San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-12-08
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Der OF years. Mr.. Lewis was making
fire when the negro came into the
room with a grubbing hoe and struck
him first in the back, inaicting q bad
wound, and repeated his blows with
the hoe upon the thigh, breaking IL
in several places. before anyone could
stop the attack. 1t is supposed the
negro had become demented.
Joseph Emanuel, colored. of Gal
weston, upon opening his door one
morning recently found a package
wrapped in several old grain sacks.
which, upon being opened. was found
to contain healthy 3-weeks-Old col
ored female infaut Emanuel is a
married man and says he knows moth
ing Of the infant. He Is having it
cared for while the police are looking
for the parties who abandoned IT,
The following have been sentenced
to the penitentiary at Brooklyn. n.
Y, by Judge Bryant at Paris, for ped
ding whisky in the Indian Territory:
Dan Saunders, John Reagan and John
Wells. The latter's punishment was
/ assessed at one year and one day in
the penitentisry and $50 fine; the 9th
ers were fined $1,000 each and as
sessed one year and one day in the
penitentiary.
Recently, at ROckdale, Milan coun-
ty, at night, an unknown man entered
the house of a gentleman who was
from home and in the dark, at the end
OF pistol. outraged the gentleman's
wife and fed. The lady would know
the party only by his voice. Sheriff
Bicket, with his deputies and the city
marshal, are working on the case.
The public feeling is intense and lib
eral rewards are offered for the party.
Miss Charlie Field, car accountant
Of the Texas Central, has rendered
her resignation to General Manager
Charles Hamilton, at Waco, to take
effect on December /. Miss Field re-
signs because her mother. who resides
in ST. Louis, urges her TO come back
home. and says she cannot dispense
with her society. Miss Field is the
only lady car accountant in the world.
A marriage took place in the Jail at
Georgetown a few days since. LOrena
Rolly came In about twenty miles to
become the bride OF VIII Hamblin, a
prisoner Rev Johnston tied the knot.
The bride was accompanied by the
father of the groom. The parties are
all colored. The bride departed for
her home after the ceremony, and
Hamblin remains in jail.
At a recent display OF fireworks at
Luling a rocket struck Mrs. d. G.
Muenscer. who was standing on the
gallery OF her residence. The wooden
staff of the rocket entered her thigh
about two inches. Her clothing was
set on fire, but instantly extinguished
by bystanders. The wound was
dressed, and is not dangerous.
W. T. Parker OF Grimes county.
leaving wife and four children. re-
gently eloped with Miss Florence
Smith, the neighborhood school
teacher who boarded at his house
They went to Illinois. He carried a
large sum of money with him. He
eft a large plantation. His wife is
Frustrated with grief
In the federal court at San Antonio
recently Pedro Rodriguez, one of the
participants in the Cara revolution
airy movement, was tried for violation
Of the Cuited States neutrality law.
He was found guilty and sentenced to
eighteen months Imprisonment in the
Kings county penitentiary at Brock
lyn. n. Y.
Hog killing has been general in
Lavaca county. the past few days
On account of The high price eff bacon
there has been a big demand for hogs.
The mast was unusually fine, and in
the lower part Of the county, which
is timbered and not much settled. fine
hogs can be killed of the range.
A nonresident taxpayer of Austin.
who lives outside OF the state, is pre-
pairing to test the legality of the dam
bond issue before the federal courts.
This is virtually a renewal of the fight
which came to a disastrous issue for
the opponents of the bonds in the
state courts
Mr.. Frank Hamilton of Austin re-
ceived a telegram announcing the
death Of his uncle, Morgan c. Hamil-
ton. formerly United States senator
from Texas His death occurred in
California. and his remains will be
shipped and buried at Austin.
The large retail clothing house of
R. C. Lightbody at FL Paso was broken
into a few nights since and the safe
blown open Money, clothing and
other valuables to the amount of $500
we're taken. There is no clew to the
thieves.
The result of the match hunt be-
tween parties at Lovelady. Houston
county. recently, was: Deer 8. wild
turkeys 4, mallard ducks II. quail lis,
doves SO. hawks AZ, squirrels 800.
eoons 1. opossums 20, owls 16, larks
1871.
Three negro convicts Overpowered
their guard and escaped recently in
Limestone county. They were pur-
sued with dogs. One was overtaken,
and. refusing to surrender, was killed.
The other two are still at large.
At Dallas, Glen Long and Lee Re-
cord. colored, are in trouble Record
became too familiar with Long wife
When they met BNeeEd proceeded to
shoot Long three times in the should
er. Long escaped.
Two men we're arrested at Piano,
Collin county, few days ago, charged
with working a three-card monte
game. They were taken to Fort
Worth. When arrested $500 vas
found on them.
At Longview recently while George
Little, aged IS years, was riding on
box cars handled in the yard no fell
to the rails and was horribly mangled
IN the lower parts, dying in thirty
minutes
Walnut Springs, Bosque county,
recently one Of the twin children Of
Mrs J. F. Morris was severely burned
by its clothes catching on fire from
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