The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-23
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malicious mischief.
Msngum, Greer county, was visited Sat
urday night by terrific wind storm which
blew down several houses. No personal
injuries sustained. Heavy rain accom-
panied the storm.
Wednesday afternoon, at Gainesville,
Tom Mullins was seriously stabbed by
James Farmer. Both men were drivers
of baggage wagons, and the quarrel was
about baggage trunks.
Peace and quiet now reigns supreme in
Hampstead. Weather very warm. Crops
are going to be short. Hay is fine, and a
great deal is being made. Politics are
right lively. Candidates are numerous.
At the Tennessee colony Monday Ed
Ross, colored, who had been separated
from his wife, demanded that she should
return and live with him across Catfish
Bayou. On the woman's refusal to go
with him, Ross drew a six shooter and
fred on her. The woman's right eye was
shot completely out, and her wound is
dangerous. Ross is in custody.
A Wednesdays special from Rio Grande
City says: To-day this city, on Governor
Ross order, was quarantined against
Camargo. This caused much incon-
venienoe to merchants. What makes it
harder to bear is that there is absolutely
no epidemic of any kind, either here or in
Camargo, and no yellow fever or any dis
ease at Matamoras, Brownsville or any
down river point.
Ildefaneo Barrada, another of the Julio
CARA gang of cattle SINNERS, was ar
rested Tuesday night, about twelve miles
from Brownsville, by Sheriff Brito and his
deputies. The gang has for some time
past been purchasing and Strengthening
stolen cattle in one of the baucos down
the river. The hides have been sold on
both sides of the river.
DIR. w. F. Buck, of Pecos City, COM
mitted suicide in Fort Worth Tuesday
night by cutting his iugular vein. He
showed signs of lunacy Tuesday, and
among his papers were found various
articles written by himself on spiritualism.
His wife and child died at Pecos City
some time ago, where he was a prominent
citizen.
Will Powell shot and killed his brother
in-law, John w. Howard, near Alvarado
Sunday. Saturday they had some words
when Powell told Howard he would kill
him if he ever put foot on his premises
again. Towards wife, who had been al
her mothers a week, sent for him to
come and take her home. On arriving al
the House, Powell opened fire on him
firing three shots, two of which took
effect. Powell was jailed
State Health Officer Rutherford Tuesday
notified Mayor Tone, of Denison, of the
necessity of quarantining against Florida
on account of the great number Of
refugees from yellow fever, and the mayor
appointed quarantine officers. station
will be made near Red river, fifteen miles
north of Denison, where the necessary
fumigation of clothing, mail matter, etc.
can be made.
The colored infant found dead Monday
in Palestine turns out to be an offspring
of Mary Thomas, culored girl. She
went before Justice Watts and made
voluntary statement that the child haG
been born dead, and as she had had some
trouble in bsryiDg child born previous
to that, she thought she would bury it her
self. She charges negro named Bryant
Williams with being the father. Justice
Watts held her under $3.50 bond to await
investigation by the grand jury.
A sad occurrence happened some days
ago a few miles west of Amphion on the
Lagunias. A couple, Philip Orosco and
Dolores Diaz, aged res pectively about So
and 20, and who had but recently been
joined together in holy wedlock, were
preparing for q trip to San Antonio on
some legal business. The bride, while
doing some household work, was acct
dentally shot in the back by a gun which
had been placed beneath the mattress.
She was taken to Carmen, on the Medina
for medical treatment, but lived only
about eight days.
City Marshal White yesterday received
a message from Galveston making in
quiries about young girl named Lottie
Schmidt, who left her home in that city
last Friday. 1t was supposed that she
came to this city, and an officer was de-
tailed to search for her. 1t is thought
that she was in the city, but no trace OF
her could be found Saturday. She is de-
scribed as handsome blonde of about II
years old. If found she will be held sub
ject to the order of her friends in Calves.
ton - Houston Post.
On the Mallory steamer Nueces, which
left yesterday on her return trip to New
York, a suicide occurred while en- route
to Galveston, one of the firemen, Ger
man Just over from Bremen, jumping
overheard just before reaching Key West.
No one saw him go overheard, but q
thorough search of the vessel led to this
conclusion. He was heard to complain
of not being able to stand the heat in the
engine room, and probably resorted to
this rather desperate way of cooling off,
Galveston News.
Tuesday night at Sherman Claude Tut
tie, who was sleeping at the residence OF
Sam Lazarus, on East Pecan street, was
awakened by hearing screams coming
from the room occupied by a young white
girl employed as a servant at the house
He ran around just in time to see the form
of negro man disappearing over fence
and fired two shots form a 3S-calibre
pistol, neither of which took effect. The
girl say 8 when she woke up and screamed
the negro was in the act of crawling into
the room.
The Houston Post, referring to the
work done by "a disgraceful mob which
by courtesy might be termed a conven-
tion," in putting two democratic tickets in
the field in the first congressional district
and thus jeopardiziDg democratic success
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