The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13
The dsmphool, Tudor, who h.s M

dertsken to ride on horseback
new York to the extreme southeTl
noint OF Patagonia, reached Richmond
Virginia, on the twenty-second of Feb
IUary, making ten days consumed
II Il pass through Texas TO Mexico
Sergeant Bates and the wheelbsrrov
lunatic. Miller, should ACCOMPANY
him. When he gets Into Texas we viii
set him on buckiog mustang and II
he so to glory instead of PatsgonIs,
the world will be we'll pleased.
James H. Tucker is handing in his
checks as editor and publisher of the
Round Rock Headlight asks his credi-
tors to 'hsDd in their bills" As an
| editor, of course, he does not want re-
celp's. He says, modestly, that Round
Rock is an exceeding good place for
an editor to get away from. He has
been an earnest, honest, capable tOiler
for his town, and his successor, Minor
Fl. Blown, we are told, is worthy of
better luck than that which bcfel his
predecessor.
Our German fellow-citizens must
spread themselves. The newspapers
say that all Texas will be in Austin To
hear the band of forty-,wo pieces on
the fifteenth, sixteenth, and sever
teenth of April. The Iuternationa! a!
and the Central railways will pass per-
sons to aud from the Saengerfest m .et-
ing at half fare rates, and the world
will be the happier for the three days
sports at the capital. No man will be
suffered during those days to touch
whisky and then nobody will fight
like wild beasts.
The Headlight opposes the re enact
ment of the local option law in Will
Hanson county, and says, under the
present local option law the rich man
can provide himself with liquor, the
poor man clAnot." M msu ever be-
came rich who drank and bought
drinks at retail. The rich are able to
pay barkeepers' rates, the poor are not,
and the law enforced compels tipplers
to keep jugs, and the poor tippler is
the chief bene ficiary of the excellent
law, only defective because it excludes
native wines and beer from popular
use.
Paul Bremond's narrow gauge now
pays large profit over and above ex-
penses, and this, with the land dona-
tlons made by the people and the State,
will carry it as rapidly es it can well be
built to Marshall and Shreveport. Mr..
Bremond says that if the people OF
Austin will start the road towards
nEa l.
president of the Denver road, Gen.
Palmer, told him that he would build
five miles per day to reach that city in
Texas which started road like his
(Chree feeD towards Denver.
The greatest colored church in Dali
las has busted. Two rival preachers
claimed the right TO dispense the Cos
pei in its breezy pulpit. They met il
It's sacred precincts and inspiration
took queer direction, both the black
gospellers being of course inspired and
''called." They breathed against one
another in rude manner and the con-
gregation was divided against itself
and the wolves were in sheep's cloth
ing and they wooled one another. The
police lnterposed and the storm was
quelled, but the church is in an awful
fix. Ia truth, the only hope of the COL
ored church, after the explosion of this
little row, consists in the efforts of
Brother Link to link 'em together
again.
The Omaha Herald of the twenty
first of February is before us, In which
is full text of the correspondence
between Omaha officers and Texas
authorities as to holding of Reed and
Melasky. The STATEsMAN gave the
same some days ago, but an additional
fact which rifles the Omaha officers,
and upon which the Herald comments
rather roughly, is shown. by the follow
ing extract from the paper:
The most sublime piece of "cheek"
is that after all the trouble and expense
which the Omaha officers have been
caused IN these arrests and which must
now be paid out Of their own pockets,
the Governor of Texas sends his final
telegram payable at this end-$3. IL
Omaha officers being obliged to paw for
the very announcement of the Cover
nor that the State has no funds to Sc
cure aid convict its criminals.
A farmer of Bell county writes to
the STATESMAN about paying taxes,
and claims that in the interior of the
State more time should be given In
which to pay taxes. He says:
Cotton, cattle, wool and small grain
are marketed at different times of the
year. OF course we pay easiest when
we have the money. To commence
collecting taxes first of December or
January and give to the first of June
or July would give us chance to
avail ourselves of these different re-
sources. This we think is the most
important question that occupies the
minds of our lawgivers. The vast
amount of land that now stands soId
for taxes is appalling. The tax
gatherer tells you that they could pay
if they would, but truth reverses this
We would pay if we could, but sup
pose the tax gsthereT is excusable for
saying this when he is connected with
the speculator. l fear this Is too Of
ten the case.
Bible distribution in Texas by COL
porteurs of the Amencan Bible Soci
ETY. in the months of November, De-
cember, January and February: Days
of service, S2S: miles travelled on Off
cial duty, 10,634; families visited by
them, 10. .005; families found destitute
of the Bible, 1867; destitute families
supplied, 1913; destitute individuals
supplied in addition, 5s7; number of
books sold, 433S; value of books sold,
$1,000. 10; number of books distributed
gratuitously, 1168; value of books dis
tributed gratuitously, $33667; re-
ceived from churches and individuals
in aid of the Bible cause, $221.75. The
people are learning that the Bible col
porteur is the cheapest and best mis-
sionary. Through him, every family
in his field is offered the word OF God,
whose ''entrance giveth light" He
disseminates truth without any mix
lure of error. Napoleon said "the
world owes its social order to the BIZ
ble." w. B. Rankin is the superin-
tendent.
An able educator writes TO the STAEs-
MAS, approving its opinions as to pub
lie free schools in Texas. He says:
''FJr several years have struggled
through, having to contend with men
in the profession vino knew little OF
teaching and VINO cared less. Major
d. and have been laboriDg faithfully
In this county 10 elevate the standard
and raise our profession out of the
reach of frarnns Yau are RIGHT the