The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-04
Texas News and Comment.

The North Team informs us that during
the terrible winds which have been blowing
in that section during the last four or five
days, fires have broken out from the camps
of immigrants which have proved quite dis
astrous to fences, etc. Fires also have
broken out in Paris, but in every case have
been extinguished with little damage.
The stockholders and directors of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad met
at Galveston on the twenty-sixth. What
they did has not transpired.
Mr. Jacobs, a prominent merchant of
Houston, and president of the Hebrew AS
ISOLATION, died on the twenty-fourth inst.
Disease, consumption.
The Presbyterian Church in Sherman will
be finished by Christmas. When will our
new church be finisbed2
Somebody has been building large fire
in the Dallas grave yard-was this from
benevolent motive? 1t would seem an an
pleasant place to camp.
The merchants of GAINESVILLE are COM
planning of dull times. Ours on the con.
trary, say matters have been very lively for
the past two weeks.
The Radical barbecue on the Cibilo in
Bexar county, was complete failure. Few,
except the Radical candidates, attended.
A sad accident occurred in Cook county
last week Two men were hunting and
being separated, one shot the other who
was STOPPING amidst some briars, mistaking
him fora bear.
A negro boy was killed by lightning on
the plantation of Major Downes near Waco
on Sunday last The boy was standing
near the chimney fire of the cabin. His
mother, sitting near with child in her
arms, escaped unhurt, but two dogs outside
the chimeney and sleeping near it were
killed Emigrant wagons are passing
through Waco for the West.
Some boys near Gonzales have gathered
seven bushels of pecans from one tree, and
compute them as about half of what
grew on It, From this some idea of the
value of pecan trees may be formed. They
should be planted largely where not grow
ing. The nuts are larger and finer IN Texas
than elsewhere.
An Irishman by the name of James Shep.
hard was found in a dying condition near a
fence in Waxahachic last Monday. A jury
of inquest decided he died from dropsy Of
the chest. He was lately from New Or
leans.
The Corpus Christi Gazette represents the
trade of that city unusually brisk at this
time. Long trains have arrived, and others
are blocking up the road leading to the city
for miles back.
The TGyas Netcs says that large quantities
of cotton are stored at Bonham waiting for
better prices. A considerable amount is
being sent off to st. Louis, Galveston and
New Orleans. Cotton is ranging at Bon
ham from ten to eleven cents per pound.
Cotton has been coming into BRENNAN
quite lively the last week. Corn meal is
selling there at 81, specie, bushel. Sew
eral new members have been added to the
Methodist Church during protracted meet
ing. Butter sells for thirty cents pound,
and eggs twenty cents . dozen.
Wise county Is represented by the Id
rance Guard as being well of for schools.
a steam gin at Springtown was burned last
week by some one stepping on a match.
Matches should never be allowed about
gin house. Wise county viii raise about
1900 bales Of cotton this year.
Sherman, up to the second ultimO, had
shipped 2607 bales of cotton. 1927 of
which went to Galveston and 1880 to ST.
Louis.
Tho GAINESVILLE Tines says that immi-
grant wagons are daily passing through that
place bound for more western parts. Busi-
ness IS getting more lively-new buildings
are going up.
Dallas expects to ship 40, 900 bales Of cot
ton this season. II 50, the crop Of North
en Texas must have been better than re-
ported. But the people have been turning
their attention to cotton In that section
since the war. Previous TO that none scarce
u was raised except on Red River. We
hope this cotton fever viii not prevent the
raising Of sufficient wheat
Last Saturday week there was a heavy falI
Of rain in MARSHALL, which did some dam
age 70 the machine shops there. Among
the last victims Of the yellow fever was
Capt G. B. Clark, proprietor Of the .Lron
Ige
1lr. =. McAickens was drowned In the
Little Brazos. attempting 70 swim his horse
over il. SAYS the Central 1ez1n Business IS
looking up a. Calvert.
The G0t,rfie Sun notes the great IN
proreme1is going On ID that county ia the
opening ~ new farms and putting up Of
new buildings. Lntil the last two years
The chief business was cattle raisinQ-noW
they arc turning their attention to farming.