The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-31

Three glasses Of Hampstead whisky
killed brakesman on Friday.
John T. johnson was bailed for ST ,, 600
for killing Joe War at Bolton.
The Wise County Circuit Court sends up
six convicts to the penitentiary.
Helen Heath writes an admirable Christ
mas story for the Dallas Herald.
General Augur and General Robert II.
Chiffon are both in San Antonio.
Ben Gooch, of Fort Mason, has imported
S15, 900 worth of blooded cattle
A Houston monkey supports three Italians.
Few other Houstonians do more.
There are now S54 organized Oranges in
Texas, and still they are coming.
Mr.. James Leach, late clerk of the Dis
trict Cours of Bell county, is dead.
G. w Patrick, great lawyer of North
ern Mississippi, has gone to Dallas.
J. L. Miller, of Rusk county, was found
dead near his home few days ago.
The Fort Worth Democrat will soon be
come permanent prosperous daily.
There's going to be divorce suit in high
life in Dallas, the Commercial states
Thers1I be big Radical pow-wow in
San Antonio on the fourth proximo.
Frazer, the Denison counterfeiter, was
sent up by Judge Duval for five years.
Horse thieves were never so reckless or
numerous as now, in Fannin county.
White 6 Boggurd's great mill at Cleburne
was burned Sunday night; $4,000 lost.
One Hardcastle shot, perhaps fatally,
Bill Peoples, at Cause, on Christmas day.
Over 80, 600 trees are being sacrificed in
the vicinity of Denison for railroad ties.
The Democrat says the late rains have
b9en good for the wheat about Fort Worth
1t is surprising to see the Examiner admit
that the vicinity of Waco is afflicted with
mud.
The Comanche CHIEF rejoiceth, with the
rest of Texas in the plentitude of the wheat
| crop.
The international Circus is pronounced,
by the Victoria AdcOcate, an international
fraud. ------
Northern Texas is well pleased that Hunt
is removed and A. G. Malloy made revenue
collector.
The Sulphur Springs Gazette wishes all
its subscribers who have paid up, a merry
Christmas.
Mr.. Henry Duulevy died at his home in
Fayetteville, on Tuesday night, the twenty
! second instant.
The Henderson Times chuckles with de-
light, and well it may, over its bantling, the
coming railway.
Hugh Austin and Others from Bolton
| killed eighty buffaIoes On their rocort hunt
ing excursion.
Two hundred and fifty immigrants are
en- route to Dallas from Memphis and the
country beyond
One of the family of Hawks has taken a
Houston girl under its wing and fled to a
colder latitude.
H. L. Ray, of San Antonio, has been
offered the position of deputy United
States collector.
The Herald weeps over the horrible streets
of Dallas, and these highways are muddieI
than ever before.
A new sensation in Illinois is a gas well.
We can beat that IN Austin with our walk
ing gas machines
The little daughter of Wesley Jenning
was killed by coal oil lamp last Tuesday,
in DeWitt-eounty.
The Herald is hard up for local items. 1t
gives q long story about A. Fathog, Esq,
being assassiuated.
Lawrence, twenty-eight miles east of Dali
las, named in honor of an Austinian, flour
ishes as never before.
j. w. Scarborough, who disappeared
mysteriously from Denton, has turned NJ
at Dallas. 1t was jim jams.
. The waters between Austin and San An
tonic have at last subsidized, and the mai
routes are again open.
The First Naticnll Bank of Denison dur
ing last month paid checks for $237, 700
and drafts for $3.50, 900.
The Lampasas Dispatch is off for great
agricultural fair over there ard for rail
way to Austin and the Gulf.
The transactions of the last ''stockraisers
meeting, at Cuero, amounted to $24S, 900
They will have another soon.
All the churches and plazas of San Anto
MO, as never before, were decorated Will
Christmas trees and eI ergreens.
The Stockraisers Association of Western
Texas will demand the extension TO thei
district of the International road.
j. E. WooIief, Mr. Hill and w. Smitl
were terribly burned by gunpowder ex
plosion at Millican, Christmas day.
The Henderson Times properly laud
Henderson College sand tells that it open
this term with brilliant prospects.
In melee at Bolton, Saturday, Tom Will
liSms was dangerously stabbed by an un
known participant in the ugly row.
A wooden railroad, costing $500 pc
mile, is proposed to be built from Mineoli
to Sulphur Sprmgs-thirty four miles.
A quantity Of venison is being shipped
over the Columbus road to Galveston. Par
ties are following the hunt for living.
Steps are being taken to immediatel
J start the work on the Galveston and SAINT
Fe Road, commencing, of course, at Gal
weston.
Judge John P. White is holding court i
San Antonio in place of Judge Noonan
lie gives much satisfaction. so says tn
Herald.
Mr.. IL Rosenberg, Of Galveston, one O
the merchant princes Of that city, has bee
elected president of the Santa Fe Rsilroa,
: Company.
The Bonham Eaterprie thinks the con
ing State convention viii be filed with oil
professional politicians, party hacks an
officehOldcrs.
! the further removal of dirt from the beacl
Ithas been surprising that this has not Ion
since been the case.
The JImplecute tells OF a gift enterprise I
r be organized m Jefferson 70 build the Ia,
Line Railroad. 1t will be a good thing
thinks the JiElplesute.
kissing fairs are getting popular. To
cents kiss is the usual charge III
Young ladies OF our churches can now do
good and noble service.
Mrs. Anna T. Butler, Of Houston,
{ dead. her husband was Murdered IN
3 wears AGO On Clear creek. and she never .
covered from the shock
The same Galveston letter appears simu
= tancously IN several Texas papers. I'll
business houses down there hat are adve
tised should pay somebody-
Does the ssPatron'' fat50niS the Grange
or do the Oranges s'flafr0niseT the Pafrr'