The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-10-07
IuE STATESMAN
Tney are running good MsthOdist camp
meeting at Stephensv;ilIe.

/ Ahey are IeIuhning gOou Methodist camp
meeting at stephensvilIe.
Five good square fights in one day in
Fort Wurth, says the Deaocut.
Ladies' are presenting their husbands
twelve pound nuggets over inDallas.
Tie Terrell Star SAYS. ''wiuMullins ne
turned from Austin far and sassy.r He
boarded ~ Satfroi's, we reckon.
BeIten boasts of twenty two lawyers. The
more lawyers the happlet 4 community and
more peaceful and honest and quiet like.
One Dancan went Ia James aud Ed. T.
Reid's farm near Belion Thursday, and pro-
vokinga quarrel was properly and fatally
shot.
! Mrs, Miller, OF Spiritual fame, is calling
them up from the vastly deep in Terrell, but
the Star man still takes his'n from the old
brown jug.
/ Major J. w. Frink, of the Gull, Western
Texas and Pacific Railway, has made him.
self immortal by generous deeds done the
sufferers at Indianola.
The South Western hpder is happy. A
crazy candidate for the assessors place
tossed over a 'sV" for his announcement
and that man deserves it and will be elected.
The Jasper Ns'cs1ey nearly had its head
blown off by the late tempest and fourteen
chimneys over there were knocked down.
and trees and fences iunumerable.
The Jasper NesaIoy wants the Methodists
to hold a rousing campmeeting. Sinners
are abundsnt, and water and food may be
had for the asking, and the chicken crop Is
fne. 81 a ase
Col. Saladee sailed out. from Marlin last
Thursday, and his horse sailed away with
the buggy and almost made chicken salad
out of the Colonel. He was much bruised
and the vehicle incontinently smashed.
E. Rouif, an old citizen Of Victoria,
drank a solution Of arsenic last week, and
shus shuflled off this mortal, doubled and
twisted coil of mortality. People seem de-
termined TO get out of Victoria. Two sui-
cides in one week. But the Adrocats il
lively.
1t is said in military circles that the dis
Gen. Holabird goes to Chicago,
Gen. Rucker to Philadelphia, Col Van
Viet will be stationed at New York, Lieu
tenant Colonel Perry comes TO San Antonio.
to take the place OF Col. Tompklns, who
goes to Jefferson, Indiana. Capt. Howell
comes to build the depot at San Antonio,
and Capt. Alligood as military storekeeper.
The good women all over the country are
even now beginning 20 scrub their brass,
having learned that splendid baby wagon
is, to be proffered as q premium for the
handsomest child under twelve months old
at the coming Austin fair. The board has
appointed committee of four ladies TO
make the award, and fifth, an old maid,
as umpire in case OF disagreement There
will be row, sure.
1t makes the halr stand on ones head to
read of the fighting among four Indian
squaws on the Republican. They secured
a keg of whisky, and then began the dread
full work. The two killed first had their
faces gashed horribly, and were partially
scalped. Their bodies were cleft in slices.
One squaw, disemboweled, crawled some
dragging her intestines after her.
Another died with her face in pool Of her
own blood. Her tongue was cut out. and
one eye thrust from its socket, and her
scalp wars lifted and TUNED backward. The
survivor held the whisky keg.