The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-16

The heavy rains for ire past Few
days have washed away tho railroad
bridge over fease river. near Vernon.
A temporary structure has been ar
ranged so as to transfer the mail and
passengers.
Professors McGee md Hill. Of the
geological party are now at san An
tonic and say they have completed
notes OF West Texas necessary for the
trip they will make over the country
next spring.
Al a recent meeting OF the Denlson
council an ordinance was passed pro-
viding for the issuance OF $50, 900
thirty-year ) per cent. school bonds
and $50, Ooo thirty year per cent
street bonds.
In shooting at squirrel, near Deni-
son, recently, mau named Cooper
came near perforating a picnic party.
which was unseen by him. Several
people were struck. but no serious
damage was done.
While Allen Matthews. boy living
It; Talpa, a small station on the Santa
Fe near San Angelo. was driving his
mothers calves to be branded. few
days ago, his horse stumbled and fell
on him with fatal results.
The surveying party headed By Mr..
HOPKINS, which has for the past two
months been engaged in running
line OF railroad through eastern Texae,
the terminus of which is Sabine Pass,
has just finished its labors-
Major Echols. living twelve miles
from Boerne, was shot and mortally
wounded. few days ago, by James C
Scaggs. The cause of the tragedy was
a FINAL meeting and quarrel which had
been brewing for two years over a
line fence.
a fatal accident occurred a few days
ago near Rockdale TO H. T. Bush, an
CID II rr,5l.,ssEI=;:= rETTT:I=u g
,tscs dEiving after dark in wagon
VIXEN he in some way fell out and the
wheels passed over his head and
neck, killing him.
The executive committee on exhibits
met recently at Greenville and per
fected arrangements for closing up the
exhibit for the Dallas fair. Hunt
county has set her heart upon a valu-
abs prize ais season and will be at
the f2:e early.
Having yelled the beacon light of
hope and stranded his soul ON the des-
olate shores OF despair by excessive
indulgence in strong drink. J. F.
Witherspoon OF Kingston. recently
took the morphine route for a more
congenial cline.
A serious shooting ARRAY recently
occurred ABOUT five miles from Elgin
between 6. B. Fowler and a renter
named Wright. The latter shot Fowler
three times and beat him over the
head with a six-shooter from which
injuries he is not expected to recover.
Ambrosia Herrano Mexican was
killed a. a dame in the suburbs Of
Beeville a few days ago. Bill Nobler
and two other negroes had been eject
ed from tie room, whereupon they free
shots into the wall OF the building. one
shot going through a window and
killing Herreno.
Willie, the l4-year-old son of G. NJ.
Bowie. happened 10 very serious ac-
cident at Weatherford few days ago
while playing with some gunpowder
He dug hole, in which he put the
powder, and set light to it when It
exploded, knocking him down and
badly burning his face and hands. A
large piece of glass was blown into
his side. tearing an ugly hole.
The colored people OF Paris have
held an indignation meeting at which
they got up on their hind feet and
raised a vigorous howl because of the
real or imaginary wrongs which they
have been subjected TO by the post
master Of that city. 1t is said that
many OF them have been going to the
postofiice ever since the war aud the
letters they expected have not yet
been delivered.
Charles Magee. the l5-year-old son
of Engineer Magee living at Denison.
was severely injured. a few days ago,
bv the explosion of a dynamite car
fridge. The lad was out in the street
playing with companions when the
cartridge was placed on II stone and
he struck It with heavy piece of iron.
His right arm and right thigh were
badly mutilated by the explosion
which followed
An unknown assassin. few nights
ago. attempted the life of j. b. Shaw.
a we'll known dairyman. living nea:
TYLER. The would-be murderer used
a shotgun loaded with buck
shot and fred both barrels
into the house, aiming directly at
the bed in which Shaw was sleeping.
\ number of shot struck the mattress
wouuding Shaw in the toe, and would
have struck him in the head but for
the fact that becoming restless he ro-
versed his position during the night
snd was s.sepIng with his head toward
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