The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-21

! Ct q NFmtN-Nl-ClOuslJ duQ Win Heels
and armies. But be wasn't fleet
enough to escape bullet, and wiuked
out.
The Decatur Tribune, with its glasses
on, looking towards Washington, says:
''The muddle thickens." The most
sensible remark of modern times. II
should be added to the pandects of
Justiuian.
The authorities of Bsstrop PROHIBIT
the burning OF fire-cIackers inside thc
corporation; but Austin has splendid
fire companies ana the city dads csn'r
forego the sport-@it IS worth the (Ro-
NAM candle.
Col. Dan Montague, the old Indian
fighter, is spending some days in Shcr-
man. Montague county is named in
his honor, and Montague grove, ut
Sherman, where he once fought a body
of redskins.
The Christian Messenger. of Bonham,
is full of letters from preachers at
work everywhere in Texas, which tell
Of the wonderful progress Of the de-
nomination whicA the Messenger so ably
! represents.
The Burnes Bulletin is pleased To
know that George Brown, charged
with twenty murders in Montague and
surrounding counties, in the last six
| or eight Years, was triGd for Tie muir
der of Mr.. Morrow and convicted.
The surname of one OF the United
States Senators from Colorado is
Teller. Ii the handle To it IS Truth,
he will be mighty lonesome when bum
ming around with Morton. Logan and
his Radical associates in the SENATE
A rSequisltion gobbles Jack Wallace,
a leadfS ing citizen of Sherman. sni drags
him BODILY to Atlanta. The Reyister
doesn't Know what is tho matter. 1t
must be 4 he jealousy of Atlanta Sher-
man aspiraSs to be the Atlanta of Texas.
The total valuation of taxable prop
erty in the city of San Antonio. for the
year 1876, is as follows: Real estate
So, s92,2i1; personal property SILL
900; stock of meerchandise SS1J, 81 !;
banking stock $E45, 900; total ST.
7G3, 346.
David Walters, this at is to say several
gallons of whisky cali led by that name.
shot and killed anpthaer demiiohn la
beled Benher, last 3atutysiay, near La
Grange. The dead nau yas found to
be uDarmed, the living $was sober
enough to escape.
Hare & Head are the attorneys
now wooling the sinners of B0allas.
The Head of the firm is at the tamil of
| it, and Hare is absolutely making %car
upon every WOLF in sheep's ciothings
that invades the place. But isn't Dali
las a queer town, anyhow!
If French John stuffs the Dallas edi-
tors with sausases as they do him with
gas, the editors must DC fat and John
emaciated to the last degree. Is that
| the way they trade, and does Johns
excessive Frenchiness induce him to
make such one-sided trades
McGary, of the CjDjLidR, wants the
names of the streets of Galveston de-
sig mated in honor of distinguished citi
zens OF that place and thus the editors
sweet, smooth patronymic may go down
to posterity and if he CART it may for
ever throw dust in peoples eyes.
The nice young man at Denison,
whose perpetual motion machine be-
came a pretty good churn running
three hours, has soured on II and says
his disappointment eXhausts all the
milk of human kindness and the cream
of every joke he ever uttered.
The Christian newspapers condemn
the Sunday hunting parties that go out
of Dallas. We thought it was the best
thing those sinners could do. The
further from Dallas they can get on
chance for blessed immortality.
The Bonham Messenger doesn't think
we should apply the term reverend -
, to any man. That certainly depends
upon what one means by it. When
applied to Beecher it has significance
not discovered when we distinguish
I others of our acquaintance by its use.
The Central road is building from
1 Waco to Cleburnc, and will reach
I Weatherford, thirty miles west OF
Fort Worth This will require the
. Texas and Pacific road to be ex
tended to Weatherford, and. then
Weatherford will rob Fort Worth oi
prosperity.
, The Examiner says that "Mrs, Rid
y die, of Robinsonville, was in this city
Yesterday in search of her husband,
8 whom she married only few days ago
f He left home for Waco last Monday
morning, and was seen here during
that day, but since then has not beer
r seen or heard FROM
During the recent stock meeting a
!. Cuero quite large party of young la
q" dies and gentlemen went thlther IN
J spent several pleasant vdfssRsssr 1ssiisitir
friends there. Ga w ednesday everln
l the young gentlemen of Cuero a
b ranged d dancing party given TO III
departing friends from Victoria.
: Bulfas 10 Bill is now of the cditorit
g staff of he Sherman Register. Nobed
else could be the author of that will
l. articles which tells that the failure {
!, c. II. aaohns 81 Co. was caused by spec
Hlations In International Railroad scri
derign$3a to be located on Tom Scott
lano. The Register goes to protest ]
q @est of its Expectations -
Geh. Hood has been presented b
: his wife. the Denison Ncacs says, wit
: twigs is three times, successfully, in I'll
: pasE five years, or with three twin
= five times successfully, we can't get th
a ! STORY exactly straight; but there is n
pErer patriot than the fearless tieneral
and In all emergencies and relations q
Pfc he is the trucsr servitor Of Texas
The brass band at Fort WORT
charges $50 for its services on gal
Vi dgJ .~sud. hard times and politician
~ devilment havoc contracted people
8. pockets that such sup of money Car
not he paid for n little Wffftt IN For
Worth, aud the town is quieter II
oo more comfortable and there as less d
:" agreeable uproar there than for ma
, ! weeks.
The Dallas papers pump thund
with infinite ardor into the Dallas al
er Wiciuta road. They are proud
n. know that the task has been unde
taken and progresses even now wb,
st mad ambition and selfishness Ar
n knavery have unsettled everythIu
a. and suspended all business operation
in the Eas..