The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-19

nity-tllree yoke OF oxen hitcheu 70 n, WHICH Il
were driven By eight men. Engine driver i
Charles Hough, Of the Pacific road, met with 4
a distressing death on the eighth instant, on i
his way 10 Dallas. His engine, while under 1
great velocity, cOllided with a steer and pitch /
ing il in the air, the animal in falling struck /
the safety valve Of the engine and shattering !
il 10 pieces admitted Of an oyerpoweriDg es- /
cape of steam, which flying upon the person
of Alr. HOugh, scalded him so that he survived |
but few hours. On the ninth instant as the
construction train on the Pacific road was APP |
preaching Dallas il ran over a steer near White |
Rock, throwing the engine, tender and one
fiat from the track and instantly killing Pat |
> sweeney, road hand. The deceased was
terally crushed TO death.
DALLAS CoUNTT. The Herald understands |
a capitalist from Kentucky contracted, on the |
sixth instant, for the erection of fifty tene-
ment houses in Dallas city, within the next
three months. The same paper SAYS the farm
ens Of the county are turning their attention
10 the construction of capacious barns and
extensive granaries, and are preparing tOplace
their products, stock and implements in quar-
ters equal to the finest farms Of Northern and
Eastern States w. G. Beckett, of the Her
all, reports heavy hail and rain storm as
having prevailed in the neighborhOod of Scyne
on the fifth instant. Two men from West
ern Texas reached Dallas city on the sixth in
slant at noon, with their hands and feet badly
frozen, from exposure in January last while
trying to find their way back to a settlement,
after hunt
DENTON CoUNTx-A daughter of VIM
Harrison, Of Pilot Point, aged Is, deaf and
mute, met with sad accident recently, while
at party She was taking part in a play and
had pin in her mouth, which she accidently
swallowed The pin stuck in her throat,
causing paroxysms. Every effort to dislodge
the pin proved failure. An incision was
made in the windpipe, but the pin was not
found. AT last accounts the pin had passed
into the stomach and the patient appeared
much better, though serious fears were enter
tanned as to her ultimate recovery. . s.. c.
Thornton, of Pilot Point, lost his pocket-boOk,
recently, containing promissOry note to him
from w. II. & o. W. Bean, due twenty days
after date, for the sum of 1922.
Ell PAsO COUNTY.-Indians, believed to
have come from Fort Stanton, N. NJ, reserva-
ton raiding Eleven horses stolen and several
men believed to have been killed near San
EliZariO, on the second instant.
ERATH COUNTY.-The Enterprise of the
seventh instant says eve learn from parties
who are just from the vicinity of Fort Grit
fin, that one night last week the Indians made
a raid on Picketville and vicinity, and stole
about fiftyseven head of horses. They were
followed by the Palo Pinto Rangers and six
TOpkaways, who overlook them about fifty
miles from Picketville, where fight took
place. resulting in the recapture of the horses
and the killing and scalping of fifteen Indians.
The parties who report the above say they
crossed four fresh Indian trails between Grit
fin and this place, going into the settlements
of Palo. Pinto and border counties. -.
The ladies of 'Orryville have adopted the fol
lowing: WHEREAS, We, the sisters of this
Grange, feel that these times of pressure and
embarrassment are weighty upon our husbands
and sons, and that it is our duty to share their
burdens with them as far as possible; there
fore, ReSOlced, That we will use every posi-
BILE retrenchment in our household matters,
such as doing without. servants as far in our
power, and denying all table luxuries except
such,a las we can raise or make at home; that we
will purchase no costly or eXtravagant ap-
parel, and that we will encourageall the young
men to look upon labor as ennobling, and in
struct the girls in the performance of all do
mestic duties with neatness and dispatch. .
On the first inst, two prisoners broke Jail in
Stepbensville and made good their escape, by
burning hole through the northeast corner
of the lower story. The men are j. H. Mel
son, of Brown county, who was charged with
forgery, and James Latham, of Hamilton
county, charged with theft.
FAYETTE COUNTY. r. FL. Willen-
berg's pastoral relations with the Cumberland
Presbyterian congregation in LAGRANGE, will
probably cease on the fifteenth instant. @
FAYETTE CoUNTY.-Five thousand two
hundred and seventy-one children attend the
public schools, of which 379S are white and
1873 colOred
GALVESTON COUNTY. - Investigation into
the condition of the Galveston city postoffice
is concluded, but the result is not known pub
licly. Examination commenced in the case
of w. T. Clark, charged with embezzling
moneys collected by Gen. Clark from. the
United States government, for account of
Capt. Tod. The body of E. A. Selbia was
discovered in the water at Williams wharf,
Galveston city, on the twelfth instant. Acct
dental drowning the cause.
J GRAYsoN CoUNTY.-The Ne1cs of the tenth
instant, says: The case of Wright & Mitchell v.
The Board of Trade, was on trial Monday be-
fore his honor, Recorder Maurice; Bennett for
the plaintiffs, and Col Rogers for the defense
During the trial Col Rogers made some state
ment which Bennett pronounced a lie, where
upon the Colonel jumped from his seat and
dealt blow at Benefits countenance. Spar
ring then commenced. By this time a ''cOp"
got to the scene. of action and brought the af-
fair to close. The Recorder ordered fine
of ten, to be entered up against each of the
pugilistic gentlemen and the trial was then
proceeded with. @
GRAYsoN CoUNTY.-''The prairies are Gov
cred with flowers, peach trees are in bloom,
and the weather indicates early spring" says
the Denison Ne1es.. IF. King, wen known in
DenisOn, attempted suicide on the fifth inst.
About a quarter. past eleven o'clock on the pre-
vious evening, s. d. Lamison went to a room
in which they, both slept; he found King en-
gagged in lighting short pieces of candles Six
of these were burning. King was carefully
trimming some of them. Lamison asked what
he was doing. He replied his head hurt; that
lie felt very strangely. Lamison then re-
quested him to retire, which he did! The SUI
eide was attempted the following morning
with pistol.
GoLIAD COUNTY. This is fast becoming
exclusively an agricultural county, the Guard
says. The farmers generally have finished
planting their corn crops, and some have
planted cotton. lsi
HARRIS COUNTY. Frank T. Austin, charged
with the killing of Edward Hughes holds
over under bond for new trial at the next
term Of the criminal court.
HARRIS COUNTY. Justice MCGOWAN com
pleted the counting Of the vote cast in the re-
cent municipal election for mayor and alder
men. For Mayor--W Wilson, 1885; Scanlan,
1925 For Aldermen John Maher, 224 N.
p. Turner, 100 /; T. u Lubbock, 222 !; +. w.
! Hoffman, zoe; r. b. Baer, 800 j. ID. USener,
400 r. Y Burns, 545 Fred Stanly,
520.l. Frank T. Austin was put on his trial
iuthe Criminal Court, Houston, ON the tenth
Instant, on q charge OF having mQru6fed I'd
ward Hughes at the village of Cypress on the
Houston and Texas Central railway, Decem-
Der 2f, 1873. ,A - n
Hug. CoUNTY.-Ve getation is advancing
rapidly. "A petition has been circulated and
uamerously signed asking the Legislature to
cut OF portions from this, Limestone and Ma
varFc counties, and establish new county.
The HillSbOro Efp0SfoT says: 1--WE hope our
representative, DIR. A. NJ Douglass, willfavor
this move, which we regard as eminently Just
and proper. nlf
LAMAR COUNTY. The county medical as
sociafiOn have been discussing ''the various
symptoms Of diseases peculiar TO this climate,
and the best and surest course Of treatment to
be employed 10 fsiii.ssf i2 'as
NIO(tINENAN CoUSTY.-Rev. W. T. Caslzey,
of Mississippi, has been preaching in Waco
1ICCLENNANi CoUErY.--On the sixth in
stant ayoung man from Tennessee, who was
ON his way % pay visit TO Mr. Richey, ar
rived at the depot IN Waeo and walked over
the bridge after the arrival of The night train.
When near the middle Of the span ne was az
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