The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-30
Te1as-Faet. ana Faneles.

Four hundred men are building the
Santa Fe Railroad.
The new cotton compress at Sher-
man has cost $50, 900.
johnson county has suffered much
from the grasshoppers.
French agnculturis. are turning
their attention to Texas.
Col. Lang made g most sensible
speech at the Collin county fair.
ssTne Denison and Smith Junction rail-
way will be butt to Greenville very
soon.
One hundred and fifty immigrants,
in one body, have settled in Washing
ton county.
Decatur, because of the absence #
Coils. Pickett and Booth, has only
three bell punches.
Another Greerback editor has thrown
up the sponge. Satisfiats will not buy
bread. He was of Falls county.
Col. E 81. Cunningham, lessee of
the penitentiary, and Gen. Hoods staff
officer, gives $500 to the Hood orphan
fund.
Mrs. Davis, wife of Hon. B. II Ds-
Wis, of Bryan, was drowned IN the
Gulf while bathing in Galveston on
Tuesday.
Fires are of daily occurrence in Da!-
las, and the probability is that Old
Nick is about to change his seat of
government.
And now it is SAID the Greenbackers
of Texas are Weakening so that they
will dare to support regular nominees
in the State election of next year.
Provisions have rjz in st: Louis. In
any event the st. Louis Republican says
Governor Hubbard, of Texas, is at the
Planters House, in that city.
By proclamation of the Governor,
quarantine against New Orleans will
be raised on and after Saturday next.
This applies to both freight AMI pas
sengers.
Robert Hard, against whom the
Mason county grand jury found five
indictments for theft of cattle, has
been sent to McCulloch county for
safe keeping.
In his speech at the Georgetown fair,
Governor Roberts sand that four years
more would prove him and the Six
teenth Legislature to be beDefactors Of
the free schools in Texas instead OF
enemies.
The TaylOrsvil!e Times, it is said,
will not make its appearance again until
some new types are received for it's pub
LEGATION. The old ones, like old peo-
pie, can't put on bold face in pres
ence of Texas MOTHERS.
Any one knowing the whereabouts
of John Peay Mickle, not long ago of
South Carolina, will do favor to his
mother by sending information about
him to the STATE MAN, Austin, Texas.
He came to Texas about 3 years age.
Eighty-eight persons applied to Post
master Sabln, at Galveston, for posi-
tions as letter carriers. He appointed
eight, all that are allowed him. The
delivery system goes into effect at Gal
weston, Houston and Dallas, November
1.
The country between Boerne and
Concbo, says the San Antonio Herald,
is settling up very fast. Grass is good
and water plentiful. Along the road
large numbers of stock are seen NOV
ing west from the lower counties in
search of wider and better range.
10 digging a well, fourteen miles
northwest of Weatherford, close by
the Jacksboro road, some metallic sub
stances were found believed to be fair
specimens of silver ore. They were
taken fifty feet below the surface, and
gave indications of a vein.
Ia Galveston, seven demen:el pei
soIs are confined in the Jail, not to
III ntion half q dozen Others placed
in charge of private parties. C0mpe-
ttn' authorities estimate that there ale
to- ay not less than five hundred in
sane per.ons in Texas confined in jails,
pooE-houses and in private wards.
FoIt Worth people complain that Il
CITY government reglcct' to improve
the streets or to enforce the ordinance
against the sale of liquors in theatcrs.
10 Austin some people complain enc
way and some the other, and it is
troublesome to find out whether the
m jority are in favor of cleanliness or
of filth.
At BRENNAN, Daniel Benson, aged
II, has been fined $3.50 and jailed one
year for dragging his sick mother out
of bed and causing her death two days
besides stabbing q man
named Deamer. Jacob Benson, IT,,
his brother, who testified, has since
been arrested for perjury and held in
$500 for trial. Another witness,
Mock, is also in Jail on the same
charge.
Mauger & Avery's Boston monthly
wool circular, October 16, says the old
stock of Boston woods has been pretty
cleaned up. The new fall
clip Is now coming in, and the woods
are ID better condition than last years
clip. Prices in Texas have been in
advance of the Eastern market, and
holders are necessarily firm at present
quotations. The demand for these
woods is good. They quote: Fine
Eastern 90 to SOC, average "a to 26c;
Fine Western % to 80, average "a to
a6c; Medium Western rs to &c, aver
age "a to 26c; Improved Mexican 1s
to 22c, average 16 to lie; Mexican 16
to 1Sc, average 10 to Ice.
At Lodi, Wilson county, Mr.. F. s.
Megill was murdered in q most shock
ng manner by Henry Hsldusen. Some
since Hsldusen lost his wife
md then his daughter, and then he be-
came hopelessly crazy, remaining at
his home. Megiil and other personal
friends went TO call on him the
,ther day, when Haldusen be-
,ane frightened ct their approach, not
recognizing them, and rushing upon
u .gill killed him on the spo:l