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

pounds.
A Dallas man sold Mexican lion to
Cole, of circus and menagerie fame,
for $50.
The Argus boasts of its three edi-
tors, when We naturally supposed it
had fifty.
The track of the Rio Grande rail-
road in the long laguna has been raised
upon spiling.
Serious damage to the wheat crop
from grasshoppers Is the result in Ma
varro county.
A military company has been organ
lied in Bolton with Capt. James Boyd
as captain.
The Sherman Courier wants an ex-
ira session of the Legislature, and that
too, speedily.
Burke's Texas Almanac will make its
appearance this year about the first of
September.
Waller county scrip is selling for less
than seventy five cents on the dollar.
Whose fault is it9
With high prices for provisions, the
farmers of Texas should look to plenty
of hog and hominy.
The grand jury of Menard county
has found ninety indictments, forty of
which are for felony.
The veritable hoppers have left Wal
Ter county, and farmers faces are
wearing brighter smiles.
In Fannin county the wheat will
turn out unusually we'll. The crop is
made, and is now safe.
Since the 5uggist demonstration at
Denison, spiritualism has declined
there at least fifty per cent.
Since Madison county enforced pro-
hibition, it is a rare thing for one of
its justices to have case.
Bloodhounds are universally sug-
gested as a means by which thieves
and murderers may be captured.
Merchants of Hampstead say they
can see the falling off in trade since
I Iue DraZos UTIuS~ "ash-a
A dairy for the manufacture of but
ter and cheese is to be started near
Brennan by an experienced lady.
| Corpus Christi is controlling large
wool trade. 1t is thought four to five
millions of pounds will be handled.
The Register says Col. Morphis and
Mr.. Martin chad shooting scrape, -
but the shooting was all on one side.
The people of Terrell display much
interest in their flower gardens. This
is an evidence of refinement and taste.
The Panthers won, and Fort Worth
is on its hind legs in irrepresslble joy
because they beat the Dallas base ball
ers.
Crops in all portions of Waller
county are good, and more acres are
planted this year than any previous
one.
Capt. A. B. Coggeshall has been re-
! lieved of the postmastership in Hemp
stead on account of being behind with
funds.
Mr.. Peterson, the publisher of an in
fdel sheet at Paris, Texas, known as
Common Sense, intends removing it 20
| ST. Louis.
Denison has reduced its police force
to one man, and on the eighth of June
its mayor will become an officer with
out salary.
r. L. Fulton, ex-mayor of Calves
ton, goes to Boston on business ven
ture, and may settle permanently in the
Puritan City.
The Spectator says that coal in great
abundance and OF good quality has
been found four miles from Savoy, in
Fannin county.
Coal in great abundance has been
found on Major Sivelps land, four
miles from Savoy. 1t is said to be OF
excellent quality.
The Denison Cresset wants the
STATESMAN to give the devil his due,
so 1t at once extends acknowledge
ments to the CreSSet.
D. W. Crow has been made county
attorney of Wood county, to fill the
place made vacant by the resignation
of the late incumbent.
The amount of money realized from
the wheat crop of Northern Texas will
be nearly one hundred per cent. greater
this year than last.
R. w. Johnson, deputy sheriff Of
McCulloch county, has been arrested
for ENLIGHTENMENT and swindling com
mitted some years ago.
Rusk moves on. It has become
necessary to give the town marshal one
policeman who for dignity's sake il
called assistant marshal.
Rev. Robert Alexander Is said to b.
the only survivor of the first mission
aries sent to Texas forty years ago By
the Methodist Church.
The spiritualists of Denison have
formed .'circle" and rented house
for their meetings, table-turning
humping and other tricks.
| G. Holman, justice of the peace Of
Cameron county, is dead. A public
OF his virtues while living.
The people of Smith county will oen
test the validity of subsidy bonds
given to the International and Great
Northern Railroad Company.
The tournament at Pleasanton ended
in ball and supper, from which $10t
were realized, which pay for bell Il
be presented to the church.
Six eonvicts deliberately walket
away from the convict camp near Sar
Antonio. One of them is . notorious
horse thief named Tom Hurd.
Croquet is supervising spiritusiisu
in Denison, and Eldndge and ethe
faithfuls are needed there to put spir-
its int the lately formed circle.
We regret to hear of the death o.
Mrs. Bate, wife Of J.. G. Bate o
the Bolton JoGTnal who died of con
! sumption on the twelfth instant.