The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31
Solomon Turner, of BrowpwOOd,

Solomon Turner, of Brownwood,
has fifty-five foot well with thirty
three feet of water, with more water
in it than Dallas would use in q
twelvemonth.
The Dallas Commercial deems Voor-
hees q greater man than Hendricks. 1t
is in ecstacies about Voorhees, speech
on finances. The St. LOUIS Republican
does not like it.
Mr.. Brush, late OF Brush s. White, is
in Fort Worth to establish Mather-
Chandler system of water works in that
town. But the people there prefer
whisky straight.
The overturning of a stage loaded
with passengers near Eagle Pass, re-
suited in serious danger to all on board.
The accident was due to the drunken
ness of the driver.
President Diaz employs his idle ar
mics in railway building. The Inter
national should employ all that Austin
does not hire to build our narrow
gauge towards FL Paso.
Capt. Joseph A. TIvy, of Kerrville,
writes to the STATESMAN, denying TIE
statements made by it's informant that
there had been inaugurated q reign OF
terror in Kerr county.
The kaufman Times says Throck-
Horton's election to the Governor:
place is foregone conclusion. The
whole people are for him and he can't
refuse to be candidate.
Tom Bowers toots his little foghorn
for Hubbard. But Tom Will soon
quit. He can get no responses. The
dogs do not bark. They seem to fear
being led Of on a false scent.
The Waco Lyceum after thorough
discussion of the question, decide d
that the Inauguration o. Hayes was for
tunste for the South. The President
will be in ecstacies when he hears about
| it.
The preparations for the coming
Mardi Gras celebration at Galveston
are said to be on grand scale, and ii
will doubtless surpass anything of 8
similar kind that has ever taken place
in Texas.
The Examiner is the declared Grange
organ, and therefore takes Brother
Lang as its candidate for the Cover
nOr's place. 1t don't seem to be over
loaded either. 1t often fires blank
cartridges.
Lawrence Marshall, whisky crazy
negro of Bastrop county, got knocked
on the heSd and killed 10y his step-son,
who was trying to protect himself
against his assaults. II was accidental,
but fortunate.
The Rornsd Frog is published at Cen
ter, Shelby county, Texas. If il
crawled into females affections
wouldn't her blood run cold2 1t makes
cold chills creep over fellow to con.
template its charms.
The Dallas Htral2 states that the
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
| have begun the erection of a club room
at Marshall for the employees of the
road. 1t will contain hall, reading
| room ana library.
Capt. Charles F. White, late asses
sor of Galveston, has been sentenced
to two years in the peniteDtiary fol
collecting $175 occupation tax from &
Mr.. Dirmeyer and not paying the same
over to the treasurer.
G. W. Carter is greatly praised in
Texas for his speech on the virtues OF
Morton delivered In the United States
Senate by colored gentleman named
Bruce from Mississippi. Bruce Is q
very good declaimer.
The Guadalupe Times thinks the
Austin correspondent of the Nelot
knows about as much about who will
Iun for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor next fall "a a hog does about
respecting the Sabbath.
Ten thousand new settlers, it is
claimed, have been added to Coleman,
Brown, Shsckletord and Comanche
counties since the first day of Novem-
Der last. The majority of them are
people of good class.
President Gathright, of the Bryan
University. visited the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, and was well pleased with
the changes the buildings ana man
agement of the institution have under
gone in the past few moutbs.
The colored Methodists, of Bonham
will run a newspaper. The Melcs doesn't
seem bit scared because of this new
rival. Colored newspapers have never
prospered. Singularly enough colored
readers prefer white newspapers.
Mr.. E. R. Tarver, with the issue OF
January 1e, took leave of tie Suther.
land Sprays Chronicle. as he says,
with smile for those who hate and q
tear for those who love" Mr.. John
w. Callahan succeeds Mr.. Tarver.
A large number of farmers have been
arrested in Milan county for selling
tobacco to their hands without license.
Three hundred indictments have been
issued for nOn-payment of the dog tax.
The officials are allowed $40 fee in
each case.
Amado Palacios, clerk in saddlery
establishment in Corpus Christi, &C.
cused of being an accomplIce in steal
ing saddle from his employer, was ar
rested, and while his captors were TAX
ing him back to Corpus he commit ed
suicide by shooting himself.
W. A. A., better known to novelists
as "Big Foot" Wallace, is on a visit TO
San Antonio. After thousand from
tier adventures, he is now an old man
and has settled down on the Chicon
river, where he tills small farm for
vegetables and kills game for his meat.
The Bastrop Advertiser would make
it appear that the revenue collector
for this district would sustain himself
by endorsement from Bastrop county,
where everybody seemed to be for Bob
Campbell. Washington is the place
where those official troubles finally are
settled.
Mr.. j. N. Bartholow, the racy local
of the Sherman Courier, has severed
HE connection with that paper.-A0e
T-Auolias, a. this direOrion, ne Is racier
now than ever. He was always fast
and now moves with velocity con-
stantly accelerated and is the raciest
Bohemian in Texas.
The Age says: George E. johnson,
Esq, of Chicago, is at present stopping
al the Hutchins House, and tiads q
light difference in the temperature. !"
We suppose he wzs taken suddenly
from the garnet down into the kitchen.
But what they do these things for at