The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-13

selves to see that the drinks are record
ed and thus sitter the first payment on
occupation TAX no more will be realiz ID
by the State no matter how many or
how few drinks may be sold. We re-
peat our prediction that the bell punch
AS source of revenue will ultimately
prove stupendous failure"
Mr.. Brown. known from the clerks
desk of the House of Representatives
as Brown of Gregg, is thinking of
settling st Georgetown for the pur-
pose of educating his children. He is
an excellent gentleman.
The Brenham Banner complains of
the Brentwood Banner snd the Head
light using ITS news items by the col
umn. The Banner should feet fl .ttered.
They are so admirably gotten up that
tasty editors sissors naturally take
hold of them.
The Denison Meas of the fifth de-
votes three columns to an account of the
capture of the negro assassin, Porter,
who was followed to Atoks, 100 miles
Two DAYS and nights the pursuit and
fight lasted. The negro is now safely
lodged in Jail. An editor of the Nttcs
and one of the Herald were engsged in
the pursuit and capture.
The Telephone says that the Braz s
Camel coal Is going into use in Waco
as we'll as in Austin. The people are
buying stoves peculiarly adapted to its
use and many have CRATES fitted in fire
places and the consumption of cedar in
Texas will be greatly lessened by the
development of the Brsz 70 Cannal coal
mines.
In Granbury, Hood county, the rev.
enues from the bell punch is greet IT
than it was under the old license sys-
TEN, while at Fort Worth the revenue is
but little more than it is in the modest
peaceable and sober town. The diff
ference is in the way the bell counts in
the two places. The Vtdttte is salts
fed that false counts are cheating the
State out of large sums.
Walter Brown & Co.'s New York
| wool circular of October /, says of
Texas woods. The sales were more
limited in these woods on account of
|
ed of the new tall clip have met with
favor from the manufacturers. Eastern
spring 80 to 35c; do. fall 80 to sc
Western spring 81 to 500; do. fail 90
to 30c; inferior % to "a.
On String Prairie, in Lee coun y, were
married Miss Josephine Simpson to
Mr.. Harley Griffin. The bride is
twenty-five years old, but is only thir-
ty-two inches high and weighs only
thirty-eight pounds, while she wears a
number six chil6's shoe. The groom
is a man of medium size.
The Penal Code requires that any
person engaged in the slaughter aud
sale of animals for market in any
county, city, town or village in this
| State, shall report TO the commissioners
court of the county In which he trans
| acts such business, at each regular
term thereof, the number, color, age,
sex, marks and brands of every article
slaughtered by him since the last term
of said court, accompanied by the bill
of sale or written conveyance to him
for every animal slaughtered, save such
as were raised by himself, which shall
be specified, and he shall be punished
by fine of not less than $50 nor more
than 1900 for failure to do 30.
The Marshall Herald, in noticing the
Mexia Ledger's comment upon personal
spleen INDUCED in by the editor Of
the Telegram, says: 1.-THE objections
we have to the Telegram goes far be.
yond it's personal spleen. 1t discusses
no subject calmly Or with reason. L
dislikes Governor Roberts, and is evil
IDENTIFY DESTROYS of bringing his admin
overreaches its purpose by its unfair
ness and its open assault upon the
Democratic party. II may desire tC
aid in the enforcement of the laws, bu
in dong so ignores the good that ha
been done, the vIrtuous temper of the
people and the vigilance of our courts
and is as relentless in it's misrepresen
tations of Texas as the Globe emOcra
or the Inter Ocean. In word, 1t mis-
takes f:ppancy for genius and ill-di
gested commentaries for talent"
| Nat. Q.'s paper improves since h,
became pious member of the church
Religion is good thing for him, snc
it should take hold of all such men a
Nat Q and put upon them the mark
of civilization. To show the nature o
his changed mind, we give the follow
ing, touching the affecting fate of the
little child, lately lost amid the noun
tains of Comanche county: SIT wa
the wandering lamb that had strsyet
off into that wild and desert spot
But, oh, as Its little, frail, attenuatet
and starving body took its departur
from the world, its pure and guileles
spirit went to the mansions of tn
blestl There, In that bright land, i
will need no water or food, no tende
mother; it will never wander amid tn,
thorns, briars and perplexities of life
never again have to climb the rIgget
mountains of life's ills; but it is safel
housed in heaven, where it will liv
throughout all eternity"