The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-21

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for Anheuser.
The leading book seller of Fort
Worth is Mr.. Bone. He is an exceed
ing good man, and the furthest posi-
BILE from being the bone felon we read
about.
They are trying to organize brass
band in Rockdale. If the Messenger
can't furnish the metal 1t can do the
blowing, and the scheme will surely
succeed.
Josh Billings has been studying the
philosophy of bugs and things for 60
years. His father was Congressman
and Josh inherited his intimate knowl-
edge of ''gold bugs"
Fort Worth sadly needing some
thing for its good people to lean
against have established the Daily
Post. 1t is much illuminated and
gaseous and hard 70 snuff out.
The excellent Texas Stock Journal
copies from the New York Sun that
absurd story about Deaf Smiths i'm
aginary duel. There is not one word
of truth In the ingenious yarn.
Judge Blacker, district judge at Ell
Paso, hes made formal demand upon
the Mexican authorities for the surren-
der of the Mexican citizens engaged
in the Ell Paso riots and murders.
The law of Texas Furnishes people
for hard swearing in the streets or in
public places where the virtuous and
good may be offended, or children cor
rupted. Texas has many good laws.
Josh Billings is lecturing in Sher-
man. He draws great crowds, and,
especially in Sherman, and mainly be-
cause his legs are longer than Martins.
People go to see those legs of Josh's.
The southern portion of Texas is de-
nominated its sugar belt. The place
fer farmer to plant his blows and cane
Is just below 1t. 1t is there that John
Morrissey always ''struck home" and
| oil.
Texas is becoming a favorite field
for lecturers. Quite large number of
them have come and gone, "Josh Bill
llngs" is now here, and George Francis
Train and Bob Ingersoll will soon fol-
low.
DR.. James I. Bonner,a distinguished
surgeon and physician, formerly of
Alabama, has settled at Fairfield, ON
the International. He is looking after
his own rather than the health of other
people. ---.-
The Cuero Bulletin has little "ad"
of ten columns. 1t seems that the
whole of the Bulletia's subscribers and
country will go overheard for taxes.
If the Bulletin DE left the State will be
\ thankful.
The people of the capital will be
gratified to learn that Hon. Dan Trip
lett was instantly acquitted by the
jury, when charged with the malicious
| shooting of the doctor who insulted
his sister.
Deputy United States Marshal Ste
gall effected the arrest of County Sur
| veyor Francis, of Robertson, without
much trouble and Francis came along
to Austin unshackeled and without the
slightest trouble.
The editor of the Ashton Illlnois)
Sentinel says: "We stopped for din
ner at Hearne, Texas. The streets were
crowded and nine out of every ten we
met were black as Erebus, and as happy
as big sunf1owers."
The BRENNAN Banner wishes it dis
tinctiy understood that it will favor
no one else than the wounded, Grip
pied and lacerated soldier-patriot,
Hannibal b. Boone, for the position
of Attorney General.
Texas produces, to the amazement OF
strangers, as abundant crops of wheat,
millet, rye and oats as of corn, cotton
and sugar. Apples, peaches, figs and
pomegranates are equally abundant
when cared for and cultivated.
The Greenbackers' organization, it is
said, brings fresh lot Iof men to the
surface. Letter writers say that the
sample of leaders gathered here at the
capital were not only greenbackers
but otherwise exceedingly verdant.
Albert Sydney johnson, who died
in the arms of United States Senator
Isham G.. Harris at Shiloh, sleeps at
Austin beneath q modest marble slab
. in the State burial ground, on lofty
hill looking down upon the Colorado.
The Express company, it is stated,
has cornered the Griffin brothers, who
''lost" $4,000 of the company's
money. One of the brothers was
knocked down and robbed. 1t was
the other, it Is said, who did the deed.
yGlasscock~ carries the mails from
Minneola to Sulphur Springs. In fact,
Glasscock could carry them every
where, the Sulphur Springs Ga=ette
seems to think, and we never doubted
it. But it would be a big job even for
Glasscock.
The Honey Grove Independent fellow
calls the Galveston Ne,rs Hannah, and
says that's what's the matter with her.
she rather dotes on Governor Dick
and, therefore, she's sick. That grove
of honey will be of gall and worm
wood when the Neaes comes down on it.
Though the Supreme Court deci-
ded that the dog tax is con-
stltutional, the streets of Austin are
utiCu W nikuIo Wien uuGdAcu OOS5 hLu
the police never seem to know it. The
dogs do howl and stink through the
nights, and crowd about the market
house for breakfast.
What ssyages strangers think dwell
IN Brenham when theatrical company
is pelted with eggs because it refused
to ''deadhead" mob and the police of
the town. Such is the story that has
gone abroad of Brenham's decency. 1t
were better to kill fellow every week
or two. Mankind would shudder less.
Revs. Messrs. Baines, Law and Chap
lin are going to ROckdsle soon to see
what can be done about it. They wish
to get the Messenger strlight, and
Breeding is 70 be made proper citi-
zen, ana perhaps deacon. They go
thither, in any event, to ordain lot OF
deaeons for the unregenerate town.
The BAPTIST Herald, of Houston, is
now edited by gentleman named
Pope, late of Tennessee. His solem-
nifty Is eminent. He never suffers the
mildest joke TO invade the columns Of
his solemn sheet and yet some one
writes melancholy communications for
the Herald emitting them the sc.
Fowler letters"
A cowardly, brutal assault with
slung shot was made upon T. L. Nse-'
donald. Of the Kaufmsn zfmes. by
cowardly wretch who fractured Mac-