The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-11
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preme Court 1T Galveston.
Cora gfoSs inxuriantIy, but small grain
is dying of thirst about Lsnpssss.
Callahan, of the TdJls, is advertised as
coming to Austin. Why don't he comet
The telegraph line from Fort McKavett
to San Antonio will be finished this week.
II. c. Thompson, Of the San Antonio
that paper.
The Ennis Reoiesc thinks that the bright
hopes of a brilliant wheat crop have become
rather ''rusty."
The Irrepressible Parson Brownlow still
lives, a candidate for Congress in the Knox
vile (Tenn.) district.
In the Dallas papers the Lamar rifles,
now splurging at Houston, seems to be the
biggest thing on ice.
Calvert will soon have a cotton seed oil
mill. 1t will serve to lubricate the money
market of the town.
Seventy-eight thousand three.hundred
and ninety head of cattle have passed
through Fort Worth this season.
One of the famous spiritists of California
talk about killing the rest of the frauds.
Bishop Garrett laid the corner stone of
his cathedral in Dallas in the midst of
great multitude and imposing ceremonials
The Bnnham Messenger refers to brother
Links Centennial hat. forgetting that old
hat links all of MS alike to the past and
future.
Mrs. Bates, at Lampssas. is the excellent
manager of the excellent hotel at that
place. Austinians should not forget the
fact.
The fine sheep from Pennsylvania, now
at Waco, will be exhibited at the Austin
State Fair. They belong to Little & Ham
ilton.
Robertson county boasts of the best Jail
| in Texas But that isn't the reason that SO
many clever fellows come to Austin from
those parts.
The Belton journal says: Another
newspaper is to be published at Austin
before long, which insures another sheriff's
sale in that CITY,"
Galveston is most crazy to gobble Dom
Pedro, and for the reason that Galveston
wants direct steamship line TO Rio, and
Dallas, TO Rye.
The Herald adopts the idea of the STATES
MAN, and pronounces the absolute sale of
school or university lands an objectionable
| folly and crime.
The Colorado Citizen seems to think the
number of people attracted 10 Austin would
be vastly augmented if we had an opera
| house or theatre.
Gen, Bee, private letter from Saltillo
to DR.. Carothers, of the twenty-second,
tells, will visit Austin as soon as he can
secure safe conduct.
If Eads extend his jetties out to sea as
fast as the Mississippi furnish foundation,
we can soon have direct railroad from
New Orleans to Rio.
The Lampasas Dispatch says the "Austin
STATESMAN is after the railroad ticket scalp
ers, and justly too, for it is species of
thievery not punishable by the code"
They've dug up saurian near Navasota,
from depth of ninety feet. The Td5let
man thinks the Internal thing could have
devoured a regiment for breakfast.
The most intelligent members of the SEN
ate and House, the Governor and heads of
departments, and judges of the high court
are subscribers to Appleton's Encyclopedia.
The Patron is mistaken. Sullson Hutch
ins is too eood-natured to shoot anybody
on any account and CELSIUS Price will never
get any fatal celsius aperient from ScillsoR.
Mrs. NJ. E. Norris publishes a regular
stunning vaedictory to Waco when retir.
ing from the postoffice over there to prunce
down on the innocent fellows at San Anto.
MO.
Mr.. james H. Williams wac attacked by
a very large panther few days ago on
Wilbarger cretk After short but hasty
retreat James rallied and killed the war
| mint"
The grand jury of II .rris county has been
going for he business and professional mer
of that section; indicted one hundred and
eighty fivefor non-payment OF the occupa.
tion tax.
Gen. NJ ,rcus J Wright, at J. Tippett 6
Co. s, corner Fourth and Chestnut streets,
st. Louis, would have home in South
western Texas. The climate of ST. Louis
is uncomfortable.
Messis Logan & Abcdcock begin the
publication of The Peoples Friend next
month. We hope that Col. Logan may
never again be wooded by constitutional
convention.
The Dallas horses, Jack Hardy and
Belle Barkley, it is said. will compete or
the race course with Sam aud Ella Harper
during the week. The public would enjoy
such a contest keenly.
One Bates, an old citizen, stopped one
Farmer new one, with bowie knife last
week at Wichita city. Farmers lungs may
Quit work in consequence of an oritice
having been made.
Major Penn is running asuccessful re
vival at W lco, but the limltless force of hi
appeals to conscience will never be recog
nized the world over till he has converted
the Examiner man,
Rev. Dhzler is going to make war on th'
secular press because it is an agent of Sa
tan We don't believe that the press fear
Dnzler any more than it does the devil, anC
both of them can wade in.
7 a huge negro violated the person of
little school girl two miles frem Calvert las
week. The brute has not been captured
and the Inter 0ceaR will be grieved 70 hea
that he has not heen hanged (D-
Crops about benton City are fresh ant
craving rapidly, aud there is deal of corr
and fodder Of last year left over. and quar-
lteFmasteI's stores are cheap. Bat where i
Benton Cityl The EzPress doesn't tell.
{ Lampasas boasts of its pretty church bu
: doesn', speak Of the good morals OF its pee
ole. but there is much water there, as a
Ennn Of old, and it's good place, il fel
low would l'skr sulphur" in his'n, to go to
: nsgro convict escaped from the pen
tenIiary, and violated the person of an oil
: lady &c years of age, near Marlin. He
e still at large, perfectly naked, having d
' VISITED himself of striped clothing to avoi
capture.
4 Reports from Mier state that forty cit
: zens lying from eOnscription, and one bur
drsd and nfgy deserters from the Diaz forc<
! have come over TO this side of the rive
( and are making their way back TO Mat