The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-15

the French came upon it in 1909.
They want 1t in such weak
that they can easily
fight one part against the other.
But the great minds of the State, and
all men who are in the habit of look
ing into the future aud seeing Texas
with population of fifty millions and
looked upon with fear and trembling
by the outside world, will spurn the
idea of division, and crush the man
who proposes it.
The Dallas Herald tells that Mrs.
Connolly, a farmer living shout five
miles from that city, near The Cedar
Hill road, while hauling wood yester
day morning, was bitten on the night
hand by q rattlesnake. He was lifting
log when he felt the reptile strike
him. He had the presence of mind to
wrap his handkerchief around his wrist
to arrest the circulation. Sc eng an
axe he dispatched the serpent, when
he hurriediy drove to his house, two
miles distant, where he drank over q
quart of whisky, besides splitting open
he back of live chicken and apply
ing it to the wound. The arm became
frightfully swollen, but in few hours
the remedies triumphed over the poison,
and be is now out CT danger.
John Dashiell, farmer of Hunt
county, concluded to celebrate the
''glouous fourth" by digging an old
stump out of his field. WhIle thus en-
gagged his pick struck something hard.
On examination he found it to be an
old iron pot containing four hundred
and twenty-six dollars in silver, and
fifteen twenty dollar gold pieces-sev-
en- hundred aud twenty-slx dollars in
all. He had better celebrate the
fourth" every year. Mr. Dsshiell has
many more stumps in that same field.
He hid the money under this one and
made the discovery public that the
idle Greenbackers of the neighborhood
might be induced to clean up the field
at night. The trick wins and the COL
ored GreenbackeIs of Hunt county IRE
more proftably employed than their as
socrates at Waco.
A young man by the name of Joseph
Peters was passing through Banouette
On his route to Pinitas, where he lives,
and had With him his wife and child
that he brought to Corpus Christi for
medical attention. While perfecting
his arrangements to leave Banquette
some one tied a tin can to the tail of
his horse. Peters discovered it and
advanced toward a crowd standing
near and remarked that he could whip
the man that had done it and passed
on. Corporal G.. W. Tally, one of
Halls men, drew his pistol and fired at
Peters, the ball striking him in the
stomach. Peters grappled with his as
sailant, who, in trying to again shoot
Peters, shot himself in the fleshy part
of the leg. Peters was by this time
weak from tt e first shot and fell, and
Tally deliberately shot him IN the head,
killing him. The Marshall Herald,
commenting upon this act, says the
rangers are getting to be as lawless as
were Daris's police.
The Dallas Herald says the public
printing laws of Texas are sadly de-
fective: "Here the necessity for Civ
ing public notice through the press, of
egai transactions, is probably more es-
sential than elsewhere in the Uuion,
because Of our large area of territory
and large but scattered population. In
the States where sheriffs, admInistra-
tors, trustees, county and circuit
clerks, tax collectors, constables and
other civil officers are required to give
notice through the newspapers of tran
sactions coming within their respective
dealings with the people, the benefits
In time, labor and prevention of mis-
takes is apparent, and has been of de.
cided and good eff, CT. To simply post
on some public wall, or the court
house door, or tree, or fence, or some
other so-called public place, a norice
illegibly written, serves to no good
purpose, and experience has proven
that legal advertisements in public
newspapers are the only ones which
serve to accomplish the objects and
aims of law and justice to all persons
concerned in litigation of character
which requires public notice."
Statement of changes in mail routes,
etc., for the week ending August 8,
1878, as reported by A. N. lively,
agent for mail contractors, WashingH
ton, D. c.: Texas-ROute No. 31016,
Corpus Christi to Collins; Transporter
ton of mails by Corpus Christi, s. D.
and RIO Grsnde, N. G r R. from
/. Route No. 31l41, Cor
pus Christi to Laredo, curtailsd to be
gin at Collins, from September 1, and
increased residue of service from Cor
pus Christi to Laredo to three times a
week. Route No. 31142, Corpus Chris
ii to Rio Grande City, change, TO be-
gin at Collins. Route No. 1880,
Pittsburgh to Leesburgh, discontinued
from August 10. IN account of the
railroad being extended from Pitts
burgh to Leesburgh. Change of post
offices and postmasters appointed
Preston, Wood county, Texas, dIscon-
tlnued; Old Monterey, Marion county,
Texas, established, aud $. B. Williams
postmaster. N. B -On
route No. 31454, from Fort Worth to
Yuma, ArazoDa, the schedule has been
and $165, 900 additional
per annum allowed, making the total
pay $299, 900.
A western county church, as stated
by the Times, finding its finances in
that deplorable condition bordering on
insolvency, and seeing the vanity OF
such earthly expectations as are built
On the delusIve hope of realizing from
decided to adopt the "hoss
race" not exactly as means of grace,
but as the most feasible plan for gath
ering Iucre wherewith to pay debts
and to defray expenses. A dozen nags
were entered, the people turned out en-
masse, and the gate money was enough
to make a noble contribution to the
treasury of the Lord. In short, the
scheme was pronounced success finan
cially, but 1t disrupted the church.
Deacon Hines got angry because his
horse was beaten by Deacon Halls
mare. The pastor, who acted IS one
of the judges, took sides with Deacon
Hall and the mare. The quarrel spread
until the pastor wandered forth seek
ing new vineyard, and the voice of
prayer and praise was hushed in the
It never, of course, occur
red TO any of the brethren, since they
often had fairs and raffl IS to raise the
wind, to object to ''hoss racin' as a
means of grace.
The director of the mint has issued
a circular Oh the subject of Mexican
silver. He says: 1.-THE Revised
section 1854, declare that mo
foreign gold or silver shall be q legal
tender In the payment Of debts The