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


OF Springfield, Tennessee, but for the
last thirty five years a resident of Car
roll county. Mississippi. He served
one campaign against the Seminole In
dians in Fiorida-was at one time dis
trict attorney in Mississippi. He was
& lawyer of marked ability and of
great moral worth. His son, row
citizen of Stephensville, Ersth county,
Is young attorney of fine promise.
He married recently one of Texas's
fairest daughters.
Schneider & Bro, oil Sherman, lost
$l10, 900; insurance $50, Cook
x Bro. lost SIG, 900; insurance $500.
L. Panders, $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The Register office, burned out, was
insured for $1,000 and the paper will
reappear as soon as the owner can com
municate with the type foundries. The
total loss is $3.50. 600. 1t is the third
fire i'll two years in Sherman, the Rcgis-
ter suffering terribly III each. There is
only one more conlsgration that surely
awaits it, and it is that which makes
Martin little nervous. In this world
he Onl y an elongated salamander, his
nice little nose alone showing the eff.
fects of the flame.
The grand jury of Marion county
have made an able report. Upon the
question of adultery and fornication."
They state that "the existing law is
rendered nugatory from the nature of
the evidence required to establish the
first otTense. The law in reference to
the second offense has been decided by
the Supreme Court to be defective :;
this evil prevails to an alarming eX-
tent. Not only is it degrading to the
criminal parties, but too frequently
leaves upon tho county an illegitImate
offspring, begotten in guilt and trained
to crime; paupers in infancy and con-
| victs in maturer years. We ask that
society be protected by some adequate
laws from these mildew splotches CT
humanity" and humanity says, amen!
The Comanche CHIEF says: "Tne
Austin STATESMAN Is not of these who
believe that nothing good can come
out of Nazareth, but, like true
statesman, is willing to support the
administration while it prrsues a Just
and honest policy, Republican though
1t be. When an exchange suikily re-
marks that Hayes has only done his
| duty and is entitled to no special
praise therefor, the Statesman very
sensibly replies: How few are they
who do their duty! How infinitely
honorable are these few! How the
very angels bow down to listen and to
| reverencep"
The Department of State in reply to
a question as to whether the depart
ment will reorganize assignments of
awards under the United States and
Mexican Mixed Commission replies as
follows: 1.-THE department cannot an
swer in advance as to its action in re-
gard to any particular cases. All as
! signments of awards of the commission
will be received and filed, and will re-
ceiYe such consideration as in law by
their terms they may be entitled to in
the interest of the parties in whose be-
half they may be presented" In ad-
dition to the above 1t is stated in off
cial quarters that the President in his
message to Congress will reiterate the
recommendation of President Grant in
his last message, that an appropriation
be made for the payment of the awards
in accordance with the treaty.
The Headlight speaks joyful word
about Round Rock, end says that its
people are alive to the necessities of
the hour. The dull season is upon
them, and they are making the best of
it. Repairing, rearranging, reinvoic-
ing and preparing new stock lists COM
prise the industry of their merchants,
| while the lumber dealers are dallying
with confidence of the fall demand,
| and sending out each week thousands
/ of feet of lumber and other materials
necessary to the marked advance TAX
ing place IN the upper counties. The
crop interests of Williamson county
have materially improved. and the prom
Use to It's hardy cuitivators was never
better. Finances are close, but there
seems to be no real want or pressure,
and the three per cent. apparition van
ishes as crea ture Of the past.
The Fort WORTH Standard, speaking
of immigration 10 Texas, earnestly and
truthiully declares that ''we want the
brains and talent of an empire to be
attracted to US. We wish to be con-
sidered worthy of it, and to gain
the esteem of the vast territory by
which we are surrounded. We must
be found equal to the object of our aims
by building up the elementary foun-
dation of society, and by making con-
tiuued efforts to promote their growth.
The character and condition of our
schools is the first consideration of the
thoughtful immigrant, and should be
the primary thought of our citizens.
Thousands are now considering where
and how their children shall be edu-
Gated. To the vast country west of us
this thought centers here. And why
not? Is there a more eligible point in
Northwestern Texas for the location of
tirst-class schools Amid the thou
sand wants none press so heavily for
solution"
On the eleventh instant unsecured
Texas creditors of the Central Railroad
met at Houston to consider the propo-
sitions for settlement made under the
Morgan management. About seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars was rep
resented. Among the creditors the fol
lowing named gentlemen are down with
the amounts attached to their names
G. Ranger, $4,000; jacob Bintz,
$32, 900; N. Kopprel, $500; Marx &
Kempner, $4,000; &. O'Conner, $780,
900; II. Heldenheimer, $4,000; w. II.
Palmer, 10000; j. NJ. Tryop, SIS,
900; Mllby & Porter, $500; W. d.
Cleveland, $4,000; C. II. Burns, $500
D. c. Smith, $4,000; A. Berring &
Bro, $1,000; II. Ham, $12, 900; L. c.
Noble, $500; J. +. Meyer, $4,000; H.
Schmidt, S25G3; a. B. Homer, $500
H. S. Fox, $50, 600; S. L. Hohentbal,
$23, goo; W. Z. Sheriff, 10000; w.
G. Bagby, $50, 600; Carr & Williams,
! $1,000.
| James Freeman, Esq, writing to the
STATESMAN from Cedar Valley, on
Bear Greek, in this county, May -,
says that ''last night about - O'Clock
we were visited by one of the most Sc
we're hallstOrms that l ever witnessed
in my life. 1t commenced raining first
anO in short time the hail came down
in torrents. The stones were from the
size of common marble to one pound
IN weight. 1t beat the corn down to
the ground, buried nearly all the cot.
ton, tore the wheat and all small gram
all to pieces, damaging the crops more
than all the grasshopper invasionS, al
though they eat up gardens. Wemen'
aged, however, to keep them from eat