The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-06-07

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the doctors who removed the thirty |
three pound ovarian tunior from Il
young lady living near that city. OF |
course none OF the doctors, not Gu
gagged in the great operation. take any |
hand in these little malicious publ !
cations.
A thief in Dallas broke into a poor |
woman's house, stole sewing ma
chine and clock, sold both, got on a
big drunk, lost all his stolen gain, was
arrested, taken to the lookup aud then
placed in the county Jail. All this oc-
Cured in one night, and is but \ speci
men of the manner in which things
are done up in Dallas.
There were never two young men
who came, strangers, to Texas and won
more friends than Harry l.. Glidden
and his brother. OF Albion. New York.
They spent some days with the writer,
and it is with sincere regret that We
heard of the death of Harry, the vic
tim of typhoid fever lie had been
wholly cured 10y the climate of his pull
monary affection.
Martin says that the reported course
to be pursued towards Mexico would
suit the people of Texas exactly; but
Martin Is "fernenst" Hayes, knowing
that he would be ruined politically if
he endorsed the President even in one
thing and therefore he says there is no
truth in it, just as he predicted about
the proposed withdrawal of troops
from the South.
"Theul's BEANS" said a passenger on
the train as it swept into the beautiful
farming region about Denison. And
served, after he had passed Held after
field, This Is the greatest country for
beans have ever saw" He afterwards
learned that the plant to which he WAS
a stranger was cotton, and he will also
learn that his appetite for beans can
be as we'll gratIfied on Texas farm as
anywhere else in the world.
J. w. BOwden, accused of q most
atrocieus deed, committed in Johnson
county, has confessed to the murder of
Mrs. t. ]. Hester, of Alvarado. The
murder was committed during the last
week in April, and, although yelled
with the utmost secrecy, the people of
johnson county went earnestly to
work, and have at last hunted down
the red-handed villain, who will now
expiate his crime upon the gallows.
A Kentuckian, looking at the sights
and frequenting the dance houses of
Fort Worth, vas robbed of all his
money. 1t is thus that dens OF infamy
are maintained, and probably this is
one immigrant who will go back to the
estates" and tell horid tales about
Texas. He should also tell that he
commenced his career here by associ .
ating with bad people, and that he pre-
tered to spend his money in counte-
nancing indecency instead of decenoy.
People interested in land matters
should know that suit as to the right
of jurisdiction over the counties of
Colingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler,
Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Hall,
Och;ltree, Childress, Archer, Wichita,
Baylor, Wilbarger, Knox, Hardeman
and Greer counties, has been decided.
The contest has been as to the suprem-
acy of Clay or Montague counties
over all this district, and Judge Car
roll has decided in favor of Montague.
DR.. James J. Bonner, an accom-
plished surgeon and physician of Far
field, Freestone county, like Albert
Somerville, of Galveston and the three
judges of the Supreme Court of Texas,
Is a graduate of the old University of
Alabama whose buildings, library and
laboratory and dormitories were de-
stroyed by a lawless, goddess, North
crn raider of the late CHASTITY war be-
tween the States. DR.. Bonner insists
that the Federal government rebuild
and replace the venerable institution.
Strange to tell, but people in Bren-
ham, as we'll as in Austin, would hold
Office. One Gideon Stevens thus pre-
sents himself for the chief office OF the
city: 81 belong to no political faction,
no religious creed, nor secret organize
ton, but stand out on my own plat
form, which is economy, punctuality
and eternal vigilanc", but never pray"
And in face of this declaration Mr.
Stevens, like all the other candidates,
is. confident of being triumphantly
elected.
The exemptions in full under the
tax laws of the State are: Public prop
erty as included IN section 2, article s,
of the Constitution; public property
designated In section 9, article 8;
household and kitchen furniture to
amount allowed IN section l, article 8;
notes held as purchase money for land
money debts due to party to the extent
of Indebtedness of same class of debts;
growing or ungathered crops; United
States legal tender notes; United
States bonds; all property particularly
described in section of the act of Au.
gust 81, 1876, which defines sections
l and 2, article 8 of the Constitution.
Ridge Paschal, collector of customs,
and one Stanley WEIGH are creating a
lively sensation at Corpus Christi, and
their official conduct is being investi-
gated. Pasehal charges Welch with
insubordination, while counter charges
are made 10y WEIGH against Paschal
amounting to embezzlement, being &C
cused of using false and fraudulent
vouchers amounting to $4,000. Mr..
WEIGH also accuses Collector Pascbal
of failure to deposit government stor-
age moneys for rent of bonded ware
house, and of appropriating govern
ment funds TO his own use and benefit,
replaced by loans from special deputy,
and other parties, hypothecated on
salary, fees, ETC., in advance.
Davy Hines, county Judge of New
ton county, Texas, lives at Burkvllle.
He has q well in his yard from which
water is drawn by two buckets, each
attached to the end of the same rope
passing over a wheel or pulley. These
buckets, strangely enough, an amazed
correspondent writes, run themselves.
Sometimes they seem To get tired and
stop few days, and then the process
of ascending and descending goes on
regularly. the empty bucket going
down and the ore filled coming up,
without the intervention of human
feice. Who can account for the fact,
if it be a fact. Where are the spiritsl
The alleged facts are attested by many
witnesses.
The wheat crop in the vicinity of
on the Texas and Pacific
Kaufman county, is now be-
ing harvested, and will yield on some
farms thirty bushels to the acre. Corn |
and cotton promise equally well. Two |
new Touring mills, now nearly finished,
will be prepared to manufacture flour
from wheat heretofore shipped to st. |
Louis. Cotton gins and presses at