The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-09-26
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The citizens of San Saba county have
Forwarded $40 to the yellow fever
sufferers.
Speer declined making any confess
sion upon the scafTold as it might i'm
plicate others.
The African NJ. <. Church of Bren-
ham has been generous in its donations
to the stfl icted.
I. G. T. Kendall, on trial for muir
der at San Saba, failed TO appear, and
his bond for $4,000 was declared for
feited.
Mr.. Hunter, of Fort Bend county,
has fifty acres in ribbon cane, and he
expects to make $4,000 out of it. What
county can do better2
Ben Williams, the colored lawgiver,
has been nominated by the Republi-
cans OF Fort Bend county for re.elec-
ton to the Legislature.
Edward Durkee was killed near
Weatherford few days ago. He was
shot In the head and suspicion is di-
rected. at c. W. Blackwell.
King 6 Co., the builders, are about
to sell the new bridge across the Bra
z1s near Hampstead, to satisfy claim
of $1,000, due them on the work.
The Perdinales flows across a corner
of Hays county. 1t is a wild, noun
tain stream, flowing through very deep
canyons, similar to those of Colorado.
Mr.. Schleicher is sick at Seguin, and
Mr.. Jacob Waelder, of San Antonio,
has taken the stump for him. Waelder
and Ireland met at Seguin on the seven
teenth.
The city of Waco has purchased the
fair grounds for new cemetery. 1t is
proposed to make of it one of the
most beautiful burial grounds in the
State.
At Moorevllle, McLennan county, a
little son of Capt. McCulloch was
caught in the saws of gin and So
badly injured that he died few hours
afterwards.
Charles Reed was arrested at San
Antonio, charged with the murder of
three men at Fort Griffin last year. The
murderer was covered by rewards
amounting to $1,000.
Harry Shelby, of Houston, was
| called to his gate at night, and an at
tempt was made to shoot him. He got
away, and then a lawless gang besieged
his house with his wife in it.
AT the term of the San Marcos
court, just adjourned, five knaYes were
sent TO the neutrality-suspicious. and
cattle thieves. The Free Press will tell
US all about it neat month.
]. H. Jones, at Richmond, shot
Baumgart, saloon keeper, for refus.
ing to ''set up" the beer for himself
and friend. Jones fled, and it is
thought Baumgart will die.
We are much inclined to believe
that Martin stops all Northern news.
paper mails at Sherman. Quarantiners
there will not let us have st. Louis
or Chicago or New York or Boston
paper.
Mr.. Hinson, an excellent, steady,
industrious citizen, living near the
mouth of Fall creek, on the Perdi-
males, accidentally shot himself through
the bead while hunting cattle a few
days ago.
Col. Charles Stewart, Hon. Ashbel
Smith, DR.. Flewellyn, J. E. McComb,
Col. Horace Cone, John Kirlicks and
Marshall Tankersley have been making
Democratic speeches in Houston, and
the Age is happy.
The Meridian Blade has this 10 say
of true religion: Genuine religion
consists In integrity of the heart, low
ing your neighbor as yourself, and
reading your own newspaper" and we
may add, paying for it.
The Houston Age says it is only six
ty miles. from Sherman to Dallas. and
we don't see why Dallas papers reach
US twenty four hours sooner than the
Sherman Register does. The reason is
that Dallas runs all night.
The Free Press discusses the policy
of creating new county to be COM
posed of portions of Hays, Travis and
Blanco counties. It would give US
more offices and candidates and taxes
and barbecues.
John G. Moffitt while taking a drink |
of water on his own gallery, in Bell |
county, was shot and killed by an as
sassin concealed behind board fence.
Henry UrDy, hired man, has been ar.
rested on suspicion.
Capt. Rogers writes US that, in re-
gard to the cactus fruit, 81 can say |
that have used it for sauce and pies |
and it is quite palstable. l can see no
reason why it should not make jelly
and preserves and perhaps wine"
Harry Beckett, convicted of rape in
Pamela county, with punishment
placed at twenty-five years in the pen
ltentlary, got a new trial and now he
has gone up for ninety-nine years, in
stead of getting his neck cracked.
The Telegram says that "Cspt. ]. A.
Box, of Austin, is circulating among
his friends IN Houston Box became
fluid after leaving Austin. But he
was in fair way to this glorious con-
when he left the capital.
Mrs. Dean came with her husband
and three children in a wagon from
Wood county to Fort Worth, went to
sleep with her little ones in the wagon
and next morning was found a corpse.
She had been suffering with malarial
fev.r.
Galveston Is still in trouble about
the Santa Fe Railroad. A committee
appointed to canvass Galveston for
for $500, 900 bonds re-
port that large real estate owners de-
cline to help to the extent of single
dollar.
Germans, Americans and Mexicans
of San Antonio are quarreling over the
OF candidates of each ma
on the county Democratic
ticket. The Mexicans concluded TO
bolt because of their failure TO put in
any candidates.
DR.. Rutherford's dispatch to J. L.
Mansfield and Jesus Lucioni has a
singular sound in American ears this
bright Sunday morning. DR.. RS dis
patch to Mansfield reads as follows:
You and Jesus take our oath and
come in"
Sabine Pass protests against the ac-
ion of DR.. Rutherford. health officer
II Houston, who recently guaranteed