The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-31


aid says Of Gen. john J. Good that ''the fat
cuts three inches thick on his spareribs. "
He would have made good Adam.
Shreveport had 941s and Jefferson 9117
cotton bales on hand Saturday night. It's
a great mistake, the JiHlpiecute thinks, TO
allege that jefferson goes tOdecay.
The San Antonio H5rold heads a local
''Morning Ram5les in the Mud" We
might 60 down upon Pecan street and write
about morning fOundeIings in the mud.
The city of New Orleans has promptly
paid all the interest upon its debts. And
that too AT a great sacrifice TO her citizens.
Such conduct viii be beneficial in the end.
The pnstcflicc, George Storms dry goods
/ store and dwelling and at his property. and
/ horse belonging - ". y. Mitchell, all
were burned Thursday night at Whitisboro.
They have found potters' clay in San An
/ tonic That expression like clay in the
hands of the potter" will now be compre-
/ hended in the ancient traditional city of the
Southwest.
| The Colorado Citizen thinks they have ex-
humed one of Adams oxen down st Trinity.
Its horns were six feet long. One or two
of them would be too many before break
fast, even on Christmas week.
The Times of GAINESVILLE is carefully and
most scientifically edited, but the press
work is intolerable. Why don't "NigO =
tell of the antiquities of Mound" city as
well as of the dogs and foxes
A Grape Vine dispatch, from a town of
that name, tells that the place was desc
lated by fire on Monday. The sufferers
were B. F. Ward & Co., J. F. Bonner, Mr..
Tucker, DIR. Gilbert; total losses.
Wilson and Lord are to lie the candidates
for mayor in Houston. Wilson is the regu-
lar AID Lord the independent candidate.
The first receives the support of Tracy,
Allen, and others of mixed breed.
The Mexia Ledger says that too much
suffrage is the curse of the age and country,
and that judges at least should be APP
pointed by the Governor, subject to con
firmation 10y the Senate and House.
The Goliad Guayd says it tried but
couldn't throw up its hat when the birth of
]. II. Martins fifteen pound baby was an
nounced Christmas day. The reason why
was the probable ponderous brick in that
old hat.
J. Knox Patterson, arrested at Waco for
burning his home to defraud an insurance
company, was subjected to arrest at the
instigation of his mOther-in-law. The
AdCdnce says the charges preferred are
groundless.
The Holly Springs Reporter is properly
the preferred vehicle of communication be
tween Texans and the people of the hope
less commonwealth row governed by the
sen-in-law of my father-in-law, Bottled
Face O. Ben"
On the sixteenth Mr.. Heinrich Gumbert,
of Kendall county, was drowned while en-
deavoling to cross the Cibolo near Boerne,
the river being very high at the time. The
wagon and eight yoke of oxen were also
carried away.
A stockmen's convention meets in May,
1875, at PleasantOn, and at Uvalde on tho
first Monday in January, 1875. Then the
necessity for railroad direct to the markets
of the East from Southwestern Texas will
be considered.
The Border Chief says Grant is fighting
it out on his peace policy, and the Indians
are numbering everybody on the frontier
The Chief doesn't know that Grant has ms
hands full of the Vicksburg proclamation
and of Ames and Kellogg.
Harry Anderson and others killed enough
buffaloes and other animals on their recent
hunting excursion from Denison, but los
from hunger and cold, and came home con
tent to remain a long spell.
Those dozen, more or less, citizens O
Denton county, arrested by worthless APP
pointee of Grant, that we may have alleged
Ku-Klnx troubles in Texas as well as il
Vicksburg and New Orleans, will be re
, leased. There's nothing in it.
, The Times doesn't think DR.. Young, o
temperance fame, served Galveston during
Christmas week. The place got under full
Roadway down the hill of Chow come yoU
SO" two or three days before Christmas
came. Is that what's the matter?
The grand jury of McLennan county ad
vises the abolition of the grand jury sys
TEN. Why did it not go a step further and
even more wisely advise the abolition o
iuries in civil suits, save when demanded
by and at the cost of parties litigantl
Col. n. L. Norton, of Salado proposes
it is stated, to establish an agricultural pa
per in Austin. We would welcome hin
gladly to our city, and think he would surel,
succeed. There is fine field for such
publication conducted by such gentleman
The Pamela Watclman is in favor of
direct return to the old Constitution o
1916, and favors Governor Coke for a secont
term. 1t also thinks we have too mucl
: legislation. and is in favor of going back t
the earlier and simpler forms of govern
ment.
} The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald states that
Texan editor will soon publish volum
entitled, ''The Wonders of the Low Lands,
| in which the archaeological aspects of tn
low lands of the Mississippi will be dis
cussed. Harper's Magazine for Februar
will contain chapters from the book.
The Telegraph says: "Charles Morgan
: ewns one-fourth of the Houston city debt
and one-tenth of the entire debt of thu
State of Texas He has not made invest
ments without calculation. That is not hi
way of doing business. His faith in the cit
and State is shown by his works.
Durell Davis, black rs any ex-Governo
could desire to be, will be hanged for rap
committed on the person of whit
child eight wears old, and Jim Ferrar, eve
as black, for plain murder, Will both b
T hanged, SAYS the Cuero Star, in that blesse
town. They have been pronounced guilty
Bishop Elliott, Episcopal, Bishop Pel
cier, Catholic, aud Bishop KerneT, MethC
dist, will each visit San Antonio, and tn
$ Express proposes that they be publicly Ell
s tertained. Why not tender them the free
dom of the Ctr It's usual you know
thus to honor in republics, dignitaries {
: the church.
Hampstead should be supplied wit
r swaddliDg clothes for the increase in til
a family mOdestly spoken of by the Messenger
1t says: During the summer and fall
! little town, nearly half as large as Hemp
: stead was year ago, has sprung up in on
western suburb" Who will christen I'll
luckless brat
J Judge Scott left Denison on the MIN
Z teenth instant with &c, 900 pounds of fn'
: fresh beef in refrigerator cars. He pr
poses to keep the people of Boston supple
4 with toothsOme Texas steaks for the win
!. ter. These friendly relations will do yer
e we'll, since the Hub at the late election wei
against the great spoon thief.
+ The Age says that William Brady, Esq
Q has negotiated for the sale TO CommOdol