The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-23

vulgarly say, TO "set uph The Nesss has
been evidently knocked down, and some
body should set f up" The Era, to use
a.law phrase, has get out q superseded"
Il was sharp dodge to invest the Execu
tive with influence and give him friends
and adheTents when not more than twenty
notaries public for each county with rudely
defined powers were orderedto DC appointed
By the sleepy Tom Scott Legislature. Every
land title in Texas Will be blurred in ten
years 10y the acts of these countless notaries.
For a fee many of them will certify care
lessly and not corruptly any sort of paper.
No mans land title is safe when notaries
are nunberless and their powers indefinite
and loose.
The Sherman Register says that 1t de-
nounced mercilessly and properly that Aus
tin correspondent of the Galveston Meas
who saw fit, in his war on Governor Coke,
to IDEAL IN dirty personalities" toward the
editor of the Register Under the circum-
stances we have nothing more to say. We
do poke fun at people som stimes and say
rough things affecting their intelligence and
wisdom. but never do we indulge in ''dirty
personalities" and If the Register murder
the fellow it is after, we haven't word more
to say.
Hon. E. A. Perrenot desires TO be held
responsible for all that the Rockport Tran
| script says during the next SIX weeks.
Luckily for Hon. E. A. p. the Transcript
is not exceedingly loquacious, and there is
no woman in the case, and the responsible
| ity is not as tremendous as we were led to
suppose when first his portentous card ar
rested our attention. After good deal of
calm, dispassionate elaboration about the
matter, we can't see, unless the Turco-Rus-
sisn war be involved, what mighty compli-
cations and responsibilities the new editor
contemplates.
They are going to take 'local option"
down at Gonzales, but have concluded TO
have Christmas first, and since this Is to be
the last Of the sort Rome will howl, we
reckon. The people of adjacent counties
are cordially invited to go down and see it
the last big druuk of Gonzales. Can't
Dallas initiate the glorious example of Con
zales 2 We do not question Dallas's ca
pacity to go on final big tare. 1t does
that every day; but can't Dallas taper off
with a tremendous drunk Christmas and
| accept local option in Jsnuaryi Its pres
ent condition and conduct is devilish mo-
| notoneus.
| For the benefit of those who do not know
what 'manner of man" the Southern Pres
| byterian Church of this city has secured for
their pastor, we give place to the following
extract from the Christian Obseroer, pub
lished in Louisville and the organ of the
Southern Presbyterian Synod, OF Kentucky
''Dr. r. K. Smoot leaves us this week for
| Austin, Texas. No man was ever more be-
loved by people. On yesterday tSunday)
his church was crowded to overlooking and
many had to go away without being able to
get even standing-room. He and his good
lady have been literally loaded down with
| presents as tributes of esteem and affection.
The ladies of the church presented the doc
| tor splendid gold chronometer watch and
chain of the finest manufacture, worth $500.
While 1t marks the coming time, it will re
mind him of times which are past. We
often wonder if the people to whom he
goes. know what preacher and pastor they
are to have. His life is bound up in the
| history of the church. His noble deeds and
witness for Christ will ever live in our graft
! fed hearts,