The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-15
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~ has OSSA 1aAA2AS Su~ASS ~ OIiP-
ping Springs. four miles from Deni-
sob. The Register will be printed
hereafter at Dripping Springs. These
little sea serpents gathered up by the
ana scattered over the land
will be Martins mama, the court house
cupola his pillar of cloud by day and
local option his fire by night until he
gets out of the wilderness OF sin In
which he has been wandering for forty
years, more or less. The condition of
Martins awful legs Is to be ascribed to
the "hsrd road to travel, over which
he drags them through the Arabia Pc
tres of politics.
II there were no bar-rooms in Aus
tin the cost of governing the city and
county would be lessened certainly
one hslf.-StateSmdn Nhd about one
half the business houses would be I'M
tenanted. GaIcest0HidH. And the rest
would be twice as rich as today. If
an individual drink all his wealth once
in each ten years, he would surely die
a beggsr, and thus sots die, and Aus
TIN is such a sot, and the city does not
go to perdition because imported
wealth constantly supplies the vacuum
made by the fumes and gases and heat
of whisky.
The Marlin Ball would have A. II.
Belo of the Meas made the next Cover
nor of Texas. II Governor Hubbard
would seek a reelection as an appro-
val of his acts in filling out Coke's
term, Mr.. Beloi is his EXcellency's phys
zeal and personal antipode. He can't
even cast a shadow in Galveston sun
shine and Is too thin to evaporate.
The shafts of envy and malice would
be hurled at him in vain. 1t would
seem that Belo is the man to WIN; but
then Governor Hubbard is so solidly
built that his overthrow. unless Radi-
calism discover an Archimidean lever,
Is simply impossible. But isn't it a
fact that no one in Texas stands higher
than one Belo.
In Hill county the ground has not
been wet foot deep for three years.
Springs are lower than ever known.
Owing to the great number OF improve
ments recently made, there are many
desirable farms, with good, comforta-
BILE dwellings, now for rent. There is
now an opening for that class of immi-
grants who prefer or are compelled to
rent. The terms for renting are, one
third of the corn, one-fourth of the
cotton, the renter furnishing every
thing. Where the landlord furnishes
everything the renter gives one-half
the crops. The yiel1 of cotton is fire.
quently bale and rarely less than a
half bale per acre. Thirty bushels of
corn per acre Is lew average yield.
Bogy isn't Doggy. He is windy
Austin Statesman. Incorrect. Bogy,
Doggy and windy are Synonymous
terms. He is both Bogy and boggy.-
Aralanche. When Bogy delivered one
half of his six days speech, and Sena-
tors went out, one at a time, till Bogy
was left alone with his roc ct pr9tereG
Mill. we thought he "got stuck" and
therefore the DOGGY" suggestion. The
Senate was blown away, and therefore
the futher suggestion that he must be
"windy." If to be ''stuck" and then
"blown up". be identical facts, the
STATESMAN is begged and not other
wise, and it occurs to us that the AUG-
lanche must again disembogue itself
upon poor Bogy.
Population of Kerr county IS about
1000; of KerVille not over 200; Centre
Point about the same, and Comfort
contains about three hundred and fifty
well-to-do people, who support fine
school of nearly 1C0 pupils. San An
tonic and Austin are their markets,
distant respectively sixty-five and one
hundred and fifteen miles over excel
lent roads for a mountainous country.
But the narrow gauge to Austin is
prayed for by all good Christians.
Mechanics do the building and other
like IAbors Tor the development of the
country are here. Population to &C.
cupy the idle land, to cause the valleys
to smile with rich harvests, to make
the hills resound with the tread of
numberless herds and hocks, are
needed.
The Sherman Register is not invested
with the power which Burns wrote
about. 1t sees the vices of Galveston
and not those of Sherman when it say:
that "Galveston needs local option
| badly. The citizens of the ninth ward
in Galveston had meeting to nomi
nate candidate for alderman. Tom
Collins was unanimously nominated
Major Tevis and Colonel Flournoy then
demanded that Uncle Tommy should
"set 'em up" and the crowd, giving
three cheers for Uncle Tommy, joined
in the demand. Uncle Tommy marched
off for the bar room like q little man,
with the ninth ward at his heels, and
all the boys got hilarious over Uncle
Tommy's promotion. John Hand, o.
the Meas, participated, and it is nc
wonderland his paper hangs fire or
local option"
The necessity for narrow gauge
road and for a broad gauge moral re
form are illustrated by the statement
of the Lampasas Dispatch, which says
''that more work has been done in oul
county this winter than at any previou:
time. Many Of our farmers have theil
lands all ready for the planting, only
waiting for the spring to open. About
one-third more land will be put IN cul
tivation than ever before, and better
system of farming has been intro
duced. We want TO see our rich val
leys all teeming with the luxurious
crops which only need the energy anC
labor of active hands to develop
When the support of a country is
made in the fields, then, and not til
then, will plenty, peace, prosperity
law and order prevail"
Four men, Iayb. Lovojoy, Nat. Ar
mold, Geo. Ware and VIM. Tinker
have been arrested, charged with com
piicity in the murder of Horrell a
LampasaS, and examined before Judg,
Matthews. Mayb. Lovejoy was dis
charged for want of proof OF Implica
ton, but Arnold was required to give
a bond of $4,000: and Ware ana Tinker
$4,000. Tinker, failing to give security
was committed to Jail. The other:
promptly made their bonds. Higgin,
has not yet been arrested although the
officers of the law and the brothers o.
Horrell were in hot pursuit, until they
ascertained that he was backed by
| formidable force of cowboys. 1t now
remains to be seen which party will
triumph, Higgins or Horrell. War tC
the knife will doubtless be theil
motto.
The Luling Commercial Reporter say
that when the railroad passed beyond
that place, away went the whisk
heads and tramps, and there ''wert
left permanent, legitimate business men