The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-12
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The other mornlaz q gentleman
from the country vent 10 Belton. hav-
Jog some turkeys 10 bis wagon.
shortly after he drove upon The court
hodse square one OF the turkeys get
loose. hoped cut Of the wagon aad
started across the square toward the
opera house. Ths maa aud his dog
started after Il full tilt The rs55
was q pretty one. BY the time the
turkey got 70 tho opera house Il was
doing IL best hall running and half
aylng. The ir0ut Of the lower story
OF the opera house is allied with dno
large plate glass windows, and whoa
the turkey arrived a. these Il did not
notice the obstruction nor stop for Il,
but went through Il ~ Il Il we're not
there. Il broke a large holo In the
window, but did nos impede tho
progress Of the turkey. Il lost few
!saihert. but when captured Gid not
teen 20 be otherslse lalured.
Al Lullng recently J. A. Prior. man
ager O; q dairy farm, aud John Cul-
berson had a shooting bee on the
streets. Several shots we're fred BY
both sides. The negro fell mortally
wounded In the side. the bail lodging
10 the spine. Mr.. Prior received .
severe wound Ia the leit wrist. the
ball passing clear through aud max
iug : sllghi fash wound In his side.
Two bystanders we're also hii with
stray bullets. one q Mexican. havlug
] his collarbone broken. and The other
q negro. being shot Ia the arn- No
ono was dangerously hart except the
negro, John Culberson. whose rccov-
leFy is regarded a. inpossible.
The report Of The retiring mayor Of
Austin. covering a period Of siK years.
shows an Increase Of 74i0 Ia popnla-
tIon and g, 29i. 95s IN assessed values.
with sll0, 600 cash Ia the city trsas1
ury aad no coating debt The bonded
debt, ls ir fact "a Investment yielding
large revenue. The water and hsh4 !
! system Tor ehieh the bonds we're ~
susa yielded 1900 last quarter and
when the entire city Il covered, the
income win bo 5000 per quarter
TIE estimate Of receipts from th4
water and light plaat for the snsulnf
year ls t97,5i7. aud revenues Iron
eli sources for the year estimated I'll,
cash on hsnd a. tis9.CsS.
News reached Del BIO recontly tha
4 uhlts man had been found dead
The cave Two miles vest Of Devil
river. on the Juno road. Justlc
/. Gudea went out Immediately 10 hoi
p An laauest on the body. accompanle
/, by sheriff Jones. They found q ma
lyinR 10 the cave. not dead. bat IN
starved and exhausted condlilof
whom they carried 70 town, and ate
he was warned and fed became
right again. The man gave his nau
as Nike Flyun being simply trans
). Who had become starved aud 50
oumbed 70 the cold.
, DE-. J. b. COoksey Of CoTsieana b
q relic Of the battle Of San Jacint
, f Is q walking stick gun capturi
from sants Ana Il was The propori'
Of Gen. sam Houston, who gave
70 DR.. Randlo. his family physiclau
Dr.. RAndls was an uncle OF Or. Cook
70, ssy, who became the owner OF th'
re- xun by his uncle leaving Il 10 him .
4. bis death. The gun can hs used IS
L walking cane and Il shoots well. Or
" Cooksey having killed two deer viii
Il not l0as since.
. Stephen samohyl, a Bohemian, llv
5" log six miles south Of town, went :
ng TAYLOR, Williamson county, . few day
is ago and upon the charge Of drunken
In ness, together with = complaint DIE
.e. bv his vile ior deserilon and abusl
an be was locked up. Oae morning sa,
4 seouently he committed suicide 3
a hanging himself ln jail, attaching
~ wire from the cot 10 which he slopl
lls The iron bars whlch encompassed hln
u The depot agent a. rhorudsle. va
~ Hanson county, was held up and rol
ug bed Of somothiog over 500 ths oth'
pie night After the robbers leit
he aroutsd the town, but as he had
AT ldea whst direction The robbers too
ar aud no blood hounds Al hand =
=. robbers escaped.
.he Al Groenvule. the other night
M ncgress, Hannah Miller. vas killed
the discharge Of q pistol 1.-The han
~ OF Ben Poarco, q Negro Pear
INT claims that he. vas taking OF bis g
a. 20 Jay Il aside aud Il was dlsehare'
accidentally. Others prsseni corro
crUe hs tEatgmank