The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

VIZ S'SniuCauI signs OF Tn
times is that shops for renovatinc an,
; repairing old clothes are becOmin
quite numerous in Texas.
The circular saw at Hampstead mus
must be chawing up better steaks thai
usual of late. The Messenger grow
.fatter and juicier each week.
We had no news last evening of tn
capture of the train robbers at -Alal
station, six miles south of Mckinney
IN Old Rutaoaga's immediate vicinity
The Round Rock Headlight is op
posed to conventions for making ccun
ty nominations, while the Georgetown
Sun takes the other view of the case.
r. B. McEachern, through the Texa
Observer, addresses touching verses t.
Robert Jones, of the Blind Asylum
There are three or four excellent verse
among the zen.
The Mexia Ledger says, "Governol
Hubbard is completely shelved." 1
was when she went to the cupboard t.
give her poor dog bone that she wa.
slowed away.
They propose to make Lieut.. Arm.
strong, whom we have been reading
about, high sheriff down at Cuero
Everybody in these parts will vote fol
one-half of him.
Clay county will hold an election on
the sixteenth of March to permanently
locate the county seat, and thereby
terminate the squabble between Cam
bridge and Henrietta.
King Fisher, John Merritt and two
other prisoners succeeded in cutting
their way out of jail at Castroville.
Merritt was shot and the others surren-
! dered.
j. +. Agnew, who would be city
marshal at Sherman, is of good honest
South Carolina stock. His grandfather
died In Pickens county, Alabama, full
of years and honors.
The scarcity of candidates is some
thing astonishing. The Goliad Guard
says they are thick as blackberries,
when there is not blackberry in Tex
as. But the Guard is always guarded
III us expressions.
We didn't hear that the Bonham
Ne,cS had baby. but it says that those
fellows at Huntsville and he of the
Marlin-spike who think they have the
prettiest wives and children in Texas
have never been in Bonham.
To give Gin and fierceness and force
to his paper, Mr.. Crook, of the Sher-
man Courier, now employs Mr.. Furey
on its pages. Martin will now write
even more furiously and frantically.
Competition Is the life of trade.
Tom Taylor was killed on his cattle
camp near Oakville on the fourteenth.
His body was found with several bull
let holes in it, and he was evidently
killed while asleep. The Mexicans in
the same camp declare they heard no
shots fired.
Judge Reagan says he is not a candi-
date for Governor, and will not be in
the approaching canvass; that he be-
lieves he can do more good in Congress
than anywhere else, and prefers to re-
main there while the people are salts
fed with him.
The Pleasanton Journal tells that
Old Mrs. Horton, residing in Atascosa
county, was burned to death a few
days ago. Her clothes accidentally
caught fire and before the flames could
he extingushed she was beyond all hu-
man aid.
Mrs. d. T. Disney, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, now in this city, will give 500,
she authorizes us to say, for the resto-
ration of the "Twin Sisters" the brass
field pieces used by Houston at San
Jacinto, to their place in the State
House at Austin.
Comptroller Darden decides that the
agents and sub-sgents of the American
Tract Society are not pedlers under |
the laws of Texas, and therefore have |
to pay no tax or license in this State.
The decision of the Comptroller to |
this effect is before US.
Patents granted to residents of the |
State of Texas, bearing date of Janu-
airy 22, 1878, as reported by Paine s. |
Grafton, Washington, d. c., were to
Jacob Backer, Rose Hill, combined |
wrench and saw set; and to Franklin |
B. Walton, Dallas, lubricating process.
The force of the ruling passion is
shown in the case of three men who
were stricken lifeless by lightning
while Oh the read rom Bolton to
Round Rock with cotton. The cotton
.ook fire, and their resuscitation was
'nly equaled by the case of Lazarus.
Mr.. G. Il. Morgan, of Cedar creek,
3tstrop county, writes about a wonder
II nature that has made its appearance
q those parts. 1t Is a chicken with
our legs that thrives wonderfully well,
nd never tires, as it uses two pairs of
egs, and is generally the first at the
worm.
There will be q reunion of Howell's
Eleventh Texas Battery, Confederate
~ Bonham, Texas, on May
1878 Capt. s. Howell, the com
nsnder of this battery, is yet living in
Union City. Tennessee, and it is de
ired to have his attendance as well as
II the gallan, boys who survive.
Everybody loves his own and hates
he other fellows dog, aud the whole
ommuuity smiles when the average
district attorney gathers in an Y dol
Ar William because Bosses poll tax
sn't naid. But isn't it queer that the
thought dogs head worthy
{ a tax while their own were not.
The 7elPAOnS the v:vacious, bival-
ular. juicy paper Of Wsco, was so in
by the late fire that il apol-
gizes 10 its readers for appearing in
lie sshalf shell, in n roasted condi-
ion. Most people like them most
then thus cooked, and We confidently
redict that the Telephone will be nore
ought after than ever before.
A representative of the great German
of Galveston has been prowl-
AZ about Tyler for two weeks. He ,
as been investigating facts pertaining | /
D an issue of veraclty between the
Governor and the newspaper, and he I
as discovered great many 6lunders i
lade By his Excellency. The next /
1mber Of the Post viii tell il all.
Denison has had quite court senss
On. A Miss Leease has been on trial 4