The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-24
STATE NEWS.

1
We learn that this week corn sold
on our streets at fifty cents per
bushel.- Colorado Citizen, 17th.
At New Braunfels last Friday, the
11th inst, the thermometer got up
to ITO degrees, and on Tuesday it
was 108. It- H-l
The Tyler Ipdez complains about
the drOuth and extreme heat, and
says the crops are greatly injured in
Smith county.
The Paris Press says the drOuth
has injured the cotton Drop very ma
terially in Lamar county, though cot
ton looks well.
R. A. VanHorn, editor of the
Corsicans Observer, is on his way to
New York to getmaterial for daily
issue of his paper.
The Guadalupe river is lower than
at any past "time whereof the me-
mnSg of va oldest. inhahitants-
meth not to the contrary. = Victory
Advocate.
Only precincts four and FIVE C
Cook county are exempted from the
operation of the law against carry
ing concealed weapons, and not the
whole county.
ELLIS CoUNTY.-At last accounts
it had not rained in Ellis county for
nearly three weeks. The grass and
shrubs we're dying, and trees of
larger growth we're languishing.
The article of wood is very scarce
in our city at this time. It seems
that the breWeries, bakeries, soap
manufactures, iceries, and the Gov
ernment are controlling the market
altogether.-S. a. Herald.
THE Stevenson Club had a large
meeting on Friday night and last
night. We understand that Webb,
Reed, Nichols and other colored
citizens handled Governor Davis,
Clark, Ruby, Patten & Co., without
gloves.-Flake's Bulletin.
Mr.. John Cleiborne, who repre-
sents the popular house of P. J.
Willis & Bro, paid our town a visit
on last Friday. We were very much
pleased to see him. He is full of
wit and humor. r. Sentinel.
There has been no Indian raid
this moon, contrary to the expecta-
tions of the people in the country;
perhaps the drouth has dried up the
water holes, and interfered with the
line of retreat of the 'Fgentle sava.
ges. IS. a. Erprsss.
The Bulletin says Galveston is
still unusually healthy. The sanitary
condition was probably never better
than at the present tine. The
Health Inspectors have been Vigilant
in the discharge of the duties of their
Offices.
For the first time in six months
San Antonio has enjoyed soaking
shower. Yesterday morning therai
descended and we would not be sur
prised if the foods come, as the
prospect is excellent. The people
in the country have already received
an instsllment.-,S. Il. E:r., 17th.
The first train of the Overland
Transit Company, from the terminua
of the Missouri Kansas and Texas
Railroad, arrived at Sherman a few
days since loaded with goods direct
from st. Louis. Sherman is to be the
principal shipping point for North
.ern Texas.
From the best sources of informa-
ton we place the cotton crop of Colo
RADIO county at $500 bales. The
cotton has stopped growing, and is
maturing and opening very fast. Our
corn crop is very fine, and large
surplus has been raised, which will
supply the wants of all immigrants
and less favored localities.
do Citizen, 17th.
The Colorado Citizen says: ''We
never witnessed so large a meeting
of the people in this county at po~
litical meeting as that assembled on
last Thursday, 10th inst. Every
section of the county was represented,
and all classes of our people we're in
attendance. The meeting passed off
harmoniously, and to the satisfaction
of all present. A platform of prin.
ciples was adopted upon which every
man can stand who is opposed to
Radical misrule and corruption.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. T.-Yesterday
morning Mr.. W. A. Patton, who re-
sided in the eastern part of our city,
went down into his well, in order to
dig the basin little deeper. The
well is about forty feet deep, and
when he had got down about thirty
feet, he called to be drawn up, but
! Immediately fell headIong out of the
bucket in which he was standing.
When taken out he was dead. It
is supposed he was suffocated by
damp.-DaILas Herald.
Among the representatives of the
press at the New BraunfeIs "shoW"
4 we noticed II. Seele, representing
Flakes Bulletin; J. A. Hill, repre-
3 senting the Austin STATESMAN {; A.
Siemeriug, of the Frae Press J.
f Schutze, of the Vorwarts; G. G.
, Drummond, of the Nueces Valley;
! and c. B. Owsley, of the Journal.
There was also representative from
the Herald. The reporters are in
debted to Mr.. Newcomb for seats
! inside the railing, paper, ink, etc.
s. 4. Herald.
MORE than ten weeks have passed
since good rain has fallen at this
: place or in the vicinity of from three
: to ten miles, the little snrinklinos