The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-07-02

DIED,
on the evening o. Wednesday. the tacnfy-afth oi
June. Of consumption. IN the fhiuy-elghtA year Of
her age, IN BeIlevlie. ulipois, Ms. SOPHIA J
sTOOKEf, consort o. slncn J -stooksy. q Illinois
and eldest daughter Of D. Richardson. 81 Galveston
Texas. ~
This lady lived once in our city. and Aighly g
teened BY her many friends. for her erdearinz and
superior qualities Is good friend. AZ a1ectionat'
mother, loving wife and good chEistin. Her loss
VII be deeply deplOred.
THE railroad street, west pf the Avenue, i:
being graded and improveds Like many other
streets, it needed II badly.
THE public should not forget that Mr.. J. C.
Raymond is closing out at cost certain line
Of his goods. See his advertisement
THE ELEcTIoS. the election Tuesday
for city marshal, Ed Creary, independent
candidate, received eighty4wo majority.
There were but twelve hundred votes polled,
out of a registration Of 1900, which shows
that the Democracy could have succeeded had
they taken sufficient interest in the election
BASE BAIL.-There Is some little interest
manifested among the young gentlemen of
Austin in regard to the revival of base ball
playing. Areport has reached this city that
the Galveston batters are fixing up their play
grounds elegantly and that they win ere long
send out challenges. The Austin boys ought
to be prepared to give them a rifle.
CAST is expected that the streets OF
Austin win be lighted with gas next Saturday
night. Anumber of the street lamps seem to
be in readiness for the match now, but the
moon is answering every purpose for the pres
ent Dallas, we notice. is also to be lighted
with gas this week Texas is not the isolated,
poke-easy State she was three or four years
ago; but is now on doublequick march to
take front seat among the States Of the con
tinent.
News reached this city yesterday by Iettei
confirming the Victoria dispatch, saying that
the seven prisoners brought here by the rang
ors, several days ago, and then taken to De.
Witt county, had been taken from the guard
by a large body of armed men. The letter
states that three of the seven prisoners were
found hung. Their names were Taylor,
White and TurgiIL White is the man who
shot and killed a man on steamer at India
nola couple of months ago. The otherfour
prisoners, it is believed, were compelled to
leave the State on the penalty of their lives
SToLEN.-On Monday white man tried to
sell to black man. living in the northern
suburbs of the city, a good horse and saddle
for Sl2.50, but the latter declined to buy, be
lieving the horse had been stolen. The man
then rode the animal over into Shoal creek
bottom and cut its throat, and that night the
same colored man had good horse stolen
from him, and, as he believes, by the same
man that tried to sell him. the horse 1T is be
lieved the man had stolen the horse he killed,
and that he feared to ride him into the city
UNION SABBATH ScHooIs--The. union
Sabbath schools of the Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian Churches, held last Sunday al
the Baptist Church, was largely attended
Mayor Wheeler delivered very appropriate
address, and much interest was taken by the
scholars in the exercises, several scholars re
ceiving presents for Their, efforts IN increasing
the school attendance. The reports of the
different superintendent showed that the
increase in scholars had been as follows
since the first day of last January: Methods
Church, 1871; Presbyterian, 1O9, and Baptist
100; the Methodist Church, having the larges
increase, is entitled to the beautiful flag pur
chased by Mr. Alexander for the purpose, ant
on next Sunday at 4 P. NJ, it is to be pre-
scented with suitable addresses. We doubt il
there is u city in'the State, except Austin, thai
can show an increase of three hundred Sun
day school scholars in the last six months,