The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-20
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
sailor Nysteriously Disappeared In
Nidocean.
CITY COUNCIL AND THE NEW DEPOT.
Aldermen VIII Consider Granting Right
ofWay for Tracks-Criminai Court.
Personal Notes.

Galveston. January 1.-THE steamship
Nhutsiord. Captain Tulloch. which ar
rived toeay from Cardiff. reports the luss
Of a man In a rather mysterious manner.
Tho knu,sford sailed from Cardiff De-
ctmoer 10. While IN miiocean, January
>. one NJ the fireman, George Ramsey.
complained of being III and retired to his
bunk. but refused TO take any medicine
or allow anything to be done for him. AT
s;N on the following morning, when 1t
was time for him TO go on watch, he was
called. but did not answer. A search was
Instituted, but he could nowhere be found
and nothing has ever been seen Of him
s'nce' Il Is supposed that during the night
he committed suicide by jumping over
rosrd.
SAILORS MISSING.
Captain Malgraf o, the British bark
Cusmo was as mad as a wet hen today.
Ills vessel had cleared and was ready to
sail. but when the hour arrived the crew
was missing. He had engaged number
Of sailors who promised to be on hand
when wanted, but not one Of them
showed up and she bark is still await
Ing their coming.
UNION DEPOT MATTER.
The city courcil will meet In regular
session tomorrow afternoon and viii prob
ahy ut that time definitely decide the
question of granting the right Of way
over streets leading to the proposed new
Union depot asked for by the Santa Fe
railroad. The ordinance committee, 10
which the matter was referred with in
siructlons to report to the next meeting
Of tho council does not appear TO have
come to any definite decision in regard
TO the matter from what can be gath
cred from the members. except that IL the
privilege can be extended to one railroad
1t vii! be granted to ali.
The Santa Fe people asked for an ex-
elusive franchise. bu: II IL believed they
VIII be- satisfied not TO Insist upon that
/, the action o. the council tomorrow
evening is satisfactory II is expected that
work on the new Union depot will her.n
az once and be pushed with all possible
dispatch IN order 30 nave the new build
ing completed and ready for occupancy
hy June, next, when the present station
must be abandoned according to notice
already given.
CRIMINAL COURT.
This week promises to be an INTEREST," ~
one In the criminal district court. as there
arc several important felony cases set tor
hearing. The case of Judge J. a. Muse
Of Texas city, indicted for murder. is set
for hearing tomorrow morning and $50
seHreHlen nave been summoned TO be on
haui at 10 o'clock.
The case Of a. Il. Larson, charged with
nlurner Is also set for tomorrow
The case OF Harry Moore charged with
criminal assault on Alice Kcrr, Is SCI for
next week. Moore. on Il preliminary hear
Ing. was renanded to Jail without benefit
OF bail The case has excited ii good deal
Of interest.
THE SUSIE" CASE.
The case OF the city of Galveston vs..
the Galveston and Western Railroad COM
pany, 10 compel the defendant company
to remove It's tracks from avenue y and
Ninth street. in accordance with a resol.-
uon adopted By the late city council, de-
claring the charter Of the company to be
forfeited, has been set for hearing in the
civil district court OF Harris county.
February ,, ana 1t Is understood that the
case VIII be tired At that time.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Mr.. George NJ Courts left this morning
for Il ten days visit to Mexico.
The Galveston county populists will have
mass meeting az Burnett's hall. on Post
office street tomorrow evening.
The Shakespeare reading circle viii give
a musical and dramatic entertainment at
Cathedral hall Tuesday evening.
Interest IN the PaderewsN recital at
Houston IS increasing mere and there is
now no doubt that Galveston win be
represented by strong delegation when
the affair Is pulled OF.
Galveston Is considerably stirred up
over the sewerage question and It is ex-
pected the city council VIII take some
steps In the matter OF providing "A better
sewerage system at its next meeting.
Tho Lolita Rosenberg Home FOR Women.
recently completed VIII be formally
opened on Wednesday next. when adj
dresses will be delivered by Major NJ. f..
Mott and Mr.. Charles Fowler the latter
turning over tho keys to the board of
lady managers.
Exports through the port of Galveston
for the week ending yesterday were; +357s
bales cotton, 100 sacks -four. 500 sacks
Cottonseed cake. 26.aA sacks cottonseed
meal $50 sacks wool 1861 barrels cotton
seed oil. 1923 packages merchandise. $50 50G
bushels corn, 10 sacks live plants, $50 bales
hides. 200 hs les istle, l59 boxes dried
fruits and | barrel pecans. Total value.
N!0223; total weight. is,56.31.