The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-29

seven hours, in which Gonzales and four of |
his men were killed, and his party defeat !
ed. The rest escaping from the robbers,
have returned crestfallen into Laredo
A major and twenty-five cavalry, belong
ing to Gen. Revueltas, were sent out of
Matamoros carrying three Thousand dollars
and provisions to Col. Ordonez, at San
Fernando. The major and his men arrived
at a rancho on the way where dance was
going on, stopped, danced. drank, were
made drunk By pretty seH0ritas and robbed.
The major has fed to the mountains.
The chairman OF the Judiciary Commit
tee of the House has scared Denison terri
bly, by telling the people up there that there
may be bitter opposition 10 the further con-
cession OF land TO railroads in eastern cOun-
ties. The West claims that that section of
the State already has the lions share of
land donations, and that what is left of the
public domain should be given 10 Western
Texas enterprises.
The Guadalupe Times says, because
Morgan doesn't run the Indianola and
Cuero road that 'he is experimenting. He
| is testing the nerves and pockets Of the
people, and seeing if the State will take
| hold OF the matter. His lands should be
at once forfeited to the State, or if aliena-
! ted, he should be sued for their value. his
charter should be forfeited. Or he should
he compelled 10y mandamus or injunction TO
continue the road"
Hon. Jake Thompson went blowing
around Washington, and Secretary Chand-
Ter, of the Interior;' having several drinks
ahead, flung a ldgsbp dollar suit at Jake,
accusing the latteF Of hiding this amount of
Confederate FINANCES. 1t is now stated that
this little litigation will cause queer in
qniries into the disposition made of cotton
taken from ffrfners everywhere in the Eas-
tern Gulf States, and shipped to Europe
just before the collapse of the Confederacy.
The objection commonly urged against
the enactment of bloody code is the fact
that iuries will not enforce it, and thus it
defeats its own purposes. But the spirit of
the people moves, just now, In the opposite
direction, and juries will hang every knave
designated as such by proper testimony.
Such is the present disposition of the peo-
ple and no murderous bully about Austin
or any interior town dares, just now, to do
any bloody deed. The criminal code must
be adapted to the necessities of the hour
and to the demands of those who would
have crime punished and order perfected.
The Gatesville Sun says: 1.-THE STATES
MAN would utilize convicts in building
railways, and strongly urges this method
OF employing them. The State is to put
them to work, control them and accept pay
in first mortgage bonds. We see no earthly
objection to such system. The solution
of the convict problem is one of the most
difficult, and he who points out a way in
which punishment can be inflicted and the
| ofi OIL w
deserves well of the State"
The second annual exhibition and re-
union of the Texas State Horticultural and
Pathological Association will take place in
the city of Houston on the tenth day OF
August next. The various committees are
at work making preparations, which will
result in the grandest exhibition of its char
, acter ever given in the South. The various
lines of railroad centering at Houston will
} issue excursion tickets, the express company
) will carry all packages for exhibition free,
and the HutchIns House, Exchange HOte
and Dissen House will reduce their rates
, one-third for the occasion.
1t is a terrible and progressive calam
ity that befalls Galveston in its con
, tiict with Morgan's steamship line. Nor
| gan, last year, only removed fifteen thou
sand and this year one hundred and tfteer
thousand cotton bales through the canal
Not one of these paid one cent of tribute tC
the wharf company, and Galveston is stag
gered while the scepter departs from Ju
dab. Morgan is making arrangements tC
transfer TO New York every bushel of wheat
!, gathered at Dallas, and not one singl,
grain will touch the once gilded wharve
of Galveston.
| ho hinf
, syrup administered to Radicalism-a sinai
bottle tied on the tail of the ticket. In an!
event where the word wheeler was writ
ten on Friday ''WInslow" appeared in Satur
day mornings STATESMAN and where WE
wrote Cofax and Blaine ''designated" hin
as member of the railway thieving credi
mobiier committee, it was printed Blain
: was ''disgusted" with him as chairman, etc
} We are afraid that Wheeler will be infer
nally mad with US when he sees the STATES
/ MAN of Yesterday. He isn't any tin GU
tied to the dogs tail of the Radical ticket
nor was Blaine " disguised with any O
f the foul practices of the railway committee
S The Christian Messenger says "'the Baptis
convention in Richmond filled fifty pulpit
, one Sunday We've been bothered abou
this statement of the Messenger. It's iDdef
nite-exceedingly indefinite. An ordinar
:; pulpit holds about thirty-fve bushels. II
= as quare box, as described by SUIT Luvingood
: out of which the good man sticks his hea
- and shoulders and numbers. Tell u whs
sort of pulpits they have in Richmond, an
e we may derive some definite idea of til
n great gathering of preachers from the II
e definite facts given by the Messenger. More
e over, the discussion of the shape and cs
: pacity of Richmond pulpits may lead t
y reform in their mode of construction i
some places in Texas.
e The Italians along the Avenue are a
l. going to Philadelphia to see the statue c
IS Christopher Columbus inauourated. 1t wa
ii presented by Italy to the United States, an
e old Chris. is represented in the act of crack
5 ing Il fresh egg. There's chance for ONT
d lets and Dallas will go with noggin t
get the nog. This big show comes off o
re the fourth proximo. Columbus did ne
i eggsactly discover America by cracking tn
- egg. 1t was the good Spanish queen Is;
=. belia--who ellJwed with delight whe
the grand idea was ''shelled" out; an
- Spaniards and Mexlcans, too, should partic
a pate in the wonderful events of the comm
celebration and perhaps we may thus hav
peace all along the Rio Graude on til
y coming glorious Fourth. The orator {
l. Texas at Philadelphia may well enlarge o
d these swelling themes.
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lie COMMITTEE Reports.
re- Hon. T. r. Bonner, Speaker Of the House