The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17
Tex.-Fac,s ana Fane,es.

Free schools are contemplated in
! Ennis.
The State election takes place on the
first Tuesday IN November.
A number of persons from Illinois
are settling in Fort Bend county.
The new Jail at Cuero has been COM
pleted. 1t is q handsome stone etruc-
| ture.
The body of Howard, horribly mu-
tilated, has been recovered from a
well and buried at FL Paso.
The people of Smith county are
fighting the subsidy to the Houston
and Great Northern Railway.
1t is very funny that the fellow is
always crooked who takes his'n
straight. They catch fish with Mar
tin.
The Mexican dollar is worth in Lon
don in gold 90 $500 cents, and vet it
is discounted ten per cent. IN paper in
Texas.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Bryan win be able to &C
commodate a few more boys in Feb
rusry.
The Victoria AdUocote cautions Texas
editors not to take too much stock in
Master Lang as guberRatorial as
pirsnt.
The Signal has made its appearance
at Luling. 1t is handsome sheet and
reflects credit upon the community in
which it is published.
Castroville has been incorporated as
city, and has had an election of mu-
nlcipal officers, and the Era trotted
out its ancient rooster.
Moses Austin Bryan, postmaster at
BRENNAN, was Interpreter for Sam
Houston when Santa Anna was taken
prisoner at San Jacinto.
Harry Hill killed W. r. Claxton at
Richmond because the latter was af-
fected by contraction and couldn't set
tie his rent bill promptly.
The cotton seed oil factory at Dallas
is progressing rapidly. As many as
one hundred men are sometimes en-
ployed upon the building.
Guadalupe is one of the best stock.
raising counties in the State. Much
fine stock has been introduced and re-
suits are highly satisfactory.
The Register insists that Sherman is
bigger place than Waco; but then
Martin always goes double, and some
times sixteen ways for Sunday.
Tne Herald says work has been pref
ty well suspended of late upon the
Denison and Southeastern Railroad in
consequences of severe weather.
Texas editors are trying to settle the
question about hell. They'll find out
all about it when they try to dead-head
their way by Peter at the golden gate.
The ralas Commercial thinks one
cause of SO much commercial failure is
that commercial travellers have over
done the thing in pressing purchasers.
The subscription committee for the
Galveston and Santa Fe Railway has
visited every business man in Calves
ton, and so far has raised only $62, 600.
The Waco Epamiaer is the organ of
the Changers, and it declares that the
nomination Of Lang for governor Will
not interfere with the Democratic |
party.
Little Bull,n the Indian that was
captured by the rangers, and who was
kept in Austin for short time, has |
died of consumption in the peniten-
tisry.
The Monitor declares that the hog |
Law has proved q blessing for Denton
county. Much more land is being i'm
proved and the best breeds of hogs are
adopted.
Major Walters relatives have instr |
tuted suit for $50, 900, instead of $s5,
600, against the Central railroad, in |
consequence of his death at the hands |
Of the road.
New Brannfels had population of |
1000 before its wooden mill was estab- |
lished- II now numbers 5000, and
this one industry alone has caused the
increase.
Martin is the only man IN Sherman
who can successfully navigate Its
streets His head goes shifting along
over the sea Of mud precisely - though
II were chat.
Texas papers are now trOtting out
their big hogs. Dallas is ahead 90 FAR,
claiming a hog that weighs $50 pounds.
Denison follows suit with . sa0At that
weighed SOS net.
The Waller county Cosrier COM
planned Of the star chamber couits, and
erngatulates the commonly that |
%udge BaEkhart's district court viii
not Be Of this SORT.