The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-12
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Last year the Texas and Pacific Rail-
road brought 212, 900 people into this
State.
The law declares that drunkenness
is fatal to any body's right Of tenure of
office in Texas.
The anniversary ball in celebration
of San Jacinto occurs at Bellville on
the twentieth. r
1t is queer, but true. II fellow
would be always in shot water" let
him take hot whisky.
They had a Jail delivery at San An
tonic and the people are mad about it,
and the sheriff suffers.
Hon. Henry c. King, in gracefully
written paper, proslaims himself editor
of the San Antonb Express.
There are six thousand female Gran
gers in Texas, andthat accounts for the
devotion of Col. Lang to the concern.
Cortina is honoed and respected by
good men who know him personally 4;
we don't know Why, but such is the
fact.
DeMattos is hGving q sewing ma
chine made to ue Cleopatra's needle,
to be removed, 8 announced, from
Egypt. ...r l....-- ~
The grassboppGs threaten the total
destruction of the wheat and corn crop
In Bosque COUNT. But it is only
threat.
- Ion exchange suPrl-nfa the old
Washington Holal in Galveston, and
editors can't get oead-head grub there
any more. ----
The Grangers are to have high ole
time in Belan on the third proximo
Each Rutabaga, if there be any extant
will bring private bottle.
Many pers'ns ask US when the worl
will begin On the custom house anc
postofice btilding at Austin. Per
haps Judge Hancock will tell.
Judge W. \. Wright, of Bonham, i
attending The session of the Suprem
Court, the only one of the bar from
his city who Tisits US regularly.
Thomas F. Collins, ex-Attorney Gen
eral of the State of Mississippi. fasci
mated by the native charms of Lulins
has made the vigorous town his home
Major Marks las two original pic
lures of Madame and OctavIa LIE Vert
taken by HIM in Mobile, in 1859. The
would be deemed invaluable in Nc
bile.
The blind are taught telegraphy q
Nashville, and the excellent manage
of the asylum at Austin Is investlgatin
the facts and success of Nashvill
methods. -. ...a-- .f
When judgment was rendered agains
the "Old Boss and he was silent
he cracked his fingers, and the differ
ence was that between Tweed-N dunn
and Tweedle dee.
The Navasota Tablet tells of an oil
silver mine just discovered and re
opened on Sims creek. The Indian
knew of its existence and Spaniard
worked it-so the story goes. a.
VIM. Kearney is public weigher 9
San Antonio. The Governor AWAY
makes judicious selections of publ
weighers. In fact he has weight
reasons for all his public acts.
The total debt of San Antonio
$114, 057, much of it incurred in NAL
ing bitches for water. The peop
complain and yet waste half a millio
each year in cash on whisky.
The dullest paper in Texas is thi
which enjoyed most the stupidities
REORGANIZATION and by common COZ
sent it was Martins. He has bee
laughing himself to death about it.
President N. y. Burleson Is still Ie
turing over Texas about the PeaboG
fund, and Austin would accept his &C
vice and have free school if those wi
pay expended the taxes. But the
don't.
The Austin Fair Association are di
cussing the propriety of having sprir
races. The grasshoppers having d
stroyed spring chickens, the old fe
lows must have some national amust
ment.
The number of true bills found
the last term of the district court
Coryell county is thirty-seven. tt
number will still grow beautifully let
as the effect of prohibition Is progre
sive. a--i 57Is
The solemn Wochenblatt modest
states that the best way to make mon,
ini Kimball county is to steal cattl
The W0chenblatt wears q bran ne
dress and Is enlarged, and struts Nigh
lily out West. gam
The San Marcos Free Press contain
by all odds the best description
Hays county yet written, better, as Fl
as we have seen them, than any news
paper in Texas has given of any coul
ty of the State.
The Jmplecute and its people are q
fishermen. But it isn't trout or perc
that the limp. affects. 1t gees for ca
and sings old boots, ''sticks" ar
claw hammers at them on the shed b
hind the office all night.
Dan McGary doesn't seem to kno
that the beautiful pub ic buildings
this county were set down in Il
Brueggerhoff fountain under the hi
that members of legislatures migI
have before their eyes proper lessor
in decent architecture.
Dallas has an ice factory fellow wi
Is determined to give the town col
drinks through the hot months, an
therefore he makes 40, 900 pounds D.
diem. Of this the new city dads al
police will take something less til,
20, 900 pounds. W. ID.
A shrewd, sharp fellow-he is not
lunch grabber-named GRADER, SEER
how blind the BRENNAN Banner
whenever party prejudices are invoke,
gave the concern a pair of blue gla
spectacles, and the Banners keen pc
ceptions are sharper now than Martin
wit. --..
Patents granted to residents of Il
State of Texas, in the last issue, bea
ing the date of March IS, 1877; Il
ported by Paine & Grafton, patent 9
torneys, Washington, d. c.: v. j
Bond, of Gregg county, assignor to
F. Bedell; measuring packaged ia
rIcs.
We are pleased to announce, th
Martin may know it, who loves G.
Sheridan tenderly and will be made e
ceedingly happy by it, that this Georl
H.. and not Phil H., Sheridan, havir
interviewed the President, still b
assurances" He always had one
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