The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-05

the work. The Palestine High School had
mafrieulited 10 students 10 -the twenty-eighfh
ultimo - Quite a number of the citizens of
Palestine are busily engaged in improving and
identifying their grounds Many shade trees
are being planted In ali parts Of the town
Orchards ara being renewed and extended.
BExAR COUSTY.-Alderman Schreiner, at
the last meeting of the council, made motion
TO reduce the tax ON bceves brought 10 market
to one dollar each, and ON sheep and goats TO
twenty-five cents. The motion was lost Aid
ernan GroOs then moved that the tax on
beeves be fixed nj one dollar and twenty five
cents. per head, and on sheep and goats at
twenty-five cents, which was carried, and is
embodied in an ordinance. IL has been as
certainetl beyond doubt that eleven Indians and
one squaW were killed in the recent fight ON
the double fork of the BrazOs Lieut.. Turner,
of the Tenth Cavalry, one of the party, mar
rowly escaped death. He had cartridge in
his right pocket, which was split by an arrow
BELL CoVNTY.-lt is rumored Prof. e. III.
Davis, who resided on Cow House creek, COM
mitted suicide recently, by taking laudanum.
:. %. w. BrOadnaX has perfected arpmge-
ments for securing Texas white labor from
Alabama . A meeting of the citizens of
South Benton was held on the twenty-third
for the purpose of organizing themselves into
joint stock company, for the purpose Of
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south side of Nolan's creek. A committee was
appointed, consisting of j. J. Robertson, J. T.
Roberts, w. G. w. Stone, NJ. V. Wiseman,
E. r. Lee, X B. Saunders, Peter Hammer
smith, +. G. Brookman, r. l.. Chalk and
Elihu COrneilersOn, to solicit subscriptions to
build the building.
BRAZos CoUNTY-Isam Palmer is dead
Elder T. w. Caskey, of Mississippi, has
been holding protRcted meeting at the Chris
tian church in Bryan.
BURNET CoUNTY.-The second quarterly
meeting of the Burnet Mission, Methodist
Episcopal Church South, will be held ut Bur
net, the twenty-firSt and twenty-second of this
month. Mr.. and Mrs. Crews announce that
they will not re open their school as advertised
-. Capt ID. p. Curry, late of Virginia, has
recently settled in BuTnet, for the purpose of
practicing law. j. M. Erwin, w. +. Bell and
s. R. Bell, all from Augusta county, Virginia,
have also settled in Burnet.
COLORADO CoUNTY.-JamesA A. Toliyer and
B. G. Ijams are candidates for justice Of the
peace in district No l. Some of our plan
tiers are putting their corn in the ground,
while others are awaiting another ''cold snap.
80 The Samaritan Temple in Columbus is
largely increasing in strength. Prof. Hollo-
man has opened Kindergarten in connection
with the school he experimenting in Column
bus.
CoMANCHE COUNTY. The Comanche UIiet
of the twenty-first ultimo says: "We are in
formed by Mr.. r. C.. Miller, of Fort Concho,
that two Indians passed out near the fort on
Friday last, with about twenty head of horses
and a white woman tied ON a horse. Just
above the fort they fell in with fourteen more,
and there the party, sixteen in all, killed q
Mexican. On Saturday company of soldiers
from Fort Coneho started in pursuit"
CORYEIL CoUNTY.-R. b. Wilks, lawyer,
has located in Galesville He is in partnership
with w. o. Campbell
COLLIN CoUNTY.-The court house matter
has been settled by the county court, adopting
one of the plans submitted by Colonel Chas.
Wheelock architect The building will cost
100000, The dimensions are to be 93x102
feet, two stories high, mansard roof and stone
trimmings, iron cornice, with spacious and
well ventilated rooms. Colonel Wheelock is
employed to superintend the construction OF
the house. Colonel Maltbie is secured as at
torney in all cases of litigation arising from
noncompliance of contract, etc. :. The En-
Qltirer enumerates the impending and pro
crossing public improvements in Mckinney to
be a school house, the Cumberland Presbyte
rian Church, the Christian Church, the Metho
dist Church, the Baptist Church, and -four
ing mill. :. The people of this county are do
ing more farm work than we have ever before
known at this season. The Enquirer says
the vote on the stock law will be taken on the
seventh instant. This is to decide whether
farmers shall fence in their hogs, sheep and
goats, or if the farming community shall be
required to fence them out of their crops.
DALLAS CoUNFY-Some villain attempted
to throw the S:45 express on the Central Road
from the track, on Wednesday night. near
Richardson, says the the Dallas Herald of the
twenty-seventh, by placing tie across the
rails. The vigilant eye of the engineer fortu-
nately discovered the danger in time. ;. On
the Cd inst, the keeper of brothel and gam
bling house attempted TO murder the local edi
tor of the Daily C0nn1eycih. He attacked
him with navy revolver. Wounds are not
serious An article in the C0BtHlerctdl was the
cause Of the attack.
FANNN COUNTY, B. Shortridge will
probably go into business in the DOss brick
building, on North Main street, Bonham,
soOn Major b. F. Hays has purchased his
partners interest in the family grocery bust
ness, Bonham. =. The City Hotel, Bonham
changed hands on the twenty-tifth ultimO,
j. w. Sheets turning it over to j. w. Cox.
Mr.. Sheets has removed to Pilot Point to take
charge of the hotel at that place. The Bon
ham Nelos, of the twenty-seventh ultimo says
"a posse of nine men from this county passed
through Sherman on Wednesday last, in pur
suit of an individual who had borrowed Q
horse and neglected to return it.
GRAYsoN CoUNTY-AIiss Jennie Shackel
ford has been married to Mr.. Kirkwood, OF
DenisOn. The ceremony took place at the
residence of the Rev. NJ Y. Brockett, w. NJ
Mullins giving the bride away. /. The con
tract for the building of the Episcopal Church
in Sherman, has been let, and work viii be
commenced on the building in a short time.
Father ThiOn is visiting Sherman to make ar
engagements to erect Catholic Church. Al
the term of the District Court, which has JUS
closed, the most important cases tried were
The State V. Mabry, for MURDER which re
suited in mis-trial, the jury failing to agree
and the case of Mrs. Mary Ellen Richards "
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company,
for $1,000 insurance on the life Of her hus
band, which resulted in a verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff for the full amount claimed.
A. r. Andrews is having a nice residence
built Just south of the railroad crossing OF
North Travis street, on the old Black
burn property, Sherman. Sheriff VOlden
with q posse, has arrested w. l.. HOl
der, and three of his sons, Evans, Jack
and George, and his son-inlaw, Mr.. Young
The circumstances connected with this diff
Guilty, says the Courier, 60 back to the day:
of the war, when Lew Holder, brother OF w
i. Holder, and Jarret Hastings were hiding
in the brush from the conscripting officer
At that time Lew Holder made an agreement
with the officers that he would catch Hasting
for them if they would let him 60 free. Thu
officer agreed, for the purpose of getting then
both into his hands, and Lew arrested Hast
ings and was bringing him to Sherman, HOl
der riding and Hastings walking, when, about
eight miles north of the city, Hastings knocked
Holder of his horse with rock and stabbed
him with a knife, killing him on the spot
mounted his horse and left the country. ii,
returned last year, however, ard was killed
soon thereafter, under circumstances pointing
strongly to the Holders as the guilty parties
-. G. W. Dismukes was married to Mrs
Mary Kimbraugh, in Denison, on the twenty
fifth ultimo.. There was pleasant party a
Col Thomas LipscOm's residence, near Deni
son, recently, on the occasion Of the nine
| teenth anniversary of his wedding.
GRAYsoN CoUNTY.-Henry & Andews, o.
Sherman, shipped on the twenty thTe'
live panthers, caught in the Indian Territory
and consigned to the agent Of some menageri,
East.
GALVESTON COUNTY.-The election for foul
members Of the board of aldermen, Galveston
city, took place on the second inst Franz