The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-02

dred persons, but from time to time
members Of the party have stopped
along the road as they saw places
which pleased them, and laid over to
make more thorough Investigations
than they could in hurried railroad
trip through the country"
The Hamilton Herald gives the expo,
rience of Mr.. G. II. Medford IN sheep
and cattle rAising: He began eight
years ago with considerably less than
one hundred head of sheep; three
years ago he sold his flock, consisting
of about 1000 head, tor $25eO. Hav-
ing entirely supported his family for
several years on the proceeds Of his
flock, he Immediately invested in cat
! tie, and this summer sold his stock of
cattle for $4,000 cash. The secret of
MIR. Medford's success was close atten-
ton to his sheep and cattle, and he
svys if snyone will give strict attention
to sheep they are more profitable than
any other kind of stock"
On Friday of last week, two young
men named y. B. Cabler and Samuel
Robertson, both under twenty years of
age, stepped into store in Mckinney
and helped themselves to some stock
! lngs. The proprietor followed them
out and collared one of them, but let
| so when pistol was presented at him
| Another man collared the other, and
he, too, presented Il pistol, which Sc
cared his release, and the two young
thieves continued on their way, going
tow ards the jail. Deputy Sheriff Wad-
dell, being called, followed, and was
fred upon, but escaped injury. He
then fired and shot Robertson, giving
him mortal wound. Cthlcr was over
hauled and lodged in jail.
The Express says that Ike Lewis was
arrested by party OF men and brought
TO San Antonio and lodged in Jail,
charged with various crimes. In his
company, when arrested, was found
another man with n gun-shOt wound
through one OF his hands. This man
got away, making bold dash into the
mesquite chspalral, and was fired upon
by the party as lie made his escape.
AS one of the men reported yesterday
that he (the escaped man did not feel
as well after the ruR az he did before,
it would not surprise any If the body
of dead mau were shortly found in
THAT locality. The arrestiug patty he.
lieve the man who got away to be the
murderer of Jack Humphries.
The Atascosa Farmer gives the fol.
lowing particulars regarding the cap
r., ~l>
ert Trimble: "Some men of Lieut..
Caldwel's company captured the muir.
derers with the wagon, and also recoV.
cred the money. They stripped them
of their arms and left them in the wag
on under guard while they went of
for while on some other business
During their absence the prisoners
jerked out a Winchester life which
had been hidden under the bedcloth
ing, killed the guard and made gooG
their escape. They were followed into
Mexico by soma of Csldwell's men, &C
companied by Dave Young, Bob Rags
dale ana the sheriff of Medina county
Mr.. Niggi. I; is said that the pur
suers made two lucky shots, and thai
they returne with two horses and two
saddles"
Judge Bradley, of the United State!
Supreme Court, who is holding a cir
cult court in Northern Georgia, has
given ear to the complaints of the
Georgians that United States revenue
officers have been making illegal and
uncalled-for arrests, and has issued an
order in which he says: mo warrant
shall be issued by any commissioner Of
this court for the seizure or arrest of any
person charged with crime or offcnse
against the laws of the United States,
upon mere belief or suspicion of the
person making such charge, but only
upon probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation of such person, iE
which shall be stated the facts within
his own knowledge constituting the
grounds for such belief or suspicion. ,
An order of this kind would be in
order here In Texas, aud perhaps Judge
\ D---1l-sr----;li- r+tns,I - H. isSftfces
during his next visit to our State.
The Denison Neoos says Messrs.
Gerard Effinger, civil engineer, and K.
w. Shedd, returned from the West
Wednesday morning. They bring the
report that two families of cmigrants
from Arkansas on their way to Western
T~xas, were waylaid and all but one lit.
tie boy murdered Sunday night. There
were ttrae men, two women and
several children belonging to TIE two
families. The men had $1,000 in money
with which to buy land, and the muir.
ders were committed to secure this
money by two men who knew them in
Arkansas and who followed them. The
little boy who escaped the general mas
sacre made his way to Jacksboro and
reported the terrible crime. A party
was Immediately organized and started
In search of the murderers, whom they
came up with the next day. The vii
lains would not surrender, and fight
resulted in which one of the murderers
was killed and the other captured, who
was taken back to Jacksboro and
placed in the all.