The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-06-24

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the Rio Grande. The StOct Journal must
be q curious sort Of paper when it seems to
be actually displeased with Alejos.
The fact has leaked out that the Fort
Worth Standard is edited by woman.
The STATESMAN has quoted her frequently,
and IL any vile comments have been made,
such a. offended the Bryan appeal, she
must ascribe them to unsdulterated devil
ment and irepressible love of fun.
Sherman now consumes 1000 ponds Of
ice daily, or twice as much as at this time
last year. All temperance lecturers tell
that the habit keeps growing. But It Is
very modest of the Courier only to speak
Of the 5000 pounds Of ice, and never to
mentloR the mint crop or the other little
6xins.
There is much rejoicing in Fredericks-
burg. the Sentinel tells, because of the DIS
cOvery and restoration Of Dan Moore's fine
stallion. The discovery was due to an adj
vertisement in the SeHtiRcl, and, since the
rejoicing must be among the equine species,
we infer that they are not all asses over in
Fredericksburg.
kaufman holleTs till it coughs because
the telegraph has got there. Kaufman is
a wiry little town, anyhow. But it's curl
ously spelled name for town. Ii it was
'Coughingnan" instead of kaufman
for short, some sexton or coroner would
soon gobble it and it would adorn the map
of Texas no lore forever.
The Times proposes to have a great at
mospheric reservoir constructed, into
which fresh air may be forced and CON-
pressed by powerful engines. Pipes are TO
be extended into all the houses of Shreve-
port, and thus the people are to be made
comfortable these sweltering sultry days Of
sudoriic summer time.
One Gillum is suing for two hundred and
fifty acres of San Antonio, owned by Adams
& Wickers, the Maverick estate, B. B. Leigh
and others. Widow Caravajal also claims
part of this property. She is older than
Texas, and, if claiming by prescription, will
surely win, since the memory of man run.
meth not to the contrary.
Some good preacher, as liberal in his opin-
ions as straight in his morals, should 90 to
San Saba and build church. There is
none in the village. The Nelos can supply
a deal of the requisite piety, and the music
is provided in that Sisson organ, in the
NeSOS's ACCORDION, and in family OF Thomas
cats Of which the Nees tells.
Howard Sawyer, ESQ.,, representative for
many years past, in the West and South
west, of d. Appleton Sc Co., famous New
York publishers, was married last Wednes-
day to Miss Bette Smith, daughter of DIR.
j. c.. Smith, of Bonham. The happy pail
have gone to the Bay of Fundy, on which
is Mr.. SawYer's home, for the summer.
Longview is practically in earnest in Sc.
curing a home for Mr.. Jefferson Davis in
Texas. The average Austinian hlghcock
elorum rocsts lower than when Mi. Davis
was here, and he doesn't talk as big about
assuring Mr.. Davis's residence in this city
as when he was personally present and
making the prominent citizen look grand
by reflected majesty.
The modestest man of the newspaper fra
ternity of Texas, as the STATESMAN is SAID
to be the most lmpudent, is the conductor
of the Gatesville Sun. He says the alarm
ing and growing attractiveness of his pape
is due to the new type. And yet the Sul
is radiant of other than mere physica
charms. 1t blisters, too, the demagogue
about Gatesville.
They are going to celebrate the Fourth o
July in the ancient manner over in Marshall
| LduiCS VI bHO pldCO udNC WElLIcu W OCu
Steele for drawings of ancient aud modern
Federal and Confederate and Texan flags
They intend to have the most tasteful ban
ner that floats over Texan town, and tn
prettiest women on the continent will wall
beneath its shadow.
Can the women of Texas, mothers, wives
sisters and daughters of those who, in tn
wars of 1885, 1S4S and 1851 fought in de
tense of Texas, engage in a nobler worl
, than the collection, for future use, of me
mortal records of these heroes Will no
the ladies Of Travis county take the neces
sary steps to secure the organization of tn
} Texas Memorial Association
The Christian Messenger tells of twenty
five families about to depart from Dallas t
Archer county. But the Messenger forgot {
say that if any of them looked back ther
would be twenty-five pillars of salt, Xix
) those in Monument Park, Colorado, adorI
ing the shores of the Trinity. It's straHg
! that a preachers newspaper should haV
J forgotten this little circumstance.
The San Saba doctors are all idle, OWN
to the vivacity of the Neus, which keer
, the people in good humor and thus in goo
health. A snarling, ill-tempered, cross
3 grained newspaper in a town always keep
: it in an uproar and breeds fights and QUA
rels and ugly women and sore eyes. Civil
3 lied intelligence eschews the abiding plaC
of vulgar, quarrelsome newspapers.
l The big Indian hunt which the Unite
s States soldiers at San Antonio have bee
: talking about is postponed in behalf of
much talked of advance, perhaps, toward
s the Rio Grande. A war with Mexico won
/ l-o6 In oof Z
President-makers. are only successful to I'll
J extent that they put the fellow in Office.
: The Gstesville Sun says murders have b,
come common in its county, and then tel
! of the assassination, as supposed by despe
ADDE'S named Oliver, of VIM. Bradley. III
San Antonio Express, good CD paper, an
I loving TO serve the good name of Texas G
!, is respectfully referred to the Gatesville 81
for full details of the horrible inciden
which would only delight Comanche
g bull terrier.
Col. A. n. Hobby is travelling in IL
4 confines Of the Comanche country. II the
get his scalp they will have more and tax
less, in view of relative values, than coul
be expected, even at the hands Of Comancl
o folly. But wont some red devil take
! fancy to swap mustang for a "hobbl
c and ride him to death even as does ii
y CiUilian. Hobby's letters from the We
S are charming.
We were only joking about the advert
ing conspiracy between the Galveston on
e horse court and one hundred-hOr pow
newspaper. But didn't it look like a car
5 tai dodge Where that word 9 horse y
j, we mention il conlidentially - occurs in Il
first place above, we were going to speak
fellow that was mixed MP somehow wit
Balaam. that bnyiBg euss, you know; b
: fearing fne and stabulating we didn't.
One Of the Weishtiest organs Of opinis
I in Texas Is the Dallas Herald, and yet Il
4 Hssald h mailed for one cent and the STATE
Nan for two. There must be some '.sh
naneRanp IN Dostofios managoncuts v
2 nave seen some articles in the Herald th
: were devilish hesyy and yet that Dali
e postmaster sticks 70 one cent, while tu
cents sticks 70 the STATESMAN.
The Waco reporter corrects the error IN