The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-11


the folds of their fatuess, and mothers lose
temper as she child loses blood and breath
ami there i no pesee on earth.
Bolton is going to have big Fourth oi
Jal, and Gosernor Richard H., would have
30 80 Il IL Wern'I that he must expatiats
and spread himself at Philadelphia, and
there - IA" reason in nature why be may
DOT cover both points and I'LL both bills.
There's nothing he can't fillE and be will
make the most admirable, tasteful and elO-
quent Grafton of all the forty TO be poured
forth on the coming fourth at PhiladelPhis.
Comsnche Springs, at Fort Stockton, are
a curiosity; not alone from the beauty of
the landscape of which Ihey constitute q
feature, but froIr the uniform temperature
OF the water, which does not vary from
seventy-fve degrees the year round, and
as the creek is fed by them it is practicable
to bathe in the water at all seasons, and
officers aud men use it constantly for that
purpose.
1t Is said that Governor Coke will be en-
forced to send regimeRt down to Browns
vile to eject Mariana (ARglice Mary Ann
/ TrevAo Garcia from the Office of hide in.
spectOr. 1t seems that Mary Ann has been
in one dirty little Office and another all her
life, and she sees no other soft pisce in
sight, and when Governor Coke appointed
another fellow to inspect skins Mary Ann
got her back up, and wouldn't back down,
and there is war brewing in Brownsville,
aud all along the border.
The lawyers Of the Senate may know
how to play, but can't spell cingt ct IN.
1t is French I'd not Spanish game, and
yet in the bill, now corrected, as presented
| to the Senate, il was written 'soiaate uR."
In Spanish it would be Ciente-y-uRd. But
the Judiciary Committee know what they
are talking about, even if they can't spell
! Pigl.t-et-uae makes the name feminine, yoa
will observe, and that is the game the
good men like to play at. Therefore, in
printing the learned lawyers proposed en-
actnent, we give it the female termination
One OF our best exchanges says of the
contemplated press excursion that ''if we
have a.fcw more of the same sort the press
of Texas will be famous over the Union,
| but, we regret to say, the notoriety will net
be enviabie. With perhaps a half doz, n
| exceptions 1--WE give Il liberal estimate) the
| leading and representative newspapers of
this State had nothing to do with that ex-
cursiOn, and the twenty-five or thirty men
who did go were, in the main, representa-
tives of comparatively uninhuential papers
the press of Texas stayed at home"
If the railways don't put down rates one
half let us all celebrate the fourth of July
at home and save the 500 75 travelling expen
ses to Philadel phla and back and enrich our
own barkeepers and soda works and ice
cream people. No one can 60 to Phladel-
phla ana return. at present rates, for less
than $500 to $500, and if the so 900 talking
about going are kept at home, Texas will
be, at the close of the year, $15, 900, 900
richer than if we pay this enormous tribute
to railways. Let US beat the railroads this
once, stay at home and enrich and aggran-
dize Texas. '
Some wag induced Cutler, OF the Dallas
Commercial, it seems, to apply to the New
York Sun for a deadhead ticket to Phila-
delphia. The Sun waxed hot, and went
for poor Cutler, and seorched and blstered
him. Cutler had absolutely sent his pic
ture to the Sun Office, and they are going
to have it eng g:aved' on the next issue OF
! Treasury notes and bonds that rats may
never gnaw or thieves break through and
steal them. . McCarty will quit forgery
when he sees that the Treasury has secured
and copied the sweet face of the blessed
Cutler.
Two good citizens and pleasing young
gentlemen, at Lampasas, got to shooting
indscriminately at one another on the
streets. and firing around among on,
another's arms and legs, they shot two othel
people who had not the slightest interest il
gunpowder glory which the two woful fel
lows strove to win. Outsiders were about
to arm themselves and kill both the explo
sive young men when the battle ended anc
neither of The warriors was harmed, bu
two innocent cinz ms was painfully wound
ed. They don't hang anybody IN Texas
except horse thieves.
A poor girl, who could not live and live
honestly, as woman in Waco, donned a
boys suit, and sought service as hotel
waiter. She was detected and "recor-
dered." bIt good women If the blessed
town interposed, and saved the helpless
child Of bad luck-the worst of it that she
is friendless girl. Give your daughter:
trades that, If power; befaIl, tney may mo-
he dependent upon charity for bread
Charity is stitied by sel6shnesS, and vics
protfering plenty aud gilded, delights, tn,
old story OF lone more unfortunate " is re
cited by tire fireside and newspaper, anC
disease and misery and death claim tb,
poor wretch. 1 81 M
j. w. Fiemming's sfarm in San Sab
county, of about two hundred and tift.
acres, has been irrigated. several-yeaIe and
incredible as it may 4seem, he has made owe
one thousand dollars per acre by cultivatinl
Ell Paso onions. They grow in one year
] from the seed, larger than the largest cof
: fee cup, and are in all respects equal Il
those raised at FL PAsn Mr.. Brown, who's
farm adjoIns the town Of SIn s aba, as W
stated some days ago, rents several acres o
, this irrigated bottom for twenty-four dol
lars each, mostly for gardens. When vii
the Colorado be utiliz:d Tor purposes of il
rigationi 1t is useless, save for cottol
! mills and TO make Its valley peerless par
adise.
The design of the Central railway com
, pany IN extending the branch road fron
Waco towards the Northwest, as now con
templated, is, the Eramiaer tells it, st
forestall the Red River and RIO Grand,
Railroad Company in an application to th,
: Legislature for a change of charter, so a
TO bring their road through Waco instead
of Meridian" The kcassinsr says that Sen
ator w. II. Baker sffectually killed the Re
River and Rio Grande road by amendiD
its charter in the State Senate and compel
f ing 1t to pass through Meridian en- route Z
S Austin; and thus, il says, Col. Baker do
: oNiptSN wv NSHti"A tt'o', ~h@S-ats -
maintain its monopoly of the MOI ther
0 TRAFFIC and trade of Texas.
0 During the year 1875, Bell county paid, 9
: promised to pay, for jury service, $3S9:
which is at the rate Of alittIe over ten dollar
n and half per day in the year, or .. the rate {
r nearly sixry-two dollars per day for ever
+. day of every term. including Sundays
e This is over one dollar per head for ever
/. voter in the county. The amount due fc
d jury service for the term just closed unde
: fhe operation of the new Constitution
i $500. or at the rate Of see per week-sal
d sSS Al per day--a saving Of Ss4 per day, q
annual saving of $1746. But in formin
estimates of the present system, il must b
: remembered that the jurisdiction OF th
: district court has been very much cuftailed
o a large amount of It's former business has
o - -. .-.-..l..-..d tn.