The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-04
STATE NEWS.
Items and Comments Culled From
State Exchanges.

GralQDury expects u uhuule OSl"e0H
/ 5000 and 10000 bales of cotton this
season.
A petition is being circulated at Gal
weston among the taxpayers of the city
calling for a general election to reduce
the school tax.
1t is reported that Capt. A. Faulkner
general passenger agent of the Houston
and Texas Central railroad. will marry q
wealthy Mexican lady in November.
Five Mexicans were arrested last week
on Pond creek, in Milan county, charged
with the murder of another Mexican at
Waters store, in Rob ertson county, some
time last summer.
Only LOO bales of cotton received at
Waco up to the 18th, while Bolton has re-
ceived nearly 1000. Bolton is ahead OF
any town in the state in cotton receipts
and prices.-Bslton News.
Reverend Samuel B. Jenkin has filed suit
against the Waco Street Railway com
pany to recover $4,000 damages for in
iuries sustained by his wife through
negligence OF the company.
Messrs. Kicker d Lee have withdrawn
the protest which they presented to the
secretary of war against the award OF the
contract for the government ietties at
| Galveston to A. NJ. Shannon Co.
| Will Jacobs was arrested ten miles from
Pesrsall on the 23d by the sheriff of Frio
county. He is wanted in Milan county
for killing Deputy Sheriff Lee Pool two
years ago, and also in Frio county for
killing Frank Rhodes April IL, 1887.
- frVnk froI - no
East Line road near Dangertield, five cars
were thrown from a bridge fifteen feet
high. The bridge was completely de-
mOlished, and several yards of track were
torn up. Nobody seriously injured.
D.J. Fuller, living eight miles north of
Wills Point, killed young man named
Ingram on September %. The report
says that Ingram had run away with and
married Fuller's daughter. Fuller was on
the hunt for them, and net them on the
road with the above result.
Thers we're $4,000 children presen. at
the opening of the public schools in New
York, out of a population of 100000.
Here in Ell Paso there were 457 present out
of population of II 900. The attendance
IN New York was 1928 per cent, and Ell
Paso "a per cent. Ell Paso can hold her
own with any other city, large or small, in
any particular Ell Paso Tribune.
novel lottery scheme is proposed in
Russia. young woman of noble birth
is the chief prize. Her name is to re-
main a secret until after the drawing, and
the total receipts from the sale of tickets,
amounting to 5000 roubles, are to be her
marriage portion. The holder of the
lucky ticket is to marry the young lady,
or if she won't marry him she is to
forfeit to him half of the receipts.-Bren-
ham Banner.
One of the brilliant society events for
December will be the marriage in this city,
at the residence of Col. H. B. Andrews,
of Mr.. Latin, the young Chicago million
aire, who made many friends during his
soiourn last winter, and Miss Mollie
Smith, one of San AntoniO's most charm
! ing bellies. Another event of interest to
San Antonians, and for the near future,
will be wedding festival in which, after
the bride, Col. L. D. L. Wickes will be the
most prominent figure. - San Antonio
Express.
News from Eagle Pass is that further
particulars concerning the drowning of a
man and team in the Rio Sabinas have
been received, and are to the effect that
the man, a German teamster in the en-
ploy of w. Z. Robertson, the contractor,
was backing his wagon to the edge of
the river, so as to fill some water barrels,
but the team backed it over the steep
bank, and man, wagon and mules we're
carried down by the swift current. The
| A A. % rn1 h1t
ole mule got out alive.
Mr.. Emile Bohn, of Galveston, had on ex.
exhibition yesterday at the Cotton ex-
change samples of fibre from the cotton
seed hulls. Mr. Bohn claims that he has in
vented process of manufacturing paper
| from the plant utilizing the stalk and
hulls, and his mission here is to introduce
the matter to the attention of the capital
lists of Houston, and if a stock COM
| pany, with about $25,0O0 can be got
ten up to erect factory here.-Houston
| Post.
Tuesday night Doctor Weir was killed
at Brownsboro, on the st. Louis, Arkansas
and Texas railway, near Tyler, by Mr.. D.
s. Hall, the railroad agent at that place.
The facts show that the doctor was lying
| by the roadside grooming, and Hall
thought a vicious dog was growing at
him, as had been the case several times
lately, and fred at the object in the dark
with fatal results.
Mr.. Chas. Dillingham;, the special com
missioner appointed by the United States
court to sell the Houston and Texas
Central railroad, thG main lire and all its
branches, with all the equipments and
appurtenances sppertaining thereto, has
reported to the court that he has made
the sale in accordance with the Germs Of
the decree, selling the main line, together
with 4,34O,339 acres of land TO Fred z D..
Olcott for SO, 900, and the Waco and
Northwestern division, subject to first
mortgage lien, TO Geo. Z. Downs for $25,-
600. This is the sale that was made in
Galveston on September 8.
The new state capitol will cost the dear
people $3,65O,OOO," says the Galveston
Tribune, and remarks 'luxuries come
high" No state in the American union
secured a state capitol comparable with
the Texas for such figures as her magnif
cent structure cost. In the first place
Texas paid no money and consequently
has no debt upon the new capitol. She
gave three million acres of land, which,
at the time, could not be sold at 80 cents
per acre. The Albany, n. Y, state capitol
house WAS commenced over twelve years