The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

g,sssp It is 8 line section Of rich,
*, sandy soil that will some day
0e the garden spot of that county.
On Saturday last negro boy eigh-
teen or twenty years of age, name IN
known, was hung to tree in the rosd
between Mayesteld and Cameron, near
Elm creek, in this county, by a party
Ut unknown men, while being taken TO
The county jail st Cameron. The negro
vas charged with having attempted an
outrage upon the person of a young
lady.
The Mckinney Ekqairer says THAT
DR.. G. A. Foote planted a plot of
,rcund IN wheat last fall, and reaped
twenty-five and half bushels Fer acre
last spring. he then planted il in
corn, and on the second Of August
had good roasting ears from il. He is
sure OF twenty five bushels of corn per
acre, AMI with one more good rain
will raise thirty five bushels per acre"
Max E!kiu says that II he can make
proper arrangements the following
troupes will visit Texas this fall: Ha-
verly's mInstrels, Horace Lingard CON-
binatioD, John Dillon, Stoddard COM
edy troupe, Gcnevieve Rogers, Aiken
dramatic company, Joe Murphy, Xiv
airy pantomime troupe, Henrietta
Chanfrau, Frank Chsnfrau, Katie Put
nam troupe, Mary Anderson, and sew
eral Others.
The trial of II G.. Gafford and Mary
Ireland, before the county court of
Kaufman county, on charge of adul
terry, came near having a tragical ter
mination Wednesday morning. just
as the clerk read the verdict filming
each 800, John d. Ireland, former
husband of defendant, Mary Ireland,
approached the prisoner, drew a pts
tol and fired once at GsHord, but missed
his aim. He then attempted to shoot
his wife, when he was caught and pre-
vented by the bystanders. Ireland is
in Jail awaiting examination.
T H. Nolan once iryed the repu-
tation of being the LATEST man in
Travis county, but unfortunately for
him, he and John Dillingham; had
contest at the fsiT grounds riding the
whlrligig. and the resdlt was dis
pute. Dillinghsm's emulation was
| thereupon aroused, and resulted in
| his inauguration OF mode of farm
| culture that allowed him TO sleep all
! day on his oultlyator with its big UNI
brella covering. And now Dillingham;
wears the belt. The Grange lodge had
the matter under consideration, and
Dillingham; flaps his wings and crows
whenever he Geec Nolan.
| In Austin 1.-TWO young men called
on some young ladies Saturday even
ing, and while there the parlor lamp
exploded. One of the young ladies
picked up two pet poodles and hast
ened out of the room, thereby illus
trsting plainly where her affections lay.
Those young men have been looking
sad and lonely ever since. '-States-
man. 1t would certainly have been a
novel sight to see the young lady try
ing to lug oae OF the grown whelps
out of the room.-HoustOn Age. Yes,
but she might have towed them out Of
the room. ty their coat tails, or whis-
pered lovingly in their ears-''run
home, darlings, to your mas, they
may get uneasy about you
A dispatch was received at military
HEADQUARTERS in San Antonio on the
seventh from Fort Concho stating that
a courier had just arrived at that post
from Capt. Nolan's command, reported
lost and supposed to be dying of thirst
on the Staked Plains. The courier re-
ports Capt. Nolan safe, but that two
men had died and three were still miss
ing. Twenty horses and five mules
were lost CT abandoned. The com
mand were eigbty-six hours without
water, and their sufferings were In
tense. 1t is most probable that the
missing men have died of thirst and
starvation.
A German shoemaker In Houston
named Albert Meyer walked Ito q
enth and commenced firing at black
woman namW Caroline Smith, giving
her slight wound in the hand. After
firing the second shot ne turned and
fired on a black man named Alfred
Perkins, giving him painful wound
in the arm, Meyer then walked oat
on the street., pistol in hand, and was
arrested and locked up to await exami-
nation. The Age says that at the court
house Meyers actions were more like a
demented than q sane person. He did
not appear to realize what he had done,
but sat Watching the crowd that fol
lowed him to the place with sense
less leer.
The Examiner tells how valuable
watermelons are at Bosqueyille: Tom
Lacy raid ID Smith and Mathews
watermelon patch and helped himself
to a melon. White eating it Peter
Orabtree came along and ate part OF
the melon, at the same time promising
not to tell. The ne%t day, disregard
ing his promise, Pete told the owners
Of the patch of what had occurred.
Lacy found this out and knocked Pete
down "a few times for his breach OF
faith. On the same day Smith and
Mathews met Lacy and DOUBLING teams
they ''put head on him, " for robbing
their patch. All the parties live in
the vicinity of BosquevIlle. For as
saulting Crabtree Lacy paid tine Of
one cent and the costs, amounting to
$3S 81. Smith and Mathews were
fined each one dollar and costs for as
saulting Lacy. Theiy expense footed
up $34.10. The total cost Of the one
melon was $725l.
The following are the horses in
training for the Lampssas fair. and the
Dispatch says that others will also be
there: w. C. and ]. II. Phillips
stable, of Austin, Fannie Campbell,
by Bulletin, dam ty La Bijcu, three
years old; Jim Raymond, two years
old, Rebel, dam by Bulletin; also one
other horse, name unknown. Col. A.
P. Blocker's stable, of Austin: Tom
Mckinney, by Rdinhoro, dam by Jim
Allen; Lofty, two years old, by Rock,
dam by Jim Allen; two other horses,
names unknown. Kingsburv's stable,
of Austin: Charlie West, trotter
a two-year old, name unknown. Mont
gomery. of San Antonio; Ten Pin, by
Pilgrim, dam by Crowell. Daniels:
A. c. C. of Mr.. Grumbles, four years
old, by Balletin, out OF Jim Allen
mare. John Hancock: Bones, three
year old stallion. George Hancock .
Rebel Monarch, tyo-year old stallion.
L. L. Lewis's stable, Tornado, two
year cid Tornado colt, and two other
horses, names unknown. P. N. Har-
ris, Of Bolton, two trotters. r. Sen
terfitt, 8 two-Yesr old Tornado colt.