The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-11-06

ne infant cnuu Of heF. d T.
Amos, living three miles south OF
Aubrey, fell into the fire a few even
ings ago and was badly burned from
the effects OF which it died.
The situation in the Corpus Christi
and South American railway mattes
romans unchanged. The men VINO
recently took forcible possession Of
the property still hold the fort
A committee has been appointed at
Bryan TO hunt up a court house, the
plans snd general structure of which
would he suitable model for the pro
posed court house OF Brazos county
Ernest Rochs, while delirious from
typhoid fever, jumped from 4 window
OF the Maverick hotel at san Antonio,
recently, and landed on his head. He
died few hours later from his in
iuries.
While returning from schooI at
DaingerGcld, recently. Tommy COMFY
and Johnny Jones two ll-year-old
boys, fell out and the former was
badly cGt with a knife in the hands Of
the latter.
The Fort Worth council has been
engage I in cutting down official sula-
RIGS and wipins out all superauous
Offices. This procedure hns reduced
the expenses of the city about SlfO0
Der month.
And rson Keopf, farmer living
near Mooreville, Falls couaty. hanged
himself in his barn a fe@ days age
He left a note stating that bad health
and financial troubles prompted him
I to the decd.
/ The citizens Of Waxahachie are
Thoroughly aroused on the water
question and active steps are being
taken 10 secure an adequate supply.
The general expression is in favor o.
artesi3n wells.
W. /. Hill IA young attorney o
/ Huntsville, had his shoulder broken d
few days ago and was otherwise badly
cpt and bruised by his horse throwing
him over barbcd wire fence and fall
ing on top OF him.
An alteration took place at Long
view Recently between Joe Meyers and
Clay Burrows, both colored, in which
/ the former plunged long-bladed knife
into the shoulder and back OF the lat
ter =s-iously wounding him.
The continued dry weather has be
come matter OF serious moment tt
the fai ners of Wichita county. On
many arms not furrow has been run
in pre- 5aration for a wheat crop, the
| grouua ocing as hard as a stone.
! W. Il. Newton got his foot caught
! in Il firg of the railroad at the Bon
ham round-house, recently, while
coupling cars, and as a consequence
had his foot and leg so badly crushed
that mputation was necessary
Ii is now definitely understood from
the managers of the cotton compress
recently burned at Greenville that the
press will be rebuilt as soon as the in.
81. JiiIc5 + iilJII5I5IlI ana INC IHOu5y re
ceived from the insurance companies.
The same old tragedy of the Cir
and the kerosene can was re-enacted
at Liberty. recently. The victim was
the daughter OF james Albrough, col.
ored. and was. as usual. endeavoring
to start fire by this uncertain pro
cess.
Epimenio Ramirez and Victoria
Velascias OF San Antonio, rivals for
the heart of fair sonorita, met few
nights ago and engaged in a desperate
duel with knives. which resulted in
wounds which may prove fatal to
both.
The scarcity of water at Bonhpm ia
becoming serious The oil mill has
been compelled TO shut down on &C
count of the drying up Of the railroad
pool. AMI unless it rains soon other
factories will be compelled to do like
wise
By the comptroller's report, which
| is now being prepared, some ninety
cities how up an aggregate of So
26S. o bonded Indebtedness, which is
more IAN double the state deb, and
prob, ~ equals both state and county
debrs
\ .crman woman. living near
Piaat sville. was taken III few day.
ago h what was thought to be a
sore throat. The examination of a
physician revealed the presence OF
sorrow worms and she died in great
agony.
E!dcr Todd of the African church at
San .sntonio has been arrested on an
lndi, ,lnent charging him with perjury
in Ia, ng sworn that a girl was OF
loga, ge to marry when he went to
yet Il license authorizing him to per-
form ne ceremony.
Ga: los Clark OF Dcnison has be-
come .-sane, as u result Of injuries
receiv, d in the wrecking OF an engine
he ,+as firing and under which his
fsthe, the engineer was roasted
alive. The unfortunate Young he's
been sent to the asylum.
In Il gin accident at Ahllican, &c
cent? Baxter Cunningham was liter
auy torn to pieces. Both legs We're
brok,s above the ankle. his feet torn
Of, cle thigh. both arms and neci,
orck-a Several small bones were
pick up in the gin yard
Pin Hill of Marshall has been