San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-10-06

and Galveston dealers.
At Texsrkans the negro barber, A.
B. Buckingham, and the white woman,
Mrs. Ralston, who were arrested re-
Gently on charge of living together
as husband and wife, were arraigned
before the mayor. The negro pleaded
guilty TO the charge and was assessed
the maximum punishment, a fine Of
e25, in default of the payment oil
which he was put to work on the
chain gang. The woman was let of
on a promise that she would leave
town.
At Waco, recently, policemen found
lying on the ground moaning with
pain pretty girl apparently about 16
years old, pronounced blonde, neatly
dressed. She gave her name as Jen-
nte Fuller and stated that she had
been working in hotels and boarding
houses. 81 am sick, out of work, out
of friends and have no place TO go. -
she said sobbingly. She was pro-
vided for.
Justice Gregory of Columbus re-
Gently married a runaway couple from
Waelder, both by the name of Hill.
Subsequently he received a telegram
from the indignant father OF the bride
asking by what authority he joined
the pair. The justice and county
clerk answered the message by saying
that they acted by the authority of
$4,000 voters and a commission from
Governor HOgg.
James Keiffer of TongauOrie, Kan,
died on the south bound Missouri,
Kansas and Texas train recently be
tween Alvarado and HiIlsbOro. He
was accompanied by his wife, on their
way to San Antonio. hoping to cure
consumption, which had fastened upon
him. The Knights of Pythias of Hills
boro took charge of the body, en-
balmed it and shipped it to his home.
Prof Beard, the superintendent of
public schools of Robertson county,
was murdered while sleeping beside
his wife at night recently. He was
Drained with an ak. His wife, awak-
ened by the blow, sDrang uD and saw
the murCerer escape through the win
dow. An ex-convict, against whom
the professor testified, is suspected.
Mr.. Harry Spott, yardmaster at
Glidden attempted to board a freight
train at Weimer recently, when he
sllppled, falling under the train and
the same passing over him, almost
instant death ensued. His skull was
crushed and brains lay in heap on
the track, while his arms and legs
were fearfully lacerated.
The comptroller states that about
s154, 900 has accumulated since the
school fund has been held up for in
vestment in penitentiary farms, and
that as soon as the school board takes
action in the matter notice viii be
given OF readiness to again make in
vestmeuts in county bonds.
Gov. Hogg is worked up because
the attorney general has pronounced
unconstitutional the law authorizing
the purchase of farms by the peniten-
tiary board out of the permanent
school fund. The governor proposes
to carry the matter to the supreme
court
At Carthage, Andy Standifer.
charged with passing counterfeit
money, waived examination and gave
bond for his appearance. The spu-
rious coin was a fac smile of the
American dollar. except it did not
have the silver sound to it.
At Corley, Bowie county, recently
Albert Hill. negro, was called to his
door about II o'clock at night and
shot down by unknown parties. He
was liked by almost everyone. The
sheriff arrested and jailed a negro,
Steve Faust, as suspect.
John Kelly, a somnambulist, fell
from the second story of hotel at
Irion county, thirty miles
from San Angelo, recently, breaking
his arm and leg in two places. His
condition is very critical and his re-
covery doubtful.
On opening an express package at
Trinity which was supposed to con-
tain $500 IN currency, the agent found
that a clever ruse had been played.
The package when opened contained
but lot of brown paper and
q copper cent
A few days since. at Paris. D. II.
Howard. a white man. met with
painful accident at the oil mill. He
was running press when a lever sud
denly flew out of place and struck him
on the chin. cutting cash about three
inches long.
An effort is being made to have
Nueces, San Patricio and Arkansas
counties combine and send an exhibit
to the State Fair at Dallas. 1t is
probable that the Attwater collection
Of coast products now at Rockport will
be sent.
At Brennan a few evenings since
Sam Sloan, a lO-year-old negro boy.
crawled under a freight train stand
ing on a crossing The train started,
his legs, cutting the calves
of both and breaking the right leg.
Tho cotton picking record of this
section has been smashed by Miss
Alice Malone. the l7-year-old daugh
ter of William Malone. who picked
1863 pounds of cotton one day recently
at Garland, Dallas county.
About o'clock one morning re-
Gently Mr.. Mat Coffee either fell or in
mis- sleep walked out of the second
story of his place on the wharf at
and sustained serious if not
iatal internal injuries
The Terrell iron works that were
burned some time since are being re
built. !