The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-18
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Amos are on trial at Waco for the muir
der of Elijah p. Lane.
An exoduster, stealing ride over
the NJ. K. T. railway, fell and was
killed by the cars, near Vinita.
Judge VIM. H. Scott, of Brentwood,
held court at that place in place Of
Judge Fleming, who was absent.
The Attorney General decides that
the hog law, once adopted, can not be
gotten rid Of by another vote.
The Masonic temple in Denison will
cost &25, 900. What about that Odd
Fellows' temple in Austin.
At Dallas the number of drinks reg
istered by the bell punch for Novem-
bsr, is two-thirds less than for Octo-
Der.
Tom Vance, the Waco negro Mason,
an accomplice in the murder Of another
negro, McCan, has been convicted for
life.
The building of the new depot of
the Galveston, Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad has been commenced ct Gal
weston.
The Grimes county record for one
week is two negroes killed, three sent
to the penitentiary and one hundred
gone to Kansas.
Joshua Whiting and Peter Gill, the
Beaumont murderers, sentenced for
life, have concluded to abide the find
ing Of the court.
A man has been fined 81 and
Imprisoned in the county Jail for one
hour in Caldwell county for the theft
Of single apple.
James Jackson, John Bland and
Robert Thompson have been arrested
in Henrietta for the killing of Consta-
bic J. NJ. Brooks.
Robert Stallion, a colored man of
McLennan county has no notion of GO
ing TO Kansas. He sold single bale
Of cotton for 1891.
Enough rain has at last fallen about
Cleburne TO bring up wheat that has
remained perfectly dry in the ground
since early in October.
Nat @. and the church are getting
so inseparable that the Baptists are GO
ing TO build house of worship just
alongside of his residence.
The Galveston cotton exchange ap-
pointed committee to look into the
charges Of Gen. Hardeman with refer
ls-enee to cotton weighing.
The court house at Emory, Rains
county, with all the records and pa
pers have been burned, supposed to
be the work Of an incendiary.
Wills Point is struggling over the
question whether it will or will not
clothe itself in corporate vestments. 1t
had better wear something else.
Twenty-seven thousand pounds of
silver ore from the Sierra Mojads mines
has been forwarded from San Antonio
to Newark, N. j., to be asssyed.
The Gulf, West Texas and Pacific
railroad is putting up wind mills along
Its line. 1t has got to raise more wind
before it eyer gets to the Pacific.
A Mrs. Croner at Galveston, was Sc
riously burned last week by the explo-
sion Of a coal oil lamp, down the Chin
ney of which she was blowing to put
II cut.
Five divorces in one week in Fayette
county, one man acquitted of rape and
another of murder, begins to establish
that community as one fully up to the
times.
Eighty additional miles of the Texas
Central railroad will be let to contract
ors Immediately. This will carry the
end Of the road 100 miles beyond
Waco.
Mr.. w. L. Horn, of Limestone coun-
~, from two acres of ground, has sold
seventy dollars worth of cane and has
made three hundred and forty gallons
Of syrup.
The Brenham Banner regards the
nineteen. hundred and fifty convicts in
the State penitentiary as tolerable good
proof that crime in Texas does not go
unpunished.
Capt. B. f. Hoffman died at Calves
ton on Sunday last, from an overdose
Of morphine. He had been drinking
for some time, and it is supposed his
mind was affected.
John Cobbler and Thos. Hoggle alb
Quoted Miss Mollie Payne from her
residence, eight miles from Dallas.
They quarreled over the matter when
Oobble shot Hoggle.
The Henderson Times says the dis
graceful report of fraudulent cotton re-
turns made by merchants of GALVESTON
viii work much detriment to the COM
mercial interests of the city.
Professor Hicks, colored, who
taught the BRENNAN brass horn blow
ers, has been presented with q fine
cornet by the band, the presentation
speech being mode by Hon. d. G.
Giddings.
A race was run at Coleman, on the
frontier, for $500, Jim Jackson's bay
colt "Bosen and Wood Pierce's slack. ("
The colt won, and 600 persons wit
messed the race, and there was no dis
order about the whole affair.
A meeting was held at Texarkana
and committee appointed to notify
sneak thieves and disreputable charac-
ters TO leave the town. The move was
In earnest, and in two or three days
tbs place was rid of all such characters.
The PhiladelphiaRec answers Tex
e. sIanderers: at is wonderful that the
.'cns-threatsn down in Texas should
have found time 20 raise 500, 600 bales
Of cotton this year-nearly one-fourth
Of the entire crop raised in the United
statesli'
In Nacogdoches county boy named
John Casper went hunting, and while
throwing at = squirrels nest the stick
fell back and struck the hammer of his
gun. Il exploded, and the whole
load Of shot went into hisihesd, killing
him instantly.
Texas win. have six supervisors OF
census. A candidate is to be named
b. such Congressman to be endorsed
b all the delegation. Reagan has
named Van Week, Culberson has named
William Bramlette and Jones has des-
ignated Ed Il. Galaway Of Galveston.
Gen. Lewis, formerly Of the A. s
~. College. has gone to Waxsha-
che 70 take charge probably Of the
school It that place. Major Norris left
3et 81. Louis, where he will prsctice
law. DR.. Martin is living at his home
1oer Bryan. Major Banks has not de-
cIdod what he viii do. Prof. Hogg Is
Is doubt what be viii DO, and Cadet
Crisp Il bigger man than Grant.
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