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

third instant, and who only wanted 70 see =
friend as he said, having refused to be
searched, was elected
The Denison Hers says Bishop Gregg
preached there on the twenty fourth inst
The weather was very cold at Denison on
the twenty-secOnd and twentythird-
frozen and ice in dwelling houses. Some Of
the city police Of this fast young place have
been dlsgracing themselves by committing out
RACES upon their official rounds, taking an un-
offending stranger out Of saloon and subject
ing him 20 search for money. Ward, Dewey
4 Co. should have such fellows in charge.
The school trustees Of Grayson county are
taking the scholastic census
ARANsAs CoUSTY.-C,ol PrOsky Is putting
up extensive improvements on his lot in Rock
port. :. Capt. Snow has presented the editor
Of the RockpOrt Transcript, with some oys-
teTs seven inches In length by five in breadth.
BRowK CoUNTY-A batch Of sixty fami-
lies, immigrants, have just come and settled.
BExAR CoUKTY.-The stables Of Henry Bit
ter, on the New Braunfels road, about two
miles from San Antonio, caught ire on the
twenty-third instant OF two horses in the
stable, one was burned and the other saved.
A buggy, an ambulance and the building were
also consumed. Total loss about $1,000.
Mayor Giraud of San Antonio, has vetoed an
Ordinance or body Of resolutions 70 reduce
the expenses of the city Of San Antonio" It
provided among other things the reduction Of
the salary of the mayor from $500 TO $500
per annum; Of city attorney from $500 TO
$500 per annum; city assessor from 1925 to
800 per month; Of policemen from $50 to
$50 per month, and the compensation of each
alderman, for attendance at each meeting,
from IS TO 60.
Brown County,. G. Cornell has been
elected captain, Charles Webb first, and N.
b. Welt, second lieutenants of the Brown
county rangers. A detachment advanced far
beyond the settlements TO Double Mountains,
while the others, under the command of
Lieutenant Welt, eneamped on Clear Greek,
awaiting arms. Large bodies of Indians were
reported encamped by the headwaters of the
Brazos Lieutenant Webb proceeded to the
west fork of the BTazos, and met with great
many signs of, but no. Indians
COLLIN CoUNTY.-The Mckinney Enquirer
says that recently the prisoners in Jail set the
building on fire. They were no doubt trying
to burn a hole through the wall. The fire was
discovered before any serious damage was
done.
COLEMAN CoUNTy.-There is a rumor that
Captain John Elkin's company of minute
men, with sqHad of United States troops,
were following some Indians recently, and
when about seventyfiVe miles west of Camp
Colorado they encamped Captain Elkin's
company did not place a guard over their
camp, and while asleep, five Indians stole the
horses of the company.
CALHOUN COUNTY. Charles G. Fulton, of
the Baltimore AmoJTcaR, has been visiting his
brother, c. w. Fulton. The latter is one of
the early citizens of Texas, and, in partner
ship with others, owns one of the largest stock
farms in the country, inclOsing by one fence
over thirty thousand head of cattle. :. The
little son of Mr.. Hamm got badly hurt at In
dianOla ON the twcnty-fOurth, by being hit
with u brickbat, thrown by another boy, which
made a bad and ugly wound.
CoRYEI CoUNTY.--Coppcr has been found
near Gatcsville. "A man named Davis has
been killed in COmancho, who WAS attempting
to run the town. He was shot by the
marshal "A man tried TO steal couple of
horses from Mr.. j. A. Lamb, few days ago,
but was Oyertal1en before he had gone more
than two hundred yards from the lot, when he
abandoned them. "This occurred on the
State of DOdd's creek" the San says. 1t
also says: More than four weeks since, a
yonng man named Dogan Stone, from Murray
county, Tennessee, left Bolton, forty miles
from here, intending to come TO Gainesville.
lie has never been heard of since leaving Bel
ton. Stone carried with him about $3.50 cur
roncy, and rode good horse He was slight
built beardless, bOyish and fair about five
feet ten inches high, gray-cyed, and light
haired. tlH
CoRYELL County, II. Earl will organ
ize a Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry at
Oak Grove on the ninth proximo
DALLAS CoUNTY.-C. O. Miller, telegraph
operator, has gone to Virginia. A Mr.. Shep-
ard is his successor. Mr.. Robert B. Seay
has married Miss Laura Stephenson, daughter
Of DIR. Stephenson. The groom is of the firm
of Williams s. Seay, lawyers
DALLAS CoUNTY.-There was slush ice in
the Streets of Dallas on the twenty-third. .
The coming race for the district attorneyship
of this judicial district is the absorbing topic
among all classes of our citizens. :. The Com
mereidI says Duane, the pistol gallery man in
Dallas, is getting handsome silver belt, gold
mounted, made in st. Louis, which he will
award to the champion of crack shots in
Northern Texas. The belt viii cost $3.50,
The wOmen's temperance movement menaces
Dallas. The Nelcs says Dallas woman has
threatened TO burn her husband in efiigy. :.
j. I. Iglehart has come out as an independent
candidate for city marshal of Dallas The
pistol shot wound Of James Curry, an engi-
neer Of the Texas Pacific Railroad, that was
inflicted recently at Dallas by Geo. Rogers,
son of John Rogers, is not considered dan
gerous. The ball entered under the chin,
ranged along the right side of the face, and
OUT NICK Oh lIiC III IOOG race
on the twenty-fOurth, on the fair grounds at
Dallas, between Frank Twombly, of Fort
Worth, and Joseph Rush, of New Orleans,
was won by the latter. "A woman passed
up Lamar street, in Dallas, on the night of
the twenty-fOurth, loading and firing o six
shooter. She discharged tho loads in the air.
DENTON CoUETY.-D. II. Bays, Latter
Day Saint has been explaining to the people
here why he believes in Joe Smith.
GALVESTON. stock Of cotton on hand
in Galveston, on the twenty-fifth instant, was
about 100, 4S1 bales. tt ta
GALVESTON. Large buffalo fish are for
sale in the market. The approaching alder.
manic election promises to be lively. ). There
was large turnout of firemen on the twenty
fifth instant, in attendance at the funeral Of
Donald Mckenzie.
b. GALVESTON. THE dissolution of the firm
of Watson, Hanncn & Co. is announced off,
cially.
GRAYsoN CoUNTY-The Denison Necs
says: 1.-THE spring immigration has com
and the snow white caravans are
moving into our rich realms of peace and
plenty. The Odd Fellows at Sherman are
preparing for a grand celebration on the
twenty-sixth of next month. The work on
the new Presbyterian church in Sherman is
so finely that they hope 70 occupy
it by the third Sunday in March. Cap
tain Ely and Mr.. Wheelock, of Sher-
man, have been down, prospecting for
the job of building the Collin county
court house. Dc Laney, formerly cap
tain of the Inflated steamship Evening
Star, WIS in Sherman lately drumming, as
regular business, for a New York mercantile
house. ON the twenty-fourth instant, the
body of w. s. Barlow, who died at Collins
vile ON Saturday, the twenty-frst instant, in
Charge Of a delegation from the Odd Fellows
at Mhitesboro, arrived in Sherman.
GRAYsoE COUNTY.-The Cumberland Pres
bylerian Church in Mckinney has just been
dedicated cost about $1,000 Representative
G., A. Foote donated Tie bell. The Aclho-
dist are preparing oercct a church edificc in
quite number of prominent citi-
zens having already subscribed literally to
wSrtls that object. The Mckinney Acad-
envy, under the joint management of Col @. d.
Alexander and n Somervillc, is I'M n flourish
ing condition. The number of students en-
rolled is fifty per cent greater than at the com
of the present scholastic year. The