The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-18

stolen from this county within the last
few weeks, some taken to the Nation,
and when found there could not be re-
covered for want of authority on the
part of Texas officials to seize them"
Patents were granted last week, as
stated by Paine s. Grafton, Washing
ton, to James p. Morris, Paris, for a
curtain roller and bracket; Thomas j.
Brown, Fairfield, horse hoe and culti-
vator; Frederick A. Sawyer, Houston,
vapor burner; Franklin McCulley, Nc
Kinney, solution for preserving meats.
The latest news in regard to the
whereabouts of the train robbers is
that they are hiding in the city of
suit of them, after traversing much
territory and finding no trace of them,
have concluded that they rest safely
within the precincts of that sacred
city.
A most accomplished lady, the
widow of major general who fell be-
fore Richmond, wants a school. She
was trained by the best teachers in
music and literature, and for twelve
years past has been a successful in
structor and would gladly have en-
ployment in Texas. Addres, II. V. r.,
STATESMAN Office.
1t was Major Marks, of this city,
who got off the joke recited by the
New York World. A happy couple
were'married some years ago in his
gallery and their portraits taken at the
instant the knot was tied and pledges
of the pair pronounced. Then 1t was
that he said, "Two alternatives make
q little negative"
The Waco Examiner says: SIT is
openly charged by prominent Demo-
Gratis Of this city, that Jack Evans,
who has long had his eye on the Fed
eral Judgeship, was influenced to in
stltute proceedings of a criminal char
acter against Judge Sleeper, a Demo-
| crat, because he regarded Judge Sleep
er as q rival candidate for that office. 1"
Under the heading "Crimes and
Casualties" the candidature of Downs
is commonly announced. 1t is one of
the sad casualties" of politics and can
hardly be a 'tcrime." He who only
intends to murder Is not yet a murder
er, and Downs doesn't mean any harm
by it. He can't help it. He was born
that way.
Bill Longley becomes poetical as the
time approaches for the execution of
the sentence against him. He writes
to a friend: 81 take my pen in my
hand to let you know that l still float
through the gentle breezes of misery,
destined to that inevitable doom that
awaits me sooner or later, but,
Let the wide world wag as it will,
I'm still the same old rafting Bill"
For the year ending August 81,
1877, in the interest of irrigation the
State gave in land certificates to irrl-
cation companies 260, 800 acres of pub
lie land. Under the provision per-
hitting such companies to make
straight locations as with the Interna-
tionsl railroad company, the State had
located under this provision only
SO, $40 acres for the school fund.
Col. Warner, of Austin, has invented
a machine for destroying worms in cot
ton. He has it patented, and the ma
chimes are now being rapidly made at
the house of Patterson &c Bro, 81 Park
Row, New York. 1t is called the "CoG-
ton Worm Destroyer, and it is said a
man can sprinkle twenty acres of cot
ton per day. The fluid used is sure
death to the worm, but is guaranteed
to be harmless to the cotton.
/ Mrs. Nancy j. Dickerson was ar
rested the other day in Tarrant county
on the charge of having murdered her
son-ln-law, Bryant Lyttle, in Lamar
county, in 1873. The old bag had in
| duced her daughter to leave her hus-
band, and then, because he tried
to visit his wife and child, she met him
and shot him dead with a musket.
She should be hung higher than the
lamented Haman.
A sad accident happened near Jack
sonville few days ago. A little child
of Mr.. Priestly, after being missed for
a few minutes, was discovered drowned
in tub of water standing in the yard.
The child was only fourteen months
old. Every effort was made to revive
it, but without avail, although such a
short time had elapsed from the time
it was missed until its discovery by the
heartbroken parents.
The Tiffany-Wright refrigerator
building is now ready at Palestine for
the reception of vegetables to be trans
ported to the great cities North. The
people of Austin were asked to erect
one of these buildings, and, of course,
refused. Columbia, town of but
two or three hundred inhabitants, in
the greatly worm ravaged county of
lower Texas, is going to invest in one
these buildings.
Col. Burnet finished the fremont
Hotel at Galveston, not year ago, at
an expense of $2S0,00 OF construc-
ton bonds on this building there
are $685. outstanding, and Col.
Burnet offers to take $12, 200 ia cash
from the holders of those bonds, and
give them up the hotel. What a sad
commentary upon the condition of
Galveston. The magnificent he
tel is no longer open for business.
A white woman who was sick left
her room in Marshall last Wednesday
night and was not found till Friday.
Her body had been thrown into a we'll
by q negro. The rest of the horrible
story may be surmlsed. The woman's
husband, absent on business in Omaha,
is named John Brew. Some intell-
gent negro should deliver lectures to
his fellow-Africans and put an end to
the commission of this peculiar and
heinous crime.
A special to the San Antonio Herald
says last Saturday night a party sup
posed to be Mexicans ran over into
Mexico about fifty head of cattle be-
longing to Pressnall & Mitchell. A
few shots were exchanged, but no one
hurt. The Mexicans fred about half
dozen shots at Mr.. Reagan, who was
near, but failed to hit him. Nine 9th.
er men came to his assistance, but the
cattle were already across the river.
Parties are in hot pursuit.
There is printed signboard on the
back of each seat staring every wor-
shipper in the Baptist Church in Sher-
man in the face. 1t tells him: ''We
pay our preacher weekly. He doesn't
owe any debts. Put your weekly con-