse became fright
ened and ran away with the buggy
throwing the old man out and mapglinl
his body terribly. His right lung wa
D torn loose from his body, and he wa
f otherwise badly hurt. He died on Tues
! day, and was buried on the Lampasa
:. Wednesday. Mr.. Bruce lived on tn
r Lampasas this side of Youngsport, wa
= about 80 years old, and came to Texas q
t an early day Bolton News.
9 In Judge Thurman's speech at Colum
d bus the other day, he made good poin
d which, though it looks like a non sequitu
a at first blush, is yet the solemn and in
t vincible truth. He said: SIT was owe
: one hundred years ago that Thomas Jei
ferson declared the principles that wipe
e slavery from our fair land. The shackle
were stricken from all slaves in that men
I orahle year of 1776. 1t is true we ha
J black slavery, but it had to go. 1t wa
d the,inevitable result of the principles Ell
poused by Jefferson and embodied in th
o Declaration of Independence. You cannC
n name one good cause in the last hundre
3 years that has not been fostered by th
democratic party" The Old Roman
right. 1t was the glorious charter {
human liberty drafted by Thomas Jeffe
- son which prepared the way for the emal
:, cipation of African slaves in the sOut
e more than any other cause. The party
: the final contest was pro-slavery, but i
4 great founder had already made univefs
on ~