The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

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oerchsd on the shirts OF the Dallas
boys.
The millers Of North Texas have
made up purse of $120 as q premium
for the best sample Of Texas WHEAT on
exhibition at the Dallas fair next DC
tober.
A Fort Wayne Qnd.) editor writes
to his paper that Texas is over-stocked
with gentleman loafers, and that their |
road Ii q hard one to travel here a.
elsewhere.
Ed. A. Labbaite walked out OF the |
Lampasas jail without any trouble and
is now at large. he relieved one other
prisoner and took along with him the
jailor's arms.
In Cooke county Mediterranean
wheat is turning out twenty seven or
twenty-eIght bushels to the acre, while
the May wheat makes thirty to thirty
tour bushels.
The Cresset desires to know why
high rents prevail in Austin while
many houses are vacant. We would
respectfully refer this matter to the
property-holders.
The working men of Galveston held
a meeting upon the subject of convict
labor the other day, and be it related
that Tom Ochiltree was present as an
honorsd member.
The Galveston Meas thinks the peo-
pie of Galveston may save time and
trouble AMI make DEGREES more bind
ing by applying for divorce st Austin
instead of in Utah.
From all points comes the statement
that farmers are in excellent spirits.
Throughout the broad State there will
be plenty and to spare at prices that
every body can afford.
The Pittsburg Magnet tells it that q
contract has been consummated by
which the East Line Road will be Quilt
f.n..- n--e--a-ia ~ rftlsburg by the
fifteenth of October next.
J. Clymer writes that the crop pros
pect in Backbone Valley eau be put
down as follows: Wheat and oats
very good; cotton good, but lste; corn
good, but needing rain.
Denton county is going to vote upon
the hog law, and if adopted 1t Is prob
able that Rutabsgs j. may be placed
under such restrictions as to force him
out of the community.
In San Antonio church the colored
"sisterin" disputed on some point OF
faith, which resulted in a wool pulling
spree that reduced the price of curled
hair mattresses in market.
J. W. Throckmorton, F. E. Piner,
John J. Good, j. NJ. Hurt and CAPT.
Silas Hare, says the Monitor, are spoken
of as probable candidates for Congress
in the summer Of next year.
The completion of a harrow gauge
railway from Columbia. on the Brazos,
to the town of Wharton, on the Colo
RADIO, is regarded as fixed fact. The
distance is thirty-eight miles.
All over Texas, on the Fourth OF
July, the greatest patriotism was man.
lfested. Let those of the North who
would doubt it read the local reports
of how this day was celebrated.
l Six columns of solid nonpariel adver-
tisements of Harris county property to
be sold for taxes appears in the Hous-
ton Telegram, as much more appears in
the Age, twelve columns in all.
The Dallas Mail ridicules Sunday
law tt at would discriminate between
9 A. NJ. to T. NJ, and let the devil be
turned loose during the other hours oil
the day that should be kept holy.
The section of country about GolIad
has recently been blessed with an
abundance of rain. Grass is better than
at any other time this year, and stock
on the prairie is IL fine condition.
The four solid men of Brenham
weigh 1881 pounds. Their respective
weights were 284, 260, $50 and 29s.
VIII the Waco Examiner tell the
weight of the solid man of its town2
The news from Gonzales, Dewitt,
Goliad and Victoria counties in rela
] 49, AL-z,----y-~.s.s ocGng sape-
rior to anything in former years.
The Bonham Ne,cS thinks that il
Col. Hlnkle and Corporal Pomeroy
are samples of men whom the railroad
companies select to write up our state,
somebody is sadly deficient in judg-
ment.
If Tom Bowers will come over to
Austin we will engage to secure him
that gallon of "old peach" f1r which
he is spelling; or name the next
Governor and prove it and We'll ship it
instanter.
A case has just been decided before
San Saba justice as to the ownership
of cow. The judgment of q jury
was $14 so, and the cause was on trial
for two days, and cost probably ten
times this sum.
A four year old child of Mr.. Mar
tin, of Taylor county, formerly resi-
dent of Lampasas, had been lost, at
last accounts, for five days, during
which time the most diligent search
has been made.
There is movement on foot in Llano
county to move the county seat from
the town of Llano to the land of Mr..
James Johnston, on q branch of the
Perdinales, fifteen miles from the pres
ent county seat.
A squad of negro soldiers lately
raided into c poke county looking after
illicit distilleries, and are reported to
have acted thanefully and brutality.
Their conduct IS being Investigated by
the grand jury.
Emigrstion from California to Texas
is noticeable. Lately numbers of peo-
pie have taken this course, and much
stock, especially sheep, is being moved
across the country to the east side of
the Rio Grande.
Bailey. the desperate who killed
Deputy Marshal Greene in Comanche
county, was discovered by his pur-
suers in Bell county and killed. This
news has been received at Marshal
Purnell's office.
The irrigated farms on the Leona, Frio
and Sabinal, in Uvalde county, are
producing fine crops of corn, sugar
cane, wheat, barley, oats and vege-
tables. The drought causes q failure
on the lands not irrigated.
Mr.. Walker, living near Hutto sta
ton, in Williamson county. raised this
year an average of 102 bushels of oats
to the acre and thirty-six of wheat.
The crops generally in his Reighbor-
hood were near these figures.
What's the matter with Hannah up
at Depison is that at q baby show ON