The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-04

the first degree. 1t is the first death
penalty in the county since the war.
A negro fend at Houston treated a
colored girl to croton oil in dish OF
fried eggs, and the girl is probably
dead. The rascal has been arrested.
Fort Worth city scrip is worth eigh.
teen cents and the mayor and his pals,
if dishonest, can get rich out of these
facts. They know what and when to
pay.
Brother John, of the Christian Id.
gOcate, has somehow soured on poetry.
We don't believe he would print q
moderately good hime at twenty cents
line.
The Journal is we'll sustained, and
it is right that this is so, for CLAW
county and Northwest Texas has in il
Jealous advocate ard untiring repre-
sentative. >,
The Washington correspondent OF
the Galveston NetsS says: IN. N.
Brewster, Esq, internal revenue agent
at Austin, Is here looking out for his
threatened scalp.
High tariffs on the Sunset Route
have led merchant of San Antonio to
ship $50, 900 pounds of hides gia Aus
tin and thence over the international
railroad East. r.
The Dispateh of the fourteenth inst.
was received at the STATESMAN office
on the twenty-seveDth, and vet the
mail comes through from Lampasas to
Austin in one day. ..r
Nobody could imagine how densely
populated the country must be around
Cuero, who has not read the tax sale
list now appearing in the goodIy Bul-
tetiR of that town.
The BrOrn County Banner says it is
about conceded that an entire new deal
in the election of State officers will be
the order. 1t wants John Y. Rankin
elected Comptroller.
Mr.. j. Ii. Stark, of Crockett, was
Jailed from his bed early in the morn
ing, and when he went TO the window
to answer the summons was shot. He
lived but a few hours
Boys and evil disposed persons
should nt~east h-p.,e4 saw ii proroy
woman almost break her leg by maxi
ing slip few days ago.
Ben Butler, not Spooney Ben, but a
colored namesake of his, was found
dead near Sandy Point. in Brazoria
county, the other day. The top of his
head had been blown off.
Sherman people that read the Regis
ter are most indignant, and SO declare
in public meetings, that the city faith
ers propose to erect water works when
everybody takes their'n straight.
The Inquirer compliments the law
givers of Gonzales county on their de-
vOtion to the cause OF temperance. II
says the community owes the adoption
of the prohibition law to their efforts.
The Telegram says that if the people
of Breckenridge, as they spell 1t,
named their town for the illustrious
Kentuckian, John c., they should spell
it with an ii" in the second syllable,
as he did. r5Ii. .ss-
The Ball says that A. D. Stryker,
just from New Jersey, is engaged in
organizing the loyal league in Falls
county under the name of greenback
clubs. He is trying to stir up political
feeling against the whites.
The gamblers at Denlson have pre-
vailed upon the city council to reduce
the fine for gambling from twenty five
dollars to five, which Is equivalent tC
five dollar license, and entirely salts
factory to the fraternity.
Mrs. D. B. Culberson has gone tC
Washington, and is accompanied by
Miss p. ]. KImbal, Miss Bette Hughes,
Miss Susie Scott and Miss Lizzie Ron
nell, all of Texas. They have been
named the "Texas bouquet"
One paper says the STATESMAN killed
Alderman Markley. Judge Tegener,
after much deiberation, asserted thai
MIR. Male did it. and now the Odd
Fellows and Masons have 'sResOlced'
that Divine Providence did it.
A. E. Judge, late of Austin, and fol
some time superintendent of the gas
works, has made a proposition to the
city council OF MARSHALL to build sys
tenn of gas works for that city. Tn,
proposition has been accepted.
The cattle men of Northwest Texsl
organized at Henrietta the other day
They are going TO look out for their in
forests, stationing agents at the Rec
River, crossing and at Fort Sill anC
Reno to stop the illicit driving of cat
tie.
In 1880 Mr.. A. Alley, living on th,
Colorado river, where Alleytown nov
stands, planted some apple seed
brought from Missouri, which came
up, grew, made trees, and in due time
bore fruit, and have-been bearing evel
since. sfa,.s.l.r.s ~. ..r.ta.E
The BaRSer- says peach and plum
trees IN Washington county are liter
silly loaded with fruit, ana should I
frost not come the yield viii be tho
heaviest known since the war. And
thus IL is In Travis county, and every.
where else in Texas -
The Express deyotes column to an
exposition of modes which might be
employed to prevent oyeiflows Of the
San Antonio 1veT. Why not add q
little more water to whisky toddies
over there and thus control the food
tide OF the boister0us streamf
Another signer of the Texas Declara-
ton of Independents is reported-to be
alive, making four. in al. The last
one reported is Hon. VIM. c. Cfaw-
ford, now Of Pitfsbufg. Camp county.
The others are C. B. Stewart, EDWIN
Waller and $. w. BlppRt- ~
Mr.. Lockridges OF Washington
county, planted SIX sGcs of-wheat as
an experiment. II Is growing beauti-
fully, and with . good season Will
yield WE'LL He i well pleased with
the experiment, and thinks Whest wa
produces well IN Wa,hEngton to6aSy.
The BaAaer says s.ssp 9er. 81 ppossd
IN have been = track band Or railrpad
lAborer. wss numbered Oh rte t1llfpad
betWeen HesHpzls1d 1z1 Wa1lsr Sta
i1on. The body Was fornd "a sbrI>