The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-07-30

the survey Of the Guadalupe river at the
mouth Of the San Marcos; the river al It's
lowest stage is from eighty to one hundred
and seventy feet wide. and except on sboaly
places sufficiently deep for light draft navi-
CATION. It is thought the survey win be
completed in September. Mr.. Charles Null
ler was drowned in the Guadalupe on the
twenty-secOnd instant.
For cool audacity, the following. from the
NORTH Tssas EhtaPrise, beats all eRsstsom:.
VIM. Clipper was. pursuing horse-thief in
hot haste, in coryell county, when his horse
threw him against tree and disabled him.
The thief cOolly halted, took charge Of
Clippers horse, and quietly rode away.
The Houston Te'sgrepa has a dispatch
stating that Mr.. J. f Latham, master
carpenter of the Western Branch Of the
Texas Central Railway. was run over and
killed by the down train on the twenty
fifth instant Ia NIeSia, on the twenty
fourth. the marshal OF the city, with sew
eral citizens, recognized and pursued a
horse-thief. who, well mounted, made his
escape, after shooting and wounding the
marshars horse, causing him to throw his
rider. The trial of the young men, before
Judge Wood, under wit OF ha5eas corpus,
charged with the murder of negro woman
recently, came of on the twenty-ffth in
slant; they were admitted to bail in the
sum of three hundred dollars each. On
the twenty-ffth, Hans brewery was burned !:
loss, $40, 000 The first boat that ever
came up to Houston's wharves was the
Laura, Capt. Griffin, which arrived on the
twenty-second Of January, 1886, consuming
four days from Harrisburg; Bob Wilson
had the first store, in log house; John K.
Allen was the founder OF the settlement
known as the .'city Of Houston = he died
in 1888.
The Dallas Herald says that woman by
the name of Rice. living N Pearl street,
came near bleeding to death by cutting her
wnst yesterday with a blaIe Of grass; a
piece of Grape acted as a styptic.. A man
by the name Of Kellogg died recently in
Dallas from excessive drinking. The Bap-
fist general association met on the twenty
fifth instant and organized by the election
of the following officers: DIR. w. c. Bur
Lesson, of Waco, president; Rev. B. N. Car
roll, Of Waco, first vice-president; DR.. A.
E. Clemens, of Marshall, second yice-presi-
dent; Rev. r. c. Buckner, of Paris, third
vice president; Rev. ]. T. Hand, OF Tyler,
recording secretary; Rev. A. Weaver, of
Dallas, corresponding secretary, and Col.
Williams, of Dallas, treasurer; about one
hundred and twenty-five delegates were
present.
The Galveston Mercury says that on the
twenty-fifth instant, the first bale of cotton,
as roundand chubby representative Of the
fieecy King as the most exacting factory
would care to see, arrived on board the
steamship Hutchinson, from Indianola--
regular four hundred and forty-two
FOUNDER.
The Galveston Cioi1ian states that the
report of the health physician is favorable.
Only thirteen deaths for the week ending
on the twenty-fourth instant. No death
from yellow fever, and no case reported.
The Tsras Lntslligencer reports the marriage
of Mr.. F. G. Baldwin and Miss Fannie N.
Turner on the twenty. second instant. Mr..
J. H. Ewing, aged fifty-hve, died on the
fourteenth of May.
The Galveston Nsscs has special from
Mckinney, dated twenty-ffth instant, stat
ing that Throckmorton was unanimously
Endorsed, and made the grandest speech of
his life. DIR. w. f. McCray was killed re-
Gently, near Groesbeeck, by fall from his
horse. Colonel Rob is aiding the Congress
sional subcommittee in investigating the
frontier depredations.
The Houston Age is in ecstacies about the
ship channel. Take it coolly, Dan, and look
out for squalls from the south.
The Hi County Record learns that there
was bloody fight among the colored popu-
latiou, about a mile from town, near Mr..
John Frasier's place. One s'colored GEM
mon" got a severe CUT on the shoulder; no
body killed. The crops are very fine, and
prices will be quite low, unless large i'm
migration should increase them by unusual
demands. Immigrants are INVITED to come.
The Record very sensibIy advises farmers
not to neglect the sowing Of wheat next
fall, and to SOW freely.
The North Tezan says the district court
was occupied, recently, three days in try
ing Lou Hays, charged With the murder Of
George Nolan; he was acquitted. Paris
has an abundance Of peaches, melons, APP
pies, etc. Crops are fine.
The Bonham Noes asserts that rain Is the
general prayer Of all.
The Waco Adeancs condemns the move
for placing Captain w. W. Lang in the
field for Congress. He will be considered
the candidate Of the Oranges, no matter
what may be the assertions to the contrary.
The Adsanee says it is too thin. The
icc-house across the river is burned.
The Sherman Courier states that John N.
Lillard, for murder, has been sent to the
penitentiary for three years and nine
months; John Robberson, assault to muir
der, three years; Moses Wright, theft, two
years; J. 9. Buy, theft, five years; J. c.
Perry, theft, Eve years; Albert Still, theft,
five years; Frank Norris, theft, two years ;
W. Davis, theft, three years; Jim Noel,
robbery, three years in the peDitentiary.
They are thieving set. Five persons have
been bitten BY rabid dogs
The Waco Rsgistey states that . party Of
United States engineers who are n the CT ,
viii commence the survey Of the Braz !.
from Waco to the Gulf. They have pitcl .ed
their tents, ordered the construction Of
small boats and OtheEneeessary equipments.
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