The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-30

tration fees to pay aud It will prosper aud
| be liveler and get around on its little pins
more ghbly than it used to.
New Braunfels is the Gretns Green of
San Marcos. II the ceremony be pro-
| nounced in German the old folks don't
seem to care anything about it, and it con-
ss'tutes L sort OF saGctiicstion of the busI
ness, and it is all hunky-dory.
Some of the generous friends of two
muTierers, Gus Young and Krebs, con-
demned to death and in Jail at Jacksboro,
having threatened their rescue, Major Jones
has a squad of men there, who are curious
to see these fellows necks broken.
| 4 cake, raflled for at colored church
sos. Its weight was five and a quarter
pounds. 1t seems that dominant Democra-
oy hasn't impoverished the colored people
very grievously in Glddings's district.
Gen. McCulloch would have people tell
him of the numbers of deaf and dumb in
each town and county. Write to him.
The teacher OF these mutes here at the capt.
tai, Mr.. Scott, has had lifelong training in
the business and is a thorough master of
the art.
The Zimmerman refrigerator cold beef
car took on ice but once in eight days from
Kansas City to Boston, and Boston was de-
lighted with fresh steaks delivered in Quin-
cy market by Zimmerman. The other re-
| frigeratOr car had to take fresh ice four
times.
A man named ]. c. Son edits the Palo
Pinto .Stdr-a star ablaze with Sorshine. If
the Son should get off its pins and stumble
l..kl
at home there would be Egyptian darkness
| about Palo Pinto ard an awful uproar among
the brats.
Mr.. c. P. Huntington, of the Texas and
California Railway, bought tract<of land
from G. r. Johns, near San Marcos, for a
kinswoman. He thinks Texas the most
charming country he has vet traversed, and
will probably revisit the State next spring
after Congress adjourns.
There are seven nice young, men In Ter
rell with snakes in their boots If they had
local option about it they would have them
in somebody's else boots. But such facts
are painful commentaries upon public de-
cency and morals, and Terrell must be a
terrible aggregation of rum holes.
The Messenger, since the great fire, de-
plores the want of water in Hampstead. 1t
used to weep for want Of whisky: and
somehow or other it seems that "local OPP
ton" might he choked, at this peculiar
iuncture, down the throat of Hampstead,
aud Hieronymus is in q brown study about
it.
1t was the STATESMAN and other news
papers that sought to have Texas promote
| Huntington's rather than Tom Scott's plans
which assalled Scott and his agents. Mr..
Huntington had no part or lot In this
matter. and it is proper perhaps, now that
he is in Texas, that we should state the
fact.
DIR. John B. Henderson has discovered o
better manure than gypsum on his farm and
sent peck for the Leader to devour that it
may swell into q share of strength and i'm
portance. But the Leader is always we'll
supplied with stimulants and is strong and
lively and dances around nightly on its
little pins.
The civil Cioilian man would have the
world pronounce him great public bene-
factor because he once pulled Brewster
(revenue collector) and Tracy apart when
they were pulling each others hair at Hous-
ton, which accounts for the spread eagle
oratory of Tracy. He is bald and spreads
himself
The Mexia Ledger says that "Mount
Calm" is so called mot in honor of the
French hero Montcalm, but because of the
delightful stiffness and serenity that reigns
about the place" There is a soporific dull
ness diffused about tie Ledger, but we
never before ascribed it to the viclnage in
; which it is born.
We have a copy of q pamphlet prepared
for publication by F. w. Cooper. 1t con-
tans a history of narrow gauge railways,
and tells of their peculiar mission and util-
ity. 1t is very strange that some man OF
honesty, energy and brains do not under
take the task of building these roads
throughout Texas.
1t is now stated that the volcano we
mentioned has been in existence in Llano
county for the past three years, and the
J Burnet Bulletin says that about week
ago a considerable eruption took place,
covering one mans entIe farm with stones.
The volcano is situated near the line of
Llano and Gillespie counties.
And now they say that Theodore Noel is
: hostler In the service of the old mule that
is building the Red River and Rio Grande
| road down South to meet the vigorous, in
telligent, progressive, public-spirited peo-
pie of Austin coming up with the narrow
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dead match for Noel's mule.
The Corpus Times appealingly, through a
correspondent to the old soldiers OF Tex
as exclaims: 'Brave and noble old SOL
diers of '35 and SO, our sons have passed
laws in the Fifteenth Legislature to give
US a pension of $3.50 per annum-a pitiful
sum- to support your fathers, old, decrept
and worn out, not able to work nor steal"
, ho H. h.
Food Association, 1877 Eighth street, New
York, such as pearled wheat, granulated
wheat, white wheat gluten, pearled oats
pomarius, cold blast flour and whole wheat
-four, that have given Peter Cooper length
of days, are in demand among people who
respect their stomachs, even in Austin.
The editorial in our contemporary, abus
I've of Russia and entitled Turkeys
danger" has no reference to any contem-
plated slaughter of the innocents or
since nobody has intimated to US, in any
significant manner, that an ostrich-like
biped was to be roasted on that occasion.
, San Antonio gets big slice of public
land for the completion of the Afazsn-
"a fourth class"-ditch. Would not some
, land speculator find it paying Job to cut
ditch around Austin of the same Sort
paid for in the same manner. The rlver
can be so utilized that gardeners and farm
ers in its valley may produce two or three
crops per annum.
MANY cattle, the Colorado Citizen says,
shave been killed By eating grasshoppers. +"
They set cows 10 Jumping and give them
the tidgets, and finally the nervous crea-
lures concluded that they would rather
give up the ghost in the usual quiet way
t1sn to have it kicked and tickled out Of
them. They get cowed about it and 60
gently into an udder world.
; The printers in the Commercial Office pre-
sented the retiring proprietor . costly
pocket compass. They propose that the
Doctor shall keep straight hereafter and not
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