The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1872-09-12
AMan HungbKa Mob.

The Waco Examiner gets from
Sheriff Morris, of McLennan coun-
ty, the following items concerning
the hanging of J. H. K. Baker, on
last Monday or Tuesday, by a posse
of men in the upper end of that
county, of which Waco is the capital.
J. II. X. Baker drove cattle to Kan
sas last year and got broke. He
came back to Bell county, Texas,
stole about 80 head of horses and
mules that had been driven from a
frontier county for protection from
the Indians, and had driven them
about 70 miles on his way to Kansas,
when he was oVertaken and caught.
The men who caught him were on
their return with him to Bell county,
when a posse of men, representing
themselves to be under command of
a deputy sheriff of McLennan coun>
ty, demanded him, and he was found
hanging to a tree in the upper edge
of McLennan county on the next
morning.
Baker was we'll dressed, of intel
ligent appearance, and was about
twenty four years of age.
GOING BACK.-The French bark
Ferdinand, which cleared yesterday
for Dunkerque, had among her cargo
ten locomotives and tenders that
were sent out here three years ago
from France for the Memphis and
Ell Paso Railroad, under Gen. Free
mont's administra ton of that en-
terprise-an administration since
bitterly denounced by the French
stockholders as a stupendous fraud.
These locomotives and tenders have
been stored in a warehous since
their arrival here, were Sequestrated,
and go back, we presume, to their
original owners.-New Orleans Pic
ayune, 25th.
No wonder time is often muir
dered, when it is struck every hour.
LARGE Corn. "A friend from the
country informed US yesterday that
he should put in an appearance at
the coming Fair. He says he has a
hundred ears of corn that will meas-
ure over a hundred feet in lenght
not one ear, but all of them, we
suppose--and they will make a bush
ell and a half of shelled corn. Come
up one and all with your samples.
There will be plenty of room.
Houston will make strong fight
for the capital, and spend money
like water to secure its location at
that place. Austin is slowly seeing
the possibility of tossing the Capital,
and will henceforth put forth strong
efforts for its retention. Houston
offers to do all that Waco has pro-
posed, and more, if need be.-Waco
Advance.
Sailing Corn STALKs.-A corr
respondent Of the Rural New Yorker
applies salt to his corn stalks at the
rate of about two quarts to the ton.
The tendency of this application, he
says, is to soften them so that the
cattle will eat them up clean. 1t al
so prevents mould.
A seasonable theatrical pro.
gramme for hot night would be the
following: The performances will
commence with "Cool as a Cucum,
Der ;" after which "The Sea of Ice, -
to conclude with "Nothing to Wear. -
The orchestra will occasionally intro
duce some fresh air.
| DR.. F. A. Wilmans, for some two
years past, the Radical carpet-bag
Mayor of our city, departed for
parts unknown by last nights train.
As first class fraud, we commend
the DR.. to his Radical brethren as a
decided success. 1t is needless to
add, that he left many little bills un-
paid. We are told that the Radi,
Gals here speak of firing cannons and
sending up fire rockets, &C., tonight,
as token Ofjoy at his sudden depar-
ture. Go it Dr., there's no telling
the luck of a lousy calf.-Brenham
B amer of the 81 inst.
Peaches were bought in New
York the other day at fifteen centl
a basket.