The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
Hon. George w. Jones ,sa, in l ber.

railroad to connect with the Morgan
road at Cuero or Indianola. Tariff on
the Sunset route are so exhOrbitsut as
to be almost beyond endurance.
Those Houstonians charged with
obstructing the mails during the recent
quarantine quarrel between Galveston
and Houston, have given bond to an
swer before the United States district
court st its next term at Galveston.
Miss Sudie Moore, the young lady
burned at Major PENIS meeting in
Lampasas, has in consequence had one
of her fingers smputsted and it lie
thought the entire hand will have to
be removed. The married lazy died
Honorable E L Dohoney insists that
taxes now LEVIED per snnum against
every individual in the United Safes
amount to between ST. and SIS, and
that al! the money-gold, silver, and
currency--In circulation was only Sl4
per capita.
The Telegram fights well that is it
dsshes in q direct line aud strikes
hard but its occupation is alone exer-
cised against the Old Alcslde and the
! g .lveston Netos, and they are both good
subjects upon which the Telegram may
lose its horns.
Ben Williams, of Rockwall, while
under the influence of liquor, shot his
wife, aud his fifteen year old daughter
was compelled in return to shoot him,
and save her mothers life. The woman
was not seriously hut, but the man
may not recover.
A big camp meeting has been going
on several weeks in Van Zindt county
at which Rev. Mr.. Booth created
sensation by preaching a sermon which
many OF his hearers thought proclaimed
universal salvation, In other words, the
doctrine of Universalism.
Prof. Cevor went up in his "Air
Queen" and then he came down again.
He assembled until the thermometer
reached one degree above zero. He
abandoned his balloon at night when
he came down, and when it was found
again it was torn IN pieces.
The shriDkage In real estate in Gal
weston has been great. A house and
and upon 1t added 5000 more in i'm
provements, lately sold for 5000 Dull
ness in trade and high taxes, says the
Oi0ilian, are doing the work.
The butcher at CastrovIlle cut his
hand off in vigorous sausage ma
chine. His name is Seekstts. He
"ssw" stars, and now they call HIM
See Saw Sage, because he is wiser
than he used to be, and because his
''sswsages" are dem foine and there is
much sage-ness in them.
The Williamson County Fair begins
at Georgetown, October Z, and ends
on the tenth. Extensive preparations
are being made for the exhibition and
the stock show, especially, will be
good one. Railroad connection with
Austin and other points will induce
many persons to visit the place during
the exhibition.
A Waco real estate firm sells cot
tages on monthly instsllments of IS rs,
and thus every poor man may secure a
home at less than he can rent the same
house for in Austin. Hence people be-
come permanent settlers in Waco,
while they held themselves in resdi-
ness to get up and shake the dust of
Austin from off their feet.
The Montgomery Journal attempts
to show up prominent school teacher
pretending to hail from the university
of East Tennessee, and sailing under
the name and title of Prof. ]. r.
Looney, A. N. LII. D. The Journal
charges him with the theft of money
and almost every other rascality.
People building houses, especially in
hot climates, should study above ali
things pamphlet entitled "Require-
meuts for the Drainage of Houses"
Aldermen should also study book
published in Boston, its chapters ap
pearipg in the atlantic Monthly, enti-
tied Drainage of Towns and cities"
They hold revivals at Montague in q
gin house, and sin is just famed out
of them and they sail away into the
lint room white as snow. They are
packed into the church and, crossing
the ocean of life on the old ship of
ZION, are finally anchored in sure ha-
ven of glorious repose aud blessed I'm
mortality. 1t Is fine for Montague.
The Bolton Journal calls attention to
the fact that newspaper needs money
like any other bu mess to run success
fully. The fact is a newspaper needs
more money than almost any other en-
terprse, aud usually people pay less re-
gard to obligations to printers than to
any others. Everybody owes the
newspaper, and only some of all pay.
Capt. George Olmsted of the United
States army and Louis Z. McInnia,
both of Bryan Agricultural and Ne
chanlcal College, went back to their
posts at Bryan properly colored for
professorships in the other agricultural
and mechanical institution st Hemp
stead. We expect they will be pro-
NOTED accordingly after their jaunt on
the plains.
A Denton county girl, Miss Jane E.
John, wanted to marry young man,
William James, but the old people
couldn't see it. Therefore she put on
her bonnet, went to see sick friend
very sick-met the young man in the
road driving spring wagon, jumped
in, went to the preacher, got married,
aud now will go 10 work in that young
mans kitchen.
|. A correspondent Of the Waxahachie
Enterprise gives an account of the cac-
tus hedge, which seems to be great
success. It is claimed that this hedge
can be made impervious to the worst
stock, and will last forever. At ell
events, Mr.. Fleming, the originator.
is taking contracts to put out hedges
and cultivate at sixty cents per rod, In
annual payments.
Roger Q. Mills in his platform is
for the free coinage of silver until the
supply u equal IN the demand. But
when will this occurl There are $40,-
coo 900 OF SILVER in the treasury now
and nobody wants it. They prefer pa
per, and when the silver is paid ont it
rapidly goes back. What will Mr..
Mills Go about itg These are matters
that Congress can not control.
From every quarter come letters of
inquiry about The coming Capital State
Fair. large number OF visitors are
coming from the old States. and many
stock men from other States have
] written 10 the officers OF the association
engaging stables for the exhibition of
zoe stock. Present indications 60 to
show that the coming fair will be the