The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-22
How doth the BlancO Busy B
Improve each shining hour,
BY buzzing AL around the town
With great magnetic power
With skill it builds Its little sells,
With care conceals its tracks,
And lays up items every day
a n hide the hOttom fay

To avoid deficits and the necessity for the
issuance of more bonds, many people begin
to believe that the fifteen cents additional
tax must be levied. 1t is costly machine
the government instituted by the ''pull-
back" Constitution. t.. 1..i5
Dallas and Fort Worth have quit quar-
reling, and wisely begin to emulate one an
other in tasks of railway building. Both
may be great cities, contributing to each
others greatness, if both be true to them
selves and perfect their railway systems.
The Dallas Herald gives a new cognomen
to the honored Representative, Mr.. P. S.
Watts. He is dubbed P. Q.--previous ques-
tion-Watts. He chokes down many pref
ty little speeches of ambitious members, and
that's Watts the matter with his neat little
patronymic. n. et
The graduates of the University of Ala,
bama (two of them occupy seats onsthe Su-
preme Court bench of Texas, the late At
torney General is another) are especially
requested to attend banquet of the Socie-
ty of the Alumni, July 5, 1876, at Tusca-
loosa. $500 ' .t'9l7ai
They have red-faced baggage smasher
at Dallas who amuses himself by chuckIng
newsboy's heads under the driving wheels
of moving locomotives, and the Dallas
newspapers are much inclined to protest
against this fashion of paralyzlng their cir
culation. ..-.. ..
The Fort Worth Democrat says: seen.
Darnell has returned from Austin, and, we
regret to learn, is in very delicate health.
| He speaks of resiguing, but he should not
do so, as no good could come of it. 1t
would be impossible to elect another Rep
resentative IN time to do us any service"
How are the mighty fallenl A. B. Nor
ton, u good man, of long locks, was made
a vice president, instead of 4. j. Davis, al
Cincinnati, and Norton becomes the head
and front of the party in Texas. He and
Hon. Guy Bryan will have hard time
struggling for precedence.
That was a terrible affair at Hampstead {
few days ago. A guard, it seems. was over
powered CD by a mob and two thieves, 81
route to the penitenitary, were hanged one
hanged, the other ''loSt." So the story il
told. And yet the Legislature hesitates tc
reform the criminal code.
The Burnet Bulletin says that Austir
should lose no time in extending the narrow
gauge towards the gold and silver and leaC
mines of Llano and adjacent counties The
people there must have access to some grea
railway and prefer Austin as purchasing
point and for the distribution of the pro
ducts of wonderful region.
Henderson county will celebrate the cen
tennial Fourth and have an Grafton anC
historical sketch of the county prepared t.
be filed in the government archives. Tn
old settlers will get together in Austin anc
have a history of Austin and Travis, writer
by Judge Bell, read before the people.
Commenting on an eloquent speech O.
Hon. Seth Shepard, the Brenham Bdnn6
says: ''The Democracy of this portion o
Texas have had enough of John Hancock
He had as well retire to the shades of pri
vate life of his own tree will, and thereb,
save himself the odium of beng retired b,
the voice of the people"
A wayfarer, who stood yesterday on tn
summit of Mount Bonneli and beheld tn
city and river and hills and valleys an,
boundless prairie, quoted the Texan poetess
sTeli NJ not OF bright italian skis,
Seworshpcrs OF things far OF and strange;
Our own ewes have seen things as fair;
| We've gsKed upon the rolling plains
And vine-clad hills OF Texas
The Supreme Court, Thursday, held tina
forfeited recoguizance cases We're ''inciden
tai" to the original criminal action AN
must 90 to the Appellate Court. The cour
publishes no opinion, but lawyers shoul'
know the fact. The technical question
was argued 10y Coopwood, who was sus
tanned, and by Mr.. Peeler, Assistant Attor
ney General
The Palestine 4drooats, approving tn
propositions of Thos. F. Fisher, Of the 10
ternational road, would organize associs
tions Of landowners who will sell on Ion
time to penniless immigrants driven iron
trans. Mississippi States by poverty and N
morseless taxgatherers set up by the sah
BILE.
The Austin correspondent of the Corsi
cana Iadez Justly lauds the skill and tast
and genius Of the artist McArdle, who's
wonderful paintings. the labor Of years
are on exhibition within the hall OF III
House. The State should own these pic
lures. II the State cannot patronize art
should die in Texas.
Gen. Web. Flanagan, now in this city
was few days ago in St Louis, where h
bought iron for the Hendersoa and uverko
branch railroad. The people of his dis
trict are greatly indebted 10 him for the in
terest be has manifested In the enterprise
Henderson will be = railroad town BY tn
frat Of October. M
An old Texas veteran Is starving 70