The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-23
Texas-Facl. and Fancre..

Smallpox at Los Precenas.
The doctors are doing lively business
in Texarkana.
There is to be baby show at the Lam
pasas county fair.
The new Masonic temple at Waco is to
be magnifcently furnished.
Crime by the colored population of JEFF
ferson is reported on the increase.
DR.. Riley is having model of his "per-
petual motion made at the Sherman foun-
dry. ,--. .,,r-
The Gainesville SIN reports large numbers
of immigrants passing through the town
daily. ia- ee-
The flies and gnats are proving terrible
pest to the cattle in and adjoining Denton
county.
Our exchanges generally report game
plentiful throughout the State, and hunters
are happy. e-s.-l.
Many new corners are in Denton county
looking out for lands with view of buy
ing aud settling.
Eastland county is reported to be filling
| their energy and thrift. !,
Many of our exchanges are splitting a
large quantity of ink in the waysof sugges-
tions to the Convention.
At Roanoke College, Virginia, this ses-
sion there are % students from Texas. The
number will doubtless increase.
Coal has been discovered five miles west
of Louisville, in Denton county. Why not
| tell us how thick the vein may be 2
The Stepnensville Empire says: ut was
cucumber and only measured four feet in
length and ten inches in circumference.
We learn from the Granbury Vidette that
J. D. Jones, the murderer of Mr.. Rodgers, of
that place, has been arrested at Bryan
station. - ID - FL RI & r.
The Jefferson Leader reports that "dry
bones are in demand Send over to Dali
las A fellow that dies of whisky shrivels
and dries in a week. ass ''pSt
The Palestine Allocate says sour opin-
ion of finances is that the more greenbacks
there are in circulation the more we will he
likely to get. Hard money is hard enough
with US already" -
The reporter of the Ecleetiea says: 'tour
editor is a c0lrtiag this, week, aud if there
is lack of interesting matter in this issue,
why, just give the devil his due That
editor has so much of "deviE' in HIM that
we are surprised he should throw his atten-
tiOnS any more that way. .-4.i
The Gate City Neacs has it in this way :
"The Austin STATESMAN sterling
sheet is still on the upward path. We have
marked its course from the commencement,
and must say that it has been admirable.
We wish the STATESMAN success, and may
its shadow never grow less. All who wish
to take first class paper should subscribe
for it." z'.t =
The Dallas Commercial chap has just
found ont that ''whlte lips and black" come
together in that s'city of refugee" This is
what he says: sFrom reliable source we
learned to-day that it is the custom of a
white woman in this city, who has succeed
ed so far in deporting herself in such man.
ner as to be recognized by the most respect
able of our citizens, to receive visits from q
negro man, and to actually kiss him on his
leaving the house, at the termination of his
visits"
The Age newspaper office was sold by the
sheriff Wednesday at public outcry to sat
isfy a Judgment in favor of Hon. Gustav
Cook against McGary s. Hardcastle, princi-
cipals, and r. d. Westcott and s. 8. Ashe,
as sureties on note given for the purchase
money. Col. r. d. Westcott was the pur-
chaser 1t was rumored that company of
Radicals intended buying it for the pur-
pose of running Radical paper there,
but it seems they declined the oppor-
tunity.
The colored Baptist Church at Corsicana
is in tremendous fix. Jim Blubber, col
ored, was to marry MalInda Jane Blossom,
and great throng assembled no cards :
| in the church. When the preacher asked
if there were any to interpose objections,
the Blubber and Blossom standing loving
| ly side by side before the altar squeezing
gently one another's paws, Sary Ann, an
old maid, black as the neither extremity of
midnight, made precipItate charge from
the rear to the front of the congregation,
and exclaiming aBress de Lord ~, de-
clared that slim had bin promisin to mar
ry her for years p, Then toothless old
dame, whose eyes fickered in greasy sock
cts like expiring tapers, rose and said that
Jim had wife and two children in Pales-
tine, one in Marshall, and three or four in
Old Virginny. The parson suspended the
proceedings and took the case under advise
ment. The question now is. what is to be
done with Mr.. Biubber and Miss Blossom
as members of the church While il was
acrimoniously disc Used. the old dame we
were telling about saids,'' It's no use talk
ing; OATS de foremostest sin God Almighty
will go about forgivin.' II it isn't, Jim
Blubber Is in bad fix.
The Bolton Journal says: ''Last week
Mr.. Jesse Farley, who lives near Harris
vile, went to Rockdale, leaving his two
daughters, aged abouttwelve and seventeen
years, at home alone. Saturday white
man and a negro went to the house and told
the girls they wanted something TO eat. The
girls became frightened at the actions Of
the men, and started to run. The young
est ran to q window TO jump cut, but the
negro, who was standing at the door, ran
to the outside of the window TO prevent her
from escaping. Just at this time, however,
four horsemen. rode up and seized the vii
lains. The girls ran to the house Of Mr.
Sloan, about two hundred yards distant,
and told what had occurred, when Mr.
Miller went to Mr.. Farleys house to see
about it. He found four horsemen there
with their prisoners, and he says that they
whipped the prisoners terribly. The blood |
was running from the white mans back |
clear down into his shoes. Our informant |
thought the two men were escaped convicts |
as the horsemen said when they left that il /
was very doubtful about their ever getting
to Huntsville agAias Not one OF fhe SIX
men were known TO any Of those who saw
them They were seem eight mics from Mr..
farley.s house an hour after they left it,
the prisoners On foot-going down int
Milan county There i little doubt Is u
what the object of the two men was. and
We lmagine that very few people would re-