The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-27

the chief Justices court in Houston the
other day. The Age therefore thinks the
moral tone Of the imam and brother i'm
proving One merchant in that city lately
wrote to another about an unsettled account
ending with the now slang phrase Il mean
business" Whereupon they met, fought
and neither was conquered.
The Denton Monitor advises the people to
keep back their cotton from market. The
New Orleans Pfca9Rae advises not. RI eaN
San Antonio is represented as fhlIof apple
carts and street musicians. Apples sell for
dollar a dozen, q heart-rendipg price for
children.
The GAINESVILLE Standard notes the death
of Capt. Henry Little, the Democratic can
didate for district clerk of that county.
Capt. Little went to GAINESVILLE in 1874, and
was native of Chelsea, Vermont. He was
greatly respected by all who knew him.
The Waxahaehie Democrat represents
the immigrant wagons as continually coming
and going through that town. We should
be glad to see more of them coming this
way. As yet, Western Texas is a little too
far off from the emigrating regions, but its
time will come when its great advantages
are better known.
The heaviest frost of the season was at
La Grange on the 18th inst Pecans are
selling there from 81 80 to 81 per bushelgbs
The Houston Age tells us that some time
during the late war some one put about a
dozen horses on Spillman's Island at the
mouth of Buffalo Bayou and that now they
have increased to fifty The owner is not
knowns A fisherman and his family are the
only inhabitants of the island. ~
The Henderson Times thinks illegal regis
tration of negroes has been going on in that
county.
A Mrs. Kent has been lecturing in Paris
on the material character Of the universe
and the eternity of matter. We had hoped
these female infidel lecturers would keep
out of Texas. !.
The Dallas Herald recommends the plant
ing of pecans and walnuts inside of their
Enclosures on the prairie. Good advice.
/ Mr. Travis oHsnsley; formerly of Lavaca,
died at Dallas on the 18th inst. His mother
and brother have both died within a few
weeks.
The Cuero merchants have fallen out with
Morgan's Railroad, now stopping at that
point They complain of high ffeights and
unnecessary delays. The railroad magnates
say the commission merchants themselves
are making obstacles to q quick transit.
The depot and platform at Cuero arc being
enlarged. is d5ia7 a9a' -
Red River is said now. to be in good boat
ing order. 30 u0ii0 .qTlGft.
! The Huffman STIR has been presented
with potato twenty-six inches long. That
is certainly some potato -t....-,,..
! The Bryan Appeal announces that town in
oo1kh~r
four deaths from yellow fever this season.
/ They have in San Antonio a society known
as the Alamo Literary Society, which has
flately celebrated its fourth annual existence
We learn by the Herald that the perform
rances were very interesting.
Mr.. Murphy who is taking the census of
Galveston, thinks the population viii amount
to 50, 600. This will7show great increase
since the census of 1870, if that was cor
rectly taken, which is not generally believed.
| According to the late census of Dallas,
there are seventy saloons IN that growing
city and fourteen hotels. The number Of
churches is moi, given. The. new court
house, the stone work Of which is now com
pleted, will be the finest in Texas.
The Mercury wants a soup house in Hous-
ton for the poor. Such things were never
needed in the South before the war, rs .
King Oomus will be at Houston on the
| eighteenth of December He viii be re-
ceived with royal honors
The registration OF Hopkins county has
reached 2201. The Sulphur Springs Gazette
thinks the Democratic majority of that
county may reach 1000. ssaa iHsar atl us
A. w. Clark is a candidate for mayor Of
RnrkrnOrt The .isafo fIokf 1,o
country through which the Rockport, Full
ton and Laredo Railroad will pass is very
favorable for building one at small expense.
Professor George, who has taught many
of our young people to "trip it on the light
fantastic toe, is opening school at Dallas.
Several of the Howard Association of
Shreveport have been visiting Dallas--Major
Moncure and others. e "st l
The Houston Age says that dead man
so long dead that nc could not be recog-
nized-was found in an old unoccupied
building next to the Recorders Office, in.
that city. Marks of blood were on his shirt,
and his empty pocket book. i1'''.
The Hampstead Messenger speaks in glow
ing terms Of the fertility and productive
ness of Waller and Austin counties. It
claims a population of 5000 for Hampstead.
It ships about 90. 600 bales of cotton and
has four churches
The Hon. F.. S. Stockdale delivered a
very able speech at Victoria on the fifteenth
inst, according to the -Ado0cate. The Hon.
Z. ID. Linn, Democratic candidate for the
lower house in that district, also addressed
the people with marked effect.
The Weekly Echo gives news from the i'm
mortal Doris. Doris says that he quit the
votes, and that he win quit the Radical
party unless they give him more than eight.
We arc afraid poor Doris is bound to
t'move on
Waco is to be 1t up with gas. They
have a Mite Society in that city, and we
note that at its meetings dancing and other
amusements take place.
They have had frost and ice at Calvert,
and things are looking up. but the Ceutrdl
Term advises the absentees 70 hold off q
little longer. sadali
The yellow fever still holds on at Col1m-
bus. Mr.. Barnard, former editor Of the
Citizen, and Mr. Baker, the present editor,
are down whit.
The Mercury says the poor Of Houston arc
beginning to ask aims on the street. Il calls
on the city authorities to do something.
Some fine home manufactured furniture
was exhibited At the Jefferson fair. a mas
querade bali takes place on the twenty
seventh inst.
L IS found that the SEA island cotton can
be raised successfully IN Dallas and the
neighbofing counties. Why not then aIl
over Iexasi
M. Hearsis residence. abouta mile from