The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-24

ing, bow-legged old mule on the prairie
won't let white man get within mile OF
him. ii'-'' s'.'
b, Those good men at Sherman who agreed
to fork over for Austin College have mis-
erably failed ana the institdtion may yet
slide over to aAustin. Whereyevery law of
nature and, preference of Its managers
would have located 1t. - feo- .-- -
Can the gay dam-sels tried Friday before
Mayor Chandler for s'keeping disorderly
houses" and convicted or acquitted, be
tried again for same offenses done at the
same time, by the circuit court9 Such is
the question that puzzles the lawyers at
Marshall. ---------------------
The court house at Blanco city was
burned down Tuesday night. 1t was an
incendiary's work. The masonic hall above
the court room was destroyed and all its
contents, and the chairs and furniture were
piled up and fred by the incendiary.
1t is said that Major Jones has disbanded
his rangers near Fort Griffin, and now that
every soldier of the United States that can
DC spared is sent to recapture guns sold
to red men by the Quaker policy. our from
tier will have a lively time with the red
devils.
The NsaoS has an excellent advertising
agent in Bryan. He gets up in Democratic
clubs and has them to denounce its hostil-
cellency is very grateful (0 and if he isn't,
foolishness with vlgor and dispatch.
Another negro has been arrested for rape
in Dallas. Since the late hanging match
went off so charmlngly in Dallas, band
of music waiting the soul of the dying viii
lain to ''Davy Jones's locker" it is to be
hoped that this last viOlator of women
will be as legally and decently executed.
J. Sella Martin, who committed suicide
in New Orleans, was once of this State. He
said before he breathed his last that the
Republican party had gone to hell, and we
are led now, as never before, to appreciate
the virtues and strength of j. Sella's at
tachments. He still follows that ''old
flag" '"3] m.i
Ex-Governor John C. Brown came down
to Aastin over the International Saturday,
from Marshall. Spending half a day at the
Raymond House and feeling himself thor
oughly refreshed. the excellent gentleman
went over the Central to Galveston, and
Ub 4NcW OEicduS EOOS W Ills al u'do-
XII, TENNESSEE! .ua @ s.L sr "fH
On the twelfth instant companies and
G, eleventh United States infantry, started
ola Fort Worth for Yankton, Dakota, the
theatre of the Sioux war, leaving Fort
Griffin garrisoned by Icnmpany A, of that
regiment. Companies + aud X, at Fort
Richardson, are also under orders for the
northwest.
The young Traveller who was bathing by
the roadside near Burnet, and when he
came out found that his mule and all his
clothes had been toted away by freeboot-
err appeals on these naked facts to the Leg
islsture to hang horse-thieves. He assigns
as reason, we reckon, his regard for COM
mon decency.
The San Antonio Herald man seems to
road will progress most rapidly since track
layers that don't wear kid gloves will drop
rails very quickly. Then, too, we would
observe that such is the effect of solar heat
that the road will grow vastly from the ex-
panslve forces of calonc. .4
| The trouble between whites and blacks
in the country about Eagle Lake may be-
come serious and his Excellency should in
terpose. 1t began because two negro cat
! tie thieves were hanged by unknown per
sons, even as a ,doz n white knaves have
been disposed Of in the same way within
the month. Where is McNelly2
"A lobster got into the Guadalupe with
its tail up stream and backed up to Con
tales. An urchini captured the insect
which was twenty-three inches long anC
ten across the chest. or course it was pro
noanced crawfish, and corn went up tel
CENTS on the spot Such crawfsh as tina
renders the destruction of the crop ever
1 now certain. Gal bIa SO al ol 8gl ag ~
Our venerated friend, G. I. Good win
who was a cantitaate for Congress in thi
district, from lBtownwood, is still running
and it seems quite impossible to stop him
He took such an. awful bulge at 1t that i
would ruin his claw-hammer coat 20 seiZ
hts flying tails, and We can't help huzzain.
4 for Col. Goodwin just a little over in thi
quiet page OF the STATESMAN. He is cap
ltal good fellow. "a .fcsve 7cs nf .s.l.AI
! Mrs. Norris. the postmistress at SIN An
tonic, has been ''seeing sights at the Cen
tennial." What n queer difference tn
Specification of words wrought simply h
their transposition. Why didn't the HeraL
say .'sight-seeingH instead of ''seein,
sightsl" Ali the sympathies of all Texa
were going out to her uatil We made thi
explanation. She hasn't ''seen sights, bu
seen wonders. ~ 7rtT2 H1T~E ~ -rYrr 7a-sl
The Dallas and Wichita Narrow Gauge
like this of Austin and Limpasas, still
stands still, and the people are sad, AM
hobidy pumps thunder into 1t, and 100 90
people are coming to Texas this winter
and half Of these would enter. the countr
along road that makes transportation an
> travelling cheap and these lands most Walt
able DON'T give up the ship. This roa
; must be built.
The story goes that the editor of tn
Dallas Eceniag Nail wen, to church La
sunday. TINS part of the story, of cours,
IS incredible. He went to sleep, of cours,
and dreamed--he is always dreampng--An
when the preacher exclaimed, !" What ma
caH stand III the presence of The i rd
the editor, leap,0g forward suddenly, e,
claimed, John j. Good, and I nominal
him tor the, efice.n - The meeting al
: journsd. We have some times though
that Dallas is = queer place ia'7isib saalT
The success of the infdel nevspape
Common .SeRss, publishsd al Paris, Texas,
: Indicative OF the course of religious thinl
= ing that characterizes the age. Two yea
ago the paper vas not larger than lett
Sheet now il is 3 great eight-page newsp
! per, and its circulation is said 70 be bounl
. tiess- The preachers must 60 to WORK wit
t renewed zeal and stand by Bro. Hull Viii
? be ministers 10 minds diseased with tn
& common sense in Austin a sass
J, II Austin grows apace. I. Is the prettie
3 place IN America, and the country about
!, Absolutely fzultless in productiveness As
! Typographical charms There is not mo
! varied or beautiful scenery, nor are Aspec
4 Of nature more wonderful IN Colorado
4 Utah or along rhe Great snsks nvsr III.