The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-10
The Galveston and santa Fe Rail-

The Galveston and Santa Fe Rail-
road Company has forty-five miles of
completed road and money enoug b to
build five more, while one hundred
miles are needed.
Houston, noted for its gay and gen.
erous society, had glorious time on
New Years day, and the subsequent
Wednesday was drag1d through with
its consequences.
The Telegram says the heavy SHOWS
in North Texas and the Balkan Noun
tains will delay operations on the Gulf
Santa Fe Colorado-Sitka-Moscow and |
Constantinople Railroad.
Over sixty men are engaged in put
ting up the Williamson county court |
house. 1t will be a handsome struc
ture and is to be completed By the |
first of September next.
Nine inches OF snow meant nine fin
| gers of whisky to the mass of the
good people of Dallas. The Snow fall
was windfall to the bibulous popula-
ton of the thirsty town.
Lieutenant Governor Wells Thomp-
son rode to Houston on horseback,
and when he got there he looked, says
the Telephone, like Colorado farmer
just of of big cow-hunt."
Colbert's Station, over in the Terri
tory, is fast becoming a regular Graf
ma Green. Thither all North Texas
couples go and get married when there
are obdurate ''parients" at home.
1t was stated yesterday that an agent
of the Cuero aud Indianola road was
engaged in selecting sites for depots
and fixing the general route of the
extended road south of Austin last
week.
Sheriff Llpscomb,eR Fannin county,
has arrested and jailed Ben Hadley
and Diomede Powell, negroes, who
murdered q saloon keeper named
Reinecke, at Gla3ewater, on the Texas
Pacific.
The Dispatch was never satisfied
about the manner of leasing the peni-
Tertiary to Burnett & Fitzpatrick, but
does not want to believe that the Gov
ernor acted improperly in making the
lease.
The Cuero Bulletin thinks, Western
Texas deserves more consideration in
| the next gubernatoria, race, and the
San Antonio Herald is satisfied that If
there is unity of action it may name
the next Governor.
A party of engineers have just re-
turned from surveying the New Or
leans railroad between Orange and
Brashear City. Railroad communlca-
ton between Houston and New Or
leans is regarded as certainty.
Ben. Franklin, not the great scien
tist. but colored namesake in Fannin |
county,, shot off gun to brighten w.
P. Conner, which not being appreciat-
ed, Conner replied with pistol in |
earnest, and poor Ben. Is no more.
Jesse Roscoe killed his eighth man
at Corsicana the other day. His VIC
TINS name was Harry Lackey, when
he approached in saloon and shot |
without warning. Capt. Sparks went
in immediate pursuit of the murderer.
In Brazos county, on Christmas day, a
negro man was arrested for being too |
noisy. He ran from the officers and
was consequently shot to death. The |
Jury could not find out who shot at
him, though eight or ten shots were
fired.
The Palestine NeU Era thinks that if
George Washington lad been Dick
Hubbard he would have jumped up
and wrote letter to the newspapers,
proving that the hacking of that tree
was a perfectly legitimate transac-
tion."
The Prairie Farmer, published at
Chicago, says that the result of the
late excursion to Texas will be that
many people will come to Texas in
consequence of representations of re-
sponsible parties who have seen for
themselves.
Denison has two railroads and two
on paper, and of the two genuine high
ways one is only an extension of the
other. But it looks we'll and excites
''infantile wonder" to say 'we have
four great trunk lines terminating
here" 1t makes Murray strut anna
zingly.
The story that Commodore Morgan
has bought the road from Houston to
Galveston, and will transfer the iron to
the Cuero and Austin road and thus
make Austin and Clinton magnificent
cities, is credited even in Galveston.
In any event the Ci01lian says the
rumor prevails in Galveston.
Kyle Terry, of Fort Bend county,
while under arrest at Houston, pulled
out his pistol and deliberately fired at
Officer Nolan, who was walking along
the street with him. Nolan would
have made short work of Terry had 1t
not been for interference. As it was,
no one was hurt.
The population of Mexico is COM
posed as follows: Spanish pure bloods
500, 600, Spanish half-breeds 2, AIS, 900,
Indians, fuil-blood, 5000, 600, negroes
and Mongrels 25, 900. These are pleas
ant figures to contemplate, and will
show the war party in in Texas what
may be gained by war with Mexico.
The predisposition of whisky and
water to mix anyhow, even unaer the
most unfavorable circumstances, is
shown in the fact that one hundred
people at Fort Worth have been
drowned in the Trinity river. The
Fort Worth Democrat states the fact,
but not the inference. Its modesty
forbids.
Ranger" at Rio Grande City, haV-
ing been over on the other side of the
river looking at the Mexican forces,
writes that quite half of the Mexican
sol iiers he had seen were under guard.
''They are herded." he says, ito and
from water just as we do horses.
Some time since, at New Laredo, the
guards brought q bunch of soldiers
down to the river to drink"
Capt. John d. Claiborne, correspond
ing secretary of the Terry Rangers,
states that the history of the regiment
is now being written by Col. Gustave
Cook. He asks for all information
at command; also that those who have
subscribed to the monument fund pay
up. Funds-and also information may
be sent to Capt. Claiborne at Calves
ton.
The Marshall Herald says: sour
worthy Senator Hon. S. B. Msxey was
one of the four Senators who acted
with Conkling and the extreme Repub-
licans in rejecting the New York ap- I
pointments. This, it occurs to us, was |