Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-30
TEXAS C0RD ENSATl0NSl
A MIRROR OF RECENT OCCURRENCES.


The Nichols-Bass shooting scrapo
at Auburn, Ellis county, turns out to
be u slight matter. Sheriff Meredith
and the county attorney went to the
scene OF the trouble few days since
and found Bass carrying two flesh
wounds that will not prove serious
They made careful examination OF
the facts and County Attorney Fears
conclusion is that the shooting was
done in self-defense, hence he directed
the sheriff to turn Nichols loose.
At Lampasas woman left her G.
months-old girl baby on scat on
westbound Santa Fe train asking a
gentleman to look after it minute as
she wanted to leave the train 10 speak
to her husband. She did not return.
The train pulled out. At Brentwood
someone wanted the baby, but the
gentleman replied: II would not take
$1,000 for her. 1t is very pretty and
has an abundance OF nice clothes.
A few days since at Corpus Christi
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. o. X. Fischer (the
name they gave) left a month old girl
baby with an old lady, for six weeks
paying her $50 to take care OF IL for
that time, stating that Mrs. +. was In
such delicate health that she must go
TO Dallas for treatment and could not
worry with the baby. They took
northbound train and have not been
heard from since.
Recently little child OF farmer
named Sanders, who lives near San
Angelo, threw stick OF dynamite in
a stove; an explosion followed and all
the occupants OF the room we're more
or less injured. One child had two
fingers and tumb blown of and an
other had its leg badly lacerated.
The damage to the house and furni-
ture was considerable.
Wyndham Robertson has had an ex-
aiming trial before the United States
commissioner at Dallas on the charge
OF taking out of the postotllce regis
tered letter without the consent OF the
person for whom it was intended. He
was bound over in $500 for his appear
ance at the next term Of the federal
court. He gave bond and was re-
leased.
The record was broken ON the dis
position OF divorce suit at Paris re-
Gently. Thirty minutes before final
adjournment OF court Emily Jones
: filed suit for divorce from Silas Jones.
Fifteen minutes later the divorce was
granted, and in less than fifteen min
utes more she was married to Blake
: Hooks and went her way rejoicing.
, Recently et Newlin, Hall county,
hog visited W. p. Disl's horse lot and
attacked his stallion. A terrible bat
I tie followed lasting half an hour.
\ The hog was finally knocked down,
! but not until he had cut the horse in
a number OF places. One cut on the
breast severed blood vessel and the
horse came near bleeding to death.
I Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Plaisance, who
live near Martinsville, Nacogdoches
county, are the parents OF little s.
!, year-old child which was born without
,, eyes. 1t is otherwise perfect ana
sound in health. The child can nei-
ther walk nor crawl, but lies down
$ and rolls to any point to which it is
t called.
Mr.. j. b. Martin, drummer, says
he found the following over the de-
Q livery window OF a Texas postoiice
: when you KUN for your male have
), pashuns, Know shooting around the
Post Office duren busnies Ours by Or
g der Of the post master his sine and
Il seal Chickens bot on kommission.
=. John r. Johnston surrendered him
/. self to the chief of police at Galveston,
q recently, saying that he desired to go
back to Dawson, Ga, and stand trial
for the murder of jim. Wall, on new
> years night, 1889. The officers IN
Georgia have been notified,
poor demented man, whose name
: is unknown, was taken charge OF by
= the authorities at Dallas recently. He
was attired only in pants and shoes.
J. He said he was sent by God to inspire
J. the wicked people OF Dallas with the
spirit OF righteousness.
o Two brothers, Charles and Pau
l. Alderman, were out hunting near Dial.
las few days since and near the
!, wGterworks, about two miles abovs
- the city, they found the remains OF al
l. infant in box. Nothing remained
but dust and bones.
At Argyle, Denton county, a few
days since, a l7-year-old boy nance
'' Clay Lacy narrowly escaped death BY
being struck by freight train whe'
1t trying to cross the railroad. He wa
picked up insensible. The wagon wa
NJ demolished.
A negro woman at Georgetown
II tried to buy strychnine at two drui