The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-11
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Governor Hubbard is going to Roui
Rock to address the Odd FelIosl
there. s
Robert NJ. Jackson. of Anders{ @
county, is asked to run for the Legi !!
lature.
Brick Pomeroy, so far, has failed . ;
get control of the Register or Courier
Sherman.
The blind Tiger" So the Headlisl ,
says, has left Round Rock and gone, )
Georgetown to run Gnst Qurious's 7 :
per.
Twenty-six:bills have been found /
the Williamson county grand jul
against those who disregard the law r
prohibition. y.
The Waco bar held a meeting in ops
position to the Galveston plan Of re.
districting the State into Federal juI
dIcial districts.
The Central, International and Sun
set route railways will carry firemen
and their apparatus to the Waco Mai
Fest free of charge.
Booth, lately convicted in Liberty
county of murder in the first degree,
has been placed in the Galveston Jail
to await his execution.
A dwelling house in Round Rock
belonging to Mr.. Anderson, of Aus
tin, was destroyed by fire on the fourth
instant. Loss 5000; no insurance.
The Mexia Ledger is In favor of a
regular old fashioned Democratic coun-
ty convention and nominations for
county officers in Limestone county.
The Neso Era says that ''when Gov
ernOr Hubbard took q pinch of DR..
Ilse's snuff, Lindale and Tyler Ike to
have sneezed themselves to death"
"We," of the Fayetts County Re
cord, has been stung in the eve by a
bee, and ''we'uns" would have all the
other ones know the interesting fact.
Downs wants to be Lieutenant Gov
ernor. He claims it as farmer, and
just now the Examiner talks SO pref
tily TO the worthy people who till the
soil.
A grand assemblage Of Odd Fellows
will be held at San Antonio on the
twenty-sixth of April, the purpose be-
ing the dedication of a new Odd Eel
lows hall.
In Red River county there were 49,
600 acres of university lands. They
have all been sold, and the probability
IS the fund has suffered by hasty legis-
lation on this matter.
San Antonio is 20 have a grand bull
and lion fight on the seventh. The
hon, sold George is a real man.
eater, having killed his keeper some
two years ago In Tennessee.
Every paper In the State has had
say about the race for G. 'vernor except
the Jefferson Jimplecut5. It keeps
quiet, says the Fort Worth Democrat,
on this as on all other questions.
A subscriber writes: ~ consider
the STATESMAN the peoples honest,
intelligent friend, ever ready and will
ing to aid in sustaining = good gov
eminent by whomsoever administered.
Too fine fish and too many fisher
men are the causes of much disappoint- |
ment among the disciples of Isaac |
Walton in many portions of the State.
The fish commissioner should Oe con-
suited.
The sheep near Taylorsville are ma
king ready for shearing. 1t is said
that there are more sheep within a cir
cult of ten miles of that place, than in
any other section of its size in the
State.
The bar of North Texas is very much
in favor of third United States Judi
cial district being established by Con
gress. They meet in every county and
Congress in trnlv AnnA-i
The wise doctors, at San Antonio,
concluded they would show their
architectural skill, and hence a COM
mittee was appointed to plan the con-
struction of houses for the preservation
of health.
Pedro A. Valdez alias Winker was
seen to pass through Ma'amoros few
lays ago. This willy Mexican, we'll
known in Western Texas, has ingra-
tiated himself into the favor of the
Diaz government.
The Fort Worth tradespeople are
Justly enough exercised over the dis
count placed by the banks upon Mexi-
IAN dollars. They are intrinsically F;
worth even more than the ''dollar of
he daddles." l
The T'esaS Sentinel has made its ap-
1earance at Brenham. It is a weekly.
ull of excellent reading matter, and
If fine Typographical appearance, pub
ished by F. r. Garrick, and edited by
J. G. Spann.
The Mai Fest at Waco promises to
De magnificent entertainment. They
sill erect a dancing pavilion capable
If seating 5000 people, to c. st $1,000.
large prizes will be offered to be com
,eted for.
Halls command have not been paid
or six months and the Rockport Tran
cript appeals to the people of South :
western Texas for funds to keep the
organization in the field until the Leg
stature meets.
A young man named Jeffers, who .
ives near Zion Spring; is missing. As :
he was a dangerous witness against
ome parties residing on the Dry Sala
10, it is suspected that he has been
made away with.
The Ne,o Era is right when it advo- ]
Gates capital punishment for horse 1
tealing. A horse thief always antIcI 8
,stes taking life, and does so when it
'ecomes necessary in the accomplish I
nent of his calling. I
Congress has passed bill for the re-
ief Of the heirs % David G Burnet,
he first President of the republic of 9
Texss, the claim ($i500) being for the 1
imber used in 1S49 for the cons'ruc- c
ion of Fort Lincoln. I
Bill Longley says there was always
park of Christianity in his bosom, and
hat it has kept him from doing many :
lad things. He complains about the ;
preachers not coming to see him, when
lis soul needs attention.
In the matter fNed B 10th, cow cted I
Il murder at Liberty, new trial Was
iverruled by the court and senterc' !
,assed upon HIM to be hanged ON the
irst Fndsy in septic next. No
ice of appeal was given. >
II. d. Watson, in the Houston jail !