The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-05
TEXAS NOTES.
a MONTH"; OF CoNvENTHoNs-THE NOM"
HNEE FOR GOVERNOR.


TsEE FOR GOVERNOR.
ars,e Heated Term i'm Texas
fsneeial Correspondence of the Demoerat.l
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July q, 1879
This has been the month OF
CONVENTIONS IN TEXAS.
Tho convention OF the sixth district, held in
this city for the nomination OF candidate TO
succeed Mr.. Schecher, after six days wrang-
linz. during which much nonsense was ut
tered and very little ability displayed, finally
adjourned without being able to agree upon q
candidate, the friends of Mr. Shceicher, who
we're in O considerable majority adhering
etpadfastly to him, and the minority being
equally determined and unyielding in thelr
support of Judge Ireland. The result Is tha1
both are in the field, and Radical has
chance. if awaited Of to be elected from an
overwhelmingly Democratic district.
THE STATE CONVENTION
did something better, as 1t did agree upon
candidate for Governor, and the record OF the
gentleman compromised upon is unexceptlon-
able. Nevertheless, he was not even thought
5rf III the race, and the result OF these two con-
4x,nnfions has given rise to q very strong SEN
am ant against the twO-thirds rule, and may
land to it, repeal; at least SO far as this State
IL concerned / am reioiced to see, from the
proceedings Of your parish conVentlons so Iar
as; held. tbat a large majority Of the delegates
are Instructed to vote Tor a CONSTITUTIONAL
convention to blot out the Radical abomlna-
fian. under which SO much tyranny, fraud
and villainy has been practlced. Inc people
oil
ft whatever cost owe it to themselves to wipe
Hfts ont at the earliest possible moment. The
friends and former citizens OF Louisiana look
with intense interest to the accomplishment
s,f this result; for not Till then will that beau
fiftll State stand redeemed from the damna,,
Ole enthrallment SO villalnously devised ana
*ei,nniuply and Indignantly enforced by her
late caTpet-bag rulers. The faint OF vlllalny
sticks TO everything they ever t2nGaea anu
seo1t1ived as the present constitution OF Lou
jsiann for the robbery and oppression OF O peo--
ple That her present rulers are nonest ana
soliejtuus to rehabiitate her in all her prosper
4ftv and not likely to administer the vile in
8strument oppressiyely,. is no reason for leav-
Iilg IL in force. There Is an old adage, You
slsu1ld never put elf till tomorrow what you
can do to-day To-day you have the power
Id shake off the vile thing Postpone it, and
who can tell what may betall.
THE HEATED TERM
has visited us. and few sunstrokes, hereto
result. We have now, however, p return, OF
our delightful breezes, and the heat has Pc
come quite endurablc by day, and at night 1t
grows 50 cool that Il blanket becomes needtul
m comfort. We cOndple with the Northern
people. who are succumbing by hundreds to
the heat. and give them cordial invitation
to irlhale The cool and invigorating breezes of
our prairies. .,
but for several days past Western Texas has
been visited by fine showers Inc
NATIVE GRASSES
gtaye maintained a vigorous growth so far,
and show no sign OF drying up, as they COM
monty do at this season OF the year. In every
resnect this has been an uncommonly favor
able season for agrlculturisIs ana sGoch-
ing for the products OF the farm, Think or
corn at twenty-five cents and oats at twenty
cents near al large market as san Anto-
Mol L. T. ~
Schleicher and Ireland met i'll debate at
!, Gonzales on the twenty-fourth.
Horso-thieves are doing q lively business in
Denton county.
An erolite fell near Granbury the other
night a heavy report, like that OF cannon,
accompanying its contact with the earth.
Farmers assert that fruit and watermelons
have become so cheap in BRENNAN that 1t WILL
not actually pay to haul them to market.
The advance guard, twelve in number, of a
calony of Danes, have arrived at Waco. IhGy
intend settling in McLennan and Bosque
Cotton picking has commenced vigorously
in Fort Bend, Wharton and Matagorda coun-
ties.
The cotton worm has really made its APP
Dearance i'll Walker county, and the farmers
are scared.
Brennan Sentinel: The continued rains in
tlais section Of the county are damaging the
cr0nS of cotton, hay and fodder.
During the week l19 car loads OF cattle were
shipped to Chicago from the benson Yards,
and 1O2 car loads to st. Louis.
II is now thought that Degener, of San An
tonic former Congressman, Will be ID Ghe
field along with Ireland and Schlelcher for
Congress- He is a Republican.
Three Scandinavian gentlemen werein Den.
fsnn a few DAYS ago. They are looking out
q location for q colony Of 600 of their country
men who propose to settle in Texas.
Austin reaped quite a harvest from the con-
yention. It is estimated that $l1Go,ooo were YER;
body, but too much OF it, we fear, went for
benzine.-[ Austin Statesman.
Hydrophobia is prevalent in and about
Il Houston. On Sunday mad dog was Killed
Sammy Quarles, a newsboy, was bitten by &
dog two months ago. His arm Is now begin
ming to swell and inilame. In the White Oah
settlement hydrophobia has broken out among
the cattle.
We are glad to see trade reyiving in Texas
Sales of wheat, fruit, cattle, hides, hay, fod
der and many other crops, are loosening the
money market. There is no reason to doubt
everything will be lively in thirty days. HaC
we a road to New Orleans millions of dollars
would be flowing to us from there, even a
this time in July, where none Is coming, anc
two months hence hundreds OF thousands o
bushels of our surplus corn crop would 81
there Houston Telegram.
On Friday evening, July 10, when the South
bound train was about two miles below, Hemp
stead white man and negro were observed
some distance ahead standing on the track
AS the train approached them the white MAI
suddenly sprang upon the track in front 0
The engine He was killed in an instant. TIL
man was q railroad laborer, but was unknown
to any of the section hands. He was abou
fifty years OF age. Ii was deliberate cas-
of suicide.
The cotton prospect in this section wa
never hetter. Owing to the unusual amour