The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-30
STATE NEWS.
Items and Comments Culled From
State Exchanges.


State Exchanges.
Governor Ross is booked for cam
paign speech at Gainesville on Septem-
Der 10.
The assessed values of Taylor county,
as compared with last year, are, reduced
100000.
Wheat is being held at 80 cents bushel
and cats at 30 cents at Abilene.
Tyler county's new $4,000 jail is near
ing completion, and dedication jubilee
is talked of.
The mayor of Houston has issued an
order to the city police to kill all dogs
caught running at large.
There is a movement on foot to put a
steam barge line between Laredo and the
coal fields on this Rio Grande forty miles
above.
1t ia rumored that the Dallas base ball
club will be allowed to go to pieces. The
citizens have lost all interest in the
game.
On Sunday baby cyclone swept Gal
weston bay. The gulf tide was unusually
high and came up'over the street railroad
track near the Beach hotel.
Myrtle Glover, frail woman of Fort
Worth, committed suicide few days ago
by taking morphine. She was about "a
years of age and left child.
While Sustaicio Badez, q Mexican, was
driving along the road in Hidalgo county
he was struck by lightning and both he
and his horse were instantly killed.
baap orraetad o+ Nauz
Orleans on the charge of swindling the
Dallas butchers. He worked his way into
their confidence and secured carload of
hides for shipment.
Dave Alexander, an operator, had his
leg cut off at Eagle Lake by freight
train on the Arkansas Pass road. He was
waiting to take passage to Wallis, and
while the crew were at dinner he lay down
under the cars in the shade and went to
sleep.
Bob Wells, under indictment for assault
with intent to murder, at Woodville, and
who has been lodging the officers and
hiding in the swamps of Nuecse for more
than year, has surrendered to the sheriff.
A preliminary survey is to be made at
once on the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass
road between the present terminus and
the coal fields at Brune's ranch. This ex
tension will carry the road one half of the
distance between Laredo and Eagle Pass.
The city council of Fort Worth at its
meeting Wednesday evening determined
to buy thirty-one city bonds, paying
$1,150 for each bond with accrued interest
A warrant was drawn for the amount
Other holders of bonds consider the secur-
titles so good they refuse to sell.
Ringler g. Moore, who have been pros
pecting for coal and oil near Queen City,
have struck a fine vein of coal, which i,
five feet in thickness and of good quality. |
They are negotiating with northern CAPT
talists, and if the coal proves to. be in
sufficient quantity large shaft will be
sunk.
Monday, Sherman Risley, young
farmer, sportively shot and wounded |
house cat, and in order to dispatch the
crippled animal, proceeded to beat it |
over the head with his revolver, which &C
cidentally discharged. The ball entered |
his abdomen, making mortal wound.
The battery of the Third artillery, Capt. !
j. p. Burbank commanding, returned to !
San Antonio Tuesday night from Calves |
ton, where they have been practicing
firing at floating targets. Officers and
men are in good condition and appear
we'll pleased with their trip and the results
of their firing.
A few nights ago Mrs. Chss. Yskel, who !
resides at Marshall, heard some one trying |
to gain entrance to her residence and got |
up to investigate. She saw a man and !!
opened fire on him, shooting four times.
At the first shot the man dropped, and q
nightwatchman came along and arrested
him. He proved to be tramp, and gave |
his name as John Kingston.
Work on the artesian well at Gainesville |
which has been in progress since last No
vember, was abandoned Tuesday. The |
contractors got down to depth of about
SEQ feet, when they lost their drill, and
several months have been wasted in an
effort to recover it. They finally decided |
that it was useless to try further and |
abandoned the effort. There is talk of |
another attempt for artesian water.
The directors of the Galveston Amuse-
ment and Athletic association held meet
ing Wednesday morning, and, instead of
selling ont the Galveston Giants, lock,
stock and barrel, have put up the neces-
sary money TO carry the club through the
season, and will continue in businrss at
the old stand. The New Orleans club
were telegraphed to come and will be there
Friday, Saturday, Sunday end Monday,