The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-05-31

Eagle Pass, and conveyed to the Cas-
troville jAll for safe keeping. The in
dictment against HIM reads murder in
the first degree"
Persons who are at loss these terri
bic times to know what to do NAV
learn from Jewett society how to drive
away enRV'. The Cabinet SAYS ''the
young men play croquet by daylight
and moonlight and under the cool and
refreshing shade of couple of null
berry trees in front of Evans tS Spring
fields store; the old bachelors, wild
overs and married men pitch Mexican
dollars at hole in the ground from
early dawn till dewy eve.' During
the exceedingly short intervals in
which they are not engaged in the
pleasant sport, they are quarreling
about the time o'day' or watching the
workmen digging out a cellar. Every
evening the ladies form nice little tea
parties, and get up grand gosslps."
1t is said by those claiming to have
a knowledge of a subject that the mes
quit bush contains as large a quantity
of tannin as any other substance used
for the purpose of tanning leather.
The plains of Western Texas Craze
more cattle than the same area in any
other part of the world, and they are
covered with mesquit bushes. Many
cattle are killed and the hides trans
ported long distances, by wagons, t.
railroad and water shipping points,
thence to New England, 10 be tanned
into leather and manufactured INTO
shoes, boots, saddles, ETC., and bought
back to Texas for consumption. Ma
ture has made Texas great IN allthings
and money will one day find this out
and act upon it.
The Cuero Bulletin thinks the State
police force should be KEEP. up regard
less of provision made by the last Leg
islatGre, and it is satisfied that Gov
error Hrbblrd will see to its mainte-
, nee Ill the next Legislature meets.
Jntributions, it is satisfied,
! - 'lingly given towards their
s. OPP here Is not a citizen inter
es-" in future welfare and good
lsl Of Western Texas but will give
something towards its support, and
many citizens have expressed their will
ingness to contribute towards matter
so essential at the present moment to
preserve the peace of the Western
country, now overrun by lswless
oh iracters.
The Comanche CHIEF tells more of
the Jail delivery at Brownwood: Sher-
if Wilson was seated in the clerk s
Office, in the Jail building, when num-
Der of men entered and asked permls-
sion to examine the record of marks
and brands. The sheriff, not suspi-
cious, paid little attention to the par
ties, until in moment or two one OF
them seized his gun, while two others
leveled pistols at his head and de
manded the keys. Mr.. Wilson parlied
with them for some time before deliv.
ering the keys, hoping that attention
might be directed TO his situation and
aid come from without. The men
finally became determined to have them
at once, and Mr.. Wilson made no fur
Their resistance. Several prisoners,
among them the notorious cattle thief
Redden, were released, while some
were left in the Jail. AS they left Will
son fired upon them, wounding one OF
the escaped prisoners, after which he
recaptured others.
The Sulphur Springs gazette reads
fault-finders the following lecture
because Governor Hubbard requested
certain lawyers in Jefferson and Mar
shall to appear for the State in the
Rothschild murder case, papers have
bounced upon him, and try to make it
appear that he has overleaped his eX-
ecutive authority. The facts are these
Rothschild is charged with the most
outrageous murder ever committed in
Texas. His family are wealthy, and
they have employed several of the
ablest lawyers in the country to de-
fend him. The Attorney General is
not leave his Office to represent the
State on the trial. In view of this, and
the enormity of the crime, it was GER
tainly proper for the Governor to see to
it that the law was indicated, ana that
he should take such steps as might be
necessary for that purpose. 1t is his
duty to see that the laws are enforced,
ana in this mstter, so far from incur,
ling censure, he will be sustained"
Referring to the wheat crop of Tex,
as, the st. Louis Republican says that
sit is not usual to look to the South.
ern States for supply of grain, but
Texas is State that sets all rules at
defiance; it seems equally adapted to
cotton and wheat. Some specimens oil
its present wheat crop have been re-
ceived in this city which would do
credit to Champaign county, Illinois.
They are from Dallas county. The
heads are fully ripe and the grains
plump and heavy, giving the promise
of good yield to the acre. 1t is stated
that the harvest in Dallas county viii
begin the last of this month, so that
we may have new Texas wheat in tho
st. Louis market by the middle of June.
The crop will be large for Texas, as il
has not been affected by grasshoppers,
and is now beyond their reach. With
the Texas harvest beginning the last Of
May ard the harvest in illinois, Ms.
souri, and other Western States follow.
~ y. eth later, we have a pretty
"a = nee of another year oil
4 =. ard, who has just gone to
Con- lutinnple as British ambassador,
is the same man who gave such an i'm
petus to archaeology, thirty years ago,
] by discovering the sculptured remains
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