The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-14

porcnasers-a healthy sign-as Il shows I'M
migration is coming in.
After September I. cotton viii be taken
from LOngview to Shreveport for 81 50 per
bale. So says the Teoas Ne4r Era.
The Dallas Herald estimates the wheat
crop Of 1872 in Texas averaging twenty
five bushels to the acre and weighing sixty
five pounds to the bushel. II wants Dallas
to become a great wheat distributing and
manufacturing point. Why not9
The Canton Ne'rs is a Radical paper of a
mitigated stamp. 1t says there are two
Democrats of Canton who are not disposed
to exclude Radicals from the social circle.
Gen. Byrnes's arrival at Fort Worth is an
nouneed by the Democrat. He win open an
office there as land commissioner of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad. Judge Hart,
one Of the Radical judges, better &C
quainted with faro than law, arbitrarily
closed the court at that place, when there
were cases in which both the State and de-
PENDANTS were ready for trial.
The Waxahachie Democrat says the late
rains have been very beneficial to the cot
ton and late corn in that region.
There is a talk in Mckinney of forming
a company there to manufacture wagon and
buggy spOkes and fellows of the bois dare
timber, to be sent North. Why not manu-
facture the whole wagon and huggyG
The Gladiator says crops are more prom
Using now in that region than a few weeks
ago. Cotton looks vigorous and fourishing
since the late rains.
The Hampstead Messenger is printing the
CommOner on its press and with its type.
What an amount of washing it must require
after this has been done. The Messenger
says it is pure business transaction.
Drs. Goodman and Park are erecting an
infrmary at Tyler. A. w. Furguson is put
ting up three story hotel at the same
place. Mr.. s. Tucker, who has grist mill
and iron works there, was considerably in
jured by blowing up last week. Damage,
$500.
T. w. House of Houston has purchased
the half block on Main, Mckinney and
Travis streets, in Houston, for $40, 900. Mr..
Matt D. Conklin of that city died suddenly
on the second inst, after coming out of a
cold bath.
Five new brick buildings are going up in
Dallas. The Ners reports Gen. Harry
Hays of New Orleans coming to that city to
practice law. Harry is the brother of the
celebrated Jack Hays, once of Texas, now
of California.
The Jefferson Tribune has been shown a
sample of the sugar millet. so-called, said
to be superior to the common kind, and
recommends it highly to all farmers.
They are removing the weeds and grass
from the sidewalks and other places of Gal
weston. A very good thing of itself, but
they are carting these into the bayous,
where they will endanger the health of the
city. The misfortune of many towns is that
they do not begin to take care of their health
until too late. Unless you begin in time,
you had better leave things alone.
During thunder storm at Paris, Texas,
last week, the house of Mr.. Jewett was
struck by lightning, and Mrs. Jewett Sc
riously injured, causing partial paralysis of
the brain. She is said to be recovering.
At Tehuacana, General Harrison, good
soldier of the Mexican and Confederate
war, superintends the Sunday school.
There has been meeting of the FL Paso
Coal Company, lately, at chat place. Sew
eral railroad men were present. The pros
poets of the company are said to be Hatter-
ing. Simeon Harris mill has been repaired
and new machinery put in. 1t was quite
famous before the war. We get these items
from the Sentinel.
A lady lately died in San Antonio from
lock-j aw-name not given. ]. NJ. Newton,
from Sherman, was robbed at the Vance
House of $14s so in gold. It was taken
from his pants, lying on the floor, and
strange to say, the thief left 800 in gold
in another pocket, looking only in one.
The Hill County EzpOsitor says the late
rains have injured for that county the larg.
est crop of cotton ever made there.
On the fourth inst, man and wife quar-
relied at Houston, and, after the husband
had severely beaten his better half, she
stabbed him to the heart with knife which
she had wrested from him. So says the
Mercury. 1t all come from her talking with
another man.
The Bolton Journal notes the appearance
of the cotton worm in that county in the
neighborhood of Howard. That region is
not often troubled with the worm, and fears
arc unprecedented of much damage, Every
year we hear a great deal said about cotton
worms, and still very good crops seem al
ways made, where attention is paid to the
cultivation. There is usually ''great cry
and little worms" We think there will be
plenty of cotton made in Texas this year.
Mr.. j. II. LITTLEFIELD, of Calvert, at
the request of Messrs. Broaddus, Clarke
and numerous others, consents to have his
name submitted to the Democratic State
Convention as a candidate for State Treas
urer. He is said to be ar excellent man.
By the Milan Messenger, we learn of the
return home of that true Democratic Legis-
lator the Hon. H. c. Client, who has been
absent for some time in Alabama. He re-
ports the Texas fever running very high in
that region, and that the immigration this
fall viii be immense.
An old man, pauper in the Waco Jail,
put an end to his miserable existence the
other day with a pistol. How come he to
have pistol in the jaill All people, ar
rested, should be examined by the officers
before committal. A married man in Waco
has been accused Of throwing a hot fat
iron at his wife's head. Is that the waV