The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-02


and visiting bad places. OF course
this couldn't happen anywhere but in
Dallas.
Mrs. Wellburn, a handsome lady of
Harrisburg, fancied herself insulted by
T. J. Collins. She appealed to Mr..
Ryan, who met CollIRs directly and
knocked him down. The next day
while Ryan was standing on his gal
lery, Collins shot at him, giving him
8 painful wound.
In commencing their own skill to
the public the publishers OF the San
Antonio Herald say, ''blanks generally
neatly executed to orderrAnd in fAcI
everything that is printed in first
class job Office" is, we might add,
generally" neatly executed. This
shows the need for commas.
Patents were granted last week as
reported by Paine s. Grafton, attor-
neys, Washington, D. c., to r. Beck
er, Austin, irouipg table; B F. Mel
Ion, Gainesville, saddle tree J. Hogan,
Fort Worth, car coupling; A. J. Not
ly, Chattanooga, sealed cans; w. FL.
Howard, San Antonio, bale tie.
The generous good citizens of Hen
rietta propose to build q corrt house
and present the same to Clay county.
The corner stone was laid on the twen-
ty-sixth inst, by the Masons and Odd
Fellows. A barbecue was gwen on
that day, and performance by the
Henrietta Thespians on that evening.
Mrs. Amelia Mohl writes to the Dali
las Commercial and thinks that no
President was ever more highly es-
teemed personally. in Washington than
Mr.. Hayes; that none has stood more
firmly by what he thou ght right, and
none whose personal conduct and
character and mosals furnished a wor-
thier example to Christian people.
The gorgeous and the practical are
thus dist n yuished by poetical citi-
zen of Robertson Hill:
De big sunlower may rise above
d modest later vine,
| Az brag about its Sunday clothes
| An put on airs so fine;
| But when de winter hOwls around
An the snow lies at the doah.
| De big suDhower. OH whar am heE
| De later hez de hoah!
OF Texas Governors Henderson,
Posse, Murrah, Throckmorton, Davis,
Coke and Hubbard are or were law
yers. Wood, Bell, Runnels, Houston
and Lubbock were never lawyers. But
we only mention the facts to show the
stupendous necessity in governing
Texas to have Downs set up. He
gushes over with, agricultural emo
lions.
We never dreamed of the multitudes
inhabiting Stephensville, till we saw
the card signed by T. L. Nugent, ct
ais. begging Mr.. Crow, an old rooster
of those parts, to become a candidate
for the Senate. He is asserted to be a
wise, honest and capable lavf-giyer
and such men should be sent from
each county to the capital.
1t will be the duty of the next Legis
lature to inaugurate reform which
will extend from the highest functions
of general administration to the de
tails of local government. 1t must
have the wisdom and the courage to
introduce into our system of laws
whatever innovations the stern necessI-
ties of our present pitiable condition
requires.
The wits of Athens are responsible
for this: On the recent visit of Gen.
and Mrs. Grant to Greece, the visitors
were introduced to the King and
Queen. Said Mrs. Grant to friend,
on her return from the palace, "Why
was told that the Queen understood
English so we'll? ] made use to heI
Majesty of the word 'skedaddled,
and she seemed quite stumped."
Popular interest in the Paris fail
seems Just now to be revolving around
the grand central question whether the
Koh-i-noor will be stolen. If the fair
were only held in Dallas there would b.
such comfortable condition of things
for the good Queen Vic, that we in.
sist that all future worlds fairs and
queens diamonds be sent for safety to
Dallas.
An item is skipping about through
the newspapers in regard to some lady
giving birth to twins on an Eastern
railroad train, and now, says the Regis
ter, there are not less than a dozen chIl-
drenless husbands in Sherman CORE
spending with railroad officials to fine
out what road the accident" happen.
ed on, so that they can send their wives
on an excursion over the same route.
The Galveston Neaos prints above its
"specials, " Especial Telegram to thu
NeaoSl," and its rural readers around
Houston imagine it owes all its fresh
ness to a jolly paper of this last nance
city. But Houston ''busted" on enter
prise when it built market house
By the way, the construction of mar
ket house seems to be the ultima thul
of aldermanic ambition In Texas, wheI
all market houses are public nuisapc es
District Attorney Wilkes, of Lam
passes, says the Dispatch. a few day
since struck Professor Niblo over tn,
head With slx-shooter. Niblo wa
standing with his back to Wilkes ant
did not know of his presence. Th
blow felled Niblo, and was followed
by a severe stamping. Wilkes wa
placed under $500 bond to answe
c large of aggravated assault with inten
to kill.
, The country rejoices because of th
} sure execution of the three lniamou
assassius, S1tterlee, Ryan and Cox, a
San Antonio. Why may not the GOO
, man who delighted decency at San An
tonic by having mad bull kill sicl
,, lion do the job for these murderers
The sheriff will want an executions
! and the people who enjoyed the lion
anguish will attend this grander shOv
when men are put to death.
Patents were granted to residents o
the State of Texas in April. Reports
by Paine & Grafton, sttorneys, Wash
: ington, D. G. To j. NJ. Urquhart. JET
ferson, percussion shell; A. W. Tuck
er, Waxahachie, sulky pillow; B. F
Adams, Burton, corn and cotton see
planter; A. X. Waddill, Denison, Cal
seat lock; z. N. Worrell, Luling. fire
| proof cotton lint room; w. S. DaYis
e Galveston, bale tie.
The Bastrop cotton factory has su'
|. pended operations, and the building
now used as a cotton gin and corn an
Touring mill. The Touring mill is sal
D to be one of the best in the State, an
: enough wheat will be raised in Bastro
e county this year to keep it running fo
t twelve months. ALI this and the oil
S cotton mill machinery belongs to Co
s G. w. Jones, the Greenback candidat
for Congress. He is very poor mar