The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-08


would have more discretion used in
the appointment of deputy sheriffs.
They ride about with gigantic revolv-
ers. and shield themselves behind the
commission. The Banner says: "The
law regarding deputy sheriffs requires
every man appointed to take the oath
of Office and give bond, which must
be filed with the clerk of the county
court"
The Telegram says that when Buck
Walton, in his speech to the conven-
ton, got down to that part where he
said Hubbard was covered all over
with black spots" there was music by
the band, and all the elephants in the
mensgerie began to walk around.
De lion got his dander mp,
An like to broke de naiin'.
De eaI pints Kissed, de PAIN rs yelled,
TIL what Wid de fnssin'
Ye couldn't hardly hear de mate
| bossin round an cUssin.
Local option prevails in Burnet, and
when the tournament and barbecue
drew a great crowd thither there was
no drunkenness and not a fight. Pros
| ecuting attorneys and sheriffs and
criminal courts are little needed in
towns and counties where whisky
does not madden people. The extra
ordinary horsemanship of nineteen
competitors would never have delight
ed the people of Barnet if whisky had
blinded the eyes or unstrung the nerves
Of those horsemen.
The Age tells the truth under all cir
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the eclipse at Houston "Night's Sable
Goddess asserted her supremacy" and
that lamps had to be lit along the
streets, and that hackmen lighted their
carriage lights that vehicle might be
told from locomotive, and how the
chickens went to roost. But the most
natural part of the whole thing was to
see the old rooster of the Age, Dan by
name, going to his perch. 1t was over
at the "Bank," McGreggor's famous
institution, where the knowing cock
plumed himself during the darkness.
The first great robbery of Sam Bass,
who was killed st Round Rock the
other day, was that of the Union Pa
cific train at Big Springs, Nebraska,
Sentember, 1877, in which he was as
sisted by Joel Collins, Tom Nixon, Hoat-
ling, Jack DAVIS and anotber-whasa
$50, 900 gold, all of it in $50 pieces, of
California mintage, were secured. Col
Inns and HOatling were soon after killed
by sheriff's party in Kansas and $50,
900 recovered. Davis was soon after
killed at Mexico, Missouri, and $1O,-
600 more fell into the hands OF the
| officers and detectiyes
The San Antonio Herald concludes
lengthy editorial on the whipping post
as follows: "There is great deal of
sickly sentimentalitY INDUCED in about
the barbarity of the lash, but as re-
form school the whipping post is
regarded by many as first class insti-
tuition. Those who have seen Its effec.
tiveness in suppressing crime and the
cheapness with which it is conducted,
have but little patience with your SEN
timentalist, who will, ten to one, beat
his own child numerically for violating
home rule, yet will 60 into tears over a
william that is being decently chastised
for crimes against his country"
Crooks has lot of razor backed
hogs. He drove stakes into the ground
diagonally an inch a part, and thus
keeps them inside. What a phlloso-
pher is Crooksl If he had driven
down the stakes perpendicularly, or
made fence with cracks of the same
width, his hogs would have gone out
and been captured in the creek, where
they love to disport themselves this
hot weather, by Martin. Martin was
contemplating this result, and said, in
his paper, that he was going to catch
perch, when he was really gong to
fish for poor Crooks's ''shad"- bellied
swine. Then it was that Crooks, hav-
ing lost his hogs, said he knew they
were In Martins smoke house. There
is good deal of feeling about the
matter in Sherman.
The great lakes and the fountain
heads of the Mississippi and the Falls
of st. Anthony and Minehaha, en-
balmed in memory by poetical genius,
lie beyond St. Louis and that worlds
ninth wonder, the great bridge. The
best route thither from these
plains and cities of Texas lies
over the International, Texas Pa.
cific and Iron Mountain Railway. The
fright along the sea coast caused by
Orleans will drive multitudes to the
heights about Austin, while many will
seek security and repose over the Iron
Mountain road, even on the Northern
aud westArn shores of Lake Superior. |
Remember that the direct route to the |
East and to the great lakes is given by
the Iron Mountain road, whose presi- |
dent, Tom Allen, should be the next
United States Senator from Missouri. |
The STATEsMAN's report of changes |
in mail routes, ETC., for the weeks end |
ing July 20 and %, reported by A. N. |
Zevely, agent for mail contractors,
Washington, D. c., are as follows:
Route 3l0l3-Jejerson to Pittsburgh,
enlarged to embrace KelleysVille; route |
3l112-Texana to Hallettsville, in |
creased to three times q week; route |
S1113-Texana to Victoria, reduced to |
once week from August IS; route |
S1130 Wharton to Waterville, re- |
duced to once q week from August IL. |
POstofices established and postmssters |
appointed-CosauchG1, Jackson coun- |
~, l.. Garrett; Pilot Knob, Denton !
county, Emma Wilson; South BOsque,
mcLennsn county, (re-established) r.
II. Holmes; Walnut, Palo Pinto coun-
", ]. T. lowell. Discontinued-Eight |
Mile Creek. Harrison county; Miller's
Store, Waller county.
Texas cattle drovers will probably
meet with trouble in Kansas, for which
they Will no doubt be prepared. The
Barbour county Mad Gays:
"a rumo- comes to rs that some Of
the parties from the trail are begin
ming 10 come in tolerably near with
through cattle, much to the annoyance
OF our stockmen on the south line Of
the county. This IL entirely wrong. ~
there is plenty Of room for through
cattle either in the Territory or the
counties west, where nothing but
Texans are held The law upon this
subject il supposed. % Be uneonssitu-