An Increase - Injuries, Plans, Choirs, Teams - Conducted Themselves in a Bad Manner Generally
15 MAR 1887. Austin Daily Statesman.
The preface to the new city directory, by the publishers, Messrs. Fourmy & Morrison, contains some highly interesting statements concerning the growth of Austin in wealth and population. These statements are all the more valuable, coming from gentlemen, one of whom is a resident of Galveston, the other of San Antonio. The total population of Austin is set down by the new directory at 27,000 souls. This is based on the usual proportion between the number of names in the directory and the population. Messrs. Fourmy & Morrison, who have no motive, whatever, in exaggerating, set down the number of names in 1880 at 3,492 and the then population of Austin 12,222. In 1887 they announce the number of names 7,741, and the population 27,093, an increase of 4,249 names and 14,870 population since 1880.
As to wealth, attention is called to the fact, shown by the books of the city assessor, of an increase of $300,000 in taxable values in 1886 over 1885.
Messrs. Morrison & Fourmy are directorymen of long experience, and the correctness of their estimates concerning the population of Austin will be generally accepted; and, if true, they show the Capital City of Texas is fast coming to the front as one of the most populous, as she will eventually be one of the finest and grandest cities in the Empire State of the South.
Taxable property, $8,000,000!
Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Dallas, where are you?
LOCAL SHORT STOPS. Fresh, Crispy Gleanings of Recent Noteworthy Happenings.
The grand jury of the district court has returned ten felony indictments to date.
The Baptist Mission is booming; one hundred and sixty-four in attendance last Sunday.
Little Willie Swearingen Wood is still in a dangerous condition although some-what improved.
Officer Wm. Darnwell has recovered sufficiently from his recent injuries to be out on the streets again.
The county commissioners were engaged yesterday in examining plans for the new addition to the court house.
The public prize debate of the Athenatum society of the University, will be held Wednesday and Thursday night at Turner Hall, to which all are invited.
In sounding the fire alarm yesterday evening the striker of the city hall bell was broken, which accounts for the peculiar tones of the alarm.
The fire alarm yesterday evening was sounded from the sixth ward, and was caused by a small blaze in the home of Mrs. Duff, which was extinguished without serious damage.
The waiters at the Driskill are getting up a base ball nine, to be called the “Tray Artists.” Harry LaGalla will be the captain, and he says the St. Louis Browns will be distanced.
The singing chorus choir in St. David’s church, on Sunday morning, was highly spoken of, and indeed was the best rendered service for some time. The voices harmonized well and the, organ accompaniments were executed with taste and precision.
Those coming to the debate at Turner hall Wednesday and Thursday evenings, are requested by the debaters to come early in order to avoid confusion to the debaters by coming in after the services have begun. Debate commences at 8 o’clock sharp.
Officer Chenneville yesterday made another haul of stolen goods, and discovered several buggy rugs and whips, and also a box of tools that had been stolen from Alderman Campbell some time ago. He also arrested one Charley White as a receiver of stolen goods. Chenneville is a holy terror to the evil-doors, and has landed a number of them behind the bars.
City Marshal Lucy desires all parties to take notice of the fact that the city council has ordered the pound ordinance to be strictly enforced, and that from and after this date he intends enforcing it. Parties having cattle or stock running at large can take fair warning from this, and if they find their stock in the pound they need not grumble about it.
A number of Indies residing on West Pecan street complain that on Sunday night last parties coming from Pressler’s garden indulged in vulgar and obscene language on the street, and conducted themselves in a bad manner generally. The request is made that City Marshal Lucy will look after these parties in future. It is said that this is not the first instance of the kind.
