The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-08

The connection Of the Texas and Pacific
Road with the Cairo and Futon Read at
Texsrkana has been made, and trains are
now running through.
The GAINESVILLE Standard notes the fond
les Of the freedmen Tor hunting Wild hogs
in that section.
The editor OF Tie Mckinney Eaquifer say IS
there hare been bushels Of money brought
into that county from the sale Of cotton,
grain aud stock, and yet he IS unahle % get
any Of IT. He also complains Of being short
OF wedding cake. Poor fellowi
The Waco Adraaoe reports wheat looking
much finer than usual this season Of the
year. Other papers from Northern Texas
report the. same
The Nh County ExP0sitgr boasts Of the
/ good society OF Hillsboro. II says they
have a great many men belonging TO the
church who don't swear nor drink whisky.
Pork IS selling at SIX cents a pound there.
A shoemaker IS badly needed
A good many strangers have arrived late
| II ct Corpus Christi-also fine new engine
for the fire boys. Corpus seems to be -four
ishing. m
The people of Navasota are having fine
Christmas doings. balls, suppeTs, etc. A
grand fireman's ball was To have come of
last night
The weekly papers are all taking week
of holidays while we poor dailies are con-
fined to two days
The Nueces Valley notes the drowning Of
| Capt. VIM Gruhl, of the mail boat, who
was knocked overheard by the boom of the
vessel He was much respected, and his
family have the public sympathy.
The Aqe thinks "a new book, giving q
true account of the finances of Houston, . is
/ greatly desirable. There is an intimatiOn
of something being 'rotten in Denmark =
The Esa9iaer sRs iesS Of newly I,s ELECTED sl
and highly complimentary Tor his eloquent
speech, winding up with an application fol
a v, This was rather too complimentary.
Many strangers are said to be in Waco,
some of them from England, attracted
hither by the late stir about Texas and Its
great resources. Let the muscle and the
money of John Bull come on--we are ready
for both. Texas is the place now for both
labor and capital.
The San Antonio Express says that a Mr..
Raynor has given up his theatrical perform-
ances on account Of the scarcity of money in
that city. We rather guess there was a
scarcity of theatrical talent
The Houston Mercury chronicles the great
success of the Magnolia Histrionic Club at
the Opera House in that city. just hold on
until our Shakespeare Club perform Rich
elieu in our new theatre, which will soon be
finished.
The Paris Press says it is reported that
Judge Hare will resign. We trust not, as
we learn that he is making an excellent
judge, which cannot be said of all who
wear the ermine in Texas.
Pork has been selling at Bastrop the past
week in abundance at from four and a half
to five cents a pound. We wish it would
become plentiful enough in Austin to enable
us once more to eat a genuine pork sausage.
Our butchers seem to have a strange fond
ness for making sausage out Of refuse scraps
of poor beef, which they have not even the
skill to disguise and make paGsable with
proper. seasoning. We charge nothing for
this, not expectingit will do any good.
We are informed by the Central Teraa
that notwithstanding the liberal donations
! from abroad during the severe epidemic,
there still remains an unpaid debt of $4,000
for sustenance and covering of the living
and for the burial of the dead. 1t calls. on
the citizens of Robertson for aid in discharg-
ing the debt. ~
Mr. Thompson Phillips, living seven
miles north of La Gtange, had his barn with
four hundred bushels of corn burned by
some incendiary villain last week. '
The Daily Courier, of Sherman, is making
arrangements to obtain the telegraphic dis
al,
We are glad to notice its prosperity.
Mr.. G. w. College retires from the edi-
torial control of the Waco Adcance. The
Eramiaer represents the business of Waco
as exceedingly lively.