The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-05-31
Texas-Faets ana FancIes.

San Antonio.
The receipts at the Dallas Mai Fest
we're $500; expenses $1,000.
Lice are doing much damage to the
cotton crop in Colorado county.
The Houston press pronounce the
late fair in that city grand success.
Not a mercantile house has failed
in the town of Lampasas for FIVE or six
years.
Gen. Ord has gone to Washington.
He may return with orders to go across
the line.
The question of Incorporating San
Marcos Is being brought before its
people.
Sunny South Broughall, of m emor-
able San Antonio fame, is about to do
Gainesville.
VIM. Beard, desperate in Kauf-
man, resisted arrest and was killed by
one of the officers.
A Presbyterian church to cost $50, :
900, and to seat 400 persons, is beng
erected in Seguin.
When Judge Booty is arosed, evil
doors with that justice had its boot
fitted on some other foot.
Miss Maud Grubbs, of Denison, took
the honors at the national school of
elocution in Philadelphia.
Judge Hare is flying around the ju-
dicial circuit in North Texas, worse
even than March hare"
Dallas claims to strictly enforce the
Sunday law, and yet on Monday morn
ing the "drunk" roll is always full.
One farm in Tom Green county has
400 acres of barley upon it that will
make forty or fifty bushels to the acre.
Dallas sent the first sack of flour to
Galveston. 1t was sold at auction for
the benefit of St. Mary's Orphan Asy-
lum
The mustang grape crop this year
will be immense. Every community
will be enabled to make its own pure
wines.
The Free Press announces that sum-
mer has set in, and we repeat it SIM
ply that people may be we'll apprized of
the fact.
Dallas is moved by the announce
ment that the M. K. and T. is going to
build q branch road from Denison to
Mineola.
John Crockett was sent from Wise
county for nine years for committing
o foul murder. South convictions are
but mockery.
One Rives, of Bonham, has been
beating his wife, and now he awaits
trial for offenses against the laws of
both God and man.
Mr.. John F. Dexter left Menardville
to be gone only four or fire Days. He
has been absent three weeks without
having been heard from.
Tom Green county wintered 100, 900
head OF cattle. There are more than
500 miles Of running water in the coun-
ty, and the cattle do finely.
The Houston Age offers subscription
free for one year to any member of the
Fifteenth Legislature who can tell the
number oil counties in Texas.
Another Jail delivery is the sensation
in Denison. Were it not for such &C.
casionsl relief the place would be bank
rupted In feeding its criminals.
Gen. T. NJ. Logan, of Richmond,
Virginia, will deliver the address be-
fore the survivors of Hoods brigade at
their reunion at Waco, June %.
The new Central schedule, on the
main line, went into effect on the
twenty sixth. Through trains 20
from Houston to Chicago in fifty-seven
hours.
The reduction OF the army in Texas
has been commenced. Two hundred
and twenty-six men have been dis
charged, most of them from the cavalry
service.
The "Grayson County Artificial
Stone Manufacturing Building and
Real Estate Association" has been per-
uouCAbiy OiSouiLC0 WIN S1PlIoi
stock of $40, 900.
The people of Smith county propose
to resist the collection Of the Houston
and Great Northern Railway tax. Bet.
ter pay acknowledged debts than re.
sort to Reputation.
So long as the Decatur Tribune keep.
that vigorous cock at the head Of one
of its advertising columns we invaria-
bly, look for q Democratic victory on
the Danube or in ASIA.
The wheat crop in johnson county
has been injured but little by the grass.
hoppers, and the yield everywhere will
be above an average. The quality oi
the grain il excellent.
Hereafter, when Mexico fails to keep
its marauding bands from operating
upon Texas soil, United States
troops will attend to the matter and
follow the thieves into Mexico.
d. W. Bryan's mineral exploring ex-
petition was robbed of all lts horses by
the Indians. At last accounts others
had been obtained, but the where.
abouts Of the party Is unknown.
Navarro county crops are looking
better. Cotton il young, but with
fair seasons win do we'll. The small