The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-21
NO. 46

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keep their own counsel. Their smelt
ing fr's So kolt burning, but no one
know L, result.
Burntt is going to have an universal,
7 usiDg snl telightfu, Sunday school
convention, and then, too, Barnet Is
go'pg TO have big free scnoo! and
+ lA'y en- the Peabody funa.
The Telegram Is eat,Ie:s too seusa-
lioual. l. mas; ;oothe it's excitable
os,m. L. mat cool down. There is
\ no war in HesIpe. nor secession or 9TH
er body JusiavS IN Hampstead.
Gus NJ rr1c, a good boy Of Crockett,
has gone to - Louis that he may go
To ses under tie gentle guardianship
of "Uacle D.ek," the Old SALTS it
attic salt!-of the Uaited States nsvy.
The Barnet Bulleti. Is so thoroughly
disguised with politics aud politicians
that t refuses 10 pTi anything refer
ring TO either and the corner grocery
pirty-lcaders arc mighty mad about 1t.
In Fredericksburg the Sunday law
was freely discussed and the unani-
nous verdict V one of execration and
ridIcule. The supporters Of the law
aHd the Legislature were duly cursed.
The Barnet County BHRetia is the
paper g iske IL yau wouli know any
thing of most ,tsrGctive town and
county. OF course all merchants
trading IN Burnet advertise in the
Bulletin.
Oae Rev. Hall preached last Sunday
in Denison; his subject, fools" He
drew no illustrations from the press
gang. Murray and the rest of them
left town, and Martin is away over in
| Gainesville
A noisy brat was quietly hu: tied out
of church last Sunday by its Christian
parents when the preacher incidentally
remarked that good resolutions were
like 'qualliug brats, and should al
ways he carried ous.
Cleburne county can produce 5000
barrels of mustang wine. Inch, at 81
per gallon, gives 5000 coo as the pIo-
duc,s of the forests of the country. 1t
is an Infinitely better table wine than
the best imported claret.
y lac .su of the Police Gazette rep
resents Governor Roberts hanging In
| effigy at the market house in Houston,
labelled "Old Cob, with Small & Co.
on the walls, AM a crowd OF about one
thousand standing round.
The drought in West Texas has
closed Burdett's we'll and Sour Springs
az d other fashionable watering places
and forces the people to bore artesian
wells and great good may come Of 1t,
rendering irrigation everywhere prac-
ticable.
The greed of The late Legislature for
taxes was unparalleled and now it
leaks out that the Sunday law was
passed that the fines collected might
be enormous and costs, flowing into
placeholders' tills, ipcalculsble. 1t Is
81 nice.
The Brenham Banner says that the
local of the San Antonio Herald is Civ
ing sketches of natural history. He
has PFC gresse ed as far as the toad and
when he discourscs on the monkey we
will have very interesting autobiog-
rtphy.
The SIN Saba Neaos says: A serious
stabbing sffray occurred on Tuesday
about 2 O'clock iu the gam bling de-
paltmgnt of Sam Duncsn's saloon,
which resulted in George Presley and
JEFF Love being stabbed with pocket
| Lnivaa IL, several nlacpa
TIE Burret bulletin says that 5000
bushels of wheat haYe been threshed in
the Rus ell Gabriel settlement. Some
farmers raised as much rs "a bushels
per acre. Wheat is selling at BlplftoD,
LlHno county, at 81 per bushel. None
Offered here AS yet.
All the newspaper have not yet
learned to have the words Hentered at
the posts flee at ..., Texas, as second
class matter" appear at the head OF
their columns. The want Of it has pre-
vented the coming OF many OF our ex-
changes. Postmasters throw them out.
In San Antonio the dusky wash
maIdeDs someslimes get even with de.
libquent customers. The other day one
of this clas, of bilks yentured within
the domicile of the cnlored lady tc
whom he was in debt and got soundly
pummeled by ;hO enraged goddess oi
the sOapsuds.
Two persons, one little boy, have
recently died in Texas from hydro
phobia, and yet the Legislature, want
ing votes, Jared not CT act dog law
/; wtre wiser to have countless sheer
destroyed and peoples lives endan'
gered than put an end to villainou
ours that vote.
Mrs. Augusta Gilbtrt, having los
two diamond earrings worth 5000
discovered that a lady boarder haC
stolen them. She tued out seeIcl
wsrraut and three ladies were commits
stoned by the sheriff to find the stones
They failed. q doctor was called il
and succeeded.
Waco looks like funeral procession
without hearse or folio yers Oh Sun
days. I's the sgddest place undOubt
eiIy On those occasions on the CONT
men, The only signs OF life are th
thirsty searching for cTevices in bac
, doors and these are only visible j
+ alleyways.
Denison's ex-nayor, "Schratcher,
is going t. start a hennery at Hanni
, bal, Nc. He has discovered cure IL
hen cholera, aud on this bases his spec
, ulation. he has bought 1000 heni
+ His name originally suggested the occt
patton, but be is not akin to the Coop
woods Of Denison.
They hold architects responsible j
civilized countries for results OF acc
, dents like that which occurred Monda
At BIsir0p. The srched wall Of
brick structure fell, killing fsrme
whose wife and children are entitled
damages at conmon law, il the arch
7 tect be wot1 su ng.
X ,rly all Texins who went /
Leadville, and against the advice {
the STATEsMAs, came home broke
. IN health sBd 10 tune. But very man
{ wanderers from r xts haYe gone iroi
} L-adsile To other mining districts an
may do well. Southerners cannot eI
p iu q The climate Of village 10, ,OC
: l,ei Al owe the sea.
r Thr J.mpleeate Is too harsh in It's "a
3 sAult upfn n NAT @ ;" who is goo
besred, generous FELLOW. Ia fact, NJ
8 body bu. The STATESMAN has the rigi
4 to abuse hun, aud We object 70 u
: Jiasplacut { - rneEtDess. Bot then "
; don't k.ow in what Nat. q. bi
wroaged the Jimploesfte or its party.
r.. V-..,o, -. ,heve il M even,