The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-05


The Houston Board of Health, well know
ing the great Eastern Circus would attract
large numbers of visitors from the surround
ing country, was constrained to withhold per
mission for the company to exhibit in that city.
The object was TO prevent the spread of the
small pox from Houston by the exposure OF
the visitors to taking it there and returning
with il to their homes
A. Mecrscheidt has been appointed post
master at La Grange, cfco DIR. w. Iermes, re
signed
The mail route from La Grange TO Weimar
has been discontinued, and tri-weekly line
opened to Schulenberg, in Fayette county.
Ice formed heavily in La Grange on the
twenty-third.
j. r. Wade, one of the early settlers of
Texas, died at his residence near Fayetteville,
on the eighteenth instant. He had resided in
that county since 1882 and participated in the
memorable battle of San Jacinto and otheren.
gagements which separated Texas from
Mexico.
Wilson Richie of Milan county, is recov-
ering from the attack he sustained recently,
while returning from Calvert to Cameron.
Having been knocked down, senseless, he was
robbed of about sixty dollars i'm money and
his wagon riiled of about seventy-five dollars
in groceries. After the lapse of several hours
he revived sufficiently to crawl under his
wagon and build a fire, but soon Telapsed into
an unconscious state, in which he remained
for several days The perpetrators of the
decd are unknown.
J. NJ Gibbs, sheriff of Grimes county, has
been acquitted of the charges preferred against
him at the late term of the district court.
About ninety-fige hundred bales of cotton
were shipped from MeXia between September,
1873. and the twenty-tirst instant
A I,
mission as postmaster at Mexia, Mr.. Simons
has retired from that Office.
A woman has been the cause of an alterca-
tion in Dallas, between young man named
Rogers and another known as CurTier, an en-
gineer on the Texas Pacific Railway. The
bone of contention was certainN beer-ierker,
who is fmil but not fair. Maddened by drink
and jealousy, Rogers armed with five
shooter, pair of derringers and a dirk, ap-
preached Currier in q hostile manner, and is
said TO have been knocked down by the latter.
lallying quickly, Rogers drew his revolver
and fired three shots in rapid succession ut his
opponent. Only one of the shots took effect.
Rogers is in jail
Geo 'rilley's store Mt Jacksonville has been
robbed The thieves got clothing, six dollars
in currency and some Jars of brandy peaches
z. c. Ragsslale and 4. II. Nicely, OF Jack
SOnVille, having rot into a quarrel, the former
stabbed the latter ltagStlalc has heen released
ON 5000 BAIL
The last Grimes county grand jury found
fOrty-nino indictments.
Judge Burnett in the contest between
MeSsrs. Baines and Siugleiary, Grimes county,
has decided that n Justice Of the peace, being
"A county officer, should he voted Tor by the
people of the whOle county, and thst the
paI1y receiving the highest number Of votes
IN the county is entitled 10 the office over one
who has u majority only in his precinct. This
sesis SingleHry. Baines viii appeal TO the
supreme Court. il IS said.
Mad dogs have become numerous at Rusk
of late.
Rocksale, Milan county. Is beginning 90
attract some attention as a shipping point for
Bclion, Bell county, says the Bolton jeifI1llA
liocl>,ialc IS az present the teuninus.o Of the In
lernatioual iIsilscail, and Is foriy-iive mikes
from Austin.
A uegrO preacher in JcfrerSon, Marion
county. Is living with ms seventh wife
While John Grain and sister were rcccntlv
returning % Clcbumc. they were thrown from
buggy, but fortunately escaped unhnrt.
Fifteen residences have been erected In Hem
dcrsop. Rlsk county, during The last twelve
~. Alien. Of Dallas. went ont collecting
rcceRtlv. and lost ninety dollars. The
same night be lost his clolhcs and pistol By
theft
Mayer Long, Of Dallas, vas rcccpily thrown
from his horse IFS right Leg mas BRUISED and
ankle sQrlinesl
The father 81 Patrick 01lonneli. sireci con
fraclor II Dallas. VAS knocked fnoin bis llorsc
hy 3 rassinE omnibus, a few days aso, m iiat
las Onc 81 She wheels Of the vclllcle I'm
Over his skull, fraciuring il Just behind ne
chr. aud causing almost instantaneous death.
pairing Tor an early start
Wits Thonlpsln. nczro. beat his wife q
death. sna Is - jan - Galveston.
Tho transportation q cotton By rail from
sherman "a ilcnison HAVING been reducol
from ssVEnfysliyo a. sixty cents PER hale, Tx
ialustess who haul il on lho common mad i,c
tween flilSc TWO riacfs have enlcrci into com
petition "a ftt lllss 81 Tie same rile
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