The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-12


uf san Antonio with Colonel Pierce. which
were lately announced as broken Off. have
been renewed. and an arrangement entered
into which the people viii be called to rat.
ify or discard ny an election sometime in
August next
They are trying 10 set up an editorial
convention at. Sherman about the FIRST Of
September next. These editorial conven-
tiona don't amount to much in Texas, 50 far,
except taking 4 drink together and going
home. What is the use of editors holding
conventions We can understand why
publishers and printers might hold them to
advantage by agreeing on prices. etc, bnt
what could editors agree upon!
Houston is getting damp aud musty
from continued rain. The bayou is ''heay-
lily and gloomily rolling outward SO
says the Telegraph. Quite poetical.
They have Dramatic and Musical Asso-
citation in Brenham. A cotton bloom the
first of the season was left at the Office Of
the Times on the third instant.
A man, named Mitchell. had his foot cut
off BY car on the Central road at Houston.
The Union intimatcs inhumanity on tire
part of some Of the city officials in not at
tending promptly to the poor unfortunate.
The Grand Lodge and Chapter of Texas
Masons are in session at Houston
A writer in the Dallas Herald recon,
mends Capt r. S. Guy, of Lancaster, inthat
county, as NEST suitable man FOR the next
Legislature.
The Denison News complains Of the boys
for shooting birds about that new city. This
is bad, and we fear some of our boys are
doing the same. There should be- if there
is not, an ordinance preventing this. Birds
pick up worms in the gardens and it is 50
pleasant to hear them sing. Let them alone,
we say.
THE Waco Examiner says Colonel Cooke,
of Williamson county, Tennessee, has pur-
chased a large number of horses in Texas
to take home with him. The buildings now
going up in Waco are said to be of the best
orler and style of architecture That IS
the case here. We have an excellent
architect, Mr. Larmour.
To make Galveston really large city, we
suppose, the News is in favorof uniting the
city and county of Galveston. The city
would then be about thirty miles long,
beating New York eqd Pekin.
TIM newspapers from almost every part
OF the State complain Of too much rain, and
It is thought the crops will be injured
thereby. Not if our farmers work the
harder and keep the weeds down We
never saw more rapidly growing time than
VIC have Witnessed in this vicinity for the
last month.
They are great this year at Houston on
Irish potatoes. The Telegraph chronicles
seven, weighing four and a half pounds, and
six, weighing four pounds. The Texas
Hub can no longer be considered small
potatoes
The Dallas Herald pronounccs the Dallas
and Wichita Railroad so far a success. An
amended charter has been obtained Of the
late Legislature and men Of high character
have been added to the list of incorporators,
such as sWindells, Jordon and Field This
road, when constructed, will run from Dali
las to the great copper and coal region.
Columbus has elected Democratic
Mayor John Miller, and Democratic board
Of Aldermen.
They have commcnceda large and com
modioss Baptist Church at Sherman It
will be built Of brick on stone foundation.
Rev. John L. LoVejoy has presented the
Methodist church at Denton with fine
bela
a quarry Of fine building rock has been
discovered within two miles of Hillsboro.
The crops of Hill county are represented
as unusually promising.
They are putting mp new Presbyterian
church in Galveston.