The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-05-24

waymen, short distance from the city,
while going home in his wagon. The
robbers fired three times at him, and
he twice at the robbers. The horses
Sttached to Mr.. Humphries' wagon
turned and Tan back into the city,
where he died from wounds few
hours afterwards. He was satisfied
that he severely wounied one ofthe rob
bers.
The San Saba Ncirs has information
from Brownwood that a party Of five
armed men entered the town. hitched
Their horses, and dem 3nded the KEYS
to the Jail of the sheriff. The sheriff
at first refused, but afterwards gave
them up under protest. Clemens, said
10 be cousin To John Wesley Hardin,
and three or four others were released.
No shots were fired by either the Jail
breakers or the sheriff. 1t is further
said that John Wesley Hardin was one
of the attacking party, though of this
there seemed TO be 4 difference Of
opinion.
At the annual meeting of the stock
| holders of the Kansas and Texas rail-
way held at the compsny's Office, on
the sixteenth ultimo, a resolution was
adopted authorizing the company to
commence the immediate construction
of i line of road southeast from Deni-
son, Texas, to connect with the Inter
national and Great Northern. This
road will be about seventy miles long
and will afford competing line to
Galveston. At the same meeting, the
Hon. 7. 4. Sears, of Ottawa, Kansas,
was elected president, and II. B. Hen
son, of New York, secretary.
All Denison has been agog over the
most marvellous manifestation OF spirit
ualism, in cup, which moved about
on table until everybody was about
converted. The saddest of disappoint-
ment, however, prevailed when it was
shown that the cup was so moulded
as to permit the insertion of live beetle
in the bottom, strong enough to walk
around with much ease to itself. The
spiritualists arc COMPOUNDED, but then
their credulity will not pass away even
under this, for DIR. Carson says il
was an Intervention of the devil,
while those out of the "circle" pro.
nounce it tumblebugged humbug.
The Greenville Herald says "that al
the trial of the offenders captured by
Major Jones at McKavett, last week
there being no court house, the court
was held in postoak grove at the
ranger camp. The judge sat on a log,
, the lawyers at roots of trees, the Crane
r jury on the grass fifty yards off, anC
the prisoners were guarded by tn,
rangers about the same distance on tn,
opposite side" And yet McKavet
will one day have magnificent cour
l house, similar to the one in Austin
just as the latter place once had coul
, scenes like to the one at McKavett.
Dallas undertakes retain liens OIL
! cofhns sold, and if not paid for the,
: empty the grave of the decedent debt
or, chuck the corpse into a box anC
sell the fancy casket again. A Dalla
justice of the peace approves, and nov
J a dead mans friends have sued an un
h dertaker in a most unreasonable man
D.. ner because he thus disturbed the swee
h repose of a defrnct person who coul
e not pay for the metallic case. 70
I see Dallas doesn't believe in imprison
1 ment for debt, and defunct debtors ar
e not even suffered to be shut up in iro
coffins. Dallas always was quee
S sort of place.
}, Major Jones with his rangers ha
! secured out Kimble county, making s
far forty. one arrests, two-thirds of til
. caught hailing from other localities
, Quiet and silence reign in Kimble. .
. petition has been going the rounds ask
ing that Lieut.. Moore be permitted
Il remain there with his company. A
Indian raid is reported as having com
p down the South Llano, taking som
c horses. Capt. Caldwell, in charge q
e a scouting party, went in pursuit, bu
n the raiders scattering when clos
IT pressed. divided and the trail was lost
n The Fr0ntierSmaR says that indian
J raided down as far as Spring creek
), Gillespie county, last week within
dozen miles or so of Kerrville. 1t
believed that the party was small an
L an offshoot of the raiders whom tn
|. rangers were pursuing in Kimble, net
le the South Llano. Some fifty hors,
lie are said to be missing altogether, NJ
d Perrill and neighbor losing one an
.e two respectively. 1t is exceedingl
!" difficult to ascertain definitely abol
Is these raids, but 1t is a comfort to kno
E. that they are rarely as bad as at fir
d believed to be.