The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01

cane Is produced near BRENNAN.
The San Saba Nelos is weeping over wastes
left by the norther of last week.
The Terrell Press says the Leader is to be
suspended for want of patronage.
Waxahachie has 1000 inhabitants and an
excellent and prosperous college.
The Hennicut murder case is being tried
now before Judge Battle at Waco.
Workmen are employed on the East
Texas University buildings at Tyler.
The Kaufman Star says the finest school
in Texas is at that delightful village.
An attempt to escape was made at the
Jail in Decatur, but proved failure.
The ReUieso figures out several tons of
grasshoppers as denizens of Denton.
Tyler has a lively spelling class. The
proceeds go to the Sunday school library.
Eggs are laid at twenty cents per dozen
in DenisOn, and fifteen cents in Austin.
The Hearne Enterprise says two hundred
merino rams passed that place for Austin.
Rev. Dr. Ditzler will preach on the seven
teenth and eighteenth proximo in Bonham.
The advocate tells that Judge Reagan is
again visible upon the streets Of the village.
They talk of making a cheap little rail-
road between Waco, Bolton and Gainesville.
They are planting cotton vigorously about
Stockdale and have been at it for ten days.
The taxable wealth of Texas has in
creased thirty-three per cent. in four years.
The stage coach robbers on the Rio Grande
have been severely punished by Capt. Ben
avides.
Juries in Rusk county manifest little dis
position to enforce the anti-concealed weap-
on law.
Theodore Fruit was arrested in Dallas, on
the twenty-sixth, for passing counterfeit
money.
The Banner, strangely enough, prOnodnces
the immigration bureau a stupendous
humbug.
There are about 5000 Episcopalians, thikk-
ty-four clergymen and thirtY-four parishes
in Texas.
c. NJ Campbell, of BRENNAN, has FIVE
full blood Durham calves and thorough
bred bull. oa
Mayor French. of San Antonio, is said to
have drawn $500 in the late Louisville
lottery.
Ali the gambling saloons are closed at
an early hour in Dallas by order of the
marshal.
The JTmplecute says the wheat crop of
Northern Texas is better and greater than
ever before.
Mexicans and white people disguise them
selves as Indians to perpetrate outrages On
the border.
A girl eleven years of age has married,
in Houston, an organ grinder who is old
and blind.
Special rates for the doctors entertain
ment have been made with the several ho-
tells of Austin.
Receptions and levees will be the order
of the day and night while the Texas doc
tors are here.
Where is Judge Norton He was made
postmaster at Dallas and the Herald makes
the above inquiry.
The Democrat greets Governor Hubbard
as a ray of sunshine to illuminate the dull
est days of Tyler. ~
Matt Grandson, a notorious negro high
wayman, has been jagged In Jefferson in
default of $4,000 bail.
Two hundred and twenty five pounds of
silver bars were received last week in Las
Cruces from Silver City.
Galveston notes the fact that she has
consumed 500, 900 bivalves this season,
and yet isn't pulled up.
Philip Barziza, father of Hon. d. U.
Barziza, of Houston, died on the twenty
fifth instant in that city.
Dallas is in terrible turmoil, caused by
multiplied candidates. Candidate breeding
is the disease Of the age.
At Hearne Michael Eagan was thrown
from buggy, his spine was dislocated and
death speedily ensued.
A man named Brady was shot in front of
Banjo Bills" dance house in Dallas, and
died within twelve hours.
Crops about Waxahachie, the Herald
says, are Aourishing. Wheat is excellent,
and seasons have been fine.
The tmurphiesp about Stoekdale were
killed by frost. st. Louis will nip them on
her luxurious hotel tables.
The Changers of Texas will endeayor to
show at the Houston Fair what good the
Order has done the State.
Miss Nettie Power Houston will visit San
Antonio shortly. During her stay she will
be the guest Of Gen. Baylor
The Goliad Guard propounees a merited
eulogy upon the charms and intelligence Of
Miss Nettie Power Houston.
George LiIlig, of Corpus Christi, has dis
appeared, and John Mercer, seventy-four
years old, died there last week.
The corporation Of Goliad proposes to
have q little Louisville lottery, and thus sell
the land belonging to the town.
Col. aDelauy was warmly greeted on his
return to Columbus, few days ago, By his
Intelligent and grateful constituents.
Bird, negro constable, shot and killed
another negro who refused to be arrested
last week six miles from Hampstead
The copper smelling furnace Of Mr.. Les
insky, near Los Cruces, viii produce 1000
pounds Of copper in twenty-four houn.
Many mad dogs in the last stage u hydro
phobia have been killed during the last
week in Denisons and great terror prevails.
The court house at Rockwall was de-
str0yed By fire last week Has Texas an
orgsnizsd band Of court house incendiariesl
The Jasper Esrs5oy devotes half column
20 q recital Of Iugubrious incideats that be-
fen = hapless mouse at . late Grange meet
ing
The Farcitc County Re,1rd suspects that
the convention bin enacted by the LeQisla-
Eure sis = fraud; = tub thrown 70 The
WInI1-"c
Awunan with q child on her back sIIpDed
doVn n crossing the Trinify river, and b.
fore che could recover the child Il vas
drowned
There are ak murder eases Tor trial On
nulk county docket where iuries are IN
wiling 10 prohibit the use a. rnoeeriaI7