The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

A wreck occurred the other evening
on the international and Great North
ern tap. one mile from Georgetown.
Sol Gainor, brakeman, was killed;
Fred Gree. passenger, fatally injured
Fritz ilnmen, passenger, leg broken.
Several others were slightly bruised.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rail. The passenger coach left the
track and turned over. The rails were
torn up for a hundred yards.
At BRENNAN one afternoon recently
Elan Howard. colorcd. went into the
building on the corner OF Sandy and
West streets, In which Is the cold si0r-
age room Of beer agency, and dis
covered his employer. Mr., +. Kreniz.
lin. hanging by the neck 10 ladder
leaning against the wall, cold In death.
He left a note saying he was tired OF
life.
The total acres Of land assessed In
1895, 1888. 965. il7, against 1894. 1884,.
500, 100. Valuation OF lands In 1895,
tii2.3ii, 5S5; valuation OF lands ir
1894, tilG, 269,6il. Town lots valua.
ton 1895, 1856, sl5. SIS; towns lot,
valuation 1894, sls3. sos. sol. The
valuation Of realty, in 1895, $500, i27, 4.
1873, valuation Of realty in 1894, 1899,
$685.
At Van Alstyne, Grayson county, re
Gently VIII Carroll put his hand In hi,
pocket 10 get some candy. and put
something in his mouth that he thought
was candy, when II exploded. painfully
wounding him about the face and
mouth. Tho candy proved TO be 4
torpedo that had been placed In hi,
pocket by some Of the boys.
While playing around a froplac,
during the absence Of her parents on
the day after Christmas little Mary,
4-year-old daughter Of Rev. and Mrs
Il. W. Rhodes, living nea. Granger
Williamson county. fell into the FIRE
and was so horribly burned before IN,
could be rescued by her brother thai
she died soon aiterward.
At Big Springs, Howard county, Al
June Smith got out OF bed the other
morning his pistol fell to the floor ant
was discharged. The ball entered the
leg In the hollow OF the knee and
plowed It's way up the limb. coming
out not far from the hip Joint a very
painful but not dangerous wound
The arrest Of Mai. whailey, uperin
tendent OF the penitentiaries, on 1
charge preferred by a party In For
Bend county. caused much Indignation
among the majors many friends al
Austin, who look on the charge as IN,
result Of prejudice growing out Of IN,
leasing Of the state convicts.
The last legislature passed Law
making Il mislemeanor 70 ride or
railway trains without ticket for pas.
sage, yiolaiors 10 be punished by fln,
OF not less than 81. and the law pro.
yides that parties fined for violating
this law can be- leased out 10 private
parties or corporations.
7. j. Wilson, white man. living
five miles easp Of Bryan, while return.
ing from a hunt recently accidentally
discharged his gun, the load striking
his foot and making a wound 70 seriou'
as TO nccessiiate amputation.
Robinson & Bowlin Of Ringgold,
Montague county. have filed an assign.
ment II. T. Douglass OF ST. 10. as
signee. st, 10 bank, t9O5; John Bow
lin, t2iO; Taylor q Simpson. $500
preferred claims.
On the 9Th inst. State Treasurer Wor
than issued a call for 1000 registered
warrants up 10 and including No. H..
600. The callreprcscnted eos, 600. The
last warrant registered al noon Of tina
day was No. 81, 2SS.
A rabld horse created some excite.
ment In the Sixth ward Of Austin the
other morning. Before the animal wa,
killed II had bitten a negro boy nance
Walter Hubbard. dog and a hors
belonging to Tom johnson.
In Comal county recently the 5-year
old child OF |. Voight was burned ~
verely while playing around fire or
the farm Of Rich Kirmse. The little
girl suffered agonies until death re
licved her.
The net earnings Of the Texas rail
roads for the year which ended Jun,
80, 1894, was a.. lss, 295.O s and for IN,
year ended June 80, 1925, II wa
fi0, 522, S75ii, an increase Of 81. 1884,.
$50, SO, or 1859 per cent
Last year the comptroller assessed
1920, 6SS acres Of land. l09 miles
railroad and % miles Of telegraph. sit
uated In the unorganized counties. ~
til,l6S,9l7.
Paul Helwig, managing architect OF
the new court house az Cuero. com
mitted suicide the other morning at (.
o'clock by cutting his throat with {,
razor.
j. NJ Stewart was run over by {
wagon at Woatheriord recently. ani
died In a short time.
Marine Gelussich, general merchan
disc at Galveston, has signed u trus
decd 10 secure $3.50.
The brick used by the contractor foi
the sewers at san Antonio are burnt a
Monterey Mex.
A recent rabbit hunt al Forest Groy,
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