The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-26

WEEKLY STATESMAN
AUSTIN,
THURSDAY .......... MARCH 20, 1874
Local Matters.
Why good wagon horses aro offered At private sale
daily. Public auction hOrses command moderate
price, and purchasers gei very far oa'i
low.
TO-, ,rs-,.w,fions Of reward. twelve OF remis-
sion Of nnss and forfeitures ave iof sseions l''d
eehi granting pardoBs, have been ssued BY the Gov
eTpor since tle nineteenth Of last January.
~. =, the prisoner. in the dungeon Of the county
al c,ue near dying on Friday night Of sufoeation
y. - restored BY the prompt attendance Of the
s,Ior who attracted b The cries Of the prisoners
generally.
Con saor.-About Il O'Clock yesterday morning.
men entered the store Of ]. t. Wells on Congress
,,,sa.s spd after talking while one reached over
the counter and got shot at twelve and half cents
pound
rmKE'ea.es IN bankruptcy before Registrar Price,
..s county; same against J, s. Johnson Of Bastrop
county and election OF A. p Woodbridge and Charles
Horst assIgnces In the case Of creditors against w d.
Homeyer.
svyrrn ooCnr.-csees decided March II. 1874:
collins '. Box. Appeal from Houston Reversed
Cole '. The State. Appeal nom Cas-. Reversed
and remanded.
In,
the street and been arrested by officer Hopkins the
Mavor insd Mcdonald yesterday. And in this CON
uection tbs Mayor said he intended to have thelaw
prohibiting exposare Of the person strictly enforced
board Of commissioners of public buildings and
public grounds consisting Of the Comptroller Treas
urer Commissioner Of the Land Office and Secretary Of
state che latter chairman met Friday evening last
aud after transacting some business, adjourned to
meet on Saturday, twenty-eighth inst, at I'm
Tux case Of OBrien, before Justice Smith, charged
with stealing $50 in currency from the pocketbook OF
discharged soldier in boarding house on Pecan
street has resulted in the commitment Of the defendant
for Trial, IN defan Of 500 bail Pendexter DoNell
for prosecution; Wheeler stocker for defendant
No sTYIE HEHE.-Two young ladies' who reside on
the outskirts Of the city taking walk Tuesday AZ
temoon became fatigued Owe win dare TO say their
friend Ia large numbering wagon, who was going by
one side Of Capitol Square, and he accepted their com
pany on top OF his load.
TnE statement ia our edition Of yesterday, in re-
gard 70 J. C. Elgn, taken from an exchange, was in
correct. We learn frsm other exchanges and dis
patches that II was an entirely different Mr.. J.
r. Rlgin was born and raised in this city and is ia
voFaby known TO all the old citizens a. most estima
Bile young gentleman, and take pleasure in making
the correction
FREEMAN & BURR, elothiers, whose warehouses are
1913 and 40 Fulton street. New York, have immense
stock OF spring oyercoats ranging in price from s. to
S3 and composed Of the choicest products OF the loom
from every part Of the world mems SUITS ranging in
price from $40 to $50 and boys suits from s. to $50.
Orders will be received by mail. Samples Of goods,
Illustrated book Of fashions and price list sent fsee
application. perfect 1T is insured
CAPITAL JOCKEY CLuB.-Marshal Long was out to
the track yesterday. II IL in excellent condition for
pSacteing Col. Thomas Gay has eight horses In his
stables including some winners and untried thorough
breds. George r. Spencer has four thoroughbreds in
his stables. Two OF them have been winners. The
Others are young and untred. Major Van Hagen has
i've untrled thoroughbreds in his stables. Mr. Wkn-
son 1--WE promising colts in his. considerable num-
Der Of well known horses, thoroughbreds, are ex-
pected 10 arrive soon. according to information
eeived by Mr.. Ed Fnnin.
The following is part Of evidence in case before
the Mayor, yesterday:
Were you drunk yesterdayg'
"Sot more than usual. take my teddy once in
while"
''How much did you take yesterday
"TtOok some, more or less"
slow much did you drinkY'
81 drank less than barrel. drink every day; and
pay for II too"
Had you been drinking all day esterdayy'
81 drink every day; drank this morning.
AccoRDrSa to the figures, the dog catcher has
cnred for the city treasury, during the last four
months Sii2. This Is much better than smaller
amount but suppose he continues to collect at the
same rate, the full amount collected at the end OF
twelve months Will be $ls26. He is paid policemans
wages for his services and he attended properly TO
his duties there would either be placed in the
treasury from this one source there would be sew
eral thousand dogs less within the city limits. Come
Mr. dog catcher look after the purps and gather in the
dollars.
! SENATOR @. B. RRArH. IN a letter to the Waco Ad-
raao from this city dated the thirteenth Instant
says; tM
'Let people delay their verdict; let newspaper wr-
tiers and politicians endeavOr TO break up discomfort
and suspicion. We act mostly on general bills. No
legislation has certainly not inenmbered this Legisla
tnre; aud the school bills, school land bills for the
sale Of said lands and University lands OF great inn
porance. There is every prospect that the important
will 20 through az an early day, and we viii
adjourn sine dis In about mouth
TINS Williamson County RsoOrd Of the sixteenth
says: Lyman shafcr has at last been returned to
the Asylum at Austin. Il win be remembered that
some months ago he sent, at the expense Of our
county TO one OF the old States where he had rela
uves and he shortly afterwards returned It is said
he Ootedi all the way from St. Louis 10 Texas UpOE
HE arrival here he was In most wretched condition,
and ne has been confined In county jail for several
months, He s very properly in the Lnnaiic Asy-
lam where We hope skifnl treatment may restore his
dethroned reason. Mr.. shsfer was a lawyer by pro-
fessiOn and once held high Official position in Of
the Territories
"GOs. DAvIs."-Mark Twain sometimes amases him
self at the inability Of many OF his auditors his
jokes because they do not know anything about the
arts and sciences generally and Il Is frequently
amusing TO Local to hear the items he writes in an
odd spoken about gravely ana directly To the
surface only Of what they present This occurred IN con-
nection with an item In yesterdays SrArEsNAN Gen.
tlemen were inquring II Deputy sheriff Pendley had
really taken 6or Daris away. whereas the Governor
Davis" who did 90 out Of town involuntarTy was a
ncgro callSd IN that MANNER and well known here,
among no, ouiy rs own color. hut also many whites
saALL-wE HAvE PArER Mil. IN AusrIN.-The
following an extract from letter dated Valparaiso
Indians. and signed D. A. saylo:
70 ~ Efiorg Qft,s Dsneautic iSidlesmdp.-I recev-
ed COPY % yonF paper of February - aud IN peFusng
the kaine noted your article entitled ''What doour
people think % a." n l can proper encourage
uielt frCa your people, would pay them visit, aud
10 every thing iavouahle, would ioease my mill
your city. The benefits % mill for the manufacture
~ paper 10 ypor city several the most important
az which l. this, the material consumed 4
lnfchaatd 10 home thereby grtting money