The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-04

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cotton worms have appeared in force.
G. G. Stems, an old German resi-
lent Of Washington county, Is DEAD
John D. T,mpleton's name was reg
istert three days ago at Foit Worth
Engineers are locating the ilne of th
Dallas, Cleburne and RIO Grsnde Rail-
gay.
Ex-G ,vernor Throckuorton, say
he B,nham Ne,os. is growing very
q shy.
San Antonio repudistes the Sunday
'aw aud keeps stores and saloons open
all day.
At Mason the steam Touring mills
re paying 81 % per bushel for all the
she II they can get.
A farmer of B .sque county late y
.old load of white wheat in Wac,
fnr 81 80 per bushel.
Fine rains have lately fallen about
Kerrville aud fall crops and gardens
.re being looked alter.
The Brenham council has made 8
levy of ont quarter of one per cent. foI
support of the schools.
The last issue of the Quill shows
hat there is yet little hspe of the
,Ioslinp piu-feathering.
The Houston quarantine was raise d
~ United States marshals looking |,
he passage of the mails.
John c Manning, assistant postmas
er under Mrs.. Norris, has been male
postmaster at Sac AutJnio.
D. 8. Ogle, OF the 3urnet Bulletin,
is still missing. One month has elapsed
to-day since he left home.
Twelve thousand dollars worth of
Brenham city bonds were lately cold at
uinety.five cents on the dollar.
The country about Goliad is being
all fenced up, and it is with difficulty
that the old town is approached.
Twelve years ago Texas shipped only
rs, 900 bales of cotton. Last year tn.
shipments reached a million bales.
Colorado Cave is attracting much at
tentiou as place of curiosity. Many
persons have visited 1t this season.
They have mined all the vast depos-
its of silver and gold in Brown CT uuty,
and now there is stone Coal ''boom y
From the breathings of the loca'
press, there is M doubt that San An
COMO is much afflicted with the small
pox.
Clllin county will have fair IN Oc-
her, beginning on the seventh snd
continuing until the eleventh, inclu-
sive.
r. F. Webb is the boss hotel keep
er at Lsmpssas. He used to run 3
good Institution in this city, we be-
litve.
The Collin County Fair Association
holds it's first exhibi Ion from the sew
anth TO the eleventh of October, in
c'usive.
The latest sensation at Bell Plain is
the elopement of young white farmer
of respectable Family with mulatto
servant girl.
Lampasas wants four bell punches,
hut then Bro. Penn may punch two o.
them out of existence. Whisky dies
10 his path.
They have heavy hotel at Fort
Worth, called E. Bssso by the Dallas
II @ l. is good place no doubt for
a party organ grinder.
Mr.. ]. E Real of BRENNAN, aged
IS, died on NJ 'ndsy. He WAS native
of North Carolina, sni moved to
Texas many years ago.
Work has been commenced on the
Brsz,s river railroad bridge, eight
miles north of Waco, on the Central
extension to Eastlsnd.
A child died near Waco on Saturday
night and owing to the Sunday law NO
arrangement cnuld be made in Waco
for Its burial on Sunday.
The total valuation of all property
in Tarrant county is IS OLA 140. OF
which $S42, sos is in t"wn I's. Fort
Worth IL ass. ssed at 81 700. 1877.
At last call hiss been issued for the
organization of q Greenback club al
Bastrop, the home of the great apostle
Of greenbackism, G. Wash Jones.
1t Is complained that the Legisls-
ture made grand mistake in licensing
drummers, since they were licentious
enough without surhority of law.
A young man named Carthoran was
inst ,utly killed on Ed Burleson's place
iu B .strop county, by being thrown
from his horso-~hile drlving cattle.
Ls-IfA.aaAhs party ia
nor without life; the imp formerly
q ID .mocratic paper. sni tie only ore
IN the unry, has doomed the green.
Human is in the field, and his main
OH ct seems to be in opposition to
Democracy, and yet We hear of Green
hackers trying to get the support of
Democrats.
Capt. W. s. Strong of SaR Antonio
was lately thrown from q buggy and
his hip bone broken. Il will n qui e
some months for him u recover from
his il juries.
Even the narrow escape Of the court
house and jsil from flames did not in
iuence the clerk OF the sweather al
Csmanche 70 put water in the tanks
for greater emergency.
Bro. Penn will 60 for those sinful
neopls at Lsmpasas tsis morning
Wster il scarce and the weather bot
and nature adds force 20 the fey ser
mons OF the lay preacher.
Tom and Ball Blue, under the be
nigl u fluence of blue ruin, gashed
George Rvan with nzlrs .ttrribly Al
I 'mpasas Friday night. The whole
party are c0lored gelt.emen.
Three miles of tue S.. Louis and
ftxas E.rrow Gauge have been On
Ished senth from Trxnksns. StseI
nails are. being used, and the road is 10
be hrst class in every particular.
A camp msesing has been gestinz
.Wsy with the whole Of Jack county,
md ths Assisilnt Attorney General