The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-25
From Texas.
kept for sal


The legislature meets on the 18th, and with
Geo Roberts at its head who has since his
election been studying the cXigcnces Of the
people, will prove superior 10 the last admin
stration. Among the first and most import
ant business will be a general reform in the
present laws and statutes Of the state, which
have imposed taxes upon classes grievous to
lbc borne.
Mob law has regncd, during the past month,
to an alarming extent Only few days since
the HorIcl brothers, noted desperadoes OF west
crn Texas while awaiting trial in the Meridian
jail for the murder Of Mr.. Waugh, were rid
died with bullets at the hands of mob Of
about 100 men, who retired without molcsting
anyone after their bloody mission was ended
A few days later another crowd of unknown
inmates rs they rushed from the devourng
flames, regardless of are, sex or condition.
Among the unfortunate victims one was awo-
man, who was badly if not fatally wounded.
The Rothschild murder case at Jefferson has
lust been concluded, the most interesting
one our courts have had to deal with in long
period and the first jew sentenced to be exc
Icuted on Texas soil The wealth of the Roth
Ischil1 family was accessible in his defense, but
all this added to the best legal minds Of the
state could not save him. The law has been
INDICATED and the Rothschild must eXpiate the
murder of beautiful Bessie Moore on the gal
lows.
Since December has been the coolest wealth
er known for many years and is freezing to
death great numbers of stock on the pralries.
The long drouth of last summer reduced them
to bad order to 90 into winter. Provisions and
supplies of all kinds are now cheaper than ever
known before, which is very favorable to emil
grants: Beef, l.. cts. per ill.,; pork, 212 cts.
per IT,; -four 21s cts. per H.. corn % cts.
per bushel wheat, 30 cts per bushel. The
great reduction in prices of wheat has caused
"A great fall off in acreage for this year. The
progress IN farming is brought TO dead lock
| by the cold weather, consequently but little
ground will be prepared by planting time.
The Waco Il Palestine railroad project has
assumed a firm basis and is to be built by En-
glish capitalists. The road will be OF inestl-
mable value to western Texas, rs it taps the
immense pine forests OF the eastern portion OF
the state. Then our broad western prairics
can be converted into waving fields of grain.
The Texas & Pacific will soon be extended
from Fort Worth to Weathertord, making an
other step toward its distant western terminus,
San Diego.
Another Improvement has been added 10 our
city in starting again, after a long period OF
inactivity the Waco cotton mills, which will
manufacture II few hundred bales of the raw
material which is annually shipped from this
market
Gen. Trevino. commander Of the Mexican
forces along the RIO Grande border Is on II
friendly visit to Galveston. He was met and
accompanied round by Gen. ord which may
tend to reconciliation Of the border troubles.
That city is making preparations to ceIc
bratc Mardi Gras in all It's carniya! testivity.
The latest sensation in Sherman Is another
Becchcr scandal.
! Probably the oldest citizen OF Texas died
the other day in Young county at the advanced
are of III years, maintaining good health and
activity up to his death
| Total shipments of cotton to date from this
Inoint is 30.21S bales. Probable estimate ct the
cron of 1878 will reach one million bales.
LITTLE TENAN.