The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11
Fresh pork sells at four cents ct VIC

T1e contemplated colony from Den
ison to the silver mines Of Mexico IA
abandoned.
The Montgomery Journal thinks TIE
fight between II lggs and M4rtlns al
Bryan was most unnatural ole.
Three thousand dollars of Texas and
Pacific firsts sold IN New York The
other day at 1903; SIG, 900 do. consoll
at 90.
j. W. WEIGH, of Ccmsuche county,
has been placed In the State LunatiC
Asylum. Il is only q s.sp thence tc
the grave.
Capt. Clous, returning from the
West, met quite number of wealth
hunters on the way to the Chinst
mountains.
Allen Mccoy is general freight and
ticket agent of the International Rail
road. He takes the place lately held
by Mr., Page.
A saloon keeper in Corsicana, under
fit OF remorse, probably, turned the
crank of his bell punch 216 times with
out letting loose of it.
The skeleton of John Roam was found
the other day in a cavern az Paint
Rock. The handle OF his bowie knife
had rotted off with age.
Jim Scarce, late deputy revenue col.
lector under Brewster, has been arrest
ed in Leadville on the charge of embez-
element while at Dallas.
A Fort Worth lady, married, hand
some and accomplished, the other day
consulted q lawyer about divorce on
the ground of cold feet.
1t is said that a pumpkin will keep
for ten years after it has been carefully
vanished over. This Is almost impos-
sible, for ten years is one decade.
The Supreme Court hiss reversed the
Snyder case, involving the title to the
town of LongvIew, which had been
decided in favor ofthe 1. and G.. N. r.
In the Fort Worth cattle market,
one, two and three year old steers, in
equal numbers of each, are selling at
an average of ten dollars per head all
around.
1t is reported that Capt. Kennedy, the
great stock man, and formerly of King
s. Kennedy, has disposed of his stock
ranch on the southern coast for round
million.
Il is asserted by the railroad officers
and ferrymen at Denison that more
than 1000 negroes passed there the
last week ia November on their way to
Kansas.
The Victoria Advocate thinks an ef-
fort to remove Col DeGress from the
mayoralty of Austin after his election
by such a large msjority is decidedly
out of taste.
The Pamela Waterman thinks, when
Col. Lang went to Ooandaga, New
York, to attend Grange meeting that
he went long way from home to learn
how to raise corn.
Judge Peasants reconvensd the
grand jury of Goliad county, and in
structed them to inquire particularly
into the Jail management of prisoners
by those in charge.
The Waco burglars made a good
haul when they relieved the Houston
and Texas Central's safe of $1865 in
cash. But it was soulless corpora
ton and can't feel the loss.
The San Antonio opera company will
present the "Chimes of Normandy
before the season is over, and they
think they will render it in better style
than the Adah Richmond troupe.
The Morgan road is doing a land
office-P anhsndle business. Two trains
go heavily loaded each day to Indian.
ola, and the Morgan line of steamers
are leaving with heavy cargoes.
1t is now stated that the Houston an6
New Orleans railroad will be ready for
traffic by the first of March next. A
delay in contracts has postponed the
completion of the Louisiana end.
Gonzales county is going to have ar
election on the hog law, but the PHI,
grim-Inquirer can't say whether the
brutes SHOULD be shut up or allowed tC
roam the range like the freedmen.
The Sherman Chronicle says nobody
sent Governor Roberts Thanksgiving
turkey, and that he thus renamed I'm.
reminded that he should have pro
claimed, as did President Hayes.
Mrs. Paul Bremond, of Houston, ha
written drama, which is said to pos
sess considerable literary merit. Il II
to be put on the boards soon by the
Magnolia Histrionic Club of Houston
A movement is on foot at Rockpor
to move the starving cattle about tn,
place to some point where they may b.
kept alive during the winter. There i
neither water nor grass near the place
Lock Higgins, of Waco, in a part,
of nineteen, started to Mojads. The,
have been heard from at Cienegas, on
hundred miles this side of the mines
and they still carry their own scalps
Prof. Riley, the government ento
mologist, who has been studying tn
habits of the cotton worm in Texas an,
elsewhere, is soon to publish q pam
phlet giving the result Of his observa
tions.
In Texas, according to law, wher
twenty sheep-owners In q county peti
ton, inspectors are appointed to in
spect sheep about to be driven into tn
county and prohibit the entry of flock
affected with scab.
The Boston Post lie responsible for tn
following: After q Texas jury ha
stood out for ninety-six hours, tn
| Judge got Q verdict out of them in tw
minutes by sending them word that
circus had come to town.
Denison is catching good deal @
the moving population going toward
Kansas. When they reach there the
are generally strapped, and the plac
has become sort of station for the re
cuperation of exodusters.
New Orleans papers are urging til
speedy construction of railway to
wards North Texas, and 1t Is said th
merchaots of that city are preparin
to extend the most liberal acc0mmC
dations to the people Of Texas.
When bell punch don't punch
is the fault Of the State. Col. SEiahs
ought to have deputy standing b
every punch to turn the crank, an
then we might expects to count one
half less than it aid in November.
Il turns out that the McCarty tbs
Miss s ckles eloped with q few days ag'
was Col. William ENg Charles Msso
McCarty. alias Billy Carty, of couI
terfeiting notoriety and forgery fam,
well known in Texas, and of nations
fame. In fact.
WIN. Boatright, OF Johnson count,
gathered seventeen bushels of wheat
the acre from field of wheat in II
spring. He then planted the same Ian
in cotton and has gathered from it
half bale to the acre. Add such doubl