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

punch Cieikf coutQn'C St3uo IL. ne
kaOws how to be punch and is deter
mined to continue in the business.
Deputy Uli'ed S:s'es Marshal Geo.
White of Fort Worth, recently wnuOd-
"a in attempting to airest the Afford
brothers of Arlington, Tsrrsnt county,
died from The eff cts of his wounds.
The Interminsble testimony given
from day to day in the trial Of those
who slew Dr.. Calder 10 ne stTeets 81
Dsllss is gwen IN e1tenso z the gor-
'usiy enterprising Herald Commercial.
The Comanche Caief is gettirg in
crested about the chances for finding
room in besyen. the murdeFers and
r4pIsls, it says, are crowding in so isst
that the question is becoming serious
10 Fsnnin county psuperism is en-
outraged; st least two psupers AZ the
poor farm g1t m trried the other day,
and they will see what can be done IT
the way Of increasing the stock 90
hand.
They whip corYicts al lJitum after
they get into the PrnireR,iary. Why
not lab them and turn them loose and
slave their heads in the first p,sce
4nd save Ixpenst? Get rid of them
'Orever.
Cipt. Lee Hall forbids the wearing
Il somhrerI hats, top boots and ivory.
handle pistols by members of his con-
usud. He is gentleman snd such
-vidences of desperadoism ore repul-
1--WE 10 him.
Mr.. II. Bshrens OF Waca recently
shipped about one thousand pounds If
Seneca snake root, dug in the vicinity
# Wi'lisms's ranch, in Brown county
VIZ. B 'hrens paid twenty cents per
ound for il.
The express company st Dallas de-
ivered a N ney pa' kaye for which 3
1900 receipt had been given. The
int SIS 4pger, ss usual, opened and coun'-
ne money and tipdir G $3.50 kept $3.50
tor pocket change.
The Examiner reports a horrible
rime committed in the suburbs Of
Waco upon the person of ten-year
Id girl. The rapist has not been dis.
,'vered, but it is hoped he will speed
~ be sent after Axe.
a cattle drover came into the town
f Comlnche on Sunday 10 buy peces-
cary provisions for his men wh'
"opped not far fir N the town, bu
he Sunday law interfered and they
lsd to starve until Monday.
The new court of errors will be com
posed Of three j ldges, holding for tvs
years, receiv re- the same pay as judge
If the Supreme Court aud having jurIs-
iiction in civil Causes from the Suprt me
jnurt and Court Of Appeals.
+ L Piner, of Deuton, is represen
4t'v- to the Grand Lodge If Knight,
# Honor, to meet in Charleston. S utl
I4roIiDs, next Nay. The State Crane
Lodge meets In Auat'n on the thIro
tuesday in August, 1880.
A copy of the BRENNAN Weekly
Ban1ser has reached tHe STATESMAN
iii e. Like the Daily Banner 1t is u,
Om'rable paper, in tact in style.
,bility and quantity of reading matter
It's hardly oqualed in Texas.
R,v. Jonathan J lDglebottom Howard
D, er has been forging school war;
rants and rnhbipg. as commonly hap
pens, the ''tffi 'ient" school system #
Texas, and II r V. D zier will dCz
few years in the penitentiary.
Victoria had vote upon the ques-
ton whether soho lie should be trans
'erreu entIely FIR m prYate to fiji ;ial
quarters, and Inc voice of the penpl,
was that there is already too much
'pubIic" in the educational prob en-.
The Tyler Courier says: Wnile ii e
Legislature was passing q law to COM
pei men to rest OF e day in each wet k,
It might have, With show ct consls
teDcy, passed a law compelling men to
work the remaining Six days in the
week."
G. ]. Wright, agent for the Hamil-
ton Female College, Lexine N, Ken
lucky, will leave Texas for Kentucky,
10 Company with twentV-nine young
ladies, Suaday, August 81. He starts
rom Denison and makes tue trip in
foriy-seven hours.
Gen. A. r. Johnson OF Burnett goes
to Kentucky to deliver an Agriculture
al Grafton ct Henderson. in that Stare,
and those generous G 'Dtlemen who
shape the fortunes of the International
Railway have sent him through t ckets
going and returning.
Youni:: DR.. BdIgheim of Column rus
has been arrested Tor C, mmlitlDg q
rape on a girl let with him for exam
nation. She told her father OF the ac',
but said Burgheim led her to believe
that he was simply carrying cut pro-
fessional investigation.
The county of Anderson will not
levy another subsidy tax in favor of
the International and Great N ltherD
railroad company until it pays tax 6
Ike other property-holders. Ia this
the county authorities disregard the
upreme law Of the land.
A railroad is projected from Sedslia.
NJ .snuri, t Paris, Texas. Startug at
S4uslia 1t is TO pass through @ iii C,
8 ckton, Greenfield, NJ unit Vern"D
d Pi rec CRY, Missouri, on thror gb
F ,yetleville, Ben o, vile and FoIt
Sm b, Arkansas. to p iris, Texas.
Dsnisop Herald: 1.-The shenffs' con-
ven'ion will meet at Az tin on the sec
md Tuesday IN Septe mber. Wi the
recollection of former convention ID
vi w, there seems to be more or less o.
| justice in the T, quest that the visitors
Ieave their shooting irons at home this
time"
Texss has now in successful opera
ton 24IS miles of railroad. with 735
miles unuer coI6tuc ion. Before the
year closes there will be at least 800
miles more prof ct d, so that il l. ga e
70 say that by the first OF j 'nuary, 1881.
Texas will have over 1000 miles oil
railroad.
Lampssas county votes at the gen.
eral election on the second of Sepiem-
Der whether it will IT tain the town OF
Lsmpasss IS the county seat or put i,
at Byhee Springs, fifteen miles north
west of the present site. Many peo-
pie in Lampasas will vote for t e
change.
G n. Fl. Il. Gaines died IN Jack
county on the seventeenth of Ad gust
Hsfess - - i hurled a - =
Ball and directed that ne O.
the side of his two faithful dogs aho
that half an acre of ground be pur-
chased and held 10 marx the site oil
his grave.
Lieutenant Sam Dsrnall and Charles