Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-11-18
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

ty, burned few days ago.
The Mexican Guadalupe Guerra, who
was hit on the head with rock by Jim
Austin, died from his injuries.
The new chemical fire engine ordered
by the city council of Denson has ar
rived and is now ready for use.
Dick -nsall, charged with cattle theft,
was sent to the penitentiary for two
years, the other day from Boerne, Ken
dali county.
A new pest Office called Howard has
been established in the White League
settlement, twelves miles west of rnnis,
Ellis county.
Patrick Rose son of P. Fl. Rose of
Del Rio, Uvaldo county, was accident
ally shot several mornings ago while
out hunting.
The residence CT Tom Rogers at En-
mis-, Ellis county, was burned recently
from explosion of lamp. Total loss OF
contents. No insurance
Sam Burns, an employee of the cot
ton mills at Dallas, had two fingers
torn off by having them caught in the
machinery few evenings ago.
The King block at Belcher, Montague
county, was destroyed by fire few
nights ago and was a total loss. The
stock of Mrs. T. X. Hurley was entirely
lost.
A little negro fell from wagon at
Kaufman, Kaufman county, few ev-
enings ago and the hind wheel passed
over his thigh and broke the leg above
the knee.
w. e. Dodge, dry goods, at Albany,
Shaokelford county, made an assign
ment recently, naming E. E. Bohannan
as assignee. Liabilities S4499 42; as
sets $500.
The number of bales of cotton re-
ceived this season in Corsicana, a few
days ago, was II 1882 a gain of 2,497
over the number received up to this
time last year,
The other morning three cottages on
Avenue Q. Galveston, occupied by DR..
j. NJ. Cline, VIM. Kothe and Allen G..
Nichols, were burned to the ground
with contents.
Several mornings ago before daylight,
unknown parties surrounded the house
of Bob Johnson, colored politician,
and fired ten or twelve shots into it.
Johnson was not hit
Ebert Rayfield, aged 10, was beaten
over the head and instantly killed in a
personal difficulty at Blackfoot, Ander-
son county, recently. John Martin, col.
ored, was lodged in Jail.
Pacheco, Mexican, was shot and
killed at Alice, Nueces county, the 9th
err night. A party was arrested on sus-
picion by Capt. Rogers Rangers and
taken to Corpus Christi.
John Jackson, general merchant at
Corn Hill, Williamson county, made an
assignment recently, c. 1. Harris trus-
tee. Preferred creditors named amount
to S6972. Assets not given.
Catarino Castro, who killed Manuel
Cavasos, a young merchant of Laredo,
Webb county, last February, was con-
victed and sent to the penitentiary for
twenty-five years, short time ago.
B. F. Word and j. ]. Hill levied a
distress warrant and the Casey-Swasey
company writ of attachment on the
saloon property of Walker Rother at
Terrell, Kaufman county, the other day.
A few mornings ago fire broke out in
the Palace drug store in Corsicana,
owned by Goodman G. Ruff, destroying
the stock. Loss on stock and fixtures
$1,000 on building $500. Fully insured.
j. A. Goliath, of the Colletto, was
killed at Victoria, Victoria county, the
other day. He was shot in the mouth.
An inquest was neld and party named
Hays was locked up by Sheriff Sullivan
Near the Cotton Belt depot in TylW
Smith county, few nights ago, Jim
King, colored, was shot at seven times.
He was not hit, but sometime after
wards he was caught, placed upon q
barrel and beaten.
John Lavender, living a few miles
from Waxahachie, had his barn burned
few nights ago. 1t contained all his
last years corn and other grain. He
carried $500 insurance on the building
and $500 on the contents.
In the district court at Corsicana,
Navarro county, several days ago, Will
Jones, colored. aged "a, was convicted
of the murder of Morris Williams, coll
ored, aged "a, and sentenced to twenty
years confinement in the penitentiary.
5. H.Owens, dealer in groceries at
Crockett, Houston county, made an as
signment recently fer preferred credit
ors H, F. Moore, as trustee. The
amount of preferred creditors is $4,000.
Balance Of liabilities and assets I'M
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