Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-09-14

unQef Jue lclb SnOuIuels w ulluB uuh
is in Jail.
a cablegram received at Galveston
announces the loss of the thrce-mast
schooner f. NJ. Howes, with cargo
of flour, bound for Puerto Rico. The
ship and cargo were insured for
$4,000.
The 14-year-old son Of Mr.. Wallace,
a grocery merchant at sherman, had
his hand badly chewed by a vicious
horse while he was feeding itreccntly.
1t may be necessary to amputate the
thumb.
A revised list shows the entire
prison population of Texas to be 1920.
or this number 1856 are confined in
Huntsville; 1141 are at Rusk and 1923
are employed upon railroads and
farms.
DR.. NJ. II. Oliver of Ennis, Ellis
county, dropped dead at his residence
recently of heart disease. No warm
ing whatever preceded the fatality.
lie leaves wife and four grown chill 4
dren.
Berwin Brown was struck by light
ming six miles nth of Graham,
Young county, recently, and was UNI
conscious for four hours.
b, Lang who formerly clerlted for
| r. Costa at Corsicana has been ar
rested charged with embezzlement.
Lang is out on bond.
Mrs, S. Beeson, proprietor OF the
Southern hotel at Llano, had her bu-
reau drawer broken open few days
ago and $25 stolen.
Mrs. j. j. Game of Richmond, now
in her eightieth year, fell recently
and broke her thigh. She came to
Texas when girl
At Paradise, Wise county, recently,
in a difficulty Steve Carothers was
shot. 1t is thought that he will die.
No particulars.
Editor w. G. Brann and Rev. Sam
Small had joint debate recently at
Taylor on prohibition, Brann against
and Small for,
Forty tax collectors have settled
with the comptroller for last month
up to date, which is an unusually
good showing.
A Dallas milkman was robbed Of
1885 recently. He left his wagon for
a short time, leaving his money in
the wagon.
Blooming Grove, Frost and four
others boxes in Navarro county have
adopted prohibition by thirty-six
votes.
Newton Reed was arrested and jail
ed at Dallas recently charged with
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""it is said that Texas cotton seed do
not contain IS great proportion of
oil as they did last year.
John Clark, county clerk of Cald-
well county, who took morphine a
few days ago, is dead.
One hundred and fifty Mexican cot
ton pickers have been taken to Nueoes
county from Laredo.
Calaveras, Wilson comfy, has Jug,
jar and crock factory. The ware Is
said to be excellent.
j. j. Osborne of Dallas was held up
recently and robbed of 1888 cash and
a check for $3.50.
A horse fell on little Tom Davis at
San Antonio a few days ago, severely
crushing his foot.
A buzzard with a tin can attached
was seen near Arlington, Tarrant
county, recently.
Several cars of horses were shipped
from Albany, Shackelford county a
few days since.
Farmers at Kyle, Hays county, are
buying beeves to fatten for market
next spring.
1t is estimated the corn crop of Bell
county will average forty bushels to
the acre.
Seven cars of cattle were shippel
one day recently from Gonzales to
Chicago.
The corn crop surrounding Ysleta,
Ell Paso county, is reported as very
good.
There are 145 cases set for trial a.
the next term OF the federal court a.
Paris.
Twenty-Five negroes have been in
dicted at Huntsville for shooting
craps.
Corpus Christi sulphur water is be-
ing shipped abroad in large quantities
Horses are being driven from Ma.
son county to the Indian Territory.
Rockportites are eating Spanish
mackerel, june fish and oysters.