The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-21

Of the peace.
A petrifed human b0ne-the fore
ARMAND an ear of corn have been
found thirty feet below the surface aud
twenty-five feet below the first stratum
of limestone, the Hamilton Herald
states, in that county. 1t was the site
of the old distillery that made Noah
drunk; bu. then men DID not exist on
earth aud corn did rot grow on this
continent when these rocks were
formed.
The sudden appearance Of q STRANGE,
unknown and elegantly dAssei W.
man on the ste Is of Brenh I'M begat q
grea: sensation IN the tow, but the
reason was thst her luggsge was
branded memphis, Tennessee" They
gave her the whole pavement, Imen and
women rushing headlong into the
middle OF the street. She says they
are the pnli:est people she ever s'luck
with terror, marx you.
DC Middleton, the cowb ~, may
have a his DRY more remarkable than
dreamed of by the Dsnison papers.
Who was his mother al d who his
fath,Il Can anybody tel What is
his real name. Il IS not II &C We
bis mother named "Rouey" Mi idletou
Tell "DJcn that he may hear some-
thing greatly to his advantage If he j.
of the right stock and will IN. X rhc
facts known in proper qnsr,crs.
Wien the telegraph reached B:'too
Gstesvil!c couldn't keep its SHIRT on till
it, toe, had it. Il has it nov but
Ga'esviile had 10 fork $500 bonus TO
the poor devils who own the telegraph
poles of the United States. They al
ways manage to get lite dividend
of seven to twenty per cent. IN Il eek
that has been wsrered again and again
even after Tildeu's most approved
fashion of watering railroad stocks.
4 son OF son of Col. NJ Waskom
at Waskom Station on the Texas and
Pacific Railway was bitten by black
and-tau terrier. The maidstone wss
applied, and the hoy was apparently
well. six weeks later he died of by
drsphobia, the ghsstliest, most fright
full aud horrible death. Country peo-
pie need dogs, but not enc should have
existence in a town or city.
Martin will move the Register frcm
town tn town in his district. fixing III,
impress Of his genius on each locality
aud leaving his tTscks-littIe bits of
trscks-eveTywhere, until he becomes
omnipoient, even as he VIII be omni-
present; and ne will carry the vote of
the district in his brooches pocket. We
see what he is aft T. He will own
Gaint svi!lc in a week, and ought to.
The Cioiiian says 'that some idea of
the crookedness of the San Antonio
and San Pedro streams may be ascer-
tanned from the report of the city en-
giueer, who has asceltiined that the
length of these streams through the city
limits is nineteen miles" There is
nothing strange in this. These rivers,
like other visitors Of the "sweet" Pc
culiar place, hate 10 leave the town,
and love to lInger in the midst of its
drowsy b'essedness.
Col. Pope's Military institute at
Waco fl lurishes as meyer before. The
faculty are able and learned and the
trustees among the best and most iG-
telligent citizens Of Texas. Excellent
and commodious buildings have been
erected. l. is stated that Col. Pope,
graduate of the military school Of
Kentucky, will have a pluce On Gov
er, or Roberts's staff. He deserves it..
Twas a black-and-ta dog on the Interna ional
track,
And no thought OF danger had he.
AS he sat there and gazed on the landscape
And scratched an occasional flea.
Twenty -four" was the engine-remorseles as
With the engineers hand on the lever,
Came down on that dog like tramp on pie,
And his bark was stranded forever.
Bunet county tax rolls for the gear
1878 show the amount of county tax,
$50S1.S So; amount OF roll tax, $13SS
total county tax for 1879, $6469. SO.
S ate tax, $6759.S1; State poll tax.
$2776; total State tax for 1879,
$685. 81. Total State and county tax,
SIG 005 SO There are 1929 children
between the ages of 8 and IA The
rolls show large increase in live
stock over last year.
Col. Lang. of Granger fame, OPP
poses the proposed amendment to the
Rutabaga Constitution, to be voted on
September. linen let the thing die
The Legislature would not submit
amendments that Rad any value or
significance. Politicians dodge ques-
lions of doubtful popularity, though
they had a good thing in this, which
Col. Lang now condemns. Why did
they not submit the proposition to pro-
tect towns against confscation by uri-
Yersal suffrager
Railroads are building; immigEa-
ton, now that Leadvllle loses is
charms, is re-entering Texas; crime is
promptly snd vigorously punished
the State debL is lessened, and with 1t
burdens of taxation will nearly be allie
waited. The credit of the common
wealth steadily bee, m absolutely
perfect, an We need be only true t
ourselves, ard lhIs will he the riches,
of common " ealths aud Austin the
fairest anG most prosperous of its
cities
D.nison gives one Glltspie twenty
dollars per month IS superintendent OF
its public schools, and pupils pay, if
over fourteen years of age, two dol
lars, and under, one dollar per month.
But he must he jolly superintendent
or have no duties to discharge who
serves at twenty dollars per month.
The Herald says If the superintendent
gets more money, it must come from
the Peabody fund. But is it coming
That's the great moral questioc in
Austin.
Martins Register will revolutionize
Gainesville. 1t was a sleepy villa Ze
1t will be a vigorous, active, growing
town, talked about everywhere and
undertaking, because of the Register
moral Influence, every possible advan-
tsgeOus public work. Martins tireless
energy will be Infused into the veriest
dunderheads aud mossbacks of the rich
and beautiful country on every hand,
and within q brief period the people
VIII confess the bene dcence and power
of the newspaper.
The Texarkana Tisitor says: Five
| miles Of the Texas aud ST.. Louis Rail-
road between s.. Louis and Mt. Pleas
ant have been let to a Mr.. Roberts.
NJ. Robert would give employment n
all hands wanting work. There is also
heavy force between Big Sandy and
elmer The surveying corps has
T, commenced 70 lay on, the line between
Tyler and Waco. The road will be com.
pleted long before the most saDguine
expected.
They have quit having dueling in
Texas, and the Inter- Ocean and Globe
Democrat don't RiTe us credit for it,
and all Texas IL bathed in tears abou,