The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-28
lis vie, whom he knocked down.

A son Of Matt Bayne was shot and
seriously wounded by the accidental
discharge Of his gun while out hunting
near Aurora a few days ago. He re-
ceived tho charge in his hand and
wrist, few shot also entering his
abdomen.
The Fort Worth police force Is very
indignant over the proposed appoint
ment of q negro by the city council.
They denounce it as an Outrage. and
many declare the inteation OF handing
in their resignation as soon Us the
negro is appointed.
A shooting scrape occurred at Mem
phis few days ago between Pat Wolf
forth. sheriff, and E. Debavoniend. a
newspaper man in which tho latter
Received five dangerous wounds and is
not expected To live. WOlforth was
shot once in the breast
The Fort Worth city secretary has
issued an edict prohibiting any one
from buying or selling city scrip in his
Office. Heretofore it has been tho
habit OF scrip shavers to be present on
pay day and negotiate purchases before
the parties holding left the building.
AT Baird the county fair people arc
still at work on the exhibition grounds
especially the ace track. No expense
is being spared. Among the new
features will DO several exhibitions on
tht streets Of the practical working OF
tho American Machine company's road
grader.
While Mrs. Van Orden was return
ingfrom Terrell to her home IL law
rene, few days Ego. she was met by
a bur- no fend who attempted to
drag her from her buggy, but tho
plucky woman drew a pistol from be
pes+it-ath.a seat apd-the NEGRO tqolr 70
Officers are now looking for the
Rev. Dickens of Van Alstyne, who is
charged with criminal intimacy with
a niece whom he has mad in his house
hold for years as a member OF the
family. The affair came to light
th ough a church investigation. Rev.
Dickens is 90 years Of age.
Billy Carroll, Milcsian railroader.
Stabbed Han Schneider, a Tenton. in
he arm at San Antonio a few days
since over a dispute as to the superb
ority claimed for the Emerald Isle by
Carroll over the fatherland defended
by Schneider. The wound is painful
one, but is not considered serious.
The Santa Fe Railway company Is
being severely censured by its en-
ployes for having recently sent twenty
engines from Texas to Topeka Kan.
where they are to be repaired and
some of them to be rebuilt This
character of work has heretofore been
done by the cOmpany's shops in Texas.
A few nights ago negro was shot
and killed at Galveston by Jennie
Allen. The woman stated that sho
saw the negro in her room and fired
Al him, but missed. The negro stood
still q short time and then started to
run, when she fred again, the ball en-
ering his body just below the right
nipple.
For the past few nights strange
animal has Pnid its respect to n little
settlement three miles northeast OF
olainview. 1t is spotless white some
vhat larger than Newfoundland dog
md has begun war OF determination
lmong the poultry. Some OF the ma
ives are badly frightened over its ap-
,earance.
Z. o. EricsoE., house mover, was
atally shot at Galveston a few days
sgo by Dick Lannon. Friends of Eric
ION say that LannOn walked up to I
where crowd was sitting on the steps
If saloon, ani saying that he was
-7i''.- - tiH sope OF them because
hey ha a.. 'ly, shot Eric.
on twice III stg1
The peopl69 0G9 0. eSns are greatly I
lated over the prospects of the Texas
being extended to that
point st an ssFr,vsday. This will de-
velop the coal feld. which are sad TO
be superior to any souN--af the Indian
Territory, and will place RN-~us on a !
direct line with the iron hills anGrls,e
regions of the southeast
The subject of damming the Brazos
river above Waco to ontsdn motiVa
newer and for irrigation is being agl-
tated and meets warm endorsement
~ - ts,,I-s are hluff and the river mar
row nj the point selected, so that u
dam twenty feet high and i4o leet
long would cause the formation o. d
lake fifteen miles long Win hitee"
feet -a..-Sage depth-
Bob McGlathlin OF Marysvillo TWEEN
ty miles northwest of Gainesville, died
recently from Religions excitement.
The young man was attending camp
meeting and during the services con
Tossed religion, going into modiC
spell of shouting at the time, which he
kent M until he fell from exhaustion.
He remained in q state OF unconscious
ness until the following evening when
he died.
A difficulty occurred ST Calvert :
few days ago between Dan Fields AM
Bob Oierson, two negro drdymep re
sulting in Oderson shooting le.0i
through the body and thigh IN
trouble occurred over 4 scttlemen, u
which Oderson knocked Fields down
who. being the smaller man. remarke'
as he arose and left that he would g
and get his gun He returned In
short time and the shooting began