The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-23

A--Na. " dE 10Y lUNT months.
The Ite.a tells it that Capt. Jerome
B. McGown died at Huntsville on the
inst. He wss Captain Of Company G,
fItth Texas Cavalry, Green's Brigade.
San Antonio is to have another ice
factory in operation in q few days. Its
estsbll. hment will reduce the local
price OF ice, snd make Its people hap
py.
Mrs Foreman, of Plano, committed
suicide by walking deliberately into a
tank and lying down in the shall
low water. She was much respected
lady.
Deacon Penn wants one or more la
dies and gentlemen in every town in
Texas to aid him in soliciting subscrip-
tons to establish home for fallen wo
men.
The removal of the county seat of
Van Ztndt county from Canton TO
WINS Poin' WAS left to Judge Bonner,
who decided IN favor of the latter
place.
The impression that gold exists in
Wichita Mountains has led to the
formation of party at Jacksboro for
an extensive prospecting tour in that
region.
There have been fine rains along the
route of the Nueces river, while Kerr
county Is suffering from one of the
longest droughts known for several
years.
Democratic Greenback Clubs" are
so called to distinguish them from in
dependent greenback clubs. This IS
Crookism, and belongs to Northern
Texas.
The Kaufman star thinks the great
land grab has answered two good pur-
poses, giving the newspapers some
thing 10 talk about aad killing John
Ireland.
The Brazos Pitt thinks that with
Judge Ireland buried under a half
million acres of land. there is no an
ticipation of his ever being resur
rected.
When the power of stimulating
drinks is to be decided by a Fort
Worth lawyer, if a sober one can be
found, he is placed upon the witness
stand.
The prismOidal road on which Hemp.
stesd leans as a crutch is to be com
pleted in four months. and now Nava-
sofa, Anderson and Huntsville want
branches.
The three column leader in the Er-
p9acat is enough to xiii the hopes of
the Texas and Pacific. Tom Scott is
heard tn eXclaim, Save me from nav
friends ~
The Baaner says Judge Turner, dur
ing the recent laborious six weeks term
of the district court, gave general sat
isfac.ion by his courteous bearing aud
fair rulings.
The San Saba Neecs says that the
grasses of San saba county and vicin-
ity were never finer, and that stock
will be in fine condition for commenc-
ing the winter.
The people of Dallas county have
$50. 900 worth of stock in the Dallas
and Wichita road, and will be entitled
to $50 600 more when the county line
is reached.
School communities must organize
by the thirty first of August in order
to draw their proportion of the public
school fund for the year beginning
September I.
The Brazos Pilot says the papers of
the State generally exonerate Commits
sieaer- crops from intentinnal crimi-
hality, and in this the Pilot is, no
doubt, just.
The peach crop is SO abundant in
Smith county that they are turning it
into brandy But this has nothing to
do with Governor Hubbard's late visit
to that county.
The use of poison in cotton not only
kills the worm, but 1t affects the cot
ton plant. 1t will check growth, and
cause foliage to fall off. But the plant
again regains vigor.
The C5cilian says that not one ont
OF the eighteen persons affected by the
counterfeit land certificates will make
affidavit against the members of the
firm of Hobby & Post.
For the first time in the history OF
Dallas, two Of its lawyers have been
seen at the mourners' bench, but their
pious manifestation has nothing to do
with the vacant judgeship.
The bill of rights has not yet been
heard of in Waller county. The city
authorities of Hampstead and the
county authorities both try parties for
the same oifense. 1t pays.
Bud Blocker, a noted character, ard
the murderer of T. II. Smith, of Black
Jack, Hopkins county, in 1871, was ar
rested by Sheriff Lindsey, at Wealth
erford on the tenth instant.
The county judge of Waller county,
Wright, has regarded the law govern
ing his case all wrong, and strikes fol
higher wages. He will quit unless tho
commissioners allow him $500.
Bastrop county will make between q
fourth and third of cotton crop.
The cotton worms lave done consider.
able damage, but the main cause oil
failure comes from the boil worm.
Speaking of the Texas press associa-
lion, the Houston telegram says: ''The
Leaders, the Cutters et III 0mne genus
slaughtered it, and anything they had
the management of ought to die. :"
At Corsicana dog became rabid
and bit a number of other dogs. The
citizens armed themselves and COM
menced an indIscriminate slaughter OF
dogs, killing some forty or fifty.
Those who want Office for themselves
or friends, says Barr, should shoot the
men il their way before going on to
Washington. Late developments in
this quarter makes this good advice.
A mass meeting of the citizens Of
Lampasas county is to assemble at
Salt creek on the first of September to
consider "the condition Of the county"
Major Jones's men should be on hand.
Governor Coke has fine farm on
the Brazns. eight miles below Waco.
He has 500 acres planted in cotton and
corn, aud the yield of both is pro-
ncunced to be as good as was ever
see.
4 bold stream of sulphur water has
been found near Granbury, and some
assert that when properly protected
sgsinst admixture with other water il
will excel the white sulphur springs Of
Virginia.
One Lambert, of Brown county,