The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-03-01

county Will vote on local option, ana
Cherokee will vote on the same ques-
ton the same month.
Brennan experiences hard times and
it is because she has no industries, no
trade except the cotton trade. Austin
is in the same predlcament.
There is less depression of business
in Texas than in any of the Western
or Northwestern States, and the crop
prospects for this year are good.
A man named ]. 81. Baxter, who
had on board cargo of whisky, last
week stabbed Col. j. B. Workman in
the back. Workman will recover.
Early Tuesday morning the police of
Houston shot at a man who was at
tempting to set or fire house on Mo
Kinney street. The man escaped.
Mr.. James Ebert Powell, over the
non de plume ''Di Nero" is writing
charming letters from Texas to the St.
Louis Times. This gentleman is now
in Austin.
Prof. Ned Parker, the greatest bar-
joist and fun-maker on the continent,
has been depopulating the streets of
Austin. He takes q modest, quiet
place by storm.
Prof. j. I. Morris, the famous gram
mar school man, who explodes old sys-
TEN and makes whites and coloreds,
alike, spraken genuine English, is COM
ing to Austin.
Tilton did not have large audience
at Calvert, but the audience was de-
lighted with the majesty, splendor and
originality and action of the great ora
tor and editor.
Charles Montague is the county clerk
and live land agent and s. Stevens the
county surveyor of Bandera county,
and they tell that lands are being rap
idly bought up. ..-
Major Van DeGraff's bondsman flor
$1,000 surrendered him to the sheriff
because of misrepresentation of facts.
1t is all arranged and the case amounts,
it seems, to nothing.
BRENNAN has a little army of loaf
ers complaining of hard times and no
work. They belong to the class that
NO matter how much hunger pinches
cannot work on farms.
San Antonio is to have manual Ia
Dor poor-house. If properly managed,
in Bexar or in Travis county, one
would prove beneficial Institution to
the homeless and to the county.
Judge Patterson, of the Wise coun,
ty district, holds that a drummer can.
not be fined for selling by sample OIL
otherwise without a license. State
laws canuot restrict Interstate trade.
The editor of the Chief complains
that "our nose" has, with difficulty,
been kept warm for the space of one
week. The inference is that local OPP
ton has laid violent hands upon him,
Pamela county raised considerable
amount of rice last year, and the crop
will be increased this year. 1t does well
and there is no reason why it SHOULD
not be raised generally in Texas.
He was stupid ass who stopped hi
paper because the mailing clerk forgo
| to prefix Grew" to his name and adj
dress. Who could reverence fool O.
one of such exacting vanity and self
love?
"WhIsky is your strongest enemy
said preacher to Jones. But" sale
Jones, "don't the Bible say we are to
love our enemies 2" ''Oh, yes, Jones
but it don't say We are to swallow
/ them"
Wesley White, seventy-seven year;
| old, and two grandsons of ten anC
twelve years, made fourteen cotton
bales, and corn and potatoes and
large supply of vegetables last year il
Pamela county. " -t -
DR.. Nevius, of benson, has ordered
lot of Gen. Plesssnton's blue glass t
accommodate q number of partIe
afflicted with rheumatism, who hav,
lost faith in quacks, faith doctor
and buckeyes. -4 --
An ugly looking fellow named
Thompson has been arrested as va
grant In Denison, and silver goblet
found in his possession leads to tn
belief that he Is the thief who robbed
st. Matthew'S Church, at Dallas.
Brueggerhoff & Heidenheimer SUP
Piled pure lager for the delectation o
the cxcursionists 20 San Antonio, arC
400 guests were as bountifully served
returning as when going to the aRcien
capital of the West.
They are having whisky mugs mad
of blue glass for Dallas people. Thu
1 rheumatics of that town won't stanC
under the shadow of glass of any othe
shape, and the doctors prescribe thi
color. Blue is the rage.
The governor and staff and member
of other delegations en- route to SaI
Antonio and returning were entertained
with splendid hospitality MOI only a
San Antonio, bot by the majestic land
lord of the Hutchins House.
Hall, of the Dallas Commercial, he
made heavy haul on Tennessee. W,
will not give all the facts, but his at
tachment for the ''freemen" of tina
State is cunous and ,enduriny an'
may lie full of blissfulness.
] Dick Kinney, the locomotive dnve
on the Sunset road, is known the work
over As pretty Dick. He it was who's
character and worth and heroism CAV
origin to George Francis Trains pictur
of the locomotives master.
I State students are not allowed in tn,
I Agricultural College under the neS
regulations. The institution has eight
students now. and they are drilled il
regular order, with 9 uniform of gra.
with the exception of blue cap.
! A Waco preacher has resigned tn
pulpit and gone into the well-bonn.
business. He learned how when Dor
ing for weE-springs Of intellect in tn
neighboFhood Of the Examiner and ha
given mp that job in hopeless despair
The next railroad excursion will b
over Mr.. Bremond's railroad to Shreye
port 1t viii be the rule then. tn
Age says, that the crowd that went q
San Antonio viii stay at home ana
take care Of the baby, and the balane'
! of Us 60.