The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-10-29
TEXAS ITEMS.

dealers, New Orleans. HE retired TO his
room Monday night, complaining of a
slight indisposihon from the effects of a
disease of the heart, to which he was at
times subjected. Early the next morning
he was discovered in an unconscious and dy-
ing state, aud died about o'clock Monday
evening. The voters of Milan county will,
on the third of November next, decide,
through the fundamentally of the ballot
box, whether the county seat shall be at
Cameron or some other more convenient
point" Mrs. r. Kelly, an old Irish
lady, was recently robbed of about
$500 in Rockdale. She was from. Lul-
ing, Texas, en- route to Kentucky.
She charged Mike Conner, an Irishman,
and Kate Mcdonald, with the robbery.
The parties were brought before the mayor,
and the case continued until o'clock P. N.
Conner was placed in charge of a police
man, with instructions to place him in Jail,
but he left him in charge of Cronan, a
saloon keeper, who allowed the prisoner to
escape.
The Rahehero states that F. J. Parker,
the citizens (or fusion) candidate, was
elected mayor of Brownsville by sixty
three majority.
The North Teas Enterprise states that
have ever been entered upon the criminal
docket of Fannin county, are those of
Henry Bowie, investigated before Esquire
Duckworth and Judge Evans this week and
last. As the evidence in the first case was
developed, it showed that the defendant
was guilty of the double offense of stealing
the same horse twice. -. A man named
Mullens was arrested near Ladonia, on the
! fifteenth instant, on a writ from Lamar
county"
The Pilot Point Citizen of the seventeenth
instant says 1--WE stop the press to notice
shooting affair that occurred this evening
Whitley Hill shot William Fuller twice
with navy sIx-shooter, one shot through
the left arm, the other shot in the left shout
der. Both from the country"
| The Resttcard Empire says that corn is
selling at sixty-fve cents per bushel.
"The good of advertising has recently been
exemplifed in the case of Mr.. I. T. Wood,
of this place. Some two months ago he
advertised, In the Empire, two places he
had for sale, near here, and we are pleased
to hear that he has sold one of them to a
gentleman from Limestone county for forty
dollars per acre; and that he received,
few days since, a letter from a
gentleman living in Virginia, making
inquiries in regard to the other .
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Gayle Talbot,
from Matagorda, has arrived in our county,
and has brought with him several head of
blooded cattle Brahmas and Durhams), and
some sixty or seventy fine brood mares and
horses. An enterPrising gentleman is
erecting q steam grist and saw mill, on the
middle Paluxy, near Mr.. Joel Counts Z.
Several wagons loaded with immigrants
passed through town this week going west. !"
-. Capt. John Abney, who has been re-
siding on the frontier for twenty years or
more, and who is as well known and as high
ly respected aS any man in this section or
country, left this place four or five weeks
ago, stating his intention to return by his
home in Bosque county and go to Calves
ton to buy his stock of fall goods. He
went to Galveston and bought stock of
goods which were shipped to Waco, and
then ordered back, as is believed, by mutual
agreement between Capt. Abney and the
parties of whom he purchased. He
then left Galveston, and since then there
have been no tidings of him..
The Galveston Mercury says: eve are glad
to notice that the railroad tracks, now COM
pleted to Williams's wharf, and that cars can
unload at the New York steamers.
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ting match in Galveston on the seventeenth
instant. Rather won the running race,
beating George Palmer and Rabbi. 81
The Teras Observer states that "quite a
complaint is made by the people of this
school district, and we think justly too, OF
the enormous school tax levied. We are
informed that the deficiency is little over
5000, and the assessment is over $4,000.
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The Comanche Chief says that .'Jolln D.
Stephens has been chosen captain of the
Comanche Guards. The company has
made good selection. Ex-Captain Wight
has been appointed inspector. Rev. P.
Gravis, who has just returned from Brown
| wood, where he has been attending pro-
tracted meeting, reports much good having
been lonesome ten OF twelve conversions
and fifteen accessions to the church."
THE San Antonio Herald states that
twelve immigrants have arrived in town
from Illinois. They intend to settle in this
locality :. Mr.. Emil UpPerniann had apor
ton of his hand torn of 3 few days age
while feeding cotton gin on the Medina,
and was brought to town in very en-
feebled condition from loss of blood. AS
his system could not stand the shock at
rest of his hand, DR. Herd made the exper
iment, for the first time, we believe, il
this city, of transfusing into the veins O
the patient the blood of lamb, by which
operation he Immediately received sufficient
strength to undergo the amputation, and hi
is now doing as well as could be expected
under the circumstances. Mr.. Rome
Shlessinger was arrested on q e0pids To-
stealing, exploring trunk IN which hc
should not have taken 30 much interest
For want Of bail he went to Jail"
The Victoria Allocate states that ''corn i
now selling at seventy-tve cents per bushe
on the streets"
The Navasota TabIst has Anderson items
from which we extract the following
s'Court has continued in session during tn
week. and much business has been disposed
} Of Thus far four persons have been con
victed Of felony. Allen Wilkerson, murder
six years. John Digs, assault with inten
to murder, seven years. John Riley, sevel
years. There have been many conviction
of misdemeanors. The grand Jury ar
working faithfully The meeting at tn
: Methodist Church closed Sunday night
-Four persons joined the church. Rev
n. G. Spencer and his brother, Q
L. Spencer, were jealous and sffectiT
IN their pulpit and altar ministfations.
I A new, large, col0red Baptist Church wa
solcmnly dedicated last Sunday to the ser
vice Of God in South Navasota- The q
tendance was large and the services imprei
sive, conducted BY Elders Campbell, fror
Galveston. and Walton, Of this place. bot
colored. The house Is thirty BY sixty feet
and well fitted with seats, pulpit aud othe
minor fixtures. Il has been some time i
process Of construction, and when We con
slider the serious financial cmbarFassmsntsu
the people, Il certainly reflects high credi
D on the congregation Heretofore they hay
: used the csIofed school house As q place Q
Worship-z
D. TIE Houston 1eisgrapts q the tWeDi1
. frst instant, tsates hat 't8o car leads q
, fna bl0oded milch COWS and calves lIoE
Chicago. PISSED through The city for Peel
, a Co. yesterday. These cows are brough
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