The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25
TEXAS FACTS AND PANCIEs.


Henry Holt, Of Cedar Creek, Bastrop
countF, recently became insane.
Two young Germans are going into
the silkworm culture at Brennan.
Il Is thought the Rothschild case
will receive consideration early in jan
nary.
The route Of the Texas aud P4oiic
west OF the town Of Graham ia being
surveyed.
The Federal District Court I'D iourned
at San Antonio to meet at Brownsville
in January.
The BIethodists of Independence
strongIy favor the peTpeluatIon OF the
Sunday law.
In the burning OF the Rams county
court house, all the public records
were destroyed.
Jack Hardy was not killed, as was
stated, in the wrecked train where
Sleepy Badly died.
William Kay, OF Fort Clark, when
fooling with an old gun, accidentally
shot and killed his vile.
Two hundred and thirty-two bushels
OF peach seeds were shipped recently
from Rusk to the North.
The tooth and jaw-bone OF mammoth
has been dug up on David Walkers
place, in Fayette county.
Col. T. C. Thompson, OF Burleson,
I'd Miss May MGthews were married
Chappell Hill on the tenth.
Delta county produces from three
fourths to bale Of cotton per acre.
Corn sells at forty cents per bushel.
"We, the jury, find the defendant
not guilty by ID tight squeeze),"
was the verdict OF Grayson county
jury.
Col. 8. o. Hollingsworth, well
known in Austin, where he has mar
ried daughter and brother, lately
died at Cleburne.
The Court of Appeals has recently
decided that consideration is neces-
cary TO support q release of claim for
purchase money.
In Victoria county it IS still very
dry, and farmers are worried about |
what il is best to do. The ground is
too hard to pillow.
The stockholders of the Information
al and Great Northern railroad are to
hold an important meeting on the
eighth of March at Palestine.
The Sunset railway has just received
1900 tons of steel rails from England.
The duty was $42,613. an amount
greater than the original cost.
Mrs. d. G. oppenheim, nee Alice
Jennings, formally renouncisg Chris
tianity, was confirmed in the Judaic
faith at Dallas, Friday night.
At Victoria, orville, the little son of
Mr.. SilYan Pela, while playing, LAID
down, and before his mother could get
to him he was dead. 1t was a most
mysterious death.
Life-saving stations haye been es-
tablished on the coast of Texas at
Sabine Pass, east and west ends of
Galveston leland, Indianola, Corpus
Christi and Brazos Santiago.
G.. Onderdonk, OF Victoria county.
has been experimenting for several
years with the olive tree, and now an
Dounces that it is adapted to the eli
mate and soil of that part of the State.
Notaries public are required to use
the new seal with the word s'Texas"
on the margin. The acts of notaries
oyer the old seals, with the letters
T,R-x-A-s between the points OF the
star, are void and cannot be recorded.
It is reported that the Texas and Pa
cifc railroad authorities have offered
= to advance to the Dallas and Cleburne
Qnstruction Company a sum sufficient
enable them to construct that line as
standard, instead of narrow gauge
2 road.
Rev. Veal, who wasn't mutton, and
who behaved unbecoming a calf, was
expelled, not only from the church,
but from the Grand Lodge OF Masons
lately sitting at Houston. He trihed
with the honor of vile of brother
Master Mason.
A man named Brashear. insEhe en-
ploy OF the Texas Express Company,
Is charged by the Eialoaia Aygus with
9seing a coffin containing the remains
young lsdy OF that place around
his car after the baggage smashing"
order of things.
The Telegram wants to know, since
the Galveston cotton business has
been investigated and found corrupt,
.,.Hhg the country can't get on without
xhers altogether. No, there is
no u0c,N such law Just now co help
make a United States senator.
On the twelfth of December, while
Judge J. ID. Gilmore, of Columbus,
was reading in his Office he was unex-
pectedly shot by City Marshal j. J.
Harrison, who was under the influence
Of whisky. He shot at Judge q. the
second time, while he was trying to
escape from the muTderous creature,
but the first shot was fatal, and death
ensued IN fifteen minutes. Tue muir
dered man was most worthy citizen
aud leading Odd Fellow.
Il is said the Federal grand jury at
VAS ,have refused to indict the
Ief prisoners, and Deputy Waiter
h il 20 be dismissed from the
trvice. 1t is also SAID that Lieut.. |
Ripper, colonel, and Capt. Nolan, of |
he Tenth Cavalry, who furnished the |
loops to make the arrest, are indicted. |
should be made lively enough for |
of them. These deputies have |
90 riding rough shod over innocent |
bpge, and Judge Mccormick is not |
partisan to longer allow these out
8. II
sad death which occurred at Elmo
pther day, ahops how prudent peo-
should be With Dangerous drugs.
unbttlQ- BOYS of MF. ). Lyons, one
four and the otfSeff 40 years old, got
into q trunk while al eia5,-sy here they
found bottle of poison. ste eldest
boy tasted OF the contents. au6 kpeR,s
Z handed the bottle to his younger
brother, who drank what Vas left. The
little fellow went immediately to his !
lther and told him what he had done
physician was Immediately sum-
ned, but could net ccnnteTacs the
SON, and the child died in about
ms zen minutes.
"a Denison Herald says: The re-
Pos. scf John II. Swisher, bell punch
e,efk, Agives some idea Of what a farce
.ne ass.S is and its ineiiiclency. AfcKin-
nsl, N.1ich has eleven alcoholic and ten
t.tA p inches. registered duFieg the
ese.e ~ 0ctober to tho amount of /
t,sS1l.ooA while Galveston. the home
se.ts Finlay, the guthor OF the law
g 'e.s 7.-fe, With flsy-iive alcoholic
.