The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-31
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The crops in Cook county are re-
ported tolerably good, nOtwithstand-
ing the drouth.
The Sans mill, three miles north
east of Denton, was destroyed by
fire on Wednesday night last.
Fine rains have fallen recently in
Llano and San Saba counties and
around Fredericksburg.
A large train loaded with cotton,
passed through San Antonio, on
the Oath inst, on its way to Mexico.
A splendid rain fell in Bastrop on
Thursday night last, continuing
through the night and Friday morn
ing.
Wagon loads of Musquit beans are
being brought to town by the negroes.
They readily command fifty cents
per BARREL Gonzales Inquirer.
A negro named Patton has pulled
the nose of Major Plumly, a white
man, at Galveston. How is that for
low?
The Liberty Observer says: VIM.
J. Weatherspoon, colored, citizen of
Polk county, has announced himself
a candidate for Congress from this
district.
We are pleased to meet our friend
Prof. Clark, who has just returned
from Eastern Texas. He looks well,
and states that crop prospects were
never better in Eastern Texas
Cleburne Chronicle.
The Sabine Pass Beacon says that
crops look better than was expected,
particularly corn. A good crop of
the long staple is anticipated; a few
worms but not enough to do any
great injury.
a copious rain and hail shower
visited an area of five miles square
on Duck and Clear creek, eighteen
miles northwest of Denton on last
Wednesday.
Times are very hard in Bolton,
says the Journal. The universal cry
is, nothing to cat. No chickens, no
eggs, no butter. The popular diet
is bread and beef and beef and bread.
There is not the slightest danger Of
our having dyspepsia or being rest
less at night from overlooking our
stomach.
From the most reliable accounts
furnished us by our planters, the cot.
ton crop of this county will not ex-
coed two thousand bales, which is
only about one-third of what was an
ticipated.-Gonzales Inquirer.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
drouth has materially injured the
later planted corn, we are assured
there will be a larger harvest than
was last year, owing to the increased
acreage planted.-GainesgiUe Gas
The Gonzales Inquirer says thai
Capt. VIM. T. Jones and Maj. E. NJ
Fly inform us they have each made
an average of about forty bushels Of
corn per acre, Notwithstanding the
drouth. This is the result of early
planting and good management, botf
gentleman being excellent farmers
A citizen of Gonzales county, now
in Kansas, writes the Inquirer az
follows respecting the cattle trade:
"Our prospects are rather gloomy
at present for the cattle trade. 1t il
not the quantity of beef that is here
; but the low price of meat in all thu
markets North and East. We are il
hopes to come out with a whole skin
Some will make a little-some vii
lose"
Cotton picking is going on brisk,
in this section now; and the cottol
crop promises a fine yield. Corn i
also good-much better from the &C
counts given in our exchanges, thai
in most parts of the State. Thi
section did not suffer for rain lik
the country west of the Brazos. L
fact, East Texas is a much more Ger
tain farming country than eithe
: West or Central Texas. 1t has muc
= better seasons, and is much less liabl
to drouths. Liberty Observer.
s w Sparks stopped at the res
dencc of o. B. Nichols, on Thursda
last, who lives some four miles east
Lampasas. Whilst there he thought h
: would witness the operation of a bias
e that was then about being made in
d well. The Dispatch says that "aftt
e everything was in readiness and tt
: crowd as they thought out of DANCE
), the fuse was fired; Mr.. Sparks, sr
r who had gone some sixty yards fro,
S the we'll and on the opposite side
i the mouse, was struck on the hea
= with a rock that weighed near s.
y pounds, which crushed his skull mo
d schockingly. He died the followir
t. Saturday" S. W. Sparks was OF
IS of the oldest and most worthy cit
zens of Lampasas.
8 The Bolton Journal reports:
y squad of ten policemen u
r der the command of Sergea,
y u Locke, arrived in town last Sunda
- We learn they are to be permanent
- stationed here. Judging from Il
=. past record of our county, their off
. will be a perfect sinecure. There
- not q more peacable, laW-abidil
~ county in the State than Bell. v
y have some minor offences commit
e of course, but our energetic sheri
~ assisted by the citizens, always bril-
d the parties to justice. It seems
- be the unanimous determination
n c every man to see the laws enforce
VI Thara has not haan n sinola orr,