The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-21


in population, and its crop prospects
are f1attering.
The Lamar Rifles are going to cele-
brate the twenty-second with parade
and grand ball.
The Bolton and Round Rock tele-
graph, ria Georgetown, wall be open
by the first proximo.
Caucussing and electioneering are
active in Hempstead, and the demand
for whisky increases.
A letter-writer says that Col. John
d. Morrison, late of Austin, has made
his home in Castroville.
Goliad county has remonetized sill
yer. 1t receives Mexican silver at par
in the payment of taxes.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Flouruoy, BROTH
er of Col. George Flournoy, died in
Galveston few days since.
DIR. Forbes has resigned the honor
that rested so heavily upon him-the
mayoralty of Round Rock.
The Bexar county poor house is well
managed, and is credit to the COM
munity in which it exists.
The Rockdale Messenger deplores the
death of T. M. Rowlett, one of the
best citizens of the place.
Mrs. Chanfrau has been delightipg
the people of Houston with her mas
terly rendition of the drama.
A case of smallpox is reported in
Waco. The subject is waiter en-
ployed at the McLelland Hotel.
1t is thought at Waco that Hon.
A. ]. Evans will he appinted Judge of
the North Texas Federal District.
The NeUs Echo forgets history when
it says Western Texas has never had q
Governor. Where did Davis hail from?
The law engagements of Col. ]. B.
Simpson will force him to decline the
commission to represent Texas at Paris.
Round Rock is so we'll supplied with
brass, that band must be organized
to utilize part of the staple commod-
ity.
The present session of Goliad Col
lege opened with $50 students. The
institution is credit to Western
Texas.
The proprietor of Thompscn's
bagnio In Dallas set $50 and a diamond
PIN as a price upon the VII tue of Flora
Marcy.
Senator Maxey is exerting himself to
have his bill passed establishing mill
tary posts along the course of TIE Rio
Grande.
S. M. Roberts, who killed his father
in law, Henry NJ. johnson, in Pamela
county, in 1872, was lately captured in
Florida.
The Galveston Greenback club burst
| ed up in row, it being impossible for
the body to lay down fixed set of
principles.
The Denison Herald has a colored
printer setting type in its Office and
| says he is good fellow and works
faithfully.
Numerous wheat fields in GOliad
county look most attractive. The
production of this grain is on its first
trial there.
The mayor and marshal of Hemp
stead were indicted 10y the grand jury
of Waller county for not breaking up
gambling.
Judge Booty has just adjourned dis
trict court at Henderson, after dis
patching great deal of work in a
short time. -,..
The Purim ball will take place in
BRENNAN on the nineteenth of March.
Everybody Is to appear en- nlasQue and
in character.
Waco would not vote for the school
tax. A majority of two-thirds was re-
quired, and, as commonly happens, the
scheme failed.
Colt is the name of the new evan
gelist endeavoring to Tray Dallas in a
mortar and kick against the pricks in
that sinful town.
Joseph Johnson, late postmaster at
Terrell, charged with cropkedness IN
managing his office, has lately been ar
rested in Kansas.
II anybody will start a paper mill we
will agree to run it month on good
poetry furnished for publication in
there prosaic pages.
The Pamela Waterman wants Hon.
B. III. Baker tn go to the State Legis-
lature. Mr.. Baker belonged to the
Fifteenth Legislature.
The people of Pamela county want a
free fight and no conventions. and Tom
Bowers says: "This might do, and
then again it mightn't."
The stock raisers of Goliad county
have made contracts at satisfactory
prices for all the beeves they can COL
lect by the first of April.
John Harkey, of San Saba county,
has died of wounds received In diff
Guilty about q month since with G. w.
Stevenson, who was killed.
Longley, the murderer. is to be sent
back 10 Lee county II pay the penalty
of the law. His case did not hold
water in the Court OF Appeals.
Carl Boehm has mysteriously disap-
peared from Castroville, aud the Era
thinks there's some strange develop
ments that will come out Of 1t.
S. Beekwith, Of Davis county. Mis-
souri,, against whom thirteen indict-
ments exist, hiss been arrested al Jacks
boro by an officer from Missouri
The bill before Congress provides for
four life saving stations on the Texas
coast, Galveston, Pass Cavallo, Mus
tang Island and Brazas Santiago.
The Waxahachie EaterPriss says that
Texas should be carved up into at least
ten States TO give the fellows who want
to held State positions chance
The.people about TexarkanA are so
much in need Of hight that a box of
Bibles, in transit, was broken open
there and its contents appropriated.
Two miles north of Henderson, on
the Great Northern Railroad, is very
fne pottery, which turns out most sK-
cellent stonewAie in large quantities.
Mr.. Joha P. Billingsley. OF Austin
county. Was beaten to death by negroes
In Washington county few days ago.
A Mr.. Allison vss also badly beateo.