The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-07

Texas, and has left 9 worthy inherItor
of his name and virtues 10 the proprle-
tor of the Colorado Citisen.
The Waco Telephone says: "Ques-
tioning Mr.. Atkinson. the intelligent
editor of the Gatesvilie San, how the
Coryell county people stood on the
gu6ernatorial question, the prompt an
swer was: Our people are going for
Throckmorton. He is capable, In
every respect, and we have never for
gotten how he was ousted from Office q
few years ago."
The county court at Tyler has de-
cided that the railroad subsidy tar Is
unconstitutional and unjust, and the
papers want to know whether taxation
of all sorts is not out of joint, and
whether rates of assessment have been
lessened- as rapidly as property has lost
value, and whether the Legislature
should not be convened to reduce all
kinds Of taxation.
Adjutant General Charles D. Porter,
at Nashville. Tennessee, has valuable
letters for Col William Cross, DR.. E
NJ. Norwood, Lieut.. II. E. Jackson.
Col. R. c. Crawford, Major William F.
Bradford, Lieut.. G.. W. Keith, Capt.
John Sharp, Capt. Wade Jones, Col.
George De La Vergne, Capt. A. N.
Hays, Capt. Asa n. Hayes, Capt. R.
Dowdy, Capt. J. Elrath and Capt.
Elijah Roberts. Several of these are
Texans.
The Granbury Tidette says of that
$4,000 proposition: at is a great mis-
fortune that, in the midst of hard
times, Governor Hubbard's organ has
to be fed from the spoon OF charity In
order tn make a decent appearance
and square fight in gubernatorial
contest, and, while we do not object
to the proposed contribution, we cay,
let it be done with the understanding
that the organ, and not the Democratic
party of Texas, Is in danger of q
tumble.
Revs. Clemens and McNeilly, O.
Houston, have been settling the ques-
ton of hell with their respective con-
gregations. The one believes in q
hell, as it would not do to believe
otherwise, but rhe other thinks that
hell is yet unknown. 1t will CON-
mence, according to his ideas, after
the judgment. In the mean time q
fellow exists in an intermediate state,
and according to his conduct is finally
condemned to either eternal damna
ton or the reverse.
Capt. Olmstesd, of the United States
army, has been detailed by the Secre-
tary of War to take command of and
have charge of the military corps of
cadets at the State Agricultural and
Mechanical College. The right of the
War Department to make such an ap-
pointment is confirmed in the charter
of the institution. Possibly the War
Department may appoint Lieut.. Flip
per, the colored West PoinLer, to be
drill master for the cadets at the COL
ored department of the college.
A State Greenback Convention is
called to meet at Austin, on the
twelfth day of March, 1873. Tie
basis of representation is fixed at one
delegate for each fifty members or frac
ton thereof, and one delegate from
each chartered club, no matter how
few its members. 1t is understood the
purpose of this convention is to nomi
nate State ticket, and it is hoped
by the Greenbackers that the
Changers will support their
a mines. Master Lang is spoken Ct
for the second position on the ticket.
A STATESMAN correspondent writes
from Elgin that on the night of the
twenty-ninth ult. cowardly attempt
was made TO assassinate W. p. Miles,
of Elgin, one of the Oldest, best AMI
quletest citizens of the country, by two
ruffians. They rode up in front Of his
business house just after dark and shot
him through the window. FIVE OF
the shot took effect in his left
shoulder and back, causing a painful
but not dangerous wound. The
would be murderers made their escape,
no one knowing positively who they
are. Every effort should be made to
bring such fiends to justice.
The colporteur, w. N. Hackney,
who supplies Cherokee county with
Bibles and hymn books, giving to
hose who will not pay, was captured
by G. w. Gibson, tax collector for the
county Of Cherokee, and made to pay
an occupation tax. The receipt before
US shows that Mr.. Hackney paid under
protest. 1t would be a great outrage
to impose tax on the tract society.
1t was never done elsewhere and the
nrocoao ohOuld not ha hao,,r - Tav.a
The society, last week, gave $45 worth
of books and Bibles to the peniten-
tiary. We suggest that it now send
one Bible to each occupation tax col
lector.
The Commercial ought to be ashamed
of itself when it talks about the Gov
ernor of the great State of Texas in
the following loose style: "The re-
ceipts of cotton from the Governors
farm have not been as good "a could be
desired by those who do not like to
see the head of the State get into
trouble about borrowed money. Wheth-
er it is because the sab le skinned
hands sit down to rest and talk about
the greatness of Massa Dick, while he
basks on the sunny side of the mount,
or because of the thiuness of the soil,
we cannot say, but at ali events 1t does
seem that that farm needs the early
and careful supervision of the master.
In Cleburne, man named George
was suspected of stealing
a horse belonging to Mr. Looper.
The man was found IN town, and after
beng Intercepted, it was inspected
that the horse had been hid in the
brush. 4 search was made, and the
horse found. Then parties were left
to guard the horse while
others went back to town and started
4 report that the trail OF the thief,
going toward Dallas, had been struck. |
heard i, and soon he |
getting to the horse. The men in |
waiting let him get the animal I'M
lied, when they sprang out of the
brush and "took him in"
Says the st. Louis Team: There
seems to be no ebb in the tide Of i'm
migration to South western Texas, IS
all trains leaving this city in that d. /
-ection are filled with meyers and par
les going there to explore the eoun-
,ey. As the prospect brightens for an
immediate completion OF the Calves
on, Harrisburg and San Antonio road
20 the Rio Grande river, q new inter-
st is impaired to that portion of
Texas lying to the south and west of
San Antonio. as also 10 the rich lands
that road on either side west
# Houston for q distance of 200
niles. These lands are adapted 10
.ofton and all deacrinsiona of cram i