The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-19

The hockport Transcript, in alluding to
the many newspaper accounts Of mammoth
vegetables in different parts Of the State,
says; .'We have got about SIX dead beets
in our town, that viii measure, collectively,
about thirty-tive feet We give it up.
ROckport should wear the laurel.
It is in contemplation to make a good
wagon road from Indianola to Hynes Bay,
to improve the commercial advantages Of
that town. Why is not a frst-rate road
built from Austin to Fredericksburgl It
has been long talked OF, but talking alone
viii not do. Austin should have the best
of roads running west, northwest and north
of it. 1t is all important for her increased
trade.
Many immigrant wagons arc noted by the
Examiner as crossing the iron bridge at
Waco They are eating ''dewberries,
smothered in cream and sugar" there, but
this delightful berry is said to be scarce this
season. No serious damage has been done
to the wheat in that vicinity by the rain.
8 The Leon has been up and booming, and
but for the gallantry of Mr.. Tom. H. Mang-
ham, teamof six yoke Of oxen and wagon,
belaUging to Mr. Tucker, and containing
his wife and child, would have been lost.
AS it was the wagon only washed away.
So says the Gatesville Sun.
Property in Burnet and its surroundings
is increasing much in value, according to
the Exponent.
The Denton Monitor reports smallpox at
Bolivar, in that county.
A lady, living few miles from McKin-
ney, was bitten by a copperhead snake, but
was put under the care of Drs. Gillette and
Bristow, and is reported by the Enquirer as
out of danger The bite of thecopperhead
is often fatal
A good many horse-thieves are reported
about Jefferson. Five miles west of that
city, on the first inst, there was violent
hail storm, and the Democrat reports the
hail stones as '1arge as eggs" What kind
of eggsG Sparrow or goose eggs2
The crop prospects are reported very flat
teringin Bell county.
The East Texas Herald notes the arrival
of cart load of catfish caught in the
Trinity river. As it states they were .'gob-
bled up" with great avidity, we conclude
fish are not plentiful in that market. What
does friend Rainey think of our catching
twenty-five pounds of fine trout, the other
week, in Barton's CreekG Catfish
The Texas Gladiator, at Jewett, Leon
county, takes the place of the Lone Star,
formerly published there. Mr.. George NJ.
Shipper is the new proprietor and editor.
Jewett is on the line of the international
Railroad
The Galveston News records the death Of
DR.. Will R. Smith, one of the oldest ply
sicians of that city, who was loved and re-
spected by all who knew him.
A man. named Stanley, was drowned
on the fifth inst, attempting to cross Ed
wards creek, IN Montgomery county.
The agents of the Texas Pacific Railroad
are engaged in getting the right of way in
Parker county.
A meeting was held on the first inst at
Dallas to devise means to secure the meeting
of the next Democratic Convention in that
city. A committee was appointed to COM
municate with Colonel Winkler on the sub
ject, also another to see if the hotel-keepers
would agree to entertain gratis the represen-
tatives of the press.
The wheat in Grayson county, is reported
very fine, the grains large and plump. The
yield is from fifteen to thirty-fve bushels
to the acre, not so large as last year, but
then the acreage is much larger, and wheat
in that part of the State will be abundant.
They are preparing for tournament and
ball at Lampases on the fourth of July.
The Henderson Times, in alluding to the
new school law and school tax, thinks that
the amount of money coming to Rusk
county, will enable them to keep up free
school for six months of the year. The
Times, by the way, is very good, sensible
and Conservative paper.
1t was reported that four cowboys were
mortally wounded, with an axe, by a Mexi-
can, near Bolivar, on the line of Denton
and Cooke, says the Denton Monitor
Herding on the frontier is not the safest
business a man can follow.
The Ladies' Cemetary Association of
Lagrange raised over $40 by a concert
given last week. A protracted meeting Of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church is
going on at that place. Much good is
expected.
A son of Mr.. Wyman, of Ellis county,
while ploughing over what had. formerly
been an old COW lot, lately, found twenty
dollar gold piece, and further investigation
laid bare ninety more dollars in gold
Lucky folks, the Wymans.
The San Antonio Herald says that the
Hon. Henry C. King and Col John R. Bay
lor are much spoken of in that city as suita-
bic candidates for Governor.
The jefferson Times, in noting the heavy
rains in that region lately, says: eve ex-
pect good water for steamers for two months
to come. This is favorable to the con-
struction Of the Texas Pacific Railroad.
IT is said that Attorney General Williams
opinion, in the case Of the Modocs and Cap
tain Jack, covers twelve pages. After ex-
amininQ and discussing the laws Of war