The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-07

In vn-Ch ne sawed up Two or three |
patients at camp meeting last Sun |
day, is skillful surgeon. Hill and |
Fancher and Jim George were living !
subjects which he dissected. He
worked on inns hends and cut an
artery for Hill and carved the breast of
the other fellow and then went away.
The colored troops fought nobly, or
they would thus fight, Gen. James
seems 10 think. He reviewed them at
Waco. The white company of the
town didn't have clothes enough TO go
round and they couldn't sppearln pub
tic. When Gen. Jsmes goes forth ASsin
! the colured fellows must let the whites
have 8 showing. las clothes that make
soldiers in these piping times of peace.
III Nessaj-ro ds SIN Diego says:
Small pox in our town has in
creased but very little, If any. within
the past week or ten days. Some few
new csses, aud s. msjority OF those who
were first taken are conyalescent. The
| physicians are more hopeful now than
| they have been that the disease can be
controlled and not be permitted to
spread over the entire town."
The Shermsn Register tells how the
ssloonists of Denison have organized
into 'sohd phalanx" , beat the Sun
day law. By agreement any one of
them keeps open on that day, and he is
selected from the number by casting
lots. The remainder help pay his fine.
Then another is selected in similsr
manner, and he in turn has the benefit
of all the patronage, and then takes
back seat until all have had like
chance. Then they repeat, like their
best customers.
Paddock, of the Fort Worth Demo-
crat, has taken his wife and thirteen
children, the Guide says, to Jacksboro
Tor the summer. He loves solitude
Paddock does. We meyer knew man
with such an aversion to chin music.
| He will yet be professor in sc me deaf
and dumb asylum. The fact is, the
old Alcalde would do well to consider
Paddock's fitness for the place of
superintendent of the asylum, which
is vacant next month. Then Paddock
is an adept In the sign language. There
are signs of him all over North Texas.
The following order has been issued
by Capt. White, OF the railway mail
service: During the continuance of
the yellow fever, Memphis, Tennessee,
will make up direct pouches and sacks
of mail for Texas, labeled Texas from
Memphis These mails will be for
wsrded via ST. Louis, Sedalis and Dem
ison, and employees receiving such
will take them through intact, to,
quarantine station at Red River, and
deliver them TO the quarantine author
tiles to be fumiqated, after which they
will be sent 10 Danison to be properly
forwarded"
Wallace Hudson, Elgar Page and
Sidney Logan were arrested last We'd
nesday at Lockhart, charged with the
theft of twelve cattle. Wallace and
Z igar were committed to Jail. Sidney
Rogan gave bond. The details of ia 8
aff4ir indicate that Wallace had hired
Edgar and Sidney to assist in driving
cattle to Austin, where they were over
taken by Adoiphus Hannig, and that
they were not interested in the cattle
any further. The most Of the cattle
belonged to Mr.. w. NJ Hudson of
Lockhart. Edgar Page has since been
released On bend.
The Colorado stock farm of T. =.
Wood, in Backbone Valley, has a
perfect system of waterworks and iron
pipes conveying water to cattle. horses
and the residence. The thoroughbred
Short-Horn calves purchased in Austin
at the Spilman & Handy sale are doing
well. He has large number of half
breed calves, which are fine and hard
to beat in this or any other country.
His thoroughbreds are perfect beauties.
The farm is under high state of cul-
tivation, and divided into fields and
+ pastures, all surrounded by good
fences. T. 3. Woods makes a spe-
cialty of raising fine stock for sale,
both cattle and hogs, and is meeting
with good success.
Georgia sheepraisers must sell out
and come to Texas where they would
have better luck. The Albany (Ga.
Adoertiser says: "'The sheep business
does not pay we learn from the peo-
pie who are in the business, and from
3 Il good many who are not; yet, in q
, CONVERSATION with NJ. j. Mosely, who
J manages the sheep ranches of the late
+ Mr.. Oswald, he told US that Mr.. Z.
bought 300 head of sheep last Decen.
Der from Mr.. Perdue of Mitchell coun.
ty, paying 5000 for them. They were
sheared in May, the wool ceiling fol
$3.50, and there were 1873 lambs, worth
81 head. Let's see, $538; that looks
like pretty good per cent. on 5000
don't it Z"
The Bro0n Comfy Banner says that
''the suit which will perhaps attract
: most attention at the district court viii
{ be the Stats v. B. B. Paddock, for al.
legged libelous matter against NJ. c.
Smith, published in the Fort Worth
e Democrat IN February last. By the
! way, we understand that Mr.. NJ. C.
, Smith filed a suit against Capt. Pad
+. dock yesterday for $40, 900 damages. ;
: How unfortunate for an editor to be-
( come bloated bondholder Every.
{ body sues him, not alone for his money
@ but for the notoriety to be gained BY
9 it. Poor Paddock He had better
q distribute his hotels and newspaper
: and things among the poor aud com,
down TO level with the rest of US.
' Lurid Mars now hangs ever Jones.
/ vile. Two sisters in the church, mem
e bers of the "best society,"" soft in thei
: speech, gentle il their ways and sweet
4 faced as Msdonnas, becoming dis
( pleased at the untidy condition o
: their church, EARNED themselves Will
brooms and other implements of th,
art of cleaning, and repaired to the
sacred edIfice, intent on Furnishing II
= up. When they arrived there thel
= could not agree upon the msthod o
procedure" They could not agree
more and more. The result was, aftel
a few minutes of this could-not-agree
ing, some sadly demolished brooml
scattered to the four corners of tn,
! church, various pieces of dress good
q and divers locks. of hair strewn owe
Z? the pulpit, and two painting and ex
: hausted women, with faces streaked
< like sunrise sky. The town Of Jones
t vile is in CONFUSION; the male friend
: of the combatants are ranging them
: selves upon the one side or the other
Freedom is about to shrek; Peace i
burying her face IN her apron an6
blubbering; and the dogs of war ar
: baylne, and waiting only for the leashe
: to be slipped before it shall be writer
Jonesville fait, while it was the womeI
that fit