The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-03-11

Inc IalrOau is coming" ana property
advances in value in Henderson. " =
Corpus Christi sheepmen are busily pre-
pairing for the lambing season.
All uncollared ours are merciIessly and
properly shot down in CuerO.
Tho building of thenew Jail at Paris has
been retarded. Who vetoed itl
MI johnson, of CoryelI, has used mad
stone successfully on his little son.
The school funds of Galveston are ex-
hausted Acknowledgements penniless.
The eoqaent Rev. James Young is smash
ing whisky kegs and heads at Cuero.
The great excursion Organized by Gen.
Roberton leaves Denison on the eighth of
April,
Eveybody is now saying ''elininated''
bridgd. -e1i s'aTr =
On Hebrew fellow-citizens celebrate the
feastIf iPurim on the twenty-second, we
belize. 49,, -.4r ,y, 3.--l- 49,
Wd geese. the only agents of the Signal
Burtu known in Austin, are flying north
warl - iit
VILLAIN Falconer retires and W. L. An
drew becomes the editor Of the excellent
Enn neaos.
TIE Galveston, Henderson and San Anto-
MO Iailroad is graded to within eight miles
of sguin. .t.
lie Victoria Adrocate is almost persuaded
to b for secession. Go Glow and let that
cupass from us. z d9l"Hiit
am Davidson wounded severely two
me in boat in the Bayou at Houston and
walodged in Jail. vi
ggs are at twelve and half cents per
doen IN Henderson and everybody crows
e@pt the hens.
| tegroes apply for tickets to the dress
cfle of the opera house in Galveston with
Mt very flattering success. af}a
| Fbe Indianola Bulletin inveighs against
tk treachery that defeats the convocatiOn
| o State convention.
The oranges arc going to build, as adj
Eised by the genAral meeting at Charleston,
a great cotton mill IN Texas. "
A young Texan, DIR. John r.. Leake, of
Indianola, has won all the prizes at the
Louisville Medical College.
Terrell is growing fast. 1t boasts of 200
residences and business, houses and ~
school aspires to l'sA college.
Icwas a great waste of the raw material.
they had ice last Friday in Jefferson, and
the Leader don't take it in his'n.
The Sulphur Springs Gazette still urges
the conyocstion of the State convention,
and says the people demand it..
Col. Pierce keeps on having amicable set
Elements Of things. He has just closed IN
with Seguin, and both sides seem happy.
The baby locomotive at Houston Is ten
derry Hnussed y by the old woman of the
4elegrdPh-77a good, kind, harmless old
dame.
JEFFERSON will give a public dinner to
Messrs. Epperson and Culberson OF their
return to the bosom of a grateful constit-
uency.
The Granbury Eidette wants the lunatics,
too, made printers and Senator ireland
made foreman to boss the job. He is sure
to be boss. ie1
Marshallrl Is again stricken down by the
ire-fend. We regret the calamity and es-
pecially that which befalls our young friend
Mr., Rainey.
The Montague Ne,os is told by CORE
spondent that If it ''only had printer and
proof reader it would at once have 5000
subscribers "a a
At San Mary the residence of Mr.. Dis.
eroll, worth $40, 600, was burned. The fire
ended where it had begun-in an ash heap.
No insurance.
The Herald seems to think that a Dallas
juvenile who has never been spanked by
measles would not be recognized in fash
ionable society. M
The suspension of Aa6eas corpus does not
involve the destruction of Corpus Christi,
and the alarm on this score, expressed in the
House, Is wholly baseless.
The Southern Patriot has strong leader
against the unheard-of course of the Legis-
lature in opposing the viii Of the people by
not ordering . convention.
The first and most famous artist Of Hous-
ton, John s. Morton, has painted, and
would sell 10 the State, an excellent, full
length portrait Of Gen. Rusk.
L. L. Lamar, an admirable gentleman,
late of Georgia, has made Georgetown his
home. The place is to be congratulated on
-A---acouisition Of SUCH S;ti-sS1ss
There are very few s'splotchesn on the
face of Bfenham. It had smallpox very
bad and no signs are left except in the face
Of that ugly, nl-natured newspaper.
The Mexia ledger is the model of viva
cious and attractive Texan newspapers. /;
is never coarse when forcible, or vulgar
when violent, or insulting when witty.
Live Oak county covers about n1ne hun
dred square miles, and contains nearly three
thousand inhabitants. The chief occupa-
lion OF its Inhabitants is stOcllraising.
George Bright, an old citizen Of Fannir
county, was killed by his son James at the
instigation Of the mother, who, It is alleged,
had been grievousiy wronged BY the hus-
band.
TiIton's child, Ralph, is sad to be diving.
and it is we'll for the child. If the fatheI
had died at as early an age the condition OF
the worlds morals would be none the
worse.
A letter from Senator ]. w. Flanagan
confirms the intelligence that the bill Great
ing q Federal court at Jefferson has passe5
the Senate. and il Will pass the House be
fore adjournment.
Lockhart insists that it has not Iosl
strength because Iuling has absorbed Il.
lIfe-bloOd- But LOckhart confesses ia
lawyers have weakness for LulirQ whislrv
y hen court ats.H e4atss aez1 - 80
The Peoria Rsaord will be tempor.ril,
suspended during the prevalence -
smallpox. It's better 10 - hang ? than al
Of the coutagion, o. to have the pretty faur
Of the Rec1r8 made Pi-baId.
Cob Hutohins . man q busins and
money, wants streets paved with i've oak
i takes live men 10 build fourishing cifisS
and We donf see why Col. HulctinS 49,
right about the timber Tor streets.
PEisontts uoaldhf Be kIuass lrse.,.iss
ugly holes fhroueh infam0us irii. r 49,
could rreaihe without them. Reu.ir- -,
costly and this l. not TIE onlV eorniv n
which fresh air costs laxpl yeIs hes.Ilv.