The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-07-01


Springs on the twenty frat proximo. Other
speeches will be made by John G. Blu
chansn aud J. NJ. Layne.
The Grand Council of United Friends OF
Temperance will meet at Bryan, Wednes-
day, July Z, at 10A. ". The International
and Texas Central Railroads will pass del
egates at reduced rates.
J. c. Montgomery has quietly withdrawn
from the Denison Cresset a wiser, if not a
richer, man. It's no use telling what we
do know, that people who don't know had
better keep out of newspapers.
Fly traps Of Bistrop are successful. I'D
rertisar.
That of the AdeertisSr man plays Cain
with peck of potatoes and upwards every
day, and pork and beans in proportion.
There is marvellous crop of watermel-
ons produced about Brennan. The Bonner
man says they are more numerous than the
lies sworn TO in the Beecher case; but not
more watery than the eyes of the Banner.
The Brennan Banner thinks seventy dol
lars per diem, a. the income of the Austin
street cars, enough to keep first class gen
tlcman in whisky" Grant, we are told,
doesn't spend five dollars pr diem in this
way.
The district Judge at Groesbeck denounces
the cowardice and righteousness of those
who carry concealed weapons. in unmeas-
ured terms, and many indictments were ex-
pected to follow the Judges pronuncia-
mento.
A nice young man named c. Fl. Whitney
wrote the firm name of C. Fl. Merritt & Co.,
of Sap ptO fho Of droff
on St. Louis house and sold it. The pur-
chasers, too. were sadly sold, and Whitney
non est.
A saloon-keeper named Miller shot and
severely wounded gentleman named John
3. Farris, at Navasota, last Friday. The
two spent most of the day shooting at one
another. 1t made the Town pleasant and
lively.
A letter writer in st. Louis paper says
Denison is either barren of its incipient
glory, or else was ever detestable rendez-
vous for one horse hotel keepers and flushed
pocket COWBOYS. And now listen for the
Neus.
The great hotel of Dallas-the Lamar
House-is finished and at the grand ''open-
ing space was found for so much wine
that the Herald man couldn't ''shut up. y
He kept on telling about it through whole
column.
Woods, thirty-two years old, assassinated,
while in bed, by John Crockett near Co
lad, was asleep in bed when shot through
the neck. Woods is native of Arkansas,
has been six years in Texas and was much
esteemed.
The "Shaky Notes''-news items Of the
queer Jmplecute often get their legs tangled
and fellow can't tell how they will wind
out. They run through all the scales of the
gamut from B fiat to Acute. 1t is Otter
devilish ''sharp."
The Burnet Bulletin makes good stag
ger at it. The Texas inside looks almost
as well as the Chicago outside. This sor
of rivalry will do; and the printers of Bur.
net and proof-reader and pressman do work
creditable to Texas.
The Mexia Ledger complains that officers
of temperance societies draw heavy salaries.
For all that it is cheaper than whisky
Bro. Young's eloquence and example anC
good looks and bright, CHEEKY face art
cheap at any price.
The locuna tenens of the Burnet BulLetn
calls himself pony. "Did ye not hear til
Oh ! wad some power the giftie gle us,
To see oursels as ithers see us {:
And would they call it a pong? Young a!
he claims to be, his (Oears protrude promi
nently and powerfully.
The stairs leading to the second story oil
the building where the Georgetown Demo
crat is published gave way while the com
positors were leaving and three men were
precipitated to the lower floor and badly
stunned, though no one was killed.
We are going to have some handsome,
exceedingly handsome, fellows in the con
stitutional convention. In any event, the
Dallas Commercial says that 'Judge Ferris
is like Caesars wife, and if there was good
thing in Rome we know Caesar had it.
Col. A. NJ. Hobby, of Galveston, has an
other very interesting letter published il
the Neecs of the twenty secoDd instant. i
| Is full of interesting details of the beauty
| and resources of the frontier countie:
through which he is travelling on horseback
San Antonio was founded the same yea
with Philadelphia, and for many years wa!
the greater town of the two. But the,
didn't have the Herald in those early times
1t was the agonies of its parturition tina
begat the collapse of the old Texan town
Rev. Mr.. Parks has been poking abou
among the short ribs of vile sinners abou
Groesbeck, and much good has resulted
He is one of the most effective preacher
in Texas, and this accounts for the piety Of
| the Mexia Ledger, to which he habituall,
ministers.
Eighty-one sensible and tasteful peopl
subscribed for the Vidette, agreeing to pa,
in wheat. They are now paying up ant
the Vidette has gone to grinding, and it i
perfectly blest, and Its little editorials ar
vivacious and sparkling and lively to a won
derful degree.
Since it was known that the Fort WORT
Standard is edited by a woman, all the fel
lows are accounting it and quoting it ant
saying soft things about it. The Ledde
wants to know whether she is going to jim,
the Press Association and how she stand
on Temperance.
The police are refunding to taxpayers tn
ninety dollars per month they get for sweat
ing over nothing in Houston by KILN;
worthless dogs. The taxpayers are wei
pleased. 1t is the first evidence they hav
ever had that the Investment in police wa
not bad egg.
The Gohad Guard Is eloquent, and hero
are its invectives against the assassin Johl
Crockett. Mrs. Crockett, charged as al
accessory to the murder of G. W. Woods
has been discharged. There was no test
mony. Ten thousand dollars is offered TO
the capture of Crockett.
Sherman is described by modern tray
eler as soid-looking town of brick ant
mortar in the midst of a rich and populou
and progressive country, inhabited mainl
| by eHstyreS rom the Northwest and from
Tennessee and Kentucky. They are sal,
to be the best farmers in Texas
Dewitt, Gonzales, Lavaca and COLORADO
are among the richest counties of Texas
In Lavaca land is worth from $3 to S.
Timber is scarce, but the best waite
abounds, pecan, elm, live oak and post oaI
flourish, aud a small stream of living wills
ky sparkles in every country town.
/ They have nice little Grim. con. BeecheI