The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-10-29

ventiOn, given elsewhere, appears 70 be about
ready 10 renounce his allegiance 70 the
spOilsmen and turn ''Democratl''. .Pether-
bridge, the postal agent whom Hall and
Whittlesey bought up, while in Houston,
with basket of champagne, has been
turned of by the government and hired
over again for $1,000 less money"
The Canton 8elrs states that "a rattle
snake was killed in the suburbs OF town the
other day FIVE feet and a half long with ten
rSttles and button"
The Galveston Nesss states that s'one hun
dred and ninety-fOur Swedes arrived by
Sundays steamer from Brashear They are
a hardy, thrifty-looking set, and some of.
them have considerable means.
The Houston Telegraph has the following
humorous account of horse Jockeys trade:
''We witnessed funny horse trade. or
rather sale, yesterday. A fellow came prane-
ing an old gray plug along the street that
is stove up in the shoulders, sway backed
and spawned, and, we believe, wind-brcken,
which he tried to sell to eoaaoiSssar in
horse flesh. He asked one hundred and
twenty-five dollars for him at first, but finally
! fell to one hundred and eight dollars. He
t'talked horse for an hour faster than Grant
can, falling twenty-five dollars a Jump in
his price, until finally he offered to take
twenty-five dollars for him, and he'd swap
him off for a pup before he'd take any less.
The eORnOissetir took him at that price, and
got bit" at least ten dollars worth
The Dallas Herald states ''we were de-
lighted to meet again, in our city, yester-
day, that cOurtly gentleman, Col. John B.
Stone, of Selma, Alabama. Col. Stone is
one of the heaviest capitalists in the South,
and will make Dallas his future home.
Dallas has an hairless indeed It's Young
lady with hair six feet long"
The Houston Telegraph of the twenty
third instant statesthat yesterday the cleo
ton on the ordinance of the CITY council
subscribing 800, 900 of the bonds or tho
city to the capital stock of the Marrow
Gauge Railroad was held in the city. The
majority in favor of the ordinance was $751;
The Hearne Enterprise states that ''on the
Wash Hearne place, some dispute arose be-
tween a Mr.. Harris and colored man
named Sam. The latter was struck by the
former with the end of file, which pene-
trated the skull ever the eye. The brain
protuded, but the injured man is still
rational We learn from the attending ply
stefan that he has great hope of Sans ulti-
mate recovery
The Sherman Register states that ethe
case of Gilmore against the Houston and
Texas Central road for damages, was de-
cided yesterday in favor of plaintiff, the
jury awarding him $4,000. He was a
brakeman, and had his foot crushed
James Harrison was arrested in this city,
last Saturday, charged with committing a
murder in Live Oak county. He was ar
rested on description sent by the sheriff Of
that county to the sheriff of Grayson
Esquire Cockrell held him over to await ar
order from Live Oak. Harrison then sued
out writ of ha6eqs corpus, end the matter
was heard at once before Judge Lindsey
The Judge refused to discharge him, and an
order having arrived from the sheriff Of
Live Oak, he was taken to that county yes
terday, by deputy sheriffs Douglas and
Vaden."
The Waco Examiner states that "BobbiC
Oglevee, the adopted son of W. B. Trice
a lad fourteen years of age, was thrown
from horse, in race Wednesday even
ing, and quite seriously injured"
The Dallas Commercial gives an account
of the killing of large couger, by Messrs
Henry Lively and William Corcoran, foul
miles from town. 1t measured seven feet
and three inches in length, and weighed
OQO duQ
The Central Texan states "that some
adroit thief entered the house of Sheriff
Hall one day last week, and appropriated
valuables amounting to $3.50 in value. The
articles stolen consist of a pair of golC
bracelets, vest, one pair of pants and
gold breastpin. "A commission de lunatie
inqEirend. was held last Wednesday, to in
quire into the alleged insanity of Georgt
To o1s 4
will be taken to the Lunatic Asylum a
Austin"
The Bryan appeal says that ''the Presby
terians of this city have completed thei
beautiful and magnificent church, and hav,
received their handsome organ. 1t will b.
dedicated next Sunday (twenty-6fth in
stant)."
The Denison Netcs states that "ex-Gover
nor Brooks, of the Cherokee Nation, wa
in town yesterday"
The Fdyette County New Era states tina
ga respectable German citizen, named Fred
erick Harms, about twenty-five years old
residing in Black Jack Grove, suicided OF
Saturday, the seventeenth instant, by delib
erately hanging himself"
The Western Stock Journal states that on
Salmon, the leader of the stock drivin,
fraternity, was captured recently by Mr..
NJ. Neatherlin. He was required b
Judge Smith to enter into bond for $500
which, added to $1,000 in other cases
amounts to $2500-rather more than
houseless Wanderer without means is likel,
to be able to give. The prisoner was dull
escorted by Deputy Sheriff Petty to Sal
Antonio for confinement. Cattle drivin,
without the documents is an unhealthy bust
ness in our climate"
The Georgetown Democrat states tina
, ''the first week in November will be stir
ring time in Georgetown. On Monday
November 2, the district court will begin
and there will be the usual attendance O
lawyers, clients and witnesses. The even
ing of that day, Hon. John Hancock viii
speak 70 the public on political matters.
+ The Bolton Journal says that immigran
wagons are very often seen on our streets.
Quite lot Of gpsies passed through tow
. on the twentY-second instant. 1.-THE az
sessed value of taxable property for thi
county, for this year, is s., 697, GIG.
The cotton worm has pretty we'll stFippe
the cotton in this county, but they hav
rather benefited than damaged the crop. .
, Mr. w. H. NIUE died on the twenty-irs
instant A young man named John Han
! ilton was killed last Wednesday night, o
T Nolan's creek, about seven or eight mile
from town. A young man named Jane
Rather is supposed to be the party who di
I the deed lie has fed, we understand .
The hdbeas Corpus case OF Church Wilkerso
was tried before Judge Z. j.. Turner, la.
Tuesday and Wednesday. After hcarin
J the testimony the judge decided that tn
case was a bailable one, and fixed the bon
at $50, 900, which Dir. Wilkerson succeede
in giving, his father Jas. B. Wilkerson an
, Mr.. w. A. Cain, becoming his sureties.n
A special to the Galveston Nelcs froI
4 Giddings, of the twenty -second instant
! states that . Mr.. F. w. Mcclure, ST., a
1 old and leading citizen, and prominer
I Mason and Odd Fellow, died at 3 o'cloc
3 Wednesday morning, and was inferred wit
: fraternaI honors Ut 6 O'Clock yesterda
e afternoon
: A special from Bremond, Of the twent'
z second, states that 1.-THE murderer Of 81