The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-22


greSslvenesS and greatness of Dallas. But
the progressiveness is even extraordinary.
since 1t Is forked, upward in wealth and
numbers and downward in morals. Butthe
late election inaugurates reform. Decepcv
triumphed, whisky went under (the CON-
plerciaFs belt) and Dallas is now on the
sure road TO virtue and true greatness.
San Marcos is in fever of excitement
The women are securing the floors. fences
are fixed, brooches patched, old broadcloth
coat collars scrubbed with coal oil, and the
pretty girls run down to the river bank
dozen times a day to see their sweet, blush
ing faces reflected in the bosom OF the won
derful river. Bishop Elliott viii be there
tomorrow; and that's what's the matter.
Deputy Sheriff Tucker and colored man,
at Corsicana, had a row, in which we are
told they rocked" each other. Both were
arrested and charged So so for the amuse-
ment, which consists we suppose, in mutu-
| ally shaking one another from right to left
by the ears. 1t may be amusing, but If our
mOther-in-law put us to sleep in that way,
we would kick like that deputy sheriff, and
be arrested and have to cool off in dungeons
vile.
The wheat crop Of Fannin county is ad-
mirable, and the attractions of the charm
ing country about the time-worm county
capital, with its cheap food, viii make
lands advance in value. Where bread
abounds, people most do congregAte, and
there is a significance in the name Bonham
when we reflect that there surely can be lit
tie difference between bonnie bOUche and bon
ham.
A gentleman from the frontier tells the
Dallas Commercial that while court was in
session at Henrietta, Clay county, two men
were convicted of murder A white man,
| q - he, dor Of
Murphy for the small sum of fifty dollars.
A negro was convicted of the murder Of
two Germans, and discharged soldier wan
tonly'shot a sheriff, who will probably die.
Two cattle thieves were found hanging to
a tree. That county surely wants peace.
Mr.. Jones, an artist, tried to cross the
railway near Mineola in his wagon, which
"stalled, -" there being no crossing, and TAX
ing his horses out, tried to pull the wagon
back. An approaching train relieved him
of the trouble by scattering the vehicle pro-
miscuouslY. Jones sues the railroad COM
pany, but has never pursued those wagon
wheels. The train was going south, and
Jones thinks his wagon may clean out the
bar in front of Galveston.
A sad tragedy occurred IN Sherman Sun
day. Iona Henderson, pretty girl of six
teen, ran away with one Thomas Walker,
who married her in Mckinney, and deserted
her three days after. She feared to return
home, and found work in a milliner's store
: in Dallas, but soon gave up toll for life Of
shame. She removed to Sherman, and,
growing weary or ashamed of her life, took
e morphine and died, despite the efforts Of
e physicians.
J The leader of the temperance league of
t Texas is Mr.. Leader, of the Leader, who
t led in the leading performances Of Queen
y Nab at Jefferson. He is delicately framed,
diminutive gentleman, and personated tho
c queen with infinite tact and gracefulness.
/ But then, as Queen Nab, he was last seen
J liby the Shreveport Herald dancing the can
q can, and the temperance people Of Texas
d are deeply mortified. But the testimony 70
= only Hearsdy,, and didn't he, too, take a
hand
e Hon. John Ireland's proclamation is full
minated through the San Antonio Herald.
G We thought there was special understand
v ing between the Hon. Senator and ourselves
that the STATESMAN was to be his special
I organ. Very certainly the STATESMAN is
the only paper that has done him perfect
s Justice, and spoken of him with absolute
o truthfulness, and the STATESMAN likes Ire
/ land because Ireland properly appreciated
J. the conduct of the STATESMAN.
) A special from Ennis to the Telegraph says
+ that Mccartney, the counterfeiter, says that
at Bremond he was put into the same room
y at the hotel with Special Detective Duck
, worth and Deputy United States Marshal
g Callahan, and that both fell asleep when
IS he got up, looked at Callahan's watch saw
p it was five, and walked off, taking Gala
n hans hat, thinking it was DIickworth's.
Mccartney, as we have already stated, was
s recaptured near Ennis.
y A sensible, good man and pure patriot
q we don't know who he is-becomes q ver1-
e table Niobe, as presented in the pages of
1t the Telegraph, while he deplores the fail
re ure of Major Charley Vests proposition to
protect game at certain seasons of the year.
le The absurd Legislature was timid. It dared
vs. not restrict the sovereign rights of murder
" GUS, stupid people who would shoot the
2. mother of brood when these last are not
Sc older than the ducklings Of the Age.
.. The Telegraph should deal gently with
j the Giddings Tribune. Very naturally Il
:, ascribed the editorial to the STATESMAN.
ID 1t happened to be a good one. The 7ri.
nc June is accustomed TO find them Of that
,. sort in the STATEsMAN, and nothing could
ID have been more natural than the substitu-
en- ton of the STATEsMAN's name for that oil
le- the Telegraph. We hope our unselfish mod
esty and generous motives in this intei-po
r sition in behalf Of the Tribune viii be ap
m preciated by our Houston contemporary.
is Those people over at Ennis ought not "a
3. get up such an excitement about IL. The
IL Governor won't know what to do. The two
d. petitions are Of about the same length--onG
n asking his Exeellency TO appoint a public
weigher of Ennis, and another begging hin
90 not to do it. Both perhaps are signed, in
&C. many instances, by the same persons. Bui
Mt there's a great row about IL over at Ennis
d. in Texas. In that other Ennih--in Ire
al land-the people are all in tears. The.
va loved John Mitchell in the original Ennis
ne who has been weighed by the world anc
found wanting in nothing.
ell II, according to Ireland, we are now Il
its nominate the candidates for the Stat
'st Senate and also candidates for the lowe
ot House Of the Legislature, and at the sam
Is time candidates for the State convention
n. what viii be our condition If the cOnyen
nd ton remodel systems and modes, times an,
places Of elections, or suppose the conyen
sh ton, as some propose, vacate all eldstinl
ng State offices, will not these premature prep
Is arations for the convocation Of the Leeis
Is lature be somewhat needlessl But Judg
Use Ireland knows what lie IS talking about
ne 1t has happened, now and thea, when vi
Ay have been assailed, that the cOarseness viii
which IL was done made as thank God tina
en- the STATESMAN was the subject rather thai
the author Of the foul criticism or coars
ms objurgation. II was intended TO give q
OF illustration but the man that would
We smitten is pitiable for bis ignorance, an
ne since his parents live they, TOO, would b
we mortified that they had given him birth an
morals and polluted tastes And then, too
a the quarrel does not concern as. Il IN
he wolves the morals and modes Of expression
on of two contemporaries.
be A letter to the San Antonio Herald. iron
US Mason, says that upon the Brady, IN Nc
on Culloch, they are having heaps Of trouble
Its A party Of men, headed by McGFew, Oh
man who killed Steward last fall, and e.
ar capped from Kerrville Jail, are branding
err cutting ears Of, and indiscrimInately cleai
Try ing out the whole country Of cattla and 4
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