The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19
Texas-Facts and Fancies.

Corn sells at 45c in San Antonio,
and oats at SOC.
The German band of Dallas has
been to San Antonio on a visit.
Complains as to Irregularities of the
mali throughout the State are prev
alent.
Capt. Blake has put up steam ele-
vator at Terrell, and the people are
sounding his praise.
A new species of cotton called the
Diamond Point" has been introduced
into Texas from Louisiana.
A strange woman in male attire was
arrested at the railroad depot in Groes-
beck the other day. She declined to
explain.
Messrs. Haynes and Gates, evangel-
lists, have been working on the sinners
of Longview, 102 converts having pro-
fessed.
The papers of Texas generally exult
over the large wheat yield, and say
that next year the acreage will be
largely increased.
Work on the foundation of the new
postoffice building at San Antonio, on
Alamo Plaza, is progressing rapidly
so says the Herald.
Elder j. II. Curry is the new pastor
of the Baptist Church at Jefferson. The
currying among the members COM
menced last Sunday.
Capt. Nelson T. DAVIS is not only
reliable public officer, but a military
gentleman of note and the champion
peach grower of Houston.
Erickson, who was shot by Wood
lief, at Houston, had about recovered,
but has met with an accident which
has opened afresh his wound.
Ex-Governor F. S. Stockdale and
MISS Lizzie Schl,icher, daughter of
Hon. G.. SckleIcher, were married in
Washington City on the tenth.
San Marcos has voted for incorpora-
ton, seeing the necessity for city gov
ernment, and for the sustenance proba-
bly, of few broken down politicians.
Three hundred and twelve colored
preachers, the Messenger says, recently
held forth in Hampstead. Chickens
and watermelons must be high there
now.
A little army of boys are selling
peaches in Brennan, and they do well
in q financial point of view. Brenham
is fast becoming one OF the fruit marts
OF Texas.
The Southwestern University has
held its annual commencement at
Georgetown, and the Sta reports the
institution as in a most excellent con
dition.
The highly bred Trinity mosquito
revols among the Dallas bloods, and
though 1t is asserted ''blood will tell, "
1t is apprehended that in this instance
it goes down.
The dog officer of San Antonio, for
conduct and language uubecoming a
public functionary and Christian gen.
tlena', has been stripped of his rank
and emolumsnts.
Capt. Caldwell, of the frontier bat
tallOO, mas arrested w. L. W Que, the
notorious Madison county desperate.
This sort of chaps are being brought
to grief pretty fast.
The Jimploeute says that "a man
named Estii fell on buzz saw at Ma
thews's steam mill. near Texarkana,
and his right arm was sawed of Just
below the elbow
The trial OF John Speers, for the
murder of Parson Pledger, has occu-
pied the district court at Waco for
several days He wac again convicted
and his punishment assessed at death.
A rich vein of silver ore has been
discovered five miles northwest of the
town of Montague. Good Judges saw
the ore contains sixty-five per cent. OF
silver with enough gold 10 pay all ex-
penscs.
The Pittsburg Magnet says that ''the
Democratic aad Republican parties, as
they existed before the war. are dead,
and that any man with any knowledge
OF history, must admit that this asser-
ton % true
Burglars visited some Of the dwell