The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-01-28

OeulSOn Is 70 nave It's houses uuluerEu- I
Austin needs it sadly, but they arbuilt so I
rapidly that a slow city governmst could
not keep tally"
The Public Library Of Galvestoiis to be
in charge Of Mrs. Carnes, who Is Sd to be
eminently fitted for the task. hs she
rival in Austin1
The Age coOlly tells the worldthat the
vile house on Main street cannot Joperated
single day without great damae TO the
city authorities.
Dallas is ahead of the early Ird, and
sees spring approaching in its dreams. us
the early bird that catches the 'Orm-of
the still-you know.
Rev. T. W. Rogers has left te Ledger
aud Wills Point in tears. He taes charge /
of one Of the strongest and Target congre-
cations in Galveston.
A delegation of Texas and Pcifc Rail- |
way officers, by their presence, fled Dallas |
with bright anticipations. Dallas is nerv-
Gus, and easily excited.
Seguin has been visited by Mexican
lion which prowled around the sreets and
roared and scared the innocent people, and
finally toted off a small purp.
Dallas suggests a broom foctory, since
broom corn is plentiful there. But whisky
shops and gambling hells are besoms of
desolation that Dallas doesn't want.
No wedding or other festivities in Dallas
recently, and they blame Tom Scott for not
issuing half fare tickets to the beaux of
Marshall. The bellies should protest.
Denison hopes to produce a rival to
ThUmas's great band. A negro minstrel
| troupe has been organized in that place and
will proceed to afflict all Texas.
The Age says, ''the San Antonio Herald
talks twaddle about dividing Texas" The
Herald is on the spot and knows, we pre-
sumo, what it is thinking about
The Mexia Ledger thinks that $50, $40 OF
| $50 per month is quite sufficient salary for
public school teacher! and an awful lot of
schools would bless the country.
Twenty-Five Merino bucks enliven the
farms around Corpus Christi. What
source of wealth and greatness the West
becomes when the International is built.
1t is stated there has never been man
killed on the Texas and Pacific railroad
since the track was laid from Longview.
The officers, too, are admirable gentlemen.
The Mexia Ledger thinks it unadvisable
to insist on a State convention at this mo-
ment, and predicts that if we force it the
Democrats. will not elect the next President
of the United States.
The Constitution of Texas nowhere re-
quires that judges shall be g learned in the
law" but this fact does not account for the
folly and stupidity that has now and then
degraded the bench.
The Goliad Guard, III dreaming of COM
ing blessedness to be perfected by the Leg
islature, tells its readers that the Interna-
tlonal will bring untold wealth to poor,
neglected Western Texas.
Young Brady, at levitt, was shot and
killed by his father-in-law, 7. II. Thomas.
Brady was running from the house where
he was with his wife when shot from the
window of the wlfe's apartment.
| Work has been commenced on the Hen
derson and Overton railroad by the convicts,
and that's proper employment for them till
counties have work houses and magistrates
may imprison for petty larceny.
Will some Austin lawyer please tell the
STATESMAN if there be truth in the state
ment, that David Crockett's heirs claim
half the town of Austin 2" The Jefferson
Leader gives currency to the story.
The Tyler Democrat says, and, very sensi-
bly,, that the Legislature should sit till it
has finished we'll and wisely all proper bust
ness before it. If it act differently, it only
leads to protracted future sessions.
The Georgetown Democrat earnestly adj
vocates the endowment of an agricultural,
mechanical and classical university. Why
do not the people of Austin go about the
organization of such an institution here2
The Hallvllle Neaca has -nnlled off its
Northern overcoat, appeared In its own
homespIn clothes, rolled up its sleeves and
pitches into Phil Sheridan and other public
calamities with unparalleled vehemence.
A man at Fort Worth struck his horse
over the head with a gun, which discharged
itself, killing the man instantly. After
all, the world will think that cruelty to the
dumb horse was avenged by the explosive
gun.
The Stockraisers' Convention appointed
a committee to visit Austin and have laws
enacted for their protection. That most
needed involves the immediate construction
of the international road our informant
tells us.
If any editor IN Texas, who has published
theI card of the STATESMAN, fail to receive
the DAILY, will he not notify us by postal
card2 Advertisements and local paragraphs
sometimes escape the notice of our news
editor.
The Rockport Transcript has been hob
nobbing with the honorable member from
i Refugio, L. M. Rogers. The excellent gen.
tlemar IS pronounced all right and sound
and honest on the International Railroad
question.
Houston complains of idlers and whisky
heads and loafers, who obstruct its streets,
and so should Austin weep. 1t frightens
away the ladies and interferes with shop
ping, and makes bad impression on
strangers.
The GiddiDgs Tribune wants a short ses-
sion of the Legislature and a convention
constituted of the wisest men of Texas.
How are we to evoke them when three OF
four of these, by accident, may live in the
same eounty2
Capt. NJ Kennedy has branded sixteen
thousand calves this year, on his little farm
of 1876, 900 acres enclosed, and he is enclos
ing more land, and yet such riches are mac
cessible and we pay fifteen to twenty cents
per pound for beef.
The illuminating power of Coke cannot
longer be denied, in the face of HE mes
sage.-Age. A coke-heated furnace owe:
its brilliancY simply to the wind that's
forced into it. The ''little fam is up a
Waco-that wakes up things.
The Nueces Valley Times says that the
clearing of Burke, Sandoval and Soldano
of the charge of hanging the two Mexicans
has stirred the bad blood of the relatives
of the victims. They openly threaten t.
take the law in their own dhands.
Trains on the railway win hereafter stoI
regularly to attend meetings of the singing
school at Wills Point. The Ledger is tho
sweetest singer in all Israel, and is now en-
gagged, it tells its electrified readers, on Al
article on musical notation. .
J.. G. johnson valedictories himself on
and ID. A. Black salntatories himself intt
! NOT TO make too fine point of it'll,
J Wills Point Ledger. Promises and prayer
don't make q newspaper go, and therefor
these forms are often omitted.
! The man who killed Thomas, at Dallas
T was instigated solely by mean whisky, ant
Z sent TO the nenifeutiarv for FIVE wears Their