San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-08-26
given two years in the peni;entiary for

Policeman James E Fem. OF Hous
ton was hanged on the 18th instant il
the above city.
John Dandy colored boy ) year
OF age attempted suicide recently "a
San Antonio % shooting himsel
through the booy.
The promoters OF the Concho Vallel
Fair Association are sparing neithel
expense nor trouble TO make the OK
position Il success.
Mr.. Melton section foreman OF th,
Texas and Pacific railroad at Spring
dale, was run over by freight TRAN
recently ana killed
Harry SALES, a Santa Fe brakeman
was shot and dangerously wounded oy
a negro tramp at Cameron recently
The tramp escaped.
The steel gang on the East Lin,
railroad are rapidly putting down new
steel rails on that road between
GreenviIIe and jefferson.
The little daughter OF Mr.. Ton
Vaughn was killed at Denton a few
days since by porch falling and som,
OF the timbers striking it.
Mrs. John Koenning. an elderi,
German lady OF jackson county sui
clded few days since by taking ;
pound or more of London purple.
William Watson. u years old an,
unmarried, suicided al San Antoni,
recently by taking morphine. IL
was Respondent ove- unreduiled love.
For some unknown cause vii Dc.
Almond recently committed suicidt
near Blossom by shooting himself
Just above the LEFT nipple with pistol.
! Joe Boone. charged with the muir.
der OF Jesus Lopez. a MexicaG. Wa.
recently admitted to bail in the sun
OF $1,000 by Wharton county authori.
ties.
Connie Carne5 was seriously if no,
fatally stabbed At san Antonio recent
ly by MS cousin. Dow Carnes. The
difficulty originated over money mat
ters-
George W, Paterson has brought
suit against the city OF Austin for
$4,000 personal damages, resulting
from faulty bridge neglected Dy the
city.
George Williams, 4 Beaumont boot
black. while stealing u ride on a
freight train fell from the trucks noa,
Liberty, recently. and was ground 10
4 pulp.
Alex Terrell, a farmer living near
Plano. was kicked in the mead by a
mule few days since His skull was
crushed, bat there is hopes OF his re
covery.
Lindsay Ellis, colored. OF kaufman.
who was convicted of murder and
sentenced to hang Aug. y. has had
his sentence commuLed to life i'm
prisonment
Upon receipt of a telegram from
Constable Greer OF Navasota, recently.
Peter Meggs, colored was jailed by
the city marshal OF Hampstead upon
the charge OF murder
R. l. johnson, a young married
man. attempted suicide at Bryan re-
Gently by shooting himself through
the mead. Idleness and debt are be-
lieved to De the cause.
Julia Micheaux. charged with mat
ricide, upon examining trial at Pales-
tine was granted bail in the sum OF
$500, her father and sister swearing
the killing was accidental
Officer Tom Rice OF the Dallas po-
lice force captured a young alligator
in mis- stable few days since. How
it came there is a mystery as the
stable is long way from wates
Hundreds OF cattle are dying Of fe-
vec in Greer county along the route
travelled by heards brought from the
lower part OF the state and an effort
viii be made to change the quarantine
line
The old frame building occupied by
the Cumberland PresoyJerians OF Paris
for more than thirty years has been
torn down anu they are nov occunyiug
i magnificent brick edifce when cost
$50, 900.
Navarro county viii mold Il fair this
fall previous to the Dallas fair ana
viii send It's exhibits TO Dallas to he
properly arranged after which II
will re forwarded 10 the Chicago ex-
position.
the remains OF u Chinaman sup
posed TO be those OF An Moon. form
erly a resident of Calvert were found
near that city few days ago with a
broken neck and in horribly bruised
condition. No clew.
\ lew days since ut 1870 o'clock in
the afternoon 4 sneak thief al Bren-
ham entered the residence OF WASH
ington cOuntys prosecuting attorney
ana appropriated TO his own use 81. 30
all there was in sight
The second session OF the consta-
Dle's association OF Texas, held at
Waco. changed the date OF their an
nual meeting to the second Monday
in January OF each year Austin was
selected Is the nest place Of meeting.
j. T. Aarons and J. II. Hand, con
victed in the United States court al
Dallas last June OF making and pass
ing counterfeit money. were taken TO
the government penitentiary at De
troit Mich, 4 few days ago. TO serve
Il sentence Of three years each.
The body OF 4 dead man was recent
ly found IN the pasture OF Sam Samp-
son. colored, about twenty miles south
OF Navasoto From letters found upon
the body of the deco-nposed cornse
the remains are supposed to be tnosc
OF Albert Anderson OF Louisiana.
A few months ago as the ex-Cou-
federajes were returning from New
Orleans 10 their homes d negro
snatcned the hat OF an old veteran a.
Hampstead and made his escape. He
stood trial few days since and got
three years in the pen. \ majority Of
the Jury were in favor of giving him
seven years. bat compromised on
three