The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-09

This road, IT win ne remembered, was
urged upon Congress at The last session
in connection with en- extension OF the
international from Austin 20 Saa An
t0mn.
The Fort Worth Democrat opines
that the money expended IN the sup
port of the frontier battalion would
be more judiciousIy applied in the in
creasing school fund, ana that the
Texas delegation in Congress insist
upon the protection of the frontier by
the general government as is done in
other States.
Jim Hampshire, the negro shot down
and killed as he stepped out of door
in Nsvssota, was an important witness
against lot OF cotton thieves, who
also attempted TO Kill Detective Price
sometime back at Hampstead. The
coroner's verdict alleges that Hamp-
shire was murdered by negro ex-con-
vict named Dennis Beaver, who, Of
course, has escaped.
The Paris Banner, speaking of Abe
Rothschild's s2peal to the Court of
Appeals to get rid Of the death SEN
tence given by the Marshall jury, de-
elares that R0thschild will never be
hung, but, in less than two years, we
shall see him walking free our streets.
Rothschild has too much money to be
hung, says the RlRHer.
Rev. Malloy, at whose house, in
Sherman, the miserable girl Amanda
j. Glover brought forth the fruit of
her SIN and shame, alone and unat-
.ended as a brute or beast, is pub
fishing explanatory cards in the Sher-
man papers, and yet, says the Bonham
Netcs, nothing can relieve him of his
share of responsibility for the awful
murder which attended it.
What to do with that unfortunate
class of luuatics who are classed as in
durable, ana whose poverty make them
public charges, is problem that Is re-
nRivipg eorneat attention from many of
the State papers. at present the sys-
tem-not very humane one, 10y the
WAYS to incarcerate them in county
jails and let them rot or die there, Just
as nature orders. Their condition il
really worse than that of the commop
felon, IN any Texas Jail.
d. San Antonio Express: "Austin hang.
ored after e visit from Gems. Treviio
and Ord, the council appointing a con-
mittee to invite and escort them to flat
city. We are glad to note this cyl
dence of ambition on the part of our
neighbOr, and hope it will not becast
down in gloomy disappointment a not
getting to tlaunt this feather in itsCap.
Austin should move itself over I'd San
Antonio if it desires to enjoy disinc-
ton and social luxuries.'"
The Bolton Journal finds, in MIST APP
propriate locality, a panacea fol mob
law. 1t says: ''Most of our pubic off
GERS have been elected by large hajori-
ties, showing the faith reposed n their
ability andentegrity. Now, lt every
true man and patriotic Texan come to
the front and boldly aVow his deter
mination to support the laws of the
land, and not say by their actions to
the world that our officers elect are so
impotent that the people are ii iced to
execute the law themselves"
The Brownsville Dem0cNa says
Diaz's plan in Furnishing CGtina Sc
verely is being well carried out. He
is confined in one of the stroagest and
best prisons in Mexico, and allowed
no liberty except that of his prison
yard, where he Is to be seen daily,
walking up and down IFS lngth, his
hands clRsped behind him md IN deep
meditation. His recent triubles, the
seiZing Of his stock on the frontier, is
great blow to him, for atone swOop,
if the intended sale take, place, he
loses the wealth accumulated by years
of stealing from the ctizns on this
side of the Rio Grande.
George Reeves, James Leonard and
r. c. Foster, of Grayson county, come
to the Legislature prepared to obtain
the repeal of the law GREETING the Office
of cattle and hide InspeCo or The Den |
ison Nezcs, in noticing the meetiDg of |
citizens asking its repea, says: This |
law, which has created for the purpose |
of protecting stockmeu, Inns to be |
hardship instead of a bnetit to them. |
Instead Of paying onI, bpce for IT,
speeding, they have tc pay at least |
bWiSCf IL hbb OliChCi, lhC ChlIlC
leave the State, which iavolves heavy |
expense upon them. s.milar meetings |
will be held ell over he State and & |
vigorous effort made o have the OBJ |
noxieus law repealed 10y the next Leg
Islature."
The Telegram says "Of course there |
is reason for ever law, they being |
made more in the iterest OF special |
classes than of the gngeral public, and |
since the advertisements on the court |
house door are alw8S followed up oy |
a special set of spectators, while the |
average citizen neYf sees them and |
never knows anything OF the property |
to be sold, it is really seen that such |
sales are made TO he special parties |
who watch for TIM, aud that there
can he little or decomposition in the
bidding, and consequently the proper
ty is not sold in open market save in
theory. 1t would appear that if the
law permits mans property to ne
seized and forcibR sold for debt it
should also give tie property chance
to sell for as gOo6 a price as possible
and save il from Icing sacrificed"