The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-03
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'sI' {! Morris; colored lgamf of
Houston, and a preache. L the
blushing Miss Green to te mirage
altar; but he didn't green ne lsal su
thorities, who soon dIsoveTd lha'
his first love, duly blesse' wit malri
mony, lives in Brazoria so1Ey, ano
now this good man is ,andiate ior
Huntsville honors.
Two friends aud neigiboU Andre"
Thompson and VIM. Harnes eturniae
from Waxahachie to theIf homes iu
Ellis county, got into dispute riolng
along the road togethG, when inomP-
son called Haynes altar. Both as
mounted at once, ami Thompson, oe
ing armed, shot Hayes in the heso'
This was Christina Day affair.
The Lampasas Disatehj gives the re-
port of public meeting at LamPasas
in favor of constructing railway from
Waco to that place. 1t says: we
have never seen SO much enthusiasm
upon the railroad question as now ex-
isis, and if the fever keeps up at It's
present height the road will be oulit'
The money is ready for the charter,
and business men are actually engaged
in the enterprise.
A citizen of Pamela county writes to
the STATESMAN 81 wish to say that
the opinions of Bowers in regard to
Judge Reagan do not reflect the sehtf@
ments of the people of this county.
think his opposition to Reagan does
him good, and il 1t was not too bad
on Reagan l would suspect that the
Judge, knowing the value of Bowers's
opposition in making votes for him,
had arranged with him."
The San Saba Neaos has heard that a
man living in Llano, who lost his
horse, pursued, as he supposed, the
thief, and coming upon party OF
horsemen shot the one he thought was
riding his morse. 1t turned out that
he was mistaken in every assumption,
and yet If all this be true the jury
that sits upon his case will hardly
crack some other fellows neck to salts
fly an injured community.
The Pittston Pennsylvania) Gazette
says: cThose contemplating emigrs-
ton to Texas should heed the warning
of the Dallas (Texas) Herald, which
paints this gloomy picture Of the stu
alton there: 'EEerY fresh arriving
train but adds to the miserable multi.
tude that suffers, starves, and finally
fights its way back East again. Before
the door of every house there daily
begs a swarm that would sadden the
heart of satyr.'"
DR.. Ryan, OF Caldwell, Texas, pub
fishes card to the physicians of the
State asking them to sign petition to
Congress to take the duty off quinine.
He charges that the duty now levied
was at the instance of two Philadelphia
physicians, and that it is so heavy
none can be imported; and further,
that those physicians have an almost
complete monopoly of its manufacture
ia this country. He very properly de-
nounces the whole thing as swindle
and shame.
The Mason Nelos-Iten1 censures Gov
ernor Hubbard for the pardon of one
Durham, ga notorious horse thief" it
calls him who had been sentenced TO
the peuitentiary for five years. The
Necs- tan is probably too severe upoT
the Governor, and at least should net !
charge his pardon TO "bribery or peT7t
sonal Interest" IN connection with sbe
efforts bf wealthy relatives. Anyv1,
Durhap. got as far as Austin OF his
way t. Huntsville when he was par
doned-
Thi Neaos Item, in giving review
of ming prospects in Liam, county,
says pr. Smith has been sinking q
shafih half mile below be town OF
Liam, and after getting metal at dif-
fereft places In the lead has finally,
at fepth OF fifty oddfeet, found sill
verand copper in corside'sbls qusnti-
ty, and the oSe thus procured 10 very
practising. Ills lesA, as az present de-
vefbed, is decided BY all who pretend
tot knoH.anythlHs aboutsuch matters
tobe De best Prospect Jet opened.
Lsis ESTIMATED that at least two thou
:. "A -. = 4 -. ,.nur anramnad IN