The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-15
Wholesale and Retail Furniture WarerOOms,
Congress Avenue, Austin. Texas

he common law rule, and ha0y offered no
'ther testimony.
An unknown nan was run. over by the i
airs near Bryan on the fifth instant and
killed. Most people, however, are consid- |
,rably unknown aud unknowable who col |
ide with locomotives.
Surgeon Landlord put new nose on
genial member of Dallas society, and he
doesn't care now how much he is chawed. |
Landlord may do a lively retail business in
pug and Roman noses.
The Fort Worth Democrat endorses the
advice of the STATESMAN that ell unworthy
and unwarthy pFejudices be
thrust aside in selecting good and true men
for the State convention.
The STATESMAN speaks of one Of its
own productions as sparkling effusion."
Dallas Commercial
The STATESMAN is accustomed to do JUS
tice to itself as well as Others.
Mrs. Scott and daughter, captured and
robbed by the Rio Grande thieves, were two /
days and nights without food, and only
twice found water. Their escape after
liberation was almost miraculous.
Navasota has a small sensation in the
shape of one Herbert Sinclair Bridges, who
wrote insulting letters to ladies, and to one
of them signed the name of respectable
gentleman. The scamp escaped.
Ramsey NJ. Cox is Yociferously called
upon by the traditional many voters to
become candidate fpr the constitutional
convention-to represent the Bolton Journal
and the territory thereunto belonging.
The best grindstoDes are found in Clay
county, which accounts for the sharpness Of
the Gainesville Gazette. It's editor has been
over there an finds the soil, like that Of
California wonderfully productIveof wheat.
Just think of it, E. C. Mcclure, late
editor of the Dallas Herald, and an able
lawyer, has gone to the beginning and
starts even, an alderman. with Andy John
son. The influence of example is power
full.
The BRENNAN Banner is exceedingly
happy when contemplating the green corn
fields and blushing little cotton stalks.
Farmers, it says, s'are working like beav-
ers'-damming the stream Of vernai vegeta-
tonic.
The Gdzettes canal Cred River and Trim
ity) would make the latter stream navigable
to Dallas, and thus perfect the utllity Of
the San Jacinto and Trinity river canal and
aggrandize Houston and awide district Of
Texas.
1t would have been exceeding kind and
thoughtful Of Treasurer Spinner il he had
left with us q few mementos Of his exit
from Office We would have appreciated
his autographs on this melancholy oc-
casion.
The Neps-E Echo is excited beyond measure
because of the escape Of ten prisoners from
its Jail. Twenty OF thirty men went at
night and broke open the cage and liber-
ated them, the thieves and marderers,
quietly.
'As the penitentiary style Of shaving the
head seems somewhat the fashion we may
soon expect the completion of the picture
and horizontally hinged pants and SHIRTS
VIII be All the rage upon che streets Of
Austin.
James II. Hurt is candidate for the
State convention at Sherman. lie must be
respectable. sensible gentleman, having
no handle to his name By which TO lit Il
out of the wet. It stands By itself, We
are for Hurt. f
The bees and birds Of San Marcos are
SAID TO be che NEST musical in the world.
The woods and plains are. decled with
flowers, and buzzing insects and bright
winged birds flash 10 the sunlight Of dawn
ing springtime.
A Polander by the name Of August 81
dus Qiterally, grand starr, while examining
goods in q store in San Antonio, fell through
an opening "a the floor and into cellar
fifteen feet deep. He died, fallen star, o
few hours after.
The freight train on the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas road was ditched at Colbert'z
station, Thursday, and smashed locomotive
and FIVE freight cara George Ktof and
Feal johnson were killed, and Lendses and
Parrot badly hurt.
1Ir. J. w. Lundy was married at Waco
on the first fnstantto Miss Kate Cannon, II
It had not been on An Fools day, we would
have been thus periodically reminded b
the announcement in the Examiner Of thl
cannonadiBg at Lundy's Lane.
E. g. knight, while racing his horse ncal
WheatTille, last week, ran against q tree
and his skull was badly fractured. Knieh
died the same night, and thus bis life wen
out in darkness, and knight was nighted
and hoHi soit fsii nal r. Pelss.
A milk wagon, the first ever seen, nov
elatteTs and jingles along the streets o
Henderson. IL crosses no large stream com
ing to town, and no fish worth Inentionin,
have been distributed from the big in tank
Henderson Is very pIood Of e. q
The editorial correspondent Of the Mexii
Ledgsr, writing from Houston, says n
found Houston il good epirits W
wouldn't be surprised If this Ledger ma
joined the Leader Temperance society WheI
the Telegraph gets after him.
BY the way, tic Henderson Tins credit
the jefferson Leader with apa1aeraph tina
appeared originally IN the STArEsNAH.
Affects The utter value Iessness Of Ell Chirag.
money. The TINES, 4 seems, IS well IS III
6TATEsMAA, makes mistakes.
AneQro fell into deep well 10 Denison
His head struck the stone bottom IKE
cannon shot and must have starlic- ~
denizens Of Pekin and lant0n ~.
stone may have been fEactu1sa, bus tHs ~
was not, and the carthqra vas oniy i'ce,'
f5eo.ss x Andersen, - ts,tllIny ei.i.o.
rial control Of lte becel11s Aa1el1 f1f'
fhst e 30 zine y ~ be stop below tae o'lf
nifv ~ 4 rentIernnn % Ie1 pond - a1T ~
/ I,ecor.irr nrranlis from those Ignorant b
1l,sl Is dae from one IerlAn y spoRheE
TIE re-.rnfhcrsr 81 the sT6lEs,Ia1 Isn'
much sdaicted r poetry bus The ne
isor that le1nes .lhgalt tne boNteflt q
- Gainesville GaleIk ahorId ehfne nor,
i 81 ~ 81 II44 'F Hte1
I frai1'1
/ s. 81 Hsbb and I5 tn|H sclc tar.
kc4 hnntIrE ia3 Tres res LfrekperI
/ where I1LI became 1cnff1l1a and E1Il1
Capt. AQtb wa from Highland coErty.
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