The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-04

sell goods and tobacco disgusts the
Fort Worth Democrat. The wandering
vendors by sample, invading peoples
houses and offices at all hours, are made
ruisances " their persistent, tireless
Impudence. But they who sell whisky
by the sample are still tolerated, we
believe, somewhat. Blythe good cI,l-
zens q: the present end Of Tom Scott.
Lake Wilson ofstbe Legislative from
Bonham is great dealer in fine cattle.
He writes US that he feeds them on
Rutabagas and some how seems to
think there is big joke at the bottom
of the remark, bui we can't &c: at the
root of il and therefore cannot atord
to "smlle" till there is Lake of it
round about. But tins Lake Was Al
ways too deep for US.
The best patent outsides, with
reading matter adapted to the tastes
and modes OF thinking of this lati-
tude, are prepared by the Southern
Newspaper Union, Adams's block,
Memphis. Tae difference between
these aud the "outsides" that come
from Chicago is very perceptible, and
special rates. behalf of the South
ern press, are made by the Southern
Express Company.
Capt. James 81. Britton, of Sherman,
has gone back to Lebanon, Tennessee,
where he was ''fotched up" that he
may show the dilapidatcd Old town
! what q man becomes who feeds upon
the fairness of Texas. Britton is as
big as Great Britain. weighing some
! thing less than two tons. He is an in
innate friend of Martin, and got most
of his oil by absorption, and therefore
| Martins thinness.
Christmas day two citizens of Ohio,
| for the first time in Texas, stopped al
Hampstead. A generous citizen of the
town gave them a capital dinner, but
when they were on their way to the
depot, they met two colored men on
4 shindy. One of these fired ut the
strangers, who made good time to the
circular saw hotel, and they left Hemp
stead without looking behind them
after shaking the dust, in the manner
stated, from their Buckeye hoofs.
Have our city fathers perfected the
title of the Central Railroad Company,
as Col. W. r. Baker asked a year ago,
to the lot on which the passenger sta
ton of the Central road is to be con-
structed? Col. Baker said if our CITY
fathers would give him title he
would give us splendid passenger
deIot. The Construction of such a
building would give employment to
many stonc-cutters and brick makers
and carpenters, and our city's rulers
should inquire whether the present
master of the Central road entertain
the purposes of Col. Baker.
A Missourian named Bently irving
dug up last week and returned to Mis-.
souri, with $4,000 in gold which his
father buried near Ccrsicana Jello tia.
granite. The exceeding goodness OF
the IRder and of its readers is shown
in the fact that they never troubled
the MissourIan's money through all
these years and never robbed the young
man after he recovered il. 1t happens,
however, that nobody knew the money
was there or when it was toted away
The stealing of swine has developed
such an extent and variety of hogishness
among people heretofore deemed re-
spectacle that decent persons at Pilot
Point turn up their noses at severa
of their neighbors. One fellow seems
to think that no stye-pen'd could in
duce him to surrender his fame in the
manner adopted by his pig-headeG
neighbors. In fact, the people them
selves are in shot water" about it, ant
when the pinch came several thieve!
''squealed."
In counties threatened with local op
ton the barkeepers dispense bette
whisky, at less price, than formerly
and the old soakers along the Avenue
and down Pecan street are beginning
to talk about invoking the county
court and having whisky squelchet
even here. It is all sham, however
and only designed to improve tn,
quality and quantity of drinks. w
expose the fraud, and for the reason
, that we would have the roughs auc
/ whisky guzzers rapidly killed off
The meaner the whisky and the NOR
, sold the better for society (O.
The papers del lore the destruction
or transformation of the old Capitol a
Houston. Persons who would preserv
the memory of the historical sIuctur
should get copy of Major Marks phi,
tograph of the building. Like all hi
. work this is the perfection of the pho
1 trgIapher's art. Historical writers ant
those who would hand down to thei
children proper memories of old time
. in Texas should have this picture ant
s that of President HoustOL's offici, r.
p sldence-the Texas "White House,
!. at Houston. Major Marks can furnisI
both as ordered, and both are perfect
e The Sulphur Springs Gazette say
: "that Ward Taylor, of the Jiaplecutt
1 was rugged out in a new suit of clothe
by lis friends in Jefferson, a few day
s ago. Since Swindells left the D4lla
Herald, Ward is the ugliest man con
: nected with the Texas press" Blu
, what does Crooks of the Courier say t
, all this? Dies he resign In favor G
Ward Taylorl Crnoks's generosity i
., confessedly boundless; but the conces
sion now demanded at his hands i
too much to be yielded. He has beel
deemed for years, despite all of Swim
3 d IFS graceful grimaces, the ne plu
: III rG of editorial loneliness, and War,
Ia 'lor must moderate his aspirations
. We saw Chinaman staggered yes
. terday. His eyes protruded, he threy
up his hands, he yeowled, and Je
, Lang hurried to see what was the mat
ter, and Woo Twang held ap tn
: fourth page of the Rockport TrdnScril
| containing the cattle marks of Cole
man, Mathes & Fulton, and when W
-, asked w. Twang what 1t all meant, h
: said it was the first publication he hat
ever seen in America of the ten com
| msndments as given in the books O
Confucius. 1t may not be general
e known, bat the fact becomes palpabl
l that Coleman, Mathes & Fulton ar
propaeandists of heatheDism. We hay
been suspecting for some time tina
they were wOrshippers of the colder
calf.
t The luck of Mrs. Norris never de
serts her. When she was chucked GU
of the Waco postoffice by the suprem
virtues of Chase, who could not tot
E the Register without little pap t
stiffen his pecuniary backbone, sh,
! slipped into the back door of the Sal
/ Antonio postofiice and broomstickeC
: the fellow that was there into decen
> retirement. Now another pushing
= persIstsnt female has bedevIled ia,
authorities at Washington. who pro