The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-24

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painfully evident that these professions
are not backed up by the man. Words
may fall sweetly upon the ear, but it is
the line of conduct that counts.
Our Lampssas correspondent, who is
grievously offended because we criti-
cised sharply a pedagogue's advertise
ment in the L4mpasas Dispatch, over
shoots the mark. The letter is first
rate, but the disguise too thin. More
over. no production can be made funny
by bad spelling. This mode of exciting
exclamation was worn out by Davy
Crockett almanacs and by one joseph
Jones.
The illustrlous city fathers of Dallas
would not suffer q lewd woman to be
taxed more than five dollars per month
and passed an ordinance to this effect,
bat the indignant mayor is opposed to
this compromise by which each woman
of the town is to pay each year sixty
dollars poll tax. Might they not
vote now that they pay such grievous
tax in Dallas. he purity of Dallas
bshct boxes would hardly be impaired.
The bush cactus is pronounced. altar
an experiment of three years by Mr..
Ed. I'll. Fleming of Hood ecu. ty, to be
the best thing yet for making hedge
or for fencing in L. xas. The cactus
grows in the form of bush, having
hard, to1gh limbs. IL is thickly piled
with very sharp, long thorns. Its
branches cluster toge ther closely, form
ing very compact mass, successfully
resisting the very worst fence-breaking
animal.
An old citizen, asking us when the
letter carriers will 90 on duty in Aus
tin, tells Us that TIC xas has seven cities
of over ten thousand inhabitants each.
Galveston has thirty; Houston twenty
i've; San Antonio twenty-five; Auitin
seventeen; Dallas sixteen; Sherman
| twelve, and Waco ten. Besides these,
she has Fort Worth, Paris, Marshall.
Jefferson, Brownsville, Brenham, Deni-
BON and CJrsicaua of five Thousand and
upward.
The Kilograms greatest labor nov 6
in passing upon who must be Governor
next time. He must be free-school
man, and MsiIr Sayers is probably just
| little too Iukewafm, while Charley
Stewart is not enough; but then Char
ley amt the man just yet, because he
is too modest to accept anything at the
hands of the public. The Telegram
regards itself as good doctor, and it
does want somebody II call it profess
sionslly so bad.
The ignoran re of children in Medina
county, which the cypress instances az
an argument for free schools, is at
tributable undoubtedly to the exist.
ence of these very same schools which
have been in force there for ten years,
Parents no. longer make the effort 70
educate their children, acting upon
the theory that when the STATE edu.
Gates the State must also see to the at
tendance upon school;
William II. Austin and Harry 9. FL
lie, both young men of Fort Worth, set
tied their differences by shooting. Ell
lis I'D young lady that Austin wa
not a fit associate for her. She blabbec
the thing, and there were cards in tn,
Democrat, and nickels in Paddock
pockets, and bad blood, and the young
men met and shot it out to their salts
faction, thirty feet from each other
There was big crowd | around, anc
, nobody being hurt it is probable blsnl
cartridges were imposed upon the blood
thirsty young bloods.
The Marshall Messenger says: Mrs
Ewing. wife Of the sawyer at Blaine'
mill, near Kildare, was struck and in
stsntly killed by lightning at her resi-
deuce near the mill yesterday morning
Her little daughter, who was struck q
the same time, was at first thought 3,
be only slightly hurt, but she stesdil,
grew worse up to the time our intor
maut left the mill-some four hour
afterward-thcugh strong hopes o
her recovery are entertained. Neithel
of them was disfigured or marked il
any way by the lightning.
The Kansas City Times has this
''An official statement of the receipt
and disbursements of the Kansas Freed
mems Relief Association has been rem
dered, from which it sppea's that th
: sum of $6449 80 has been collected AM
. there was q balance In the treasury o
1901 80 on the seventh inst. It show
that the sum of about $50 900 per yea
is required to sustain the exOdiz .rs
but as the contributions have slmos
J entirely ceased, it 10 evident that som
new plan must be devised to keep tn
movement booming"
D c. L Avery killed his half-brother
I VIM. S,mms, May 81, 1873, at Groes
! beck. Major Pearre conducted tn,
J prosecution and Messrs. Herring an
Anderson were defendants council o
{ the trial last week. Il is said to hav
a been one of the most notable trials eve
: witnessed in Limestone county, an
j. elicited intense interest. Defendant
I counsel made q superb defense, Will
a Major Pearre prosecuted with his usus
, vigor. The jury brought in verdic
Of guilty OF murder in the first dc
4, gree" An appeal TO the higher coul
will be taken.
Eagsn, sheriff OF Denton county, Is
h defaulter for SIS, 800, for which th
: Estate must look to his securities for th
e amount, and with the county $1,000, G
: winch he has paid 1900 by turnip
over his entire effects, leaving hi
securities In pay $1,000. The Rtgistt
learns from other sources that Eigahi
defanlt was not occassioned by an
!, criminal wrong on his part, but cam
from placing TIM much confidence !
certain deputies, who feathered thei
: nests at his expense. The mansgemeL
Of his efIice WAS left 10 those who b
Z. tiayed the trust, aud hence comes hI
n to0uble.
: The business transactions Of +. v
. House Of Houston, the barker, whd
z sale grocer snd cotton merchsnf.
: year amounted % fi5, 000, O09 u
!. died 10, 900 bales Of ,t,bn
poets 10 nzu-IIe THREE tines ~
this year. There are Awen
q pl1yees connected With IA
4 ment, of whom ftfsen b
4 The number OF T,ersoas
6 indirectly depeDdent 0a IN
o their support y 1856. The
[ airy PAID 4, employees IN
4 month, making an aggregate d
d paid Out monthly IN szIaries Elo
Lnling and seguin bad ,a 1I
: contsst snd they went 10 ibs q re
q I've miles oni--tbs Doys did-
: Ibreeches and cosfe, and each .-,-r
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