The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-18

point durinr heavy rains 4 was demonstrated
oniv lev ronfhs since While the new building
was going ID By the same cellar beng flled with
usfc- Ar.sed walk had been laid across the Avenue
just a. tiis point which backs the water the Ave
nue. and raises IT. leyelat this point in such food six
or eight inches higher than Il should be nnder Other
circumstances- In this way the cellar w flooded be-
fore and & has bce again. with the lights before
them and The allowing o. the same obstruction 70 the
Cow Of water 10 remain, blame certainly does stfach
70 the city aufhodiies Instead CT doing work else
where where it Is needed Il would be best in orr
opinion thar important points receive their attention,
especially when most valuable property IS endangered
ssIPING has become a favoute sport among cur
young folks. Saturday night party Of some fifteen
or sixteen young went about six or eight miles
below the city 10 catch sEipe, and having found
splendid postoax tcet Tor the purpose, selected two
Of their number, L. p and p p 70
hold the bags Having put them in position with
sacks and lighted candles the Of the party went
into the brush TO the snpe and drive them into
the BAGS Faithful TO their purpose they sat there as
long as their lights held ont bum, while their com
panons quietly returned TO the city and went to bed
sunday late in the day the young men got back well
warded for their labors and ready to go sniping
again They consider II capital fun catch snipes a.
night by fre-lighf, and ready to take any
and an nquiring friends around 10 their restaurant
where they are having the delicious victims Of their
abors served up at all times and IN all styles The
pretty part OF the matter was that instead Of catching
the birds in the sacks they were caught IL a AorL
MONDAY night the Mexican citizens Of this place
celebrated the anniversary Of the independence Of
Mexico from Spain with grand fandango brass
band was engaged for tine OCCASION and they said
TO have enjoyed themselves hugely and with great
deal OF decorum very pleasant feature OF the ocea-
sion was the enactment Of drama illustrative OF the
days OF the achievements Of Mexican liberty which is
said to have been well cotton up and rendered One
Of the greatest surprises however, the manner Of
paying the band The Mexeans had engaged Professor
Messmer's band and agreed, We learn to pay certain
sum- and offered two three Radical magnatcs the
source from which the money could be obtained, but
this being by no q safe resource, Professor
MessmeF refused to accept the guarantee, and the
band played for the happy Mexicans regardless Of
results.
Toward the close of the ceremonies fine looking
mounted Mezicano, one who may have been descended
even from the royal stock Of the Montezumas them
selves dashed into the presence Of the astonished
baud and notified its members that having been I'M
able to raise the money to pay for their delightful
music he was delegated TO present them with the
tang he riding. This singular manner OF payment
such surprise, that the band of course, accepted
the pony without the least objection THIS is about
all know about the fandango and the failure Of the
Radical officials to make the money good; whereby the
members Of the brass band obtained inter-
est in Mexican pony, Said officials, we understand,
were at the fandango