The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-10-07

New corn at Gainesville is twenty-five
cents per bushel.
Hon. Webb Flanagan passed through
Houston Saturday night.
Sherman will invi' the Dallas fire depart
ment TO pay them visit.
Kansas has twelve daily papers while
Texas reioices in the light of twenty.
Thirty persons were converted ut
the late protracted meeting at Cameron.
Even Scottish newspapers are taking
lively interest in Texan cattle trade.
The great protracted meeting begins in
BRENNAN on the day of Bill Aliens election,
the twelfth inst.
Texarkana has 1000 inhabitants, and there
is one chimney in the town. The people do
all the smoking.
The hog crop of Jefferson promises TO DC
the best for long time. a heavy pea
crop is the cause.
Moccasin tracks were discovered in San
Saba the other day, and the Nesos warns the
people to look out for the red skins.
Marlin has four bar-rooms, but all but
one are about starved out, and Marlin is the
fatter for the fact.
Uncle Nick Hester's new residence, the
finest near Giddings, was blown down by
the late tempest.
Waco policemen are Strengthening wretch
ed loafng ours, aud owners OF sheep and
sensitive shins are happy.
Rev. DIR. Young is again in Waco. It
seems he is determined to save that place
from the woes Of Dallas.
Auctioneers are doing rushing business
in Waco. Glad to hear OF anything lively
going ON there, but not in that way.
The Brenham papers call it ''hog
rancho, and then say that the mixed triin
on the Central has been abolished.
They have no correct landmarks in Cor
pus Christi, and both buyers and sellers call
Tor new surveys. SO says the Valley Times.
Several new brick buildings going up in
Marlin, and trade good, and the Ball stiIl
pumps thunder iato its candidate for Gov
ernor.
1t costs only thirty-fiye cents, gold, per
word, to telegraph from New Orleans or
Galveston TO any point In England OF
France.
Gen. Pemberton, OF Vicksburg renown,
is building iron works in Pennsylvania, and
Kirby Saith is teaching philosophy NJ Sc
wannee.
The Waco city council declines 20 inter-
fere with the social cviln evil, and hive
discharged the police force, giving no rea-
son for SO doing.
The Waco R7ortw now outrivaIs the
New York Herald ns lively pictorial. II
is devoted mainly To illustrations OF tho
Animal Kingdom.
San Antonio is TO have another ice ma
chine this fall and the piice will be two and
a half cents, which IL still rather steep. es-
pecially for winter.
Delights OF Bpintualism ravlsh Bryan.
Chairs and tables go on bcnders and the
dead's alive and lost are found drumming
around indiscriminately.
The Waco Reporter says 'sthe case Of the
State v. Steve IIcmphill, Tor false irnrrison-
ment Of Judge Reagan, was decided today.
Hemphill was fined $50"
Texan stockmen should know that more
than ten thousand horses are sick In New
York with disease resembling Ia ils char
acter the terrible epizootic.
The Methodists Of Waco are getting 10
gether $25, 900 for proper church over
there. Col. Fort gave $1,000. and ten ter
cent on every other thousand subscribed.
The Texarkana Democrat says that IL don't
know whether it is q Texas or Arkansas pa-
per, and, as the United States machine q
now run, it don't signify. State lines don't
exist.
They are building "rockv store .:ouso in
stePhensyiIIe. Why doesn't the Es1pirs
say "stone-' The geological meaning Of
the word rock" should be respected IA Z
newspaper.
Several farmers are securing the country
around Dallas in search Of horse thieves.
We don't see the use when dozen expires
robbers might be found anywhere Ioose
around town.
The Houston Telegraph Of Sunday, says:
The city was lively last night with the
drunken orgies Of mob. Il appears The
great norther did not stir up the ''clinkeFsn
enough in that burgh.
Collin county l. going 70 have an ssAioo-
citation Of Early ScttIersn and free ciru4
lating library. Patriotism and inteIIin3nc4
win thus alike distinguish the childferI q
well e. fathers Of Collin.
The reporter Of the oakyiIle 1fzn
saYs: ssOur senior has been under
weather since bis return from Coll
Perhaps under the water (91 We cal "a
= very weak way Of quitting Il.