The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-10-22

even from the rich, alluvial lands Of Old
Caney, Oyster creek or the Brazos bottoms.
This cane, 3Ir. ROemke informs us. was
grown on his land, on Highland BAYOU.
which he will sell at from three to I'VE dol
lars per acre.
The Denison Sclrs states that nineteen
immigrant wagons, with forty-seveD head
Of stock, passed through town YESTERDAY.
! thirteenth. =" Sixty mules and ten wa
CONS have been ordered from st. Louis for
the Of the frontier telegraph corps. ~
John Casper, man about forty-fve years
of age, who had been on a spree several
days, was found dead Tuesday night. about
10 o'clock. His body was living on some
hay in the Enclosure in the rear of the Senate
Saloon, when discovered. y An orphan
young lady came from Missouri 10 Denison
at the request Of her betrothed and met him
| Just three hours after he had been married
to another girl. She upbraided him, when
he said that he loved her better than his
wife. His better half agreed to let hin,
marry his first love. The minister thought
he could unite the knot, which he proceeded
to do, and then married the man to his
Missouri flame. The twain win have to get
away from the first wife's father-in-law, and
the Indian Nation.
The Galveston NesrS special from Deni-
son of the fifteenth instant states that
''court convened at 10 A. NJ. and testimony
taken in the case of one Robert O'Hara
who, 10y the evidence given so far, appears
to be the principal and leader of the so
called Ku-Klux Khan. He has been identi-
fed as one of the party who hung the boy
Robinson. The evidence IN his case will
probably close to morrow "A new steamer
is now being built at the foot Of Eleventh
street. This immediate vicinity has the
appearance of being quite q dock yard
nrrD arc at tue present time forty men en-
ployed here, who, if not professional ship
builders themselves, are acting under the
supervision of men that are. The rapidity
with which the new steamer is nearing COM
pletion-haying been begun only a few
days ago-shows that the intention is to
rush things The steamer is to be used
in the service Of harbor improvements. It
will be Of forty thousand pounds tonnage.
1t is expected that it will be launched next
week. Mr.. Richardson is the builder. who
acts under orders from United States Enpin-
eer, Lieut.. Quinn Mr.. Estelle, book
keeper for ShaekeIford, Brown & Co., died
suddenly last night at the corner of / and
Bath Avenues. The death was pronounced
! by DR.. Rogers to have been caused by
suicidal dose of prussic acid. At present
the details Of this unfortunate and painful
incident are imperfectly known, and it is
deemed proper to refrain from further state
ments until coroner's inquest has been
held :. John D. Howe, young man from
New York, died yesterday at the house of
Mr.. Haenlein, corner of Bath Avenue and
Market street. There are ninety-seven
patients at the City Hospital, most of whom
are improving"
The Bdyette County Record states that ga
heavy storm of wind, hail and rain oc-
CURED at Fayetteville on the sixth instant.
Horses, fences, hay and fodder stacks and
shade trees were Frustrated by the winds,
while cotton and sweet potatoes were
greatly injured by the hail. We have not
learned how far the storm extended over
the adjoining country"
The Willis ObserOer states that "Captain.
L. B. Hightower shot and killed Alonzo
Banks. negro, on the first instant. The
jury of inquest returned verdict OF justi-
fable homicide"
The Brennan Banner says that " the mast
on the Yegua, in this county, is said to be
very heavy, and porkers tolerably plentiful
-. The new bridge across Hog branch is
completed, and is good, substantial piece
of work. 1--WE learn from Mr. Robert
Flack that the steam gin of Mr.. Sam.
Canada, near Burton, took fire from fric-
ton, or match, on Monday last, about 8
o'clock in the evening, Consuming the en-
tire building, together with about five bales
OF cotton. Loss is estimated at $4,000"
The San Antonio Herald states that eyes
terday evening Mexican, whose name we
were unable to learn, was suddenly seized
with some kind of spasn, on the Alazan,
and died In few moments, bleeding freely
from the nose and mouth. A post morton
examination will be held to-day. . There
is rumor in town to the effect that three
desperadoes killed soldier at Fort Clark,
and, on being pursued by citizens, one of
the desperadOes was badly wounded and
captured. "A lady on Soledad street was
shocked yesterday at finding in her kitchen
large-sized rattlesnake He was promptly
murdered by a gentleman who came to the
rescue !. A few days ago two young Mexi-
cans, by the names of Emilio and Ies>
Cara, while excavating a ditch near the
Mission Espada, had the good fortune to
unearth two old coppar Kettles, contain
ing, according to some accounts, $4,000,
and, according to other statements, as much
as 10000 Carolus the Nv. silver dollars.
OOttIltltk
all our exchanges speak of annoyance from
mosquitoes = a thing from which we of
Pleasanton are always exempt, and for
which exemption we try to be duly CRATE
full .o
The Houston Telegraph's special from
Navasota, of the fifteenth instant, states
that ''Col. Mills has just concluded one of
the most able, eloquent and convincing ad-
i, AZ
people, no doubt. He most clearly demon
strated the causes of the langulshing con-
dition of the South to exist in the destroy
ing tendencies of the protective tariff Our
people are immensely pleased with the |
Colonel, and it is to be regretted that the |
progress of the district court and the press
of farming operations prevented larger
audience - in the Recorders Court six |
teen gentlemen were tried yesterday for OBJ
structing the sidewalks, and fined one dol |
lar and costs each. They all took 1t in |
good part, and manifested no indignation
at the proceedings, that we could learn of. " |
George Turley had two cases disposed of
in the criminal court, IN each of which he
was fined $25. One case was for aggra-
waited assault and battery, and the other was |
for carrying weapon" Eve learn that |
the jury fined the district attorney 500 for
being late, which this gentleman, we doubt
not, win promptly kqHidate At the Bank.
The Jefferson JIimplecute favors usury
law: "We are glad to see the press taking /
up this subject, for it is one in which the
people of our State are most deeply inter
ested, and on which her future prosperity /
very greatly depends. We can cite in
stances very near Us where such rates have /
worked great injury to both borrower AID
lender, while, had the rate Of interest been
less, 1t would have been to their mutual adj
vantage.
The Guadalupe Times states that 'the
protracted meeting which has been in pro-
gress some ten days In the Methodist Church
here, seems to be growing in interest, deep
ening and widening. Each night the altar
IS occupied BY from ten to fifteen persons
inquiring the way to Zion, with, We trust,
their fares set firmly fhifharuvard Co1