The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-13

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Guard, he will present the play here as a
benefit for the armOry fund, if tn
amateurs of Houston will assist him il
the undertaking. What is done must b.
done quickly, as Mr.. Braun is liable 20 b,
called to New York any time tfter the
middle of October to witness the Iehea b,
sails of the play there. TIL IlBy wa, last
presented in Galveston about year az,
for the benefit of tbs I,i-h l,uu le,guo
} and the railways Md spec al ex 'ursiol
rates TO that city to witness IL. Hous'ol
has some fine amateur talent, and "Retri
button" could doubtless be presented here
in an artistic manDer rud t. an overflow
ing hOuse.-HOuoton Post.
Justice Barnes, fl ding it necessary tC
send to New Orleans n certificate tha
he had been regularly elected and wa;
qualified to fulfill The duties of justice
of the peace, sent to tie secretary oil
the state few days ago for such docu-
ment. The paper came yesterday, and al
the bottom was neat blank seal wafer
and of course was of no value, so the
Justice sent it back to Austin last evening
to have the great seal of the state i'm
pressed upon the wafer, and while he
awaits its return he thinks and thinks and
thinks about the careless neglect which
seriously interferes with the business for
which the certificate was wanted.-San
Antonio Express.
The Sierra Blanco Mining company, in
which number of Texas and San Antonio
men are interested, will be organized and
a charter obtained within the next few
days. Prospecting in the Quitman noun
tains was begun several months ago, and
on June 10 large tract of land was pur-
chased. Since that time from ten to
| twelve men have been digging constantly
and very quietly. They have turned out
several hundred tons Of ore, ranging from
twenty ounces to 157 ounces of set ore to
the ton, and from 7 to Is per cent of
galena (lead) ore, which yields twenty
| five ounces of silver and 10 per cent of
lead, said to be worth about $50 per ton;
hence, the owners think they have struck
it rich. The property is about seven miles
from the Rio Grande and eighty-five miles
down the river from Ell Paso.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon, as
Gus Julian, colored, head brioklayer under
Contractor Pritchard, was engaged at
work on the new brick building on the
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streets, and while testing the sliding ele-
vstor by which brick are hoisted to the
upper stories as the building progresses,
he got under the elevator to adjust the
slide. When the elevator, which though
empty weighed about 300 pounds, reached
the top of the first floor the rope broke,
letting the heavy machine down with
crash upon Julian, crushing him down to
the ground with such force as to make it
appear that he had been mashed into a
pulp. His head was caught between the
floor of the elevator and the foundation
frame, crushing it very badly. The ele-
vator was priced from his body as hastily
as possible, and the unfortunate man liz
an unconscious condition was taken by
Officer Henry Bee and others to the near
est physician, where his wounds were
dressed. 1t is feared the accident will
prove fatal. Gus Julian is an expert arti-
san, and one of the most rapid bricklay-
ers in Galveston, He formerly lived in
Houston, where he leaves family, and
where several years ago he figured fire.
quentIy in local republican politics.-Gal-
weston News.
From reliable source it is learned that
the treasury department of the federal
administration of Mexico has issued
orders for the suspension of work on the
fine custom house that was being erected
by the Mexican government in Piedras
Negras. The reason assigned is that there
will not be enough business passing
through the port of Piedras Negras to
Justify the expenditure of SO much money
in making preparations therefor. In
fact the authorities in that country have
stated that they have every reason to be-
lieve that the bulk of the freight going to
Mexico from the United States will pass
through Laredo, when the gap on the
Mexican National railroad is completed,
which will be by October l. The Mexican
government only completed last fall a
100000 custom house In New Laredo, and
the officials are not at all reticent in say
ing that any more money that is to be
expended in making preparations for
customs business on the frontier will be
spent in New Laredo. Thus it will be
seen that the general government shares
the belief that has pretty generally existed
that Laredo is the Gate City between the
two great republics of North America.
A special from Beeville says; On
September l a tall, well-dressed, middle
aged gentleman arrived in town and
registered at the Ellis hotel as H. @.
Taylor, Alabama. He professed to be a
horse buyer, but appeared from the first
to be perfectly obvious to all surround
ings, Notwithstanding the persistent
efforts of our local dealers to. drive trade
with him, and it was not noticed that Sheriff
Walton obtained an occasional interview
with him. Last night, however, his true
name, business and address were made
known in the arrest and incarceration of
Benjamin and John Cray on a charge of
numbering their brother-in-law, Reuben
Young, in fernando county, Fla, in 1856.
The arrest was made at d. A. McRae's,
in what is known as the Dark Corner of
this county, where the two men have
lived for about two years. The detective,
whose real name and address is +. B.
Rhodes, fernando county, Fla, said that
after bail had been refused by the com
hitting magistrate and by Judge Foster,
of the circuit court, the prisoners man.
aged to break Jail and have since been at
large. The detective has camped on
their trail for several months, and is
certain that he has the right men and
dead case against them. He pays high
compliment to Sheriff Walton in
managing the case so nicely, and to
Detectives Clare, Smith and Kennedy for