The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
Texas-Facts and Banele..

Texas-Facts and BaneIes.
Negroes are moving from Williamson
county to Lampasas.
Houston needs another cotton com
press, and 1t will be built.
The Corsicana and Palestine Rail-
Z road ls still being agitated.
Captain Sam Asbe, Of Houston, has
gone into the theatrical world.
The negroes have Saturday horse
racing OF their own ut Lockhsrt.
Mrs. W. B. Cross, wife of the pro-
lessor, died last week at Lsckhart.
Professor Cevoir is in Houston pre-
pairing for an ascension with his air
queen.
Pilots opera house at Houston was
duly opened for the first time on Thurs
day evening.
Many people have gone from Lam
pasas to Georgetown to attend Major
Penn's revival.
School bonds of Denison are said to
be not worth the paper whereupon
they are printed.
A butcher firm in Waco have made
engagements for Kansas beef during
: the coming winter.
Trains run on the Waco extension of
the Central to Ross station, twelve
miles beyond Waco.
The Flstonia Argus says the rich
escape punishment. Austin juries
Rhaek 'em all alike.
Hankins, the Honey Grove horse
thief, was followed into Arkansas and
ekught on White riYer.
Tolbert, the Montgomery county
murderer, has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for FIVE years.
Rains have been general throughout
Western Texas, and the benefit to
stock is incalculable.
Only one hundred and twenty-three
sotes were polled!on the amendment in
Harris county. All for it.
Four hundred hands are at work on
the 6ata Fe railway and the work is
within four miles OF Brennan.
Fifty-two divorce suits are on the
court docket at Sherman. But Martin
has left, and the thing may stop.
A case of smallpox is reported at
Goliad and the Goliad College has
suspended operations for twenty dsys.
The vote in Bell couaty went five
hnndsea TO one against the smoke
house tax, and ninety-nine against it.
Mrs. Horton, in jail OF Denton for
the murder of her husband, has had
an especial cage constructed for her
benefit.
Mp Walker, desperate of some
fame, was arrested in Fannin county
while attempting to get away in a
wagon.
The county seat question was de.
cided in Lampasas county by major
ity OF sixty-seven for the town OF Lam
paaas.
Hampton RENDER (colored), with his
family, has exodusted from Washing
ton county to Kansas. Others will
follow.
An enterprising individual Is an
nounced to start an ostrich farm in
Collin county-the latest for feathering
ones nest.
Mr.. Randle came to Austin with Mrs.
Williams of Brenhlm. DR.. Williams
sued for divorce, and the decree has
been granted.
The state holiness camp meeting al
Corsicana is ended. There were 40C
Professions of justification and 200 Of
sanctiflcation.
The Ezamfsee is inquiring into the
question of labor for Texas farms, and
wants TO know how Chinese will suit
Tor this purpose.
Willie, youngest son of E. G. bow.
tr, chairman OF the Democratic Exec
utlVe Committee, fell dead at farm
house near Dallas.
Governor Roberts has approved
Health officer Rutherford's Indianoll
regulations for admission of vessels
AtN41A 4oASCtCo pOAtSs
Another big camp meeting ID pro
crossing near Lampasas. Bro. Penn
raised the religious excitement to BLOOD
heat, and It's "booming."
''Rutabsga,n sometimes called Col
lin county for short, has made corr
crop that averages from fifteen Il
twenty bushels to the acre.
The irrigation case instituted sgsins
Mr.. Flemming in San Saba county, TO
diverting the waters of a creek, ha
been decided for the plaintiff.
The Esaiag Neses. a spicy httl,
sheet. has made its appearance a
Houston. II is conducted by ]. f
Farrell and Dudley G. Bryan.
An auctioneer selling an old trunk il
San Antonio opened it and found it t.
contain 3 human skeleton, probabl,
the property of retired doctor.
Ar. P. A. Turk, of Bag2ad, Will
.inmacn county, and native Of Geor
4ik, is dead. He was 6J years old
snd bad lived in Texas "a years.
And now the Rothschild case is t
come up at Tyler. The transcript o.
tne case contains SIC pages, or eos, s9t
words and weighs fourteen pounds
Tbs East Line Marrow Gauge will b,
extended from Sulphur Springs TO Nc
Kinney. Thirteen thousand dollars
1ss been subscribed by the latte
IoNa.
The epidemic and universal sore eye
IL San Antonio. OF which the Beltor
.loaraQI tells, doubtless accounts fol
s1s TACT that the Express always goes i
blind.
The ooansel of Lloyd, the brutal
.apist Of Fort Worth, boasts that hi
Iienl will be free niger in twt
1oDlhs. He ought TO be free-dang.
Ing IN the air between earth anc
heaven.
hsv. John Locke Martin, preacher
& #ho got drunk st Dsnison aud wa
fa|ssed by his congregation, has a
Isl put an end 70 his existence b,
cumllsiDg suicide st Cedar Rapids
BRA.
Newt. Potter and Win Walding GO
zi6 difficulty ct Palo Alto, in Bel
county. sud the result was that VALID
'oF Wss we'll loaded with huckshot
g had attempted to outrage Mrs
Potter.
lila RoWelt won the selling sweep