The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-15

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4 negro convict, sentenced for forty
years for committing = rape ON white
child, escaped from bis guards near White
Rock.
Hnnnicut, OF Waco. was wen pleased.
VIC suppose, that his punishment was iim-
tied 70 confinement FOR life In the peniten-
tiaFy
A negro on the plantation OF 3Ir. Hughes,
near JoiIefson, was beaten to death with a
hoe bs another negro. on the seventh in
slant.
Tho court house in Calvert alarmed its
occupants last Wednesday by displaying
quite an ngly fssnre in its front and rear
walls.
a carpenter was seized with vertigo in
Ennis and fell from high scaifolding and
being restored to consciousness was found
tfnhurt 80 h
The Houston city cotton mills are doing
admirably wen and their success viii in
duee the establishment of other like insti-
tutions.
The Texas veterans meet in Houston on
the twelfth proxino, and are holding pre-
liminary meetings everywhere to select del
egates.
Some OF the Changers seem nightly
scared by the papal bull lately issued by
William II. Long-7so called by the Deni-
son Aests. IS
The presiding justice of the Harrison
county court was fined for contempt by the
other members. Surely, justice should re-
speet itself.
knights Of the green cloth and soiled
doves have abandoned Luling for Austin.
Perhaps the approach of the international
attracts them.
George Hawkins was drowned in Dick
inson bayou, last Friday. He fell off the
deck Of a sloop, and his body was not re-
covered.
Grasshoppers abound about Denton.
Why may not the English sparrows, that
multiply like grasshoppers, be imported to
destroy them
"a The Age has become technical in its
terms, and singular in their collocation,
when it describes an ancient editor as a
balmy FOSSIL
Charles Williams, brakeman employed
on tho Texas and Pacific Railroad, was
badly crushed on Monday, in Dallas, while
coupling cars.
Fort Worth has beef steaks in the mar
ket at eight cents per pound. Why can't
Austin markets sell at the same price and
give better beefg
Udolpho Wolfe is in Houston, and T. N.
was observed looking at him through a.
straw. Udolpho will be scEnapped up if
he don't get out.
Age is not always significant of wisdom,
or the syllable would. not be sometimes
deemed, when applied to newspaper, an
awful misnomer.
y No whisky was suffered to be sold in
Rockdale on the recent election day, and it
was the dullest, dryest event ever known in
the prosperous place.
The Age does not seem to think that ex-
Mayor Hurry, of Galveston, can get money
in Europe to build the Galveston and Santa
/ Fe or any other road.
J. K. Street proposes to supply the sub
scribers to the late Odd Fellows paper with
1.-The Waco AdCaRcc 1t is good trade fol-
the Odd Fellows.
There are fifty thieves, Migrants and pick
pockets in Denison. How many may bt
seen on the Avenue lounging in front Of
Austin bar rooms
The Cuero Star expects to illuminate Tia,
terminus of Morganis road for FIVE years
It's a good lantern for railroad and othel
men TO tote about.
4 A telegram to the Galveston NeSs from
Key West says they have had only foul
cases of fever, that there is none at present
! and the weather is cool.
The Rusk Observer says that Cherokee,
county has whole mountains of unnum
} bered tons of iron ore. "assaying NINETY
per cent of pure metal"
Capt. j.. w. Storey, of Frecstone, hal
given press and printing materials to bs
used for the benefit of ms county and town
BE is man Of brains.
The Baptist Messenger speaks of ''croakerI
and kindred BIRDS It should stud,
Cuvier or dine at the St. Charles. Croaker.
areinot even flying fishes.
Il The TEXAS Immigrant thinks Rev. Mr.
Cafuthers the foremost pulpit orator o
r Texas Mr.. Caruthers is Of the Cumber
; land Presbyterian persuasion.
The Telegraph and Bonham Mems havl
{ got together by the ears, and are wooliug ont
all odds, the best holt.
San Antonio still demands gold and sill
: yer, while Austin is happy to get green
backs; and yet both descriptions of cul
4 rency are COMMONLY used.
Galveston claims population Of $4,000
Houston, $4,000; San Antonio, $4,000
!. Dallas, $4,000; Austin, seat Of govern
] nent, $4,000; Waco. 5000.
There is a six-year old boy at Bonham
the Telegraph says, .'who has been chewinl
|, tobacco four years He is supposed to b
also the editor Of the Nesos.
Queen Nab at last has made her eatfe il
: jefferson, and seems 60 have been quite
goddess. Over 5000 visitors are thought Z
have witnessed the procession.
R.F. Webb, OF Corucana, the Postofic
Department should know, says he does no
receive more than half the numbers OF tn
!. DAILY SrATEsMAN. Why is this
A large party of Ilinolsans, who hav
been travelling through Northern Texas, Al
4. so well pleased that many Of them wi
make Fort Worth their future home.
A negro was killed by lightning in She
= = man and enc was badly burnt and stunned
Z The latter was struck amidships bis sku
and It was the lightning that cracked.
3 The word croissette means fiambeau, v
3 believe, and Tesseft, the English word, sil
rifes beacon light, One Of these, in Il
9 shape Of q newspaper, glitters in Denisol
2 The brass band Of Henderson has ''playe
out, and the Times weeps aboutit. There
& nothingio stirits soul or crack its MUSICAL
n inciined--at an angle Of ninety degrees.
ears.
q Branham, who killed his fatler-in-la'
a Hoye, some weeks ago. at Corsicana, W
sent up for five years. Unluckily for Bra
a ham, i was not emother-in-law whom
y shot.
Willis Is happy over its picture boye
. and gallery. The 05ssrrcr man observed
e first and his sweet face swings out as
signboard for the picture man, and 8
- taarasr
e We deem the Shreveport Times part az
parcel % The press Of Texas. and move ii
n i Be admitted into our press associatlo
= when created, as an honorary aud honorab
member.
n Thepolice should be on the al rirs.
= paWnbfokeE's concern was robbed Of +,
sorts Of plundeI. jewelEy ana watches IA
week, and the knaVes are said to be 81 ror