The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-11


Capt. Tevis of Austin will erect
windmill in Lockhsrt, not to run the
Nescs- Echo, IS supposed. but 10 supply
the village with water de profwndis and
prevent another fatal conhagration.
The editor Of the Free Pres has
spent most of his life IN dealing in
political fossils, and hopes the race
may become extinct before his hopeful
Junior enlighteus the public service
/, is annoying to see how fashion
Tags in T,xa-. We are told that short
dresses with balloon skirs are becou-
ing the rage in the great cities, and
that the skirts are chsrmingly short
The gathering Of candidates IN the
Ne,es Echo office tt ractei a chickea
snake To The sanctum. 1t was eight
fee, long. IL knew where to 60 for
''chck-n pie" 1t followed the can
didstes.
Two years ago a portion Of one of
the best business blocks in Brennan
was sold for taxes. The purchaser is
now suing for possession, and this suit
will determine the validity of the pres
ent tax law.
The violent atmosphere disturbances
of yesterday were brought on, it is be-
lieved, 10y the efforts of Greenback ora
tors - Hannah, Jones and Bentley.
II Still could just be started We might
look for food.
l. is stated that the project of the
extension of the Central 140 miles west
of Waco was the cause of the Texas
aid Pacific being stirred up to the
scheme of issuing S27, 200, 900 bonds
for showing their road westward.
Ell. Bonar was tried aud acquitted,
at Gainesville, for the murder of Ell.
Fletcher IL was testified by two wit
kill B1mar, and it is reported that
these witnesses have had to leave the
county.
The dead body of printer named
r. C. Brady was found on the third,
near Bremond. 1t was lying near the
railroad track, and an axe with hair
and blood STAINS on it WAS found near
the body. Hogs had half eaten the
body.
George and Andrew Brown, having
failed to get relief from the Appellate
Court, will soon be sentenced to death
in Denton county. NJ mau has ever
yet been legally hung there, but the
qualification should be particularly en-
| phasised.
The city council of Waco keep COL
stan.ly before the public the matter of
licensing or not licensing houses of ill
fame and the Telephone, properly
enough, wishes the subject eliminated
for its deiiberatioD, and does not care
which way it goes.
Maybe they do not know anything
about how to run fairs in the Indian
Nation. At any rate the benson ar
| tillery have been ffered 800 and ex-
penses to be present at the fair at Mus
kogee, not as peace-makers, but mere
ly for exhibition purposes.
A st. Louis detective detected de-
tee.ive named Meyers at Bracket and
arrested him on charge of robbing
the Adams Express Company at Oswe-
go, Kansas, four years ago. When ar
rested Meyers was employed as pri-
vate d. tective by Gen. Mackenzie.
Dan Wood, sheriff of Grimes county,
arrested an escaped convict named
Lewis j, ffersoD, and while conveying
him to Mr.. David White, who has
charge of the convicts in Grimes coun.
| 81 fth
dirk and Sheriff Wood shot him dead.
D b Tipps, living at Dexter, on a
visit to Denison, recognized murder
er, Ans franklin. who was sentenced
to the Tennessee penitentiary for the
murder of his half brother, Wellborn
Franklin. A warrant was Procured
aud the murderer forwarded to Ten
neeeee.
They have the shot gun Democracy
in Mississippi; the shot gun husbands
of Rhode Island and wherever Beech
ers and Thompsons wander; and now
we have the pistoling peace officers OF
Texas. But it would not be decent to
suffer Texas to fall behind in the race
of decency and civilization.
An exchange says the conduct of IL q
8 xteenth Legislature is very much like
the husband who stayed out until
quite late. 'tWhat will you say to your
wife when you get homt?" "Oh,
shan't say much. I'll only say good
morning, dear, 'or something like that.
She will say all the rest"
The Lockhart Neaos Echo calls one
of Its best citizens "a whole team u
Ought not the animals constituting the
team to be named2 The fellow CON-
plimented might kick if told that the
editor meant that he is who'e team
of asses. It 10 best to be distinct and
definite In personal matters.
The ColTier-,logrRal says: "Pfof.
w. A. R chardson, A. NJ Phi. D., late
of Central University, Richmond,
Kentucky, has accepted the chair OF
Latin, etc., in Austin College, She:-
map, Texas. H. Is one of the fines,
linguists in America, and In him
Texas gets one Of our best educators. y
There will be no effort by the people
of Waco to hang the brutal scoundrel
Bsrks, who outraged the little daugh.
ter of Mrs. M. G. Bee, beastly wo-
man, who feared Berks and consented.
she confessts s, to the ruin of her child.
The world should be Instantly re,I we'd
of the presence OF the h ,rrrbly ghast-
ly pair.
The last death amor & the Texas VET
Grams Was J .hn NJ P,net', who re-
ce Ally d'ed at Br ria, -eei sixty.
two. II, Was " u C,p u iesderniei
on the stea m boat Cayuga in 1896. Bat
four signers al the II, xas declaration
are now left: Dr.. 8 ewart, Judge Ed
win Waller, w. B. Scates and s. W.
Blount.
n A new military company organized
at Deuison will be called the Manning
r lee" in honor OF the acc mplished
gentleman, skilled physician and mora
hero who gave up his life rs marty
for humanity during the epidemic o.
last year. The ladies of Austin could
afford to present the company with q
banner.
The Comptroller decides that per
sons who go about painting fences and
trees and sides Of houses with adser
tisements, such So "TAke Simmoni
Liver Regulator Use Pdckly Ash
Bitters," etc., shall pay an occupation
tax OF $95 to the State and IS to ever,
'@snty In which such advertisement
are made.
Since there are oeneckst 70 ioienes'