The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-11-04

The Bonham Aesos says ''the Convention
ought to appoint commission de lUndtica
inguirendo in the case If Erhard. the dele
gate from B4strop." Perhaps there ought
to be some Enquiry" in Mr.. Erhard's case,
but there is none needed in behalf of the
two great headlights of Rutabagaism.
The strange anomaly has been observed
In Burnet of a little white boy about twelve
or fourteen years of actually hunting for
work. He isn't pait cular, either, and of
fers to pillow, chop wood or do anything.
Tins is the first instance OF the kind in the
town of Burnet within the last twenty
years. spr h
j. j. Homes furnishes excellent verses
the first and last are best-to the Dallas
Commercial. His allusion to the Rutabaga
Convention is involved in these lines.
The bleatlpg sheep, with frolic tread,
The capering goats; the ehattering geese;
In troops are waiting TO be led
About the barn in doing peace
The Groesbeck Democrats poet sets out
after this fashion:
"The dogs in Groesbec do delight
At Aiken's corner TO engage IN fight"
That will silence our poetical contributors
for several weeks. .tf I'D.
The Mexia Ledger thinks the new Consti-
tuition will be spewed up by the people. 1t
also lasnes mercllessiy those arTant dems
gogues who pirate about the ''heayen de
scended, sacred right of suffrage while it
was deemed sacred till un,versality made r.
unhcly and putrid and disgusting. :
rho A.,s.. 60, 80 -.
-. O "''A' %. justly says 'uat Tue
STATESMAN had a perfect right to publish
what IL ala concerning the alliance, and 1t
was not only right that 1t should do so, but
an actual duty 1t owed the State at large,
Notwithstanding the Examiners attempts to
ins, o. a,tara,lt; ~ ~ present ~
State press. =
Ors' urant q 0aieonseali nave gone on an
errand of tooth carpentering mercy down
into Southern Texas. Their purpose is to
substitute the use of CANNES and molars for
knives and pistols in all bloody rows, and
when partial quiet is restored, they may go
ihSG mason county ana seop ene dlsgraeeful
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MI. Erhard Of the constitutional Conven-
ton, writing to the San Marcos Free Press,
says: ut seems to me that while the Leg
islature under Radical rule was extremely
extravagant, and the last Democratic Legis-
lature made blunders, this Convention is
srrootar hinndaus ,han .hn Sass - gaeas o :,
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for the convenience OF rats and mice,
corn is kept stored away above the postofiice
in Gonzales. Last week the floor gave way
and the government rats below stairs fled
for life. The noise was terrific, and its the
hrst time corn has had this, effect on houses
or people down there, though they have
often gone down under the weight of us
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- ~a' SUI > s'i.' inc CONDEMNATION TO
ueath py Jury OF an ola man named Alex
anoel, at Farls, VINO Killed Mr. Akard
. Is-y years ago. Two nttie boys,
1 Akarus sons witnessed the t"nt deed:
rnese now 1e a, agalnst the Ola ana blind
d;sooearaa IN me;e e~o raced ms steps ana
uiscoseLeu nm III Arkansas ana nave con-
C,l Snail h.. ,oo;
.;on O. p...;aont - a.. . = Pc
no n. has t;,toa :. Nol-
Is -cncceeded Nv Tol IT p .G p, 10y
s.Son,bornw r,I D. ian' "a tne
90 - rr;. .:.:. w ~ ue'in' VIC
..,-.'s - - ounie1ia.,ts aoiity ls I'M
ss;d IS 800 anI ne WI. woIsn!iy III ene place
s ,"'. " navo oseh Vaeaoeo Dy CoI. small i;
when samnson w uo,,o. ,o,o,
Tnasa. ~, '"os
CO.. sonne,, ~ ~ ene lo"er euge OF
syu;no;nn ~ s :. .h sha. nc was
ond tba Iaod - IL. " NC ',,ilo u .ree
80 h;s {. ,ls;tohoa,, IS. n,ei was Psnneo
frsge sbnnid h. ono,,.aS =. SUI
FEES cons,it,,.;'.,dI ~. a lacIs "
the theor;es 80 800, - ni't,
Co.., Hal. - Se--s i'e mar sis' A. Aiiieu
o"N' AAoANi' ~
u Inc San antonio 4tereta says that the ac-
complsned Mr.; Whilldln, editor of the
once famous F'take's bulletin, made famous
~ " uliloin IL genius, Is gathering statistics
Al ese T1 texas ior flerce's haiiway Com
POI =, I'm P',aI'on .spou'o DC Piacea
az onoe IL .ne nauus % those VINO would
pieNers i1sii"ay conssructlon west Oh Aus
' w. $50 mas ss5a ~ r.
The Jimpzecuse says: sit is said that
every member NJ the se.ons,i,p,ionols. Co.
vention is either a married man or wild
over. inns IS certainly a great compli-
me-. me-. - Tue Young men Oh Iexas." But
fl. =
1asteiul representative OF women IN the
:1i ,,s IS tue aohefent oil hutabaga-
ISM 't | -
The Dallas Herald publisbes a warn;no,
to a woman whose horr;h,a' I. ho..,.,;.- g
not he aouhted she ! eo.,,,n can
tbrougb q newsnsner ths, ,ha Soohy tola,
be informed if she do not abandon her bru-
tai practices; And are men thus to be
oupes oil such women, or decent women the
aupes Oh snch men Is this the law of
opinion IN Daiiass AND should such stories
aaoIn Ine pages Oh the the Z: 1ier1Llk-W asIalt
nc ooA.'' '''iS'aAe a'oue AZ s
The Grosebeck Democrat after saving
that the Constitutional Convention i
failure saws: 1--WE venture the on:n;on :, IL.
lhe ratification or rejection of the Consti-
- ~. Sin aePend upon the voice of one
-, - nc says ratlIy, II VIII be ratified
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