The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-03-25


cepts the compromise offered by the State;
and then the Age tells that 1.-TWO citizens got
into violent dispute yesterday evening
about the width Of Main street. The
trouble, we apprehend to be that while the
street Is straight, the two citizens were ION
a bender.n
The Western Steel Journal says that ''the
receipts Of cattle at Kansas City alone, last
year, were eO7, $50 head, to SAP nothing Of
tue immense herds that went to st. Louis
ana other markets. But By the present
movements OF the stock men, we are of
the opinion that the egress OF cattle from
Iexas 70 other markets this year will be
equal to, If not an increase on previous
years
The LAGRANGE Record SAYS that Flatonia
is 9 very pretty village of perhaps some 500
inhabitants, growing rapidly, and situated
in basin or muddy fat, which IN rainy
weather must render it extremely disaareca-
BILE for pedestrians. A large hotel q now
being built and many other substantial
buildings. A large building to be used as
q school-house, church, and the upper story
as Masonic hall, is in course of construc-
ton.
Docs baby know
That under the snow
Tho little plants
Are beginning 10 grow,
And violeta blue,
Wil open iholr eyes
When the white snow niess
No; but baby knows
That under the SHOWS
OF the mothers breast
HIS Eden ia
And his little hand
ls finding the land
Where the sweets are his.
The Denison Nescs says that the statement
of business of the Missouri Kansas and
Texas Railroad, shows that the amount Of
cotton shipped from Denison this season,
between September 1, 1874, and January /,
1875, was Is, els bales. This beats Paris
81s bales, and the city Of Natural Advan-
tages, ~ Sherman = s1S bales. Denison
is new justly entitled to the honor Of being
designated as the "Great Cotton Market Of
North Texas"
Goliad people are planting corn and grain
freely. Only one drove of 1000 cattle leaves
the place this season. They. had white
frost there last week, which startled beets,
radishes and green peas and Irish potatoes
not little, and many buildings are going
up in Goliad Besides, the Guard says, it's
going to "put on a new dress, and some
body will give it lew bonnet, and the
old dame will blossom beautifully in spring
time.
At Dallas, on the nineteenth, the prison.
ers in the county Jail filed their chains and
used them in pulling the door down. One
of the guards was Knocked down by bill
let of wood, but drew his pistol and fired,
wounding q negro prisoner in the back. An
other prisoner was thought to be wounded.
Two were captured and five are still at large,
and thus was busted up the big temperance
society of Dallas We were telling about
few days ago.
In reply to q correspondent we would
state that Luling is the present terminus Of
the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
Railroad. It is an important shipping and
business point with 5000 population, set
tied there inside of eight months. The
road is graded fifteen miles further and
most of the stone work of the bridging
completed. Luling is three miles east Of
the San Marcos river, on rich level OPEN
ing in the postoak timber.
The Central Railroad gives only transport
tation to the delegates on the immigration
excursion that leaves Denison on the eighth
of April, and all other expenses must be
borne by the delegates. Gen. Robertson's
instructions are, to condne the delegates TO
those counties lying directly on the main
line of said road and its Austin and Waco
branches. II any of the adjacent counties
desire to send delegates, they must apply to
]. Waldo, general passenger agent, Hous-
ton.
Weimar and Schulcnberg two towus on
Pierce's railway, mostly settled by Ger
mans, are thrifty and prosperous. To the
traveller who goes out over this route we
say, take walk of five minutes west Of the
last named station on the elevation and
| Lob ok h. os.t a.
miles on every side. You can look from
this elevation into five counties, and over
the richest expanse that ocean ever cast up
debris to form, or rivers sent down from
plain and hilltop further north.
The St0ck Journal says i02, $50 cattle
will 60 to the Kansas market this spring,
and other markets will also receive their
usual share of Texas beeves, and the drive
this year will be equal TO any that have pre-
coded it. Surprising them to average 1000
pounds, there would be 102. $50, 900 pounds,
at five cents per pound, makes the sum Of
s., III, 500, which, multiplied by ten, makes
the season in tins part Of the State bring an
income of cash for cattle amounting to
$51, ia, 900. Thus ali may see that the
cattle prospects Of Texas for the future are
brilliant, and many fortunes arc in store for
those who devote their time to the cattle
business.
One Of the inmates Of the Dallas Jail as
tonished his prison associates, fifty or moro
in number, and all victims Of whisky, by
his eloquence in denunciation Of drunken
ness. There would be not one inmate Of
this foul den, said the speaker. II we had
never tasted whisky. The orator painted
the horrors Of q drunkard's life, Of his
home, and told Of his sure poverty and mad
ness and crime. The foughs were melted %
tears and q Temperance society was organ
lied in the internal den. Will not the
Herald speak outl Was not that orator
named Young7 Did he not pretend 70 get
drunk in order TO get into the calaboose
TO make that eloquent spoechi
THERE'S q controversy between the stock
holders and the bondhoIders Of the Inter
national Railway Company a. 10 which the
subsidy belongBu accepted, whether 70 the
stockholders or the bondholders. or TO
both, and this may prevent the acceptance.
ifnothing else. This point Is being raised.
and the matter rests entirely with the stock
holders IS to whether they will put IN their
own means and build the road any fur
ther. When such men as Noses Tay-
Tor, spoford and Dodge 60 TO protest Il Is
q sign that they are tired Of paying out.
Each counts his means By millions. but
should they accept, meeting will be held
at New York Of the stockholders, and they
will ct once complete the road 70 Austin
and Jefferson.
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