The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-01-21
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The Nueces is to be bridged at Oakville.
Wiley Jones IS importing fine stock into
Waco.
Christi.
DR.. R. H. ROuth died last week at a
Grange
Bryan wants a gas company, and yet has
two newspapers.
The cooperative foundry is thus Far sue
cessful at Denison.
The cheerful strawberry Is still blossom
ing at San Marcos.
They have potent and intelligent Grange
Of GFanbury.
Auburn, Texas, is building a school
house 200 feet long.
Lovers Of juleps in Font Worth are
packing away ice.
YIN. Hall, Of Dallas, has ''gone up for
five years for theft.
The Lockhart Echo says the prospects for
crops are charming.
Bolton sports of the best newspapers
west of the Mississippi.
The Ellis County Nelss wants the grand
jury system abolished.
Willis, Montgomery county, has a viva
ciouS debating society.
The total Indebtedness of Marion county,
as now audited, is S17S, 600.
Giddings is felicitating itself on its ad-
mirably conducted postofice.
The engineer corps of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe Railroad are at work.
Gen. G. n. Dodge IS Tom SCOTS cola
bOrer in Washington.
The assessed value of property in McLen
nan county Is $4,000, 600.
Mexican war soldiers meet in Austin on
the fourteenth instant.
TWenty-six cases of small pox are re
ported in Fayette county.
Lewis s. Dilworth have built beautiful
banking house in Gonzales.
The Oakville Tribune is now owned ex
clusiyely by Z. s L. p. Lawley.
Bryan hasn't hardly Strengthened out
It has the Black Crook very bad.
Col. Marsh, sheriff at Tyler, paid Over
last week S12, 900 to the county court
The Examiner is eloquent in derlsion Of
sharp fellOws-with an illustration.
Ennis has the railroad fever bad, and
must have highway to Waxahaehle.
Tom Scott's branch railroad convention
meets in Austin on the third proximo.
T. u. Warner is the new auditor of .hC
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company.
A burly negro robbed Mr.. L. B. Long
en- route to Jefferson with cotton for sale
Almost whole block of buildings il
Calvert was destroyed by fire last week.
The Free Press will dance at the ball o
Austin's Merrie Men, Wednesday night.
Mckinney congratulates itself on tn
opening of new hotel, the Herndon House
One Bolinger left his wife, drank har,
and hanged himself last week in Hearne.
The Bryan Post is charming in all its in
Observation-Disclosures, intellectual and fanci
full. a8 ~
The Bolton sheriff has collected S8t ,OOl
taxes for the year, and ST., 600 are still du
him.
The Ku-klux story was all false. ST.. Joe
Texas, is all quiet, and grows as never be
| fore.
Mathew Cody and others will plant sea
island cotton next year down at Corpu
Christi.
The quarantine at LaGrange has been n
moved. No smallpox, as reported, nea
there Q
The Congregationalists of Paris are putin,
up one of the neatest churches in Norther
Texas. %
Captain GiBney, formerly of New Or
leans, was drowned at Corpus Christi las
week. 49, .,s
Corpus Christi is again happy. Morga
is still running his steamers into that bIesse
port.
Horace Cone is no longer connected wit
the Telegraph. He is a thorough newspt
per man.
Miss Emma Early. an accomplished youn
lady, conducts fourishing academy a
Lockhart.
Rufus Smith cut Frank Gilbert terribly
few days ago, in a fight, says the Rus
0bserrer.
The Goliad Guard will attend the ball {
the Ye Merrie Men of Austin on the tweI
tieth instant.
The biggest hole in the world is tn
Hoosac tunnel. Hoosac buys county scri
in Jefferson.
B. W. Cammer succeeds r. r. Gilber
the inimitable High Private of the Br,
mond Sentinel
New Workers are at Corpus Christi /
build the Corpus Christi and Rio Grand
Railroad.
The Southern Patriot tells of riot be
tween two Paddles. Thus we have anotht
little patriot.
They are packing ice in Sherman with a
eye to juleps-when Sherman perspires {
it now freezes.
Rev. p. E. Collins, distinguished schola
and preacher, has established an academ
at Hampstead.
The Dallas Commercial is very pale in til
face. Send US legible copy. We can
live without it.
The Alamo Society does honor to Georg
town by the genius it develops as illu
trated in the Democrat.
The Nelo SeekO, of Lockhart, is the organ
we believe, of the Aztecs, and was thu
named in the Saurian age.
The Fmplecuts will devastate the countI
il the Legislature don't compel sheriffs
advertise public sales.
w. B. Greenlaw, president of the Mi
sour and Little Rock Railroad Compan,
is traS cling over Texas.
The withdrawal of Col. G. B. Gerald fro
the editorial charge Of the Waco AdedH
is regretted by the press of Texas.
The Bonham Nelcs has discovered lea
mine, but does not Intend to grow heavy
dull or leaden-eyed in consequence.
A loaded wagon killed Charley Miller an
a loaded pistol broke through Mr. Welty
foot, in DenisOB, Wednesday last.
They are going TO have Religious Ks
ssnger &C Dallas. By whom the messag
arc " bv received, no fellow can tell.
The appointment Of a receiver for Il
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad b
created much excitement IN sherman.
The educational convention meets
Austin next Thursday, says the Bry,
Post-which Is lamp post in Bryan.
Chicago papers say that colony Of Itsliai
propose settling in Texas. They have ca
ital, viii raise fruits and plant vineyards.
Goliad has invested ITS nest intellige
and staunchest citizens with municip