The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18
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Forty-eight divorce suits on the
docket at Dallas.
The exodus fever is breaking ont
sfre.h about wsoo.
Hon. R. Q Mills goes to Ono to
canvass Tor Ewing,
Prof Csyor viii make bsloon as
ceusion in Houston.
C1rn sells at Corsicaus at City cents
By the wagon load.
Miss Emma Lillsrd of Waco took
ssrychnine for quinine and died.
At Corpus Christi a channe! ten feet
deep is being cut through the bar.
Two convicts we're shot and killed
near Rockdale while attempting to es-
cape.
Limestone county makes one-eighth
of bale OF cotton to the acre and five
bushels of corn.
An effort is being made to organize
State lawyers league. Il was started
by the bar at Palestine.
The Central Military Institute at
Waco commenced its present session
with twenty-eight cadets.
San Antonio butchers say if it does
not rain Immediately beef will have to
be imported from Northern Texas.
Brown county in 1877 raised only
rs bales OF cotton, while the crop Of
this year is put down at 5000 bales.
An exchange Is responsible for say
ing that the "dead matter" of q printer
named B. G. Brady was found near
Bremond.
Governor Hubbard states that the st.
Louis and Texas Narrow Gauge Rail-
road will reach Waco IN time to take
of the crop of 1880.
The Rockdale Messenger tells OF
great crops of sinners saved, aud OF
cotton lost-both by intense heat; in
the one case, solar; in the other, infer
nal.
An ancient spur of enormous size
was recently plowed up on a farm in
Bell county. 1t is supposed to have
belonged to some of the Spaniards that
first explored Texas
And now the Denison NeUs says that
no such military organization as the
"Manning Rifles" has been thought of
at benson. So the young ladies
needn't make the flag.
On the district court docket of
Washington county there are thirty
divorce cases. On the criminal trial
docket there are thirty-seven cases,
five of which are for murder.
Washington county, for the seasons
of 1889, shipped from Chapel Hill
639S bales of cottont from Burton,
6471 bales; from BreDham, 40, 251
! bales Total, SO, 1870 bales.
Smallpox IS reported at Belle Plain
: A man came to town with the loath-
: some disease and shook hands with
q many people, and it ID feared the dis
ease will spread from these.
Bob Hollis convicted at the Erath
county district court for murder, and
given forty years In the penitentiary,
got new trial because one of the jury
E men said he ought to be convicted.
The Republicans of Dallas are go.
D ing to fire one hundred guns on receipt
: of Geographic news that the "Silent
e Man" has landed ct San Francisco.
They are going to inaugurate the Grant
boom.
Capt. NJ. D. Herring, Major 1. G.
} Stafford and Col. r. A. Blandford &c
= | ~ Palkipn0ro ao ranraoankak,1aa ~ re
Grand Lodge /. o. o. F. of Texas.
The Grand Lodge of the world meets
: in Baltimore.
Henry Washington, negro who wal
g that the shot was fired by Daniel Scott,
: at the lnstigation of woman named
May Turner, is dead. Scott and the
woman are in custody.
And now the Bolton Journal has il
that the drummer's tax in the month
} of August brought $3.50, 900 into the
@ State Treasury. Take your Bate anG
g strike off one 0, or the public deb
d will be settled In jiffy.
e The postoak mast promises to b.
It very heavy this year all through West
r ern Texas. 1t seems that nature hal
provided for drouthy seasons by max
ing the mast, pecans and meequi
e beans thrive best in dry times.
The Tyler Courier says: "While tn,
. Legislature was passing law to com
pei men to rest one day in each week
it might have, with a show of consist
II epcy, passed law compelling men tt
d work the remaining six days in thu
q week."
e 1t is thought the recent attempt oil
j. the life of the Montgomery count,
= deputy was for the purpose of rescuinl
the murderer of John Tolbert, former
. ~ of Hampstead, who was expected il
81 Montgomery about that time to stsnC
/: his trial.
u A griff-colored negro, middle aged
st heavy set, about five feet five OF 81.
!; inches high, can do blacksmith anC
10 carpenter work, is wanted in Claiborn
county, Mississippi. He has commit
ted three murders, and it is though
- he is in Texas.
n. The Bonham Nelcs had its eye Of
d somebody when it declares that it ha
no faith in 8 man who, although b
shouts long and loud at campmeetings
l. pleads the statute of limitation on hi
n creditors, and forces them to take fift
.: cents on the dollar.
j. Smith Of Titus burnt Jennings
dogs tail with kerosene, and Jenning
killed Smith about it, and Jennings j
in jail. and the dog is at large, and hi
tail is Just as we'll as it was before thi
awful, brutal tale was inaugurated.
10 John Colegrove has not been hear,
!, from by his brother, Frank Colegrove
:. of Johnstown, Bates county, Missouri,
" since the battle of Prairie Grove, Ar
n kansas. II alive, he is supposed +, b,
: in Texas. Will any OLD Confederat
who knew him write To his brother.
A type of fever has lately prevailed
: about Jolleyville, which is said Il
p have new characteristics. The pulls
Al rises to 100 degrees, temperature 4
n los degrees, and the paroxism con
u tiuues about four days. The two frs
cases proved fatal, while seven other
e arc getting well.
i In the confession OF crime and asser
n ton of innocence made by Abne
/ Walker, Gto-ge Hcaton's murderer q
: Marlin, he alleges that one Georg,