The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-17

Sherman wants ~ get back All the
m-"ey 1t sprat 0n The z, urrh It. D-u-
isra.
B'n Gz'hs, jls. scqn ttei nf tn
chs've ri mu-deiirg rbvmp-or trexHn
for hr2e'"rA) a. We, = p"r 'r- oN-
Ms GD'iis 'hai IL ~ tells aba He
= 4 IN 'frs' u, i,',rniiarv convict aud
AsS g''ne beck 10 his PRISM ceiL
DIR. Rutherford has entered actively
upon the work ou the barber q lsraL-
fnr. He lei Houston on Sunday for
Msfshsii, Texs kaus and ntoer points
IN the interior liue. ana win ntXf look
after the Sabine line and the coast,
The d .nison Nescs heads its leader,
"Tbe Spirit of Henry Clay" He was
devoted TO old Bourbon. sid though
Cav be no more, his splriI still lives.
Il otuen inspires such old Wings rs
the CONDUCTOR OF the DsnIson Neacs.
A local option election was held at
Lancaster, and the anti-whisky people
carried the day by a large MAJ prity.
Lancaster will be sober for twelve
months, and there will be nobody
killed, and the courts will die of the
dry rot.
r. f Stubblefeld, an excellent citi-
zen of Bal county, was way laid end
murdered near his home few days
ago. He went 100 ysrds from his
hOnse to attend 70 a horse that was
stake6 our, anu was shot By sn un-
known party
Capt. Jesse Bltingsiey desires all
who took part in the battle. o! SIN ia
cinto, and those who remained st the
upper encampmeDt near Harrisburg Oh
the day of the battle, to send their
names to his address at McDade. He
Is revising the list.
Heightened Brown ia dead. He de-
MES the soft impeachment. Though
buried alive. he must remain under
ground. We feel compelled to concur
with our contemporar es and insist
that Heightened is no more. Par cobiS-
cum, requiescdt, etc.
Houston has bathing establishments
for the million in contemplation. They
do need it, A noted, lustY, retired
politician of that ancient town especial
ly could get infinitely nearer the pee
pie if the law or habits of Huston
compelled proper aolutions.
The Fairfield Recorder says that the
United States government reserves the
right to all minerals In lands patented
III Texas or elsewhere But since
the United States government patents
no land In Texas it has nothing to do
with mineral in Texas lands.
The Victoria AdcOcate ventures the
opinion that bat few weeks will suf-
flee to convince even the rabble that
Assem- bled to express their Indignation
at Houston that In this case the Gov
ernor has done no wrong and that they
have been extremely ridiculous.
Lizzie Mckay, a white woman, took
up with George Ffsz;er, negro, who
drove his wife away from home. They
had it all their own Way until Sheriff
Moon took them in. They are now
boarding at public expense. Dallas Is
simply trying to be even with Austin.
The Sherman Register man says
"watermelons by the wagon load,
weighing fifty pounds each. are sold
for q song in that town." Ii the song
isn't sweeter an 4 bt ter than wher
Martin leads the choir in the Baptist
Church of Sundays they are internally
cheap.
The bill passed by the Legislature
allowing a collector to advertise J
sales in four places in the county by
posting will act simply as an aid te
land sharks. Tx collectors who adopt
this plan will be closely scrutinized
Again 1t may be used 20 corrupt the
press preceding elections.
J. II. Garfield s. Co., refrigerator
car, and family refrigerator manufac.
turers, wish to establish branch fac
tory in Texas. Houston is said to need
more refrigerst ng than any town in
| Texas, and we commend that place t.
the Omaha manufacturers. IT the
Messrs. Chambers should write to them
about Austin.
The San Antonio Express is satisfied
that the mountains of Texas will soor
produce wealth of mineral. Dsvel'
opments are constantly being made il
this direction, and capits is JUS slow
ly being attracted to Texas mines
Spanish traditions satisfy US that very
rich mines were once worked this side
of the RIO Grande.
Houston hsd $50, 600 FIRE on Wed.
nesdsy night. 1t commenced in Eos.
ter's barber shop Oh Congress street
Half block fronting on Congress
and Nam streets we're destroyed. The
buildings were old ones, and we're al
owned by j. r. Morris. Insurance fol
$37, 900 against the bull liDgs and 9th.
err property destroyed.
Newspaper fends are invited to cal
and take the Memphis papers. w,
want to kill them off if possible with
out resorting to manslaughter. Were
it not for the good people of New o.
leans and other places we would favol
the presence of Yellow Jack In more
places than Memphis, provided The
papers would only. kill one 6end.
John D. Hunt has been admitted t.
bail in the sum of $40, 900 by Judge
Lewis at Columbus. Mrs. Killougt
testified that the murder was unpro-
voked, tbs t she was riding in the bug
gy with her husband at the time anC
that his murderers waylaid him anG
made an unprovoked stack. The
Moores testify that X Tough was
killed by Hunt IN self defense.
The Telegram of the tenth says: 81
has been the experience that a grear
epidemic like that of last year Is fol.
lowed by some yellow fever in tht
same place next season, aud time mus
show whether the case at Memphis,
pronounced sporadic by high and ex.
perienced medical authority, Is to bt
followed by further uanifestious of the
| disease" The further manifestation
have surely come.
A special to the San Antonio Express
from Uvalde says the stage was robbed
on the eleventh instant near Turkey
creek. so-cslled because the passengers
rise like turkeys. One Cohen lost
81 so, to his great disgust. He says
be had pile OF cash hidden Inside the
coach, which was not searched. Whist
an idiot to travel with money in stage
west of San Antoniol ALI registered
letters were taken from the mail bags.
1t is sad story told by the Delts
Beacon about the painful difficulty in
which Mrs. Annie Simmons and Miss
Esther Smith were suddenly involved.
Il occurred in Shirt-tail alley, iu Black
Jack Grove. 1t was the color of the
grove that gave q mournful aspect to
the dismal occasion. But they fought