The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-06
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The arrival OF Hon Juan BeEevid
a. Laredo Is snc ouucei.
Prairie dogs are preferred t terriers
as destroyers OF rats and mice.
An effort Is beiug made II remove p.
w. Hall from the county jadgeship ct
Calvert
They have Mexican child on exhi-
b ton at Corpus. It's BODY is covered
with small pnx scsbs.
The Blptjsrs baYe collected nearly
$1,000 for the purpose of building
church in Georgetown.
The dredging machine, for some
time in use al Corpus Christi, was
broken few days ago.
PArsnn Haynes was ridden or 2 rail
out of Corsicsna. Naturally he turned
his face towards Dallas.
Ell Bien PlJlico, of Brownsville, is
published In the interest of Sociedad
MuhralIsta Benito Jusroz
A. B. Fears, charged with the Read
murder at Dailas, has su!cided with
morphine in Ellis county.
John W. Smith has been arrested st
Hearne for horse stealing. Smith tired
to bride the State witness.
Major Penn is gong over to Seguin,
aud be is going to lock horns with his
antagonist over John Ireland.
Before Goodnight went crazy, it is
said, he was fast preparing for transla-
ton and ascension into heaven.
Col. Harrison's sugar house, on Ca
ney, was burned last week by the care
lessness OF negro. l. pss $50, 600.
DR.. Smith has sued the town of
Brenham for possession of its market
house, which he claims as his own.
A correspondent of the QuiU says the
rangers are doing good service in Dim
nit county looking after horse thieves.
The Fort Worth Democrat thinks
Judge Fleming would make an ex-
cellent successor to Governor Roberts.
A mineral well has been discovered
two miles north of Bryan, the ingredi-
ents being iron, sulphuric scid and
alum.
Judge Ector died in Tyler Wednes-
day, having just recovered from a Sc
we're attack of jaundice. His remains
were carried to Marshall.
The "B. g." prefixed TO Pad docks
name doesn't mean Bully boy, but has
reference to his beetling brow and his
hnfofrOro ha no,,o,.t
MISS Mollie Ives, bautitul young
glrl o. o lkville, Live Oak county, sui
cided the other day by strychnine.
She had twice before attempted the rash
act.
While the murderer of Rafael Sali-
vas, was being conveyed by Halls men
to prison in south Texas, he slipped eff
his horse into the chapparal and es-
capped.
Mr.. Stephens, for many years editor
of the Columbus miss. Eader, was in
Austin Saturday. He is kinsman of
DR.. Taylor, and will visit Boerne and
the west.
Mr.. Upson was greeted by great
multitude of people when he visited
Corpus Christi a few days ago. His
conduct as Congressman is approved
along the coast.
The Luling Signal calls the scourge
that has visited the Mississippi Valley
the ''yellow plumed angel" The edl-
tor may recover, but his labor was
most distressing.
MIR. Wlllett's grinding machine has
been detained at Eagle Pass some time,
waiting for the Mexican authorities to
allow it to pass on to Moi ada. where
such thing is greatly needed.
Major Penn worked two weeks at
Independence, and received purse of
$3.50 for his labors, and the sweet
singers got $50. But this is a small
thing to what is being laid up for them
in kingdom come.
Hampstead Courier: Major Penn
does not appreciate the people of Aus
tin very highly. They don't .'enthuse"
at his singing to any great extent, and
he thinks they are on the road to per-
dition. In this he is not alone.
The Corpus Christi Narrow Gauge is
finished to San Diego. 1t will soon
be extended further west. Already its
owners talk of its great value to Cor
pus Christi if it may become finally q
part of the Denver and Ro Grande
line.
People gong to the Mojsda mines
should not forget to take with them
many nickels. Each horse is taxed $50
and everything else in proportion. A
letter writer says he was made to pay
$50 duty on his wagon that was sold
here for So.
President Gathright's letter defend
ing Gully, charged with instigating
the murder of Chisholm and his daugh-
ter is very violently criticized by some
of the newspapers. Mr.. G. knew Mr..
Gully intimately snd believes him in
capable of doing murderous act.
Tomorrow the Southern Methodist
Episcopal Conference meets at Fort
Worth, The people of the place will
practice lavish hospitality in entertain
ing the good preachers and the Demo-
crdt will publish the proceedings in
full. Paddock's unadulterated piety
makes him do it.
The Greenbackers here support a
Radical candidate, preferring Col. De-
Gress to Gen. Steele. 1t is we'll to
make a Iste of the facts. But then
the Radicals gave the Greenbackers a
Congressman In this district and the
Greenbackers have paid the debt by
voting in our local election against
Gen. Steele.
The Corpus Christi Ledger thinks
that two and half million pounds of
wool have been sold there this fall,
but the heeces are light. The little
narrowgsuge railroad brought more
than half of the whole quantity to Cor
pus, and million pounds more will
be brought to the growing town
within thirty days.