Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-10-26
TEXAS CONVERSATIONS
Culled and Carefully Arranged from Tho Latest
Dslies Of the State.
A MIRROR OF RECENT OCCURRENCES.


treat from Dalton, Ga. The ball en-
tered just above the right eye and
lodged in his right jaw, and since the
wound healed has never palned him
until recently, when a physician ex-
amincd it, which resulted in the ply
sician extracting it from the place
where it had been nineteen years.
The ball weighs 457 grains aud has its
original shape.
The colored people have been work
ing quietly for some time to build an
orphan home for colored children.
A session OF the orphans home asso-
citation was held at Corsicaua recently
A board of directors and officers were
elected and a travelling agent placed
in the field. They will locate the
home in Navarro county
Mr.. c. j. Dumstrom in Bee county
has found wild tobacco growing on
his ranch which for delicacy of per-
fume and strength is not surpassed
by the real Havana article. The
leaves are small, but this can be i'm
proved by cultivation.
At Houston Jesse Douglas, a negro,
has been arrested and jailed and
among other things found on his per-
son was u conjure bag containing
broken dime. rabbits foot, piece
Of human bone, broken glass and
other trinkets.
Charles Graham, colored, was con-
victed of stealing household goods
and number of chickens from
another negro, and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary by the dis
trict court at Boston, Bowie county, a
few days ago.
The September report of Superin-
tendedt Whatley Of the penitentiaries
shows the following movement of con-
victs; On hand, 1920; received since,
56; recaptured, 6; total, 1882. Dis
charged, died, ETC., 11S. On hand
Oct. l, 3763.
City Marshall Yelvin, the two An
dersons and Policemen English and
Lutterel, all of Greenville, charged
with numbering young Doggett some
time ago, have been granted bail in
the sum OF $4,000 each.
At Springs, Harris county, fires
from passing trains have done much
damage, burning all the grass and in
many cases crops fences and other
property. The loss reaches into the
thousands of dollars.
For three days recently fire ragged
in the woods near Huntsville. Fences
and crops have been destroyed as well
as timber. Two farm houses were
also reported burned. The loss is
heavy.
James Ethridge, who lived at Gar
land in Dallas county, went to Dallas
city recently, got full of whisky,
showed his money and was later in
the night murdered and robbed No
clew.
Master Tollie and Ben Corder,
aged respectively and 10 years, sons
OF j. G. Corder, who lives near
Georgetown, picked over 100 pounds
OF cotton apiece in one day recently.
The 1882 convicts of the state are
located as follows: On contract
farms, 97l; share farms, 25S; Harlem
state farm, 1872; on railroads, 49, al
Huntsville, 1884; at Rusk, 113.
The residence of Frank Boyd, who
lives twelve miles from Weatherford,
was entered by burglars recently.
They secured some 1875 cash. The
family was in the field at work.
NNLiIo Ca11a noor ,ai,,a,,, $780,. I
ing the streets at Paris a few days age
burglars entered the rear of Lewis &
Conway's store and tapped the safe tc
the amount of $3.50. No clew.
Miss Elsie Pagel, who was so badly
burned at San Antonio few days age
by the explosion of a gasoline stove
had both her hands amputated. Thi;
was necessary to save her life.
At Hitchcock, Galveston county
recently, Ed Dinney cut Mike Ring
Justice McComb sent Ring to the hos
pital and Dinney to Jail to await de-
velopment of Rings condition.
Bertha Stern has sued Fred Erich
son, deputy marshal of Houston, fol
$1100 damages. He entered her room
without warrant, under her protest
disturbing her while sick.
A Miss Duncan and a Mr.. Stock
man, on their way to the strip, wer,
recently married on horseback a
Seymour, Baylor county, by the Rev
X. p. Henson.
The immense pine forests sixteel
miles north OF Hampstead are reported
on fire. 1t is estimated that fift.
miles of timber at least will be de
stroyed.
All the cases on the docket OF tn,
federal court at Graham having beef