The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

poetical address of rare excellence
written by Mrs. W. Saunders to the
veterans of Texas.
The Ancient Son of Mars(e)s, recently
organized at Giddings, used 10 be the
fastest colts in that community. But
time sobers US all.
A committee of Dallas gentlemen are
preparing beautiful banner to be pre-
sented to Georgia as the banner Demo
cratic State of the Union.
DR.. Caskey answers Rabbi Browne
at Mckinney. Rabbi Browne says it
was the Romans, anu not the Jews,
that put Christ to death.
The Houston spiritlsts have fine
choir, regular meetings and seances,
and number 500 and take DR.. Wa:son's
excellent monthly.
TIE Migrants lodging house in Gal
weston is filled each night, and the
Oldest "rOosters" are ''sorted out" and
put on the chain gang.
DR.. A. G. Pendleton, an accom-
plished scholar and physician, OF Jack
son, Tennessee, proposes to make Aus
tin his future abiding place.
]. W. Taylor, at San Saba, shot and
dangerously wounded j. n. Estep. 1t
was all about dog, worth six and Il
quarter cents to starving Ute.
Rockport has one of the best and
most profitable tanneries in Texas. Its
skill was acquired by practicing on the
thick hide of the Transcript.
Comanche, having voted against
prohibition, is building a powerful
Jail" Folly in the one case is redeemed
10y proper foresight in the other.
Assistant Attorney General McCor.
mick prosecutes in the Thompson case
at Galveston. He is defended by F
c. Hume and Judge Joseph Lee.
The people say that the pastor of the
Baptist Church in Austin is preaching
sermons of wonderful force and elo
quence. His church is crowded.
Green peas in Galveston gardens are
six inches high, and other cold snaps
are coming from Boston, and the pea
will be snapped up by Jack Frost.
Savoy, suburb OF Bonham, is going
to have newspaper, a sort of branch
of the Messenger, a cold water paper
both as to baptism and local option.
Mrs. Cain runs first class hasher
at Corsicana; but neither her hash no
sausages are caInicular. She couldn'
do better if she were Abel-which i
queer.
The voters of Jasper county were al
most equally divided in the prohib
ton election held in that county. Pre-
hibition was carried by only fourtee
votes.
The Dallas Herald reasserts ever,
day the originality of that Frenc
John, the most famous citizen, by a
odds, of Dallas. He must be stuper
dously witty.
George Hirschberg, of Brennan, ha
the best filled cellars in those part
Hook, Burgundy and Rhine wines an
the native Juices of Texas sparkle
his cellars.
The Baptist Church at Waco turne
its pastor loose for a month ths
he might speak over the county on i
cal option. That church is wise,
it have wise pastor.
When the st. Louis Times calls fe
low, one Rev. Nash, of North Car
lima, Senegambian rutabaga, it meal
4 hot hn e
Grange, we reckon.
r The facts would make it seem S
but it is not the fact that whisky sho
are licensed that men may be prepare
for murder, and that the people MI
shoot and stab one another.
r An old and respected but whisk
drinking gentleman named Moore, e
l. deavoring to stab Mr.. league, w
shot and killed by this excellent la,
- yer at Millicen. Whisky. Whlsk
Smallpox prevails at Double Bayo
8 thirty miles from Galveston, al
Crooks thinks of going there that
= may be sung without a rival as he's
r devil of the ugly club of Texas.
IS Senterville near Lampasas is buildil
big school house and Mason's Lodg
IS These would attract population al
1t wealth and decency if there be no Phi
Higginses or rum holes in the vicinit
y Capt. ]. S. Pattie is pleased wi
4 the patriotism of the Patriot, and ps
it on the back, and would whack VIII
x ky, and thinks the country people C
IS clean out Martin and the tanglefoC
ers.
a The balloon man was in Georgeto7
e. last Saturday, and was going to ma
an ascent, but Nat Q. had just work
r. off the Record, and there was no G
:, to be had, and the other swell could
IL go up.
DR.. Sears, of the Peabody schc
: fund, visited the schools in Waco, q
u was examined by the Examiner; /
seemed somehow to bear up bravely
70 the majestic presence of Broth
as Downs.
Walter Wainwright trifed wi
in whisky straight at Sherman till
v own notions became so crooked Il
he cut his own throat. But Mar
h doesn't see the use of local option
Sherman.
The Leader advertises for sale lal
g. stock of ''iat paper" 1t has been t
rs ing TO get off a paper of that sort
some time, and should not waste
money in this useless advertising of
y peculiar virtues.
NJ The brightest genius that ever she
in Gainesville was extinguished
ne whisky, and the vote in that town
re prohibition YVES GOO and 81 against
1t was carried in CoryelI county
il three to one.
&c SwindIing life and fire insuran
companies are so numerous that {
e. whole business. save that done by
of and well known institutions, cam
be conducted in Texas with any
- gree of success.
: Callahan, of the Navssota Tab
i. was the staunch advocate of prohi
la- ton, and he voted for it, and '
;, caught within the hour twisting
~ cock of a whisky key in the bi
~ room of E. A. Miller & Bro.
IL Joseph franklin and eleven otht
il, good and lawful men, do find t
VI bill for defamation and the like agai
N, one Dan T. Morton, who recently
d. gineered newspaper called
ID THuHderJOlt at Galveston.
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