The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-02-04

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A notorious horse thief, G. w. Madden,
has been captured at Rockdale, and ''gOes
up"
Tom Green county has perfected its or
ganization, with BcnfcklIn as its county
seat.
Marion Grst Texas expects to supply
every Texas railroad with iron for the next
ten years.
Groesbeck has organized an immigration
society. Every county in the State should
have one.
Dallas has had its first masquerade bali
and is anticipating the first appearance of
the opera.
In several school districts in Rusk county
the school tax is 50 per 500 of property.
Rather steep.
Seven men were sent to the peniteutiary
from Bell county by the late term of the
district court.
Rockport is living of late on sheepshead,
and two-thirds of the people there never
heard of mutton shops.
Only seventeen gentlemen aspire to the
mayoralty of Dallas. The more candidates
the more bear fights.
There Is but one rumhole in Rnckport,
and never drunken man is seen in the
prosperous village.
The Prnhibitory liquor Law has been re-
pealed in Aillican, and its inhabitants are
happy once more.
The city council of Dallas is requested to
rise and explain Itself in regard to the cost
of city improvements.
The negro jury have found Davis, the
negro Wiie-killer, guilty, and sent him to
the penitentiary for life.
Teachers only charge $2.25 per month fer
each pupil IN Decatur. Intelligence must
abound where it is so cheap.
The Leader says: 'sThere is a woman III
Palestine i5years DID," Why not 2 Pales-
tine is on the way to immortality.
The Bonham Enterprise approves the
STATEsNAN's course with reference to the
international Railroad question.
Ferney's Press Of the twentieth contains
a strong commendation of the report of the
| geologist of the State Of Texas.
A jury of negroes is trying a negro man
IN Dallas, before Hon. Silas Hare, on charge
Of having shot and killed his wife.
The smallpox is doing better work for
Western Texas than the Legislature. Il is
decimating murderous Indian tribes.
The Examiner drew a long breath, as did
its intelligent readers, yesterday. The end
of the message becaSne dimly visible.
Gainesville properly protests against peo-
pie sending North for cheap articles of use
that can be bought as cheaply at home.
If ex-Gov. Davis had his way, be would
prefer Coke for fuel.-Leader
Aud wouldn'r he make it warm for Davisl
The Odd Fellows down at Round Rock
have gift concert, making melody and
jingling silver and gold in all those parts.
The great question in Brownsville is
whather district court can appoint a dis
trict clerk when the Constitution says it
can't.
The Waco Examiner is still in labor with
the Governors message. We wish it q
happy deliverance. Nus laJoat mons mas
eitur.
The Willis Observer doubts the propriety
of convention aud thinks the old cons'i.
tuition might be amended as occasion re-
Quires.
In Fredericksburg they pay a guard tc
walk around town with PRISONERS during the
day and sleep with them by night because
there is No jail.
The JImplecute says cit has thundered il
I
Perhaps, after all, it was only toe Leader
that gruwled.
Houston wants a census taken. There j,
no other means of ascertaining the number
lost in the mudholes or of those drowned il
ship canals.
A gold mine has been discovered nea
Mexia. We hope it will be richer thar
} Golconda, and It's proceeds shown among
our Ledger balarees.
Mexican has killed one hundred and
twenty deer in the last five weeks near Cor
pus Christi. Texas needs Bergh to proven
the exlerminStion of game.
The climate Of Bnnham is not African
lied in IT'S philoprogenitiveness Out o
165 births recently registered in that count,
only eight are culUred.
The Bonham Nsscs misses the very pitt
! Of the Lill presented by the State Medica
Association. We hope the Legislators viii
, recognize It and be just.
The birthday Of the President OF Mexic,
was celebrated ON the twentieth instant b,
bonfres, illuhinations and, along the Hi
$ Grande by cattle stealing.
8 They killed catam0unt in the suburbs o
= Victoria, last week, seven feet long. 1h
: crop ct babies Ia the place is supposed I,
be ''stuntsdn there this year.
The Waco Eraminer can see but it'll
hope for speedy settlement of the Inter
g national Railroad question. II Is we'll Z
: make a mental note of this fact.
l A. 9. Crowell, though not q rural roo:
/ ter, crows well v hen first perched upon tn,
summit of chastelY carved aud lettere'
column Of the Montague NaeS.
= .rsre nT,sr,r.1 - 80, ~ ks.,Iro1 ~
5 who viii give $500 towards the establish
c ment Of = cotton mill IN Bonham. II
! points the way 70 Texan prosperity.
! Thieves = parrot in San AntoniO-th
Hsraid's acquainted With it--that initiate
: baby's squalls 50 accurately that one Cal
e staen paregoIic one hundred yards away.
The Brownville Ssafihsl reports the pre-
T. valeuce, in Santa Teresa. not far frsm Nat
+ amoros, of disease very like cholera an
certainly as suddenly latsl and destructive
I.ieta, twelve miles from FL Paso. on n
: Southern Pacitc, has eighteen houses i
u c.,arse Of construction. The place and il
4 neighbor,ng districts trade with LIS Cruces
!. Trade in East Texas Is duh on account q
!. bad weather and bad r0ads. and West rexa
dies Of iuaBition for want OF the Intel
national 10 arouse both sections Of Tho State
sOurfliend Of the Valley Tins shoul
/ come 10 see our city railroad which be sas
3 has sunk heucagh the mud. Il l. maxim
q sbous $50 PER diem and is head and tail 81
& The Dallas Csauryrisl thinks Il quite a.
= reasoeaple thai u = proninent clu1eu
. sa,,etl be fned on = trivial crmplaii
Tue iact that he Is :, prominfnt shuul
e bake his least urons-doiug moTe irexcus'
v ole.
r Two men, David Dges and John Grow
having mysicuouslg disappeared near Conr
ncy, and their sssldlts having teru fDn
in the uhosis & q WORK q soSp clsd. an
- the people are much sxcited IL thai VIGIL
!. as.
IS The Gaintssillc 6r1lil ssgs white adj.
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