The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-14

sell, eat aud drink. They 10 not de-
rive such rights by permission of any
body. The Legislature may tax BUSH
ness, but it cannot forbid and suppress
1t. The people of San Antonio will
defend their natural rights, and we tell
the Puritanica land tyrannical pro-
moters of the odious Sunday law that
they cannot enforce it in this CON-
munity.
1t costs Texans an average of 81 per
day each tn dip themselves in the sea
or guzzle the waters and wines OF Elst-
ern watering places, while a handful
OF salt and a batb-tub at home would
give them comforts never realized in
the fifth story OF q tinder-boX by the
Northern sea shore. But then there is
grand moral effect produced when
the average ranchero or rollicking law
ger comes home in October to tell the
dear people what he saw and epj Eyed
at Cape May or Newport.
Even the mules swallow bottles in
Houston. But mules and men are
both killed by the process. When q
drayman wSs drenching mule in
Houston, Sunday, the mule bit eff the
bottles neck and swallowed it aud
died, and the police arrested the
drencher for violation of the Sunday
law. And yet the highest authority
we have authorized the taking of an
ass out of a pit on such day. But
then mule isn't an ass, and the law is
'trickly construed IN Houston.
Tax collectors are going to meet for
consultation in Dallas. Can't Dallas
entertain them a week and make them
very comfortable and then have them
b xed up and slowed away. A tax
coIlt ctor is the last man anybody
wishes to meet second time in Texas.
Dallas Is a good place for them and
we hope they'll all go. Il is said when
a fellow orce gels his foot in Dallas
real estate he never gets 1t out. We
hope there will be rousing meeting
in Dallas.
An Austin dispatch to the Da las
Herald says the whisky and anti Sun
day law men of this city have held a
preliminary meeting to take steps
| towards a repeal or modification OF the
| Sunday law. Their plan is to get up
strong petitions in every county in the
Stlte to the Governor, asking HIM 10
call an extra session of the Legislature
to modify the Sunday law. l. is said
the Governor has intimated that If
strong petitions in sufficient numbers
came to him for such purpose that
he will respond faYorably.
The STATESMAN is indebted to Eu-
gene s. Cohen Tor copy Of the Chey-
enne Daily Sun, in which we find an
account of the capture of Doc. Middle
ton, orce of Texas, who got into q
broil with some United States soldiers
scme two years ago at Sydney, Re
braska, which resulted in his killing
the sergeant. He was accused of will
full murder, but one story goes that
Middleton was set upon at a dance
house by the soldiers, and that to save
his life he was. compelled to use his
pistol. f
Mr.. Fergus Davis OF Navarro coun-
ty planted six acres in castor beans,
and notwithstanding the very unfavor-
able weather this year for all kinds OF
crops he has succeeded beyond his ex-
pectaiion. The stalks will yield from
four to ten pods Of beans each, and
the larger pods make about pint
of beans. He expects the yield of the
six acres will be about 25 bushels "a
the acre. This crop contains about
| the same cultivation as corn, and the
product commands from 81. so TO 50 pei
bushel.
There was an exhibition Of physical
strength in Sherman, Saturday, that
is perfectly marvellous. George w.
Williams took two men in each arm
and held them at arms length long
enough to have a photograph OF the
group taken. The men were Kirk
Williams, United States Commissioner
William Allen, s. ID. Rodgers and
George d. Williams. Their aggregtt.
weight was G67 pounds. This is the
heaviest weight ever held on the arms
OF one man, and demonstrates the fact
that Texas has the champion litter Of
the world.
Dallas NeaCs. Col. Waitla OF the
Grand Windsor, this morning received
information that yearly all OF the $500
subscribed to seit the Texas drummer
tax law he's been raised in s.. Louis.
From Austin he also has reliable infoT-
nation that State convention Of drum
mers merchants and dealers, with rep
reseptatives from Sc. Louis and oibei
cities, is TO be called 10 meet IN Austin
at an early day, to petition the Coy
ernor 10 call an extra sCssi9n Of ID,
Legislature to have these laws repealed
as, they cay, they arc jpjufipg iDs
State.
| DR.. Z w. Sandereon Of Mount Cain
thinks there will be fourth or flflI
Of bale as an average ofcotton IN thu
vicinity, with corn and other grain
enough for home consumption. Cotton
picking will very soon be under ful
headway. Mount Calm is esid 10 b.
exaet'y on the line Of the pFoposed roas
from S.. Louis 70 Waco. which. viii
the great natural attractions Of ths
i place and it, vicinity, will render II q
| doubt quite an impoItsnt locality j
is about equally distant from Wscoi
Marlin, G.oesbe; K eud II lstboro-
The telephone Is nov employed IA
Esglish churches. The preaeheI's con,
eue0ation u thus Widened aud dIhused
| like many OF his remarks. A 70:
crowd. IL uncomfortable in the church,
can scatter Itself about In cool places
With LAGER and eigarF, and listen 10
te,eiv ~ meura Of the teIsphores 10
raDt Fl. auence, and il i tugges.eo.
| thst the 6arkeepers be suffered 70 ,el
up Telephones TO each pulpit 10 tet
citv. and then churches eenros CEN PILE
fhst their congregations are sio.e1 ~
fhe f1scinsiinR bafkeepers, ana a.
r,oms nay Be kept open On bund>y.
A letter writer says: "a lightning
.r;themetic teacher u circulsting II
! fi.ese p1rft u by humble opinion, &
nan who pfoftsstB b teach arith-