The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-11-05

difficulty occurred on the nineteenth inst.
out at the ROdeo ranch, between Jesus
Fuentes and Eduardo Gonzales, when the
latter struck the former with a loaded
whip, which caused his death in a few
hours. Gonzales was arrested by some OF
the rancheroes and brought into this city,
and complaint was made before Justice
Kahn, who committed him to the county
Jail, there to await the action of the grand
jury and the district court On Monday
night OF Tuesday we had another jail deliv-
cry. Five prisoners made good their escape.
One of the prisoners was convicted at the
last term Of court, and the jury assessed his
punishment at fifteen years, but an appeal
TO the Supreme Court was taken in his case
on the refusal Of q new trial"
The Houston Age says that can inquest
was held yesterday over the body Of Harry
Mitchell, colored, the jury rendering YER
dict: Came to his death BY being aecidsn-
tally crushed between two cam After
much tribulation, Whittlesey, last evening,
at last succeeded in giving bond, the fol-
lowing gentlemen going the security: E.
II. Cushing, F. A. Stearns, T. ]. Riley, ].
G. O.. Winch, r. B. Baer and S. L. Hohen-
thai. Whittlesey, we understand, depOs-
tied collaterals with his bondsmen, and the
bond, ell in all, is deemed by Judge Nc
Gowan ample"
The Corpus Christi Gasstts states that
sleeves for packing purposes are selling
In this county for $13, coin, per head. The
amount of wool shipped from this port
since May %, and ending August 81, foots
up 1, 427, 061 pounds. This amount is of
spring clipping. exclusively, and will pro-
baby be as much for the fall. w. W..
Wright, of Banquete, has made a recent sale
of 1000 head Of beeVes at the very nice
price of $13, coin, per head. As kind Of off
set. he has just concluded purchase Of four
hundred head and upwards of horse stock
from Mr.. G. Stillman, of Rancho Grande.
Mr.. Spann, who has Just returned from a
trip to Beeville and vicinity, informs us
that on the nineteenth instant, Mr.. Noah
Webster, living near the Arkansas river,
committed suicide by taking a dose of
strychnine. Mr.. Webster was an old resi-
dent in that section, and q man of consid-
cradle means. Domestic troubles caused
the commission of the rash act Mr..
James o. Luby, just arrived from San Diego,
informs US that the Indians killed q shep-
herd near the Becero Rancho, about fifty
miles above San Diego, on last Thursday.
The company of Benavides has been scout
ing for several days in expectancy of raid.
Nothing is known of their present where
abouts. :. Owing to recent freshets, the
waters of Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays
are still fresh enough to drink. This has
been the case for longer period this sea-
son than known before in q number of
years"
The Granbury VIdette states that "we
learn that some of our farmers intend sow,
ing, if they have Lot already sowed, a
Quantity of Mediterranean wheat. 1t is
said to produce largely, and is not so sub
ject to rust. =. There has been continuous
stream of immigrants passing through
town all week. Some of them remain in
Hood, but the bulk of them are bound fol
Comanche,r Brown and Coleman counties.
Where they all come from it is impossible
for us to find out, but we think that a ma
jority are from the States of Missouri and
Arkansas. 1t would seem as if the entire
population of the United States was NOV
ing to Texas if we could see at one glance
all the immigrants that are now en- route on
every public highway in the State"
The Lampasas Dispatch stateo thatcorn is
now selling there at seventy-fve cents pei
bushel. Arkansas apples sell at fifty cents
per dozen.
The Goliad Guard states that ga large
drove of beeves, three or four hundred,
crossed the river here yesterday, on theil
way to Indianola, to be shipped to New Or
leans and Cuba for a market"
The Galveston Nesos' special from Corsi
cana of the twenty-eighth instant, gives an
account of the burning of Capt. Huchin
sons livery stable. Loss $4,000, insurance
$1,000 - A special from Tyler of same date
gives the causes decided by the Supreme
Court as follows: Berry ct al. v. Harris e
al error from Harrison; affirmed. Rice v.
Raspberry; appeal from Smith; dismissed
Oliver and wife v. Robertson; appeal from
Rusk; affirmed. Parmenterv. King ct al.
appeal from Anderson; dismissed. Sykes v
International Railroad Company; appea
from Anderson; dismissed. A specia
from Henderson of the twenty-eighth in
slant, states that Major Dewey, of the firm
of Ward, Dewey & Co., has contracted t.
build the Henderson and Overton Railroad
The Bolton Journal states that ''the pro
tracted meeting at the Methodist Churcl
continues with undated interest. Up Il
date there have been eighteen accessions t.
the Church.
The Salado NeOs-Lette states that cottol
and hides pass through that place daily TO
austin. :. The population of Salado is in
creasing Several families of immigrant
have moved ip,hnd gone to work.
i . The Waco Examiner states that ''Col
Dick Hubbard, Lieutenant Governor o
Texas, was present yesterday at the fair
where he met many devoted friends. II
speaks to-day, twenty ninth ult., at II A. n
~! At the tournament, Mr.. s. r. Moor
bore off the largest number of rings, ant
was awarded the prize, beautiful pair o
silver spurs "A train of thirty cars, wit
about two hundred passengers, and larg
. numbers of fine stock; carload of sheeI
d from New York, and of cattle from Mis-
souri,, for the fair, came IN last night, tn
twenty ult., arriving at Il o'clock
~! The Fair Association took in Aearly
i thousand dollars yesterday as receipts q
q the gate. Receipts to-day will doubles
far exceed that amount
l. The Fayette County Record announces tb
death of DIR. A Lee, on the twenty -thif,
ultimo, from an overdose of chloral . Mrs
Richard Hays died on the eighteenth ultimo
son Thursday night last, a party O
freedmen broke into the store of Mr.. Johl
House, in the Cistern end of this county
and taking as much OF the goods as the
wanted, poured Kerosene over the floor an
set fire TO II; consuming the house ant
thirty-five hundred dollars worth of goods
/. Five Of the negroes have been arrested I,
/ We learn with regret that one day of las
week, our old fellow-townsman, Mr.. Alildt
in taking down his mill house for the pul
pose Of removing to the country, receive
very severe injury in the fracture of sel
etal ribs, and other serious injury, by tn
failing on him Of q large beam, from whic
he died on Monday last. ~
4 The DenisOn Ners states that ''fourtee
wagons Of Immigrants from WashingtO
county, Arkansas, arrived before o'eloc
this "wednesday morning. Their destinI
ton is Bell county, Texas
The San Antonio Hsrald states that q
dispatch received at Headquarters, Depart
ment of Texas, to-day, from Lieut.. Ger
Sheri Ian announces that Major Schofel
with his column has captured on Elk Cree
sixty mine Noconie warriors and 1000 horses
This party are Of the worst character and Al
accompanied with their families. CaEtai