The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-24

IN this State IL the law was vindicsted
by the hanging of faW gentlemen.
Our own people AMI the great world
abroad ought TO be taught that money,
family influence sud friends cannot
saEe murderer from the gallows in
Texas
Sam Houston Dixon is about to pub
lish book on the poets of Texas,
which will embrace biographies of w.
L. u. Weaver, John 3. Ransom. VIM.
II. Rhodes, Lolita c. Efnor, Nettie
Power Houston, Nary J. Young and
others more or less welded To the Lone
Star muse, with selections from their
pOetical works.
The Oldest couple living probably
are Mr.. aud Mrs. Robertson, of Mason
county, sged 103 and 103 years Ic-
specuvely. They were married eighty
two years ago. The husband never
swore but one oath, and never bor-
ro~ed money or gave his note, and
herein may be found the secret of his
long life.
Mr.. Z. E. Lott, of Arlington, Tar
rant county, while hunting, was acci-
dentally shot through the heart. He
died Instantly. The gun that did the
fatal work was In the hands of his
friend w. o. Middleton. Mr.. Lott
was respected member of society and
a devoted member of the Methodist
Church.
street drumming" IS Fort Worth
nuisance. The city merchants employ
clerks to operate upon the streets.
They arrest the course of ladies upon
the sidewalks in their carriages and
everybody is thus annoyed. The DEM
ocrat condemns it, and the leading mer-
chants are trying to bring about an
agreement that it shall be stopped.
Salt creek, near Fort Sill, at present
is q great resort foe Texas herds, but
the droTers are to be moved now to
give place to the fellows who GO up
Salt river on the fifth of November.
Hannah, Bentley and Still Will be
there, and yet, with all the longhorns
gone, there'll be an awful losing about
the heed of the sacred stream.
Sweet potatoes raised in Matagorda
county are carried to Rockport by sail
and sold TT so cents per bushel. A
narrow gauge railway from Austin
down the Colorado through Wharton
and Matagorda counties to Galveston
would insure such prices In both these
cities and there would never be a scare
ity of country produce.
A little son of Mr.. Loggins, OF San
Augustine county, aged eight years,
was smotheied in his fathers cotton
pen few days since. His father had
sent him to the pen on an errand, and
the lad not returning as soon as ex-
pected, search was made and he was
found IN the cotton pen with his head
and body covered with cotton.
A hash fiend at boarding house on
the hill left this sticking on his door.
1t is addressed to the servant girl:
''Daisy darling DO not wake ms
E-e the murphies you do peel
Ere y 1--WE chupp q The scraps and leayin's
| or our yes'er events meal;
| Wske me not tn pangful waitings-
| Do do not ser C me SO again;
| Eut " hen once the hash Is rea. v
| Gentle spirit, call me then"
DIR. B. F. Graves, the we'll known
druggist of Waco, died sunder susp:-
eious circumstances. He was the VIC
tim of poison, and it is believed by
many that the dose was Administered
by his wife, the object being to secure
several thousand dollars in his posses
sion, and yet the dying man said abe
did not do it. The matter creates a
great sensation IN Waco.
The other day we told of the COM
ing races at the State Fair, Of fifty
thoroughbred racers that would COM
pete with each other on the turf, and
now We are assured that for cattle,
horse, hog, sheep and poultry show
the Capital State Fair will be unsur-
passed. OF thoroughbred cattle alone
about 200 head will be shown for pre-
n ums.
Agrculturalists should he at the
Capital State Fair IN full force. They
will thus see all the latest improve
ments in farm machinery, and horses,
cattle, hogs and sheep that would de-
light any farmer. They will meet the
great breeders of stock, and by inter-
change Of views will be vastly benefit
ed. Every farmer in all the country
in reach Of Austin should be present.
Bible distribution in Texas by COL
porteurs and county agents in the
month of September: Families visited
by them, $500; families found without
the Bible, AIS; destitute families sup
piled, 372 destitute individuals sup
piled in addition, 1876 number of !
books sold, $50; value of books sold,
$484 90; number of books donated, |
329; value of books donated. $71.57;
amounts received from churches and |
individuals for the Bible cause, $50 90; |
days of service rendered, 273; number
of miles travelled on official duty, 3104.
Recently, near Jefferson, young |
Married couple were in bed with their
infant child. During the night the
young mother felt something strange |
on her foot, but thought nothing of it.
Ia the morning both parents were hor-
ror-struck at fading their child in the |
coils of rattlesnake with cold, Shiny
folds, forked tongue and glittering
eyes. Without thinking of alarming
the reptile the mother seized the child |
and snake 10 q twiukling and separated
hem. The little innocent died some
days after, supposed from a bite on the
hand.
Walter Brown G Sons monthly wool
circular, dated October /, quotes Tex
as wool in the New York market as
follows: Fine E istern, 30 and 20
medium Eastern, 20 and 90; fine Wes-
tern, II aud 90; medium Western, 10
aud IS; inferior, II aud 16. They say
there has been fair business doing in
Texas woods; but not sufficient to re-
duce the stocks as rapidly as most
holders would wish, and to effect sales
slight concessions have been made.
Woods of long staple (year's growth),
good condition and free of burrs com
mand full figures, as being the best
and cheapest substitute for Ohio and
other Western fleeces.
The Waco Telephone ssys: "Aud
now 1t is talked around town that Mr..
Pickett I've are unable to give his ini-
tials) is to be put in the field by the
Greenbackers of this city as candi-
date for city recorder against Mr..
Democratic nominee for
that position" II the Pickett above
mentioned IS James Pickett, who re-
turned to Waco from Bell county land
We presume that such Is the case) be is ,
an irresponsible Missouri carpet-oag-
ger. Such men seem to be the choice
Of that party everywhere. We imsg-
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