The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

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the room IN which the late Justin Ray
nil died is haunted by the spirit of Il
departed. The spparition mas been
ssen by several reliable persons. jus
tin Raynal was the Deuison philan-
thropist who bequeathed all his prop
erty to the public schools o: the town.
The rich silver mines reported in the
Mojarda Mountains are located in IL
almost inaccessible Businesses of noun
tsins, where the trescherous and thiev-
ing Mlscaleiro Indians make their
homes A letter from San Beneyen-
tura, published in the Express, reports
only few men there, and these in
perilous position.
Gen. Raines tries to make it appear
that the election of Gov. Roberts has
cost the Democracy of Texas so, 600
votes. 1t is unnecessary to say that
Gen. Rsines is q Greenbacker, a de-
generate and disappointed Democrat,
and that he sometimes INDUCES" too
freely. But this time he was drawing
on his Imagination.
About 700 miles northwest of Ste
phensville, Erath county, is a lake
called Dost Lake, surrounded with ce-
darbrakes and mountains, which has
for some two years past been the rem
devious of some 300 lswless men who
are refugees from justice in this and
other States. They are fortified, have
women with them and are living well
w. Houghabook ran away from
home In Georgia seventeen years ago
and came to Texas, and his friends
mourned for him long ago as dead.
The other day, at the Commercial He
tel table i'll Dallas, he and his mother
met, and the latter recognized her long
lost son. The scene that followed was
too affecting to put down in black and
white.
A parrot in Jefferson belonging to
Evangelist Penn, Is said to swear with
degree of ease and fluency that would
make a railroad section boss fairly
Jingle with envy. In justice to the
BIRDS master, it should be stated that
wicked boys in Jefferson taught Poll
this profanity while Deacon Penn was
absent from home converting wicked
sinners. And yet, the profanity of
those boys proves that prophet is,
sure enough, unhonored in his own
land.
Gonzales, says the Enquirer, Is
healthy place, and living there tends to
longevity. Capt. Smith is SO years of
age and quite active. He rides about
on horseback and has never used spec
tacles. Mr.. Putnam is of the same
age. Mr.. T. S. Lee, Texas veteran,
Capt. d. L. Kokernot is "a years of
age, and travels from one end of the
State to the other, horseback or other
wise. There are many others over go
years of age who seem to be almost in
their prime.
John F. Readily, citizen of GAL
weston, attempted the life of Mr.. A.
8. Day, of New York. Day had
boarded at the house of Readily. Mrs.
Readily left home for Waco and st.
Louis to stop at a friends on the way at
Houston. Day left at the same time.
Readily, suspicious of Day, followed
and found Mrs. Readily registered at
hotel in Houston under an assumed
name, and lay also at the same hotel.
The shot gun policy was Immediately
tried upon the rascal. Readily was ar
rested, but was released on $500 bail.
The grand jury of Denton county
have found indictments against Mrs.
Susan Horton, Edwin Cuff and John
Ailer, for murder in the first degree,
for the murder of the husband of Mrs.
Horton. Mr.. and Mrs. Horton retired
one night and after they had gone to
sleep some one entered the room and
shot Horton through the head. His
wife claims to have not been awakened
by the noise, though she awoke and
discovered her husband dead, and his
blood and brains scattered over her
and the bed. Horton was a wealthy
old farmer; his wife was young, and
gossip has it that she married him for
his money. Horizons son came from
Indiana and this indictment is the re-
suit of his suspicious and research.
Marshall Herald "The new Federal
Court, under Judge Morrill,, COM
mences at Jefferson on the thirteenth
of October. We learn that the Elysian
Fields cases have been transferred to
that court. 1t will be remembered
that Immediately after the last election
in this county, number of prominent
citizens of Elysian Fields were arrested
by Federal marshals and carried to
Tyler to answer for the manner in
which they conducted the election in
that place. Here we have a plain case
of Federal Interference in elections,
and the prosecution of men who are
acting under State laws, and who are
Justly answerable to State authority.
And yet the Greenback papers, like the
Linden Sun, tell US that this prosecu-
ton is a matter of no consequence.
The prisoners who escaped from the
Marlin Jail are j. T. Timmel, under
conviction of TIA years to the psniten.
tiary for killing Hugh Lee and Robert
Ollinger, and whose case is now before
the Court of Appeals; Robert Deggs,
under conviction of two years to the
penltentisry for theft of cattle; ]. 81.
Robertson, theft of cattle; Gabe Sweat,
assault with intent to murder two
years ago and recently arrested !;
Charles Walker, theft; Mark Howell,
charged with theft of cattle; John
Duke, under conviction for assault
with intent to kill; John 1. Wilson,
under conviction for assault with in
tent to kill; Carroll White, under con-
viction for theft and robbery. Two of
the prisoners, John Cox and G. 8.
Smith, refused to leave. Willison and
Duke have been recaptured. The grand
jury of Falls county has been recon-
vened, and it is investigating the mat
ter.