The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-19

county. n ears are entertained OF the grass /
hOppers.
CoMASCHE COUNIT.-Wheaf crop fine.
fears entertained Of the grasshoppers
De WITT CoUSTF--Sheriif William Weisi-
ger. while attempting to arrest a man By the
name Of Campbell. was assaulted by him with
a knife when Mr.. Weisiger was compelled 90
shoot him in self-defense The wound, !, is
thought, viii prove fatal
ERArH CoUNTY-It is rumored a fight Oc-
CURED between citizens and Indian raiders,
seven miles from Stephenville, in which ten
Indians were killed out of the party of eleven
who came down TO steal horses. All the horses
were recovered James Latham, charged
with theft, and ]. H. Nelson, with forgery,
have broken jail at Stephenville . Fears are
entertained of the grasshoppers.
FAYETTE CoUNTY.-OrganiZatio of socie-
ties Of Grangers soon To commence; Deputy
] J. i. Caldwell expected.
GALVESTON COUNTY.-The bail of Gen.
Clark has been fixed at $500. NJ. Hyman,
known as Cheap John and the " Poor
Mans Friend has been convicted of keep
| ing a lottery in lieu of a gift enterprise and
fined
GRAYsoS CoUNTY.-Chas. Huffman, stabbed
by VIM KEYS, is dead. 1t is said the saloon
keepers of Sherman have all received postal
cards purporting to be sent by the ladies' and
notifying them that unless they close their
houses by the twenty-ninth proximo, they viii
visit them for the purpose of singing and
praying with them. Baptist Church -dedi-
Gated The Register says: The dedication
hymn was composed and set to music by Prof.
La Hacbe, gifted and accomplished artist.
| He led the choir and was ably supported by
five other gentlemen. The salient feature of
! the occasion, however, vas that these gentle
men were all of the Israelitish faith. Coal
4 is said to be selling at four dollars ton in
J Denison.
GUADALUPE CoUNTY.-The Seguin Times
| of the fourteenth instant says: The pioneers
of Mr.. Pierces road have been prospecting
this locality for a few days past-running
| lines, setting stakes, etc.
| LIVE OAK CoUNTY.-W. c. Bowen is the
editor and prof. rietor of the Tribune, new
paper.
MEDINA CoUNTY.-At marriage in Castro
vile, few days ago, the groom was sixty
| eight and the father of fifteen children; the
bride fifty, and was divorced from her first
| husband recently.
| NUECEs CoUNTY.-A child of Mrs. Fink,
of Corpus Christi, was burned to death Il
| short time since. 1t had been left alone in a
room where there was a fire, which in some
way communicated with its clothing.
! SHACKLEFoRD COUNTY.-A party of Indians
recently made raid on the ranches near Fort
Griffin. They went to Mr.. Matthew's resi-
dence, chased Mr.. Matthew's sOn-in-law eight
miles, and he only saYed his life by the supe-
| rior speed of his horse. Another party cleaned
out Picketsville while the citizens were at
tending revival.
/ GRAYsON COUNTY. Holder, confined
in Sherman Jail, charged with murder, died
| there. The following is the anonymous
postal card the saloon keepers lately received
in DenisOn: MIR. $500. You are aware
there is a strong movement throughout the
United States for the purpose of entirely
annihilating the abominable practice of dealing
in ardent spirits. We appeal to you TO cease
selling liquors, and hope you will cheerfully
you from day TO day until you quit your traffic,
which is running so many of our sons and
fathers. Very truly, MANY LADIES.
| GREGG CoUNTY.-On the tenth instant the
| prisoners in the Jail at LOngview attempted
to escape by burning out but Messrs. Taylor
and Lewis, on watch, discovered the fire and
informed the inmates if they did not put the
fire out they would let them burn up, and it
was put out ''you bet"
| DALLAS CoUNTY.-The C0BlDlercSdt;of the
thirteenth contains details connected with the
late dreadful murder at Indianola: I'm our
dispatches of yesterday the sad news of the
murder of VIM. Sutton and Gabriel Slaughter
was given to our readers Mr.. Sutton was the
nephew of NJ. Shuts, Esq, of tins city. Mr.
Sutton was coming up to Dallas at the time of
the murder He had sent 1000 head of cattle
The Taylors are the most desperate men that
have infested that terror-ridden section, and
have committed crime upon crime with per-
feet impunity. Mr.. Slaughter, who was muir
dered at the same time, was an estimable
young man, the heir of a worthy Virginia
family. This same party murdered a man in
the Clinton Jail some fifteen years ago. They
took the keys away from the iailor threw
turpentine balls down into the cell of the
prison to give light, and then fired some fifteen
shots into his body. Another time they way
laid Senator Littleton, coming from San Anto-
MO. in company with another gentleman" 80.
painter found himself suddenly in "A peril
Gus situation, in Dallas, on the twelfth in
stant by the slipping of the ladder upon
der 81 Daviss building. BY quickly grasping
the stone cornice of a window as the ladder
was carrying him downward, and tenaciously
clinging to it, he was finally rescued by Dep
uty Sheriff Peak, who ran to his assistance
HARRIS COUNTY.-JOhn 4. Cameron was
attacked in the third story of a building,
while in Houston, by three men, Peter Mon
son, j. Eikenbrook and G. LimmcrOth They
beat him with a six-shooter, broke his wrist and
threw him from the window upon an awning,
breaking his thigh. He was carried in an in
sensible condition to the hospital. His assail-
ants were arrested.
LAMAR CoUNTY.-The Ierdn of the four
teentn learns JlaJ q youth named Henry
8 Sherman shot and instantly killed an old man
= named Burnett, about two miles southeast OF
!. town, on Wednesday evening last The diff
Guilty originated about piece of land"
MCCLENNAN COUNTY. is said zone J. E.
! Elgin was arrested by an officer from Fort
Griffin, charged with having committed mur.
der at Jacksboro
(. RoBINsON COUNTY.-Ata meeting on the
seventh instant of the citizens of Calvert, 8
! committee was appointed to draw up peti
ton to the Houston and Texas Central Rail
! way Company .'setting forth the Injuries fell
. by the town. of Calvert in consequence of SUI
I perior inducements, in the shape of reduced
rates, offered by the International Railroad fol-
the transportation of all kinds of freight apC
produce; thus turning from the Central Rail
: road as well as our town, such shipments a
! properly belong to both, and requesting tina
they make a reduction in the price of trans
! portation. ," Frank Matthews was kicked in
|. sensible by horse, in Calvert, recently.
THE 'sTwIN SISTERS ONCE MoRE.-Mr
\ J, P. Ferell, who was one of the heroes Of
: San Jacinto, saws that the t'Twin Sisters