The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-21
re1a.-Faet. and EancIo..


The Wallace Sisters are coming
again.
Navasota is all agog about local OPP
ton.
Sherman is to have street railroad
at once.
Turkeys abound in Brenham at 80
to IS cents.
]. Byrd independently was elected
| mayor of Waco.
John III. Carter is the newly-fedged
editor of the NeaO Era at Lon;yv1ew.
They are naming boy babies every
where in Texas "Tilden Hendricks"
The colored people had lively Gran
| ger convention LAST week at Hunts
Vile.
When Murray says modestly g anne is
plentiful in Denison he refers to old
sledge.
Only eighteen soldiers are at Fort
Sill. Grant has taken the rest to- Wask-
ington.
The STATESMAN Is indebted to- Hon.
John Hancock for the Congressional
Reeord.
The CiciIian is advised that Hon.
John Ireland will surely be our ext
Governor.
Sam Caruthers, all excellent citizei'
of Sherman, died a few days ago ia
Florida.
Ennis county cast not one single
vote, of $500, Tor Hayes, and he feel.
badly about il.
Bill Thompson, for perfect sec 'urity
has been transferred to the penite Rtlar.
at Leavenworth.
Mr.. Houses Arcola farm make thii
year $50 barrels of sus;ar and 1I)00 O
syrup-worth $50,
The Banner is SD when ref, ,ctins
that the ''city Jug has only twenty
seven regular bOardcrs-
w. S. ]. Adams has been IRa1t ing
lively speech at P alo Pinto. Thpa peo
pie are solidly fer Adams.
REV. John G. Fackler was installed
as pastor of til E Presbyteri N Churcl
at Sherman last Sunday.
| Wise county is going to get sob er i'm
mediately alter Christmas. A bis
drunk and then local option
The Gran gers of Bonham have nan,
imously approved the local op tior
law, which is heav." on the Neics.
Rev. W. 81. Woodlands son. four
teen years old, was burned to dealt, il
the school building near Longvlew.
The Helen D'Este Dramatic Com.
pany are travelling toward Austin.
They are now wrestling with Bonham.
One hundyed more soldiers are OF.
dered TO San Antonio from ST. Louis
to keep the recorders court straight.
| Fort Worth is putting $50, 600 in 8
huge hotel. A cotton mill would pay
more with the same money inves ted
in it.
Comanche voted for or against lota
option ten DAYS ago. The CHEZ WA
the earnest organ Of the nperanS
people. =
N the hap " village of BrcwnY Foe
there are o. bachelors and Il =" gals
and don't the pretty creatures have
lively time.
The dome on the court house a i She
man is nirety feet high, model ed aft,
the chairman of House JudcIsfry Con
mittee No. 2.
The thieves and robbers of Ethe We
will be pleased to know that be ,tp m
priation for McNelly's force lis aim !,
exhausted.
| Rev. Mr.. Har:well, retu mi
sionary, has b sen ectuin;s Iu Brei
ham and other tow Us to great aud
ences. he is toming TO AustinSN
i Matt Whilliin, the CiriIias says,
the best newspaper man in Texas 81
is now managing big ininsigrhtiH
scheme IN the interest of San Antonit
Mr.. Lowd, Of Denason-we suppos
him 10 be \ deaf mu se-was rubbed o
eight dollsrS. A hale Lowd kollerin,
might have saved him, and all bi
family must be DUMB.
Two pairs OF ostri ches will soon b
employed dep ositiRg big eggs aud pro
ducing big feathers for Va men AM
soldiers. on Col. ('onpWons came
rancho below the city
The son Of Hon. B. Il. Epperze 4. Q
Jefferson, has recently lost his eye
sigh. at the University of Virgil ma
lie was struck by piece OF stone COS
thrown from window.
BAstrOp is flush. having $sl3 in al
treasury. and incat OF the Il lows alsou
town spend much time peep nx thfoaxl
the bars Of the sEIonH bax admirir,
the eiiy's tresnu,rions Pile.
They must hzxe nar<lc3 ladies