The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-28


per line for Obituary notices, and for
festival and society notices.
The quantity of Texas sugar and
molasses now on the market far ex-
ceeds that of any previous senson.
A negro attempts to outrage thIr-
teen year colored girl near San Ante
MO. Being unable 10 Go 50 be beats
her.
F. Houghton, living near Hockey,
was killed last week by falling of his
wagon, the wheels passing over his
body.
Brenham has already received over
81, eco bales of this years cotton crop
and fully as much more is yet i'll the
country.
On the last day of the Houston fair,
the Telegram says, everybody on the
grounds could have been counted in
ten minutes.
A fire occurred IN the Ahrenbach oil
mill, of Hampstead, 3 few days since,
but was extinguished by turning steam
on the flames.
The STATESMAN nominstcs LOe for
the Speakership, and tine Telegram
should know thar we are in hard down
earnest about it.
Hall Geiger YVES arrested on the
charge of bulldozing negro political
meeting, put upon trial at Hearne
and discharged.
The historic Alamo has been con-
verted into a warehouse for the storing
Of St. LOUIS cabbage. Ghosts of Crock
EFT and of Travis!
Wild ducks are in such vast numbers
on the coast bayous that when flocks
duce a noise like Thunder.
The Bonham Ne,cs says the proposed
activity in Texas and Pacific Railroad
quarters is coincident with approach
ing terms of the Legislature.
In digging a cellar under the Alamo
building baptismal urn was un-
earthed. 1t was resting on an oaken
pedesta that had petrified.
Mr.. Robert Davenport, of R;chland
Springs, has sixty colonies of bees,
mostly of the Indian variety.~lIe in
tends to ralse them 10 1000 colonies.
Ha!iJran, paralyzed by spinal in
juries in smash.up at Palestine, Oh
tanned judgment against the Interna-
tional Railroad Company for $4,000
damages.
Z. Fl. GIuber, the Dallas bank swim
dler, who left that city ostensibly as
poor as a church mouse, has turned up
in California as big operator in MIN
ing stocks.
The MilIerites have fixed the wind
up for 1881. If it could come only a
year sooner it would save an awful
amount of worry waiting for Texas
election news.
The Houston and Texas Central Rail-
agents to work up business for the
rosd and assist in attracting immigra-
ton to this State.
A verdict in the case of Holland Y.
the International Railroad has been
rendered at Houston for $4,000 in favor
of the plaintiff, for injuries sustained
in q wreck last April.
Justice Turcher, of Brennan, held
Bill Hill, the would-6e train~wrecker,
under bond of only $500. The Tele-
gram justly thinks such justice should
be kicked out of his office.
A feud of long standing ends IN the
killing of DR.. March, at Mount Enter
prise, Henderson county, by. fifteen
men. DR.. March had shot aud wound
ed two men in a quarrel.
"Pm agin any more railroads COM
ing here" said an ola Texan. "Pve
noticed ever since they have been
built that for every oyster they bring
up they carry off one hog"
Dick Coward, the murderer of Dir.
Schachtrupp, the German, near Hous-
ton, has been captured and is in Jail at
that place. The j4ll is strongly guard
ed to prevent his being lynched.
A mad horse attacked a man riding
in wagon at Dallas, drove him cut of
the wagon and stamped and mangled
him. The horse had hydrophobia,
from the bite of 8 dog six months ago.
Tht State press has decided that the
next Legislature must abolish the con-
tinuance dodge of the courts, thereby
saving great expense to the counties as
we'll as shutting of the escape OF
criminals.
Saturday, December Il, is the day
appointed TO hang three negroes, ser
fenced at the last term of the district
court at Bastrop. One of them may
be pardoned, but the others will Ger
tainly dangle.
Thesgrand jury of Coleman county
finds that the county has been shame,
fully swindled by her public officials.
In one instance the sheriff was allowed
$I05 65 for fcur days work, the legal
worth beng s..
Bsstrop furnishes the Lieutenant
Governor aud Congressman. The
first Simon pure Democrat snd the
latter q Democratic Greenbacker, and
there's some awful struttIng among
the natives about it all.
On the fourteenth Of December the
taxpayers of Sherman are TO vote
whether or not they will authorize
their city council 20 levy a special tax
of one-half of one per cent. to build
two free school buildings.
The circuit rider for Palo Pinto cir
cult OF the n. z. Church South has re-
ceived for his years labor among his
people the past year little less than
hundred dollars. But then the man
may be q very poor rider.
The late fire in Tyler destroyed I've
two-story brick buildings and the
United States court room. with all the
records and papers ot>t6e court. Dis
trict Attorney gyms lost all his official
papers, The46ss IL $50, 1000.
The Governor pardoned, on forged
psPETs. one Winder Ereghlena, who
was sent from San Augustine county
10 the penitentiary for three years for
ENTERTAINMENT The Slzos thinks
similar case Is not On record.