The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-22
re1a.-Faer. and FancIe..

Texas-Faets and FancIes.
Freestone county sums up 1900 as
its scholastic population.
The Cleburne Czronicle would be
pleased to see Judge Ferris above all
other men made the successor of Judge |
Roberts.
Hon. E. L. Dohoney tells the peo-
pie of Paris the cause of all their finan-
cisl troubles. He would cure them
with fiat" money.
The Houston Age says that the en-
tire town IF Austin does not aggregate |
as much railroad building capacity as
Paul BremOnd possesses.
The butchers of Denison buy broken
down steers and cows from the stock
pens, and convert them into meat for
the good people of that place.
The teachers at Mexia decided to
hold a State educational convention at
Austin on the second Tuesday after the
organization of the Legislature.
Dangerfeld is gong to have grand
barbecue on the twenty-eighth, and
Throckmorton, Hubbard, Culberson
and Judge Roberts have been invited.
E. W. Hatch, of Falls county, de
clines the Greenback nomination for
county commissioner. He says he will
support the nominees of the Democratic
party.
A mistake on the assessment rolls of
Limestone county of 139, 900 acres of
land has been made. The county has
missed receiving taxes on this amount
of land.
DIR. Tullis, of Austin. now IN the
Penitentiary, is one of the eight
nephews of one Tnllis. of San Fran
cisco, who left 100000 when muir
dered.
The total value of property in Harris
county per assessment rolls Just COM
pleted is 50, s67, 030. The total value OF
town property, Houston included, is
| 81, 1888, 62S.
The best foreign paper devoted to
Texan interests is the st. Louis T'erGR.
1t confines itself to simple facts, in
dulges in no exaggerations and is as
useful as truthful.
Waller county pays out $1,000 veal
for supporting paupers, and the COur-
Ter wants to see the county own pool
farm, where paupers may be made tc
support themselves.
One Northsinger will probably bC
hanged for assassinating, while h
slept, one Cline, who married North
singers sweetheart. This occurred
at Dexter, near Sherman, last week.
A farmer in Burnett county wants t.
) sell lot of tobacco, that he ha
raised, in the leaf. He wishes to com
ply with the law, and the Department
should let him know what to do.
DIR. Cavanough is lecturing on cleo
tricity, adopting the theory advanced
by Edison, that Sir Isaac Newton wa
mistaken about gravitation, that tn
great attracting power is electricity.
Morris county built new Jail abou
two months ago, and as yet It has nev
er had an occupant. The citizens tell
of converting it into a school house
This speaks we'll for the morals of Nor
rs county.
Negotiations are pending for tn
completion of the Waxahachie Ia
from Ennis. 1t is proposed to rails
funds for that purpose by laying on
7 and half per cent. special tax o
l property.
D J. NJ. Slater, late president of tn
D suspended Drovers' and Planters ban
. of benson, is being tried for his ban
acts. These men who cheat depositCI
out of money should be made to SUITE
y as thief does.
e The street sprinkler is no longer see
= on the streets of Dallas. To keep tb
t average Dallasite's throat clear take
an awful amount of whisky and tn
saloons are doing the only thrlvin
q business in the city.
DIR. Brown, health officer of Waco
: tells the city council that cleanline:
Is the best system of quarantine tn;
may possibly be established. He
: satisfied that clean city will be proc
g against yellow fever.
e Though Col. Marks has been nom
: mated by the Democratic State Cor
o. vention of Tennessee as its prop'
candidate for the Governors Office,
" will not stop taking matchless picture
at the Texas capital.
The personal friends of Gen. Han
man, the G.. B. candidate for GovernO
e are quoted as saying of him: III
It crowd, though, has too much of the ell
ment of radIcal-negro-dog- aDd-cayo
to stand even a show"
L The LAGRANGE Records motto now
U Sage and experience before youth ar
: beauty" 1t says Hancock can ar
!. will beat Jones. Hancock can ar
- will make an honored and useful ms
- in our national Congress.
The San Antonio Herald says Ho
- John Ireland stakes strong ground
y favor of protecting our infant woo
IL growing interests" The Judge, v
n presume, expects by this policy to $
g cure the solid negro vote.
N Swift Ogle reports to the Burn
Bulletin that he was at the Brenhs
convention and that great harmon
4 prevailed. Ogle must be the man WI
= made the silver speech against V;
~ Buren,. He should be belted.
The East Line narrow gauge fro
jefferson will soon be extended nine
miles to Sulphur Springs. Jeffersr
was lost, but is redeemed, and y
4 Austin stands idly by and sees imperi
: wealth vanishing in the Northwest.
y" The citizens of Brownsville have a
" Piled to Gen. Ord for the privilege
organizing and arming for self d
tense. The Mexieans over the riv
y are organizing rapidly, and the opini'
prevails that an outbreak is imminer
A debating club has been organic
at at Rockdale with Enoch Breeding
y. president; ]. E. Longmoor, vice pres
Sc dent; L. II. Porter, secretary, and
e. PhIlipson treasurer. Such an organ
Of cation is calculated to elevate soclet
Is Fresh batteries are ordered to Fo
le Clark, and troops from San Anton
are moving to that post. Gen. She
- man is hourly expected in San Ant
= MO. Mexican forces along the X
II Grande are rapidly augmented
Il strength.
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