The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-05-17

years in the penitentiary to Doss.
Lucy Chiles, his paramour, had already
been sentenced for sixty years. The
way of the transgressor is hard.
The Leon Cabinet says Mr. Newton
has invented pillow that scrapes and
throws dirt" etc. An editor of our
has been using machine
of this sort several weeks. His patent
has precedence over that of Mr.. New
ton.
George W. Glssscock, of Austin, is
the son of Hon. George W. Glssscock,
who donated to the public all the land
upon which the town of Georgetown
in Williamson county is located and in
whose honor the place received its
name.
The Texas Central Railway owes
bonded debt of SIS, 400, 600, the an
nual interest on which amounts to
81, 1876, 900. The road, with all its APP
purtenances and the lands obtained
from the State, are mortaged TO secure
this debt.
The Weatherford Times gives the
news that two cattle men, Dlrkill and
Barr, had a difficulty about COW
branded OUR, in which Barr was
killed. Persons should have nothing
to do with ownership SO doubtfully
expressed.
We would tell about the stolen bay
horse branded 81. W." taken from
Warren Welburn by the sheriff of Wal
Ter county, but it would make half the
farmers out West 60 down to Hemp
stead to see about 1t, and We have
nothing to say.
Clements attachment for converting
seed cotton directly into yarn should
be in general use in Texas. Col. Will
hanson, of Austin, can show speci-
mems of the yarn, and give general in
formation about the process, how to
obtain machinery, etc.
The farmers and stockmen of Cor
veil are organizing to defend themselves
against the thieves. They will CO
operate with the officers of the law to
bring evil doors to the bar of justice,
those at least who are not called up be-
fore Judge Lynch.
Col. W. w. Lang attends most of the
Grange picnics, and there'll be thou
sand young Langs in Texas in less than
twelvemonth. The "Pomonas" and
the "Ceres" and all these sort name
their lovely little babies after the great
head of the Texas Grange.
Many Texas farmers rented land
across Red River and have been rails
ing crops there. Under a late law they
have been driven by force from these
farms and their growing crops to the
Texas side of the river, and the damage
sustained by them is great.
Fifty wheat-producing counties in
Texas, with one-ffth of their area
planted in wheat, will make, at fifteen
bushels to the acre, SO, 1000. 900 bushels
of grain. Texas flour is attracting
much attention in South America, and
direct shipments are to be increased.
Under the present sweet judicial sys-
TEN a court, with judge, Jury and a
hundred-or-so looEers-on, was kept 60
ing for one day to try a negro for kill
ing a dog. That dog was curse to
the community when alive, and dead
he costs the taxpayers of Marion coun-
ty hundreds of dollars.
The Pamela IVGtoAmaa, under good
legal advice, says that Com ptroIler Oar
den il right about the produce tax, and
that it can only be removed by constl-
tutlonal amendment. "A rebutter may
BIO expected from Major West, when
Hon. VIM. Neal Ramey sends him an
other copy of the Pamela Watchman.
Hunters from the Concho brought to
Waco three buffalo calves, and now
some stock-Oreeder may experiment in
the CROSS between the buffalo and the
common COW which is said to make
the best mixer. They ere being
raised in Pennsylvania and are highly
esteemed.
Bill Taylor, the "desperado," says
the Castroyille Era, did one noble act.
'While the storm was raging, at the
risk of his life and recapture (Which
was the same), he saved the lives of
two drowning women, whose prayers
will ascend for him-desperado and
murderer as he may be-as long as they
live"
Texas has 100 cotton producing coun-
ties, which, averaging 900 square miles
or 500, 600 acres each, give a total cot
ton producing country of 90, 1870, 600
acres. But one-fifth of this amount is
planted in cotton, and $50 pounds of
lint cotton per acre will make 6, 962, 900
bales of cotton,-more than the entire
production of cotton of the world.
The Henrietta Journal tells of many
cases of theft and horse stealing, and
that Colorado Bill shot his second man
in bar-room last week and "lit out, -
leaving his bondsmen in the firss shoot
ing scrape to suffer. People shouldn't
go on the bonds of people that have
pockets on the hip and take whisky on
the sly.
Austin city bonds in New York COM
mand 95 to 100 cents. Dallas bonds
command 80 to 90, except those issued
to the Dallas and Wichita Railroad
Company, which are dull, except at
great sacrifice. Denis0n sity securi-
ties stand poorly in the New York
money market, while bonds of the city
of Houston are unstable at 30 to 81
cents.
Fattening cattla in Victoria county
during the last winter has been at
tended with large profits. There is nc
profit in the United States, where farm
industry, directed towards the prepare.
ton of stock for market, will pay more
handsomely than in the rich alluvial
districts of lower Texas. Corn and
other grain is raised with the greatest
ease and in the greatest profusion, and
the grasses are perpetual.
A little girl eight years old writes tc
US from Wellington, Kansas, to send
her brother back to her. She says
Papa is insane, and l want you
to come home. Papa calls your
name eVerytime he speaks" The
child then adds: "Put this 10 the
newspaper, and 1 will love him always
who sends back to me my brother
Benz. II. Bowman" We hope every
paper in Texas and Kansas will copy
Miss b. Bowman's letter.
Texas railroad securities are quoted
as follows In the New York money
market: Texas Central, z per cent.
first mortgage bonds, 75c to rec; sec.
ond mortgage bonds, sec to so 1-2c.
International and Great Northern
bonds, Csc to zoe. Galveston, Hous
ton and Henderson, first mortgage
bonds, roc to Soc. Texas Western
Narrow Gauge, per cents. SOC to