The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-12-05

Denison to dispose of it.
The Democratic majority over Ham
man and Norton is set down at be-
tween 20, 600 and 75, 600.
Waco is soon to have a 5000, 900 cot
ton factory, employing many people.
What is Austin going TO DO about III
The Prairie Farmer pronouncus q
sample of wheat grown near San Anto-
MO equal to No. IN the Chicago mar
ket.
Houston is agitating the water sup
ply question. A proposition has been
made to supply the city at very low
! rates.
There are rumOrs of new railroad
lice into Texss from some point on the
Missouri Pacific, which Vanderbilt will
build.
Waco has rich man and poor man
candidates for mayor. The poor fellow
pleads his poverty as qualification for
office.
Gen. ]. S. Griffith, All admirable ger
tleman, has been elected superintend.
ent of the Methodist Sunday school in
Terrell.
Sim Carpenter, printer of Games
vile, whose family formerly resided in
Austin, killed himself by accident
while hunting.
Five men were found hung in the
| Yegua bottom last month. They were
supposed to be Goodnight and his rob-
Der companions.
Capt. Horatio Chriestman, of Barle-
son county, is dead. He was a sur
veyor in Stephen F. Austin's colony,
and was 81 years old.
A boiler of cotton seed oil mill eX-
ploded at Dallas Thursday, blowing a
boy through an open window and in
juring him. but not fatally.
On the twenty-seventh of Novem-
| Der Cayote rancho, sixty miles south of
Rio Grande City, was robbed OF $500
in money and other property.
John p. Moon, boy twelve years
old, held the gun that accidentally
killed Lewis Bryant, ten years of age,
whilo out hunting Mt Houston.
Major B. S. Walcott, of Honey
Grove, is no more. He was an early
settler IN Fanuin comfy aud became a
citizen of wealth and Influence.
The Houston fair was not success.
There was very slim exhibition and
very light attendance. The greatest
receipts on any one day was $3.50.
On the twenty-seventh ult. at Gal
weston there was the lowest tide eyer
witnessed there, all the small boats be-
ing left high and dry on the sand.
Nat Q. was here, but left without
being converted. We may, therefore,
breath easier now, for had Nat gone in
Gabriel would have blown his horn.
At Grcenville, Hunt county, a horse
with six legs ia an uncommon curl
Osity. The two extra legs protrude
from the pastern joints of the fore legs.
The Northeast sets up what 1t calls
an "achiDg void" in which it will
shortly publish the names of candi-
dates who fail to pay for their adver-
Using.
Lshn Jolly, living at Sandy Point,
In Brsznris county, was struck upon
the head with billet of wood by a
man named Nelson, from which death
ensued
The Israelites of Jefferson have q
Jewish butcher. The beef, according
to the Mosaic law, must rbe without
spot or blemish, and in every respect
marketable.
George SILVER, OF Ellisville, Illinois,
and children want it made known in
Texas that they anxiOusiy lock forward
to a reunion with Charlotte Sewer, the
wife and mother.
The fertile soil and genial climate of
the United States induced S0,G10 Can
adams to emigrate during the year
ending June so, 1873. Many of them
came to Texas.
Jacob Surbcr took on too much
whisky, and, lying down on the rail-
road track at Houston, handed in his
checks fer the final trip that winds up
all earthly career.
A desperate shooting ARRAY took
place near Marlin, in which one Hart
shot and instantly killed man named
Gray and wounded one Smith. The
murderer made his escape, as usual.
Young county is attracting much
immigration. 1t voted GO at the last
election, and now the grand jury and
other citizens petition the Governor to
prohibit the carrying of deadly weap-
ons.
Allen Pinkerton, the celebrated de-
tective, came down the Central the
other day. 1t Is supposed he is on the
lookout for Flaswell, the Bank OF Eng
land forger, who is somewhere in
Texas.
At Nsco the jury in the case of
Shirley v. the Central, found for the
plaintiff for $1Ol, 900, including actual
damages $54, O0l.O9, exemplary dam
ages $37, 500, reserved pei cent, etc,
$SJ0941.
The North Texas Conference of the
NJ. F. Church South convened last
week in Terrell. The body consists Of
100 ministers and 81 laymen. Bishop
Cleuner opened the session. Rev. w.
A. Shook is secretary.
At Dallas E. ]. Garner, indicted for
killing John Jones, was lately released
after a yesI's confinement in jail, and
mex. he was shot while sitting with his
family. Bill Jones, a brother of John,
is regarded as the guilty party.
Dr.. Graves was arrested at San Anto-
tonic for not reporting two cases of
small pox, which upon investigation
proved to be measles. But il didn't do
the pstienta any good. They would
die, small pox or no small pox-
Capt John Price wasn't assassinated
after all. BE only got shot IN the head
and was very bloody. aud such things
are too common to be seriously joked
about. II was all done in the dark at
the very sweet IOWA OF Hampstead.
The Morgan vessels have resumed
regular trips with cattle from Indianola