The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-15
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w. B. Cook, of Hirnson county,
took strychnine for quinine aud died
from it.
James S. Hogg goes the whole SWINE
for the sttorneyship of Wood county,
but he isn't Woods colt.
Jim Yates, of Lnckhart, has become
heir to fortune in England. lie aud
brother that lives 10 California have
gone on TO See about it.
Since the ''fat" money people are
only backed up. in this State ~ the
innocent colored folks, they now call
Them the "black hackers"
Mr.. McGImpsey, who is selling mag
ic soap in Wood county, is not Flora
we read about who had moth ng to
wear" and didn't need any so4p.
Hon. W. NJ. Rust is editor pro TEN
of the Guadalupe Times. Stephenson
is recuperating his energies fnr the
heated canvass in the Sixth c. ngres
sional District
The Pamela Waterman says North
Texas has secured rhe eternal hs red OF
Sou'h and Eastern Texas, and it makes
us sad TO think of the hopeless ;ondi.
ton of the former.
The Pamela Waterman Is stii kick
ing up muss about the defeat Hub.
bard. Bowers thinks he lost, p spec
lively, a great deal by it. Il too,
wants Texas divided.
Mr.. Hanna, of Lampasas, ov aer Of
one CT the celebrated mineral soring,
there, is dying of consumptio". He
has gone to Illinois, hoping by {
change to be benefited.
Tom Bowers declares it as hi7 pur-
pose to never let up on Throckraortor
and Lang. Hubbard is sickirg him
on, and he is waking up the woods
with his terrible barkings.
Any one knowing the where Ibouts
If the widow of Capt. Dunn. ate Of
the Third Texas Cavalry. will aid a
good cause by communicating the same
to Victor NJ. Rose, Victoria, Texas.
The Greenbackers assembled at Waco
are reported as being short of green
backs. The time hasn't come vet fol-
plenty. WAIT for G w jones 10 Civ,
away his SIC, ZOO, 900, 900, 600 of fla
money.
Hon. NJ. D. K. Taylor has been nom
mated for the Legislature from Marion
county. If elecred he will doubles:
be speaker of the House. Bonner, the
present speaker, was defeated ior re-
nomi alton.
And now the Denison NeocS is grew
ing over the defeat of that excellent
gentleman Judge H ere. Why not STOP
running with Hare and lay Yigor"u,
hold upon Wellborn9 The convention
nominated him fairly.
The escape of Grissom, the murderer
of DR.. Brown. shows that the Calves
ton Jail is not secure; but the island Is
good Jail within itself, and conse-
quently GrIssom and his companion
Drake were recaptured.
George Drake, a variety girl, who
was started down the hill at Thomp-
sons den IN Dallas, has been shot and
killed BY jealous lover at San Anto
MO. He also shot at and wounded two
men who were with her.
People marrying in Houston are
earnestly requested to send no more
cake to the editor of the Telegram.
He stuffs all he can't eat into his
breeches pockets, end it brings starv-
ing burglars to his house.
at Pilot Grove Miss Dorah Ruch, an
estimable young lady, deliberately
plunged headloug into deep well and
drowned herself. Miss Dorah had for
Some time been in state of ins anity,
bat was thought to be much improved.
1t was the Galveston Nelcs's CORE
spondent from Austin that said the city
was so filthy that it had kille6 mem:
bers of the Democratic convc ltlon,
and that the 900 members of I'll con-
vention were all armed with six shoot
ers.
A. G. Gray and Jno. T. Brady, the
stalwart Senator from Houston, had a
row In the Telegraph Office, and Gray
went for the Senator and the StnatoT
for Gray. Both the Senator aud the
editor were. badly used up, if reports
be true.
The Dispatch may explain further
that the % cent paper that some Of its
subscribers have been talked to about
is bondholders' organ, supported by
them. The man who subscrIbes helps
the bondholders to the extent of 20
cents.
The Galveston NeooS corresp( ldent
should correct its statement mao as to
the lawlessness of 1900 delegt es to
the Austin convention. Person who
associated with them know well e ough
that the statement was made " .hUut
ground.
An honest yeoman, looking Town
upon the "Greenb4ckers" in conven
ton assembled at Waco, and CO rem
platin the Philippians in the back
seats, proposed. that the name IF the
sweet-scented conclave be change into
Blackbackers.
Depison regulates the salaries for
for the ensuing yea as follows: May
month; marshal $40 per month; iepu
ty marshal $39 per NINTH; prn cipal
of the schoo' 800 per month; assist
ant teachers $50.
The burglar that rifled brooches
pockets of the editor of the Telegram
OF a nice lot of sweet cake, is klowr
10 be a drowsy lunatIc, for some time
suff red to run at large in Houston,
because known to be wholly harmless
and incurably mad.
Judge Roberts, referring in good
humored colloquy to the statement of
q Houston paper that he is "superaDnu-
ated," said he would soon make a
speech in that town, and when through
with it intended tc beat that editor In
a 100 yards foot race and throw him a
rod if he dared to wrestle.
Col. Hoxie is made happy by the
reported splendid condition of crops,
especially that of cotton, along the line
of the International. l. is natural,
irrepressible goodness and love of the
people that makes Col. Hoxie rejoice.
The amount of freights Is never once
considered by thorough railroad man.
Lawyers in Marshall advertise sensi-
bly,. They tell the people that the
bankrupt act expires on the first prox.,
snd if any body wishes to get even they
are ready to put them through. 1t is
the last chance for a final settlement.
But yhy don't lawyers of other towns