The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-04
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The LsnpAsss Dispatch thinks that
''professionaI" teacher of the deaf
asd dumb should have charge of that
asylum and this opinion obtaias every
where the world over. / 10 not even
confined to Texas. The Dispatch SAYS
il is ''generslly understood, nuwev.r,
that G vernon Roberts is going to APP
point Colonel RIP Ford IS supsr-
| intendeBt of the Deaf and Dumb Asy-
lum. We had thought that The % d
Alcslde' hsd done enough foolish
things without this. but il seems that
he is determined To make his admins
trstion fully IS odious or this score as
that of Coke or Hubbard. They stsuk
in the rpstrils Of Democrats all over
tue land snd the scent is now getting
pretty strong"
The successful experiments had With
Nicsrssus wheat in different counties
of the 5 ate prove that variety I, be
emine ,tly snited TO our soil aud eli
mste. l. is of hardy growth, and
has the further virtue OF being free
from rust sud hence to our trying
/ climate is invaluable on this account
We have 90 diff :reut occasions eaten
of bread made from the Nicaragua
whest Of Texas growth, and have
| found 1t in every instance sweet and
light though slightly dark in color
Our farmers should SOW this wheat
early in October and reap the sdvsn-
4 To ~ MIN fnr
their mich cows sud other animals,
and then neGt spring harvest crep
which will return them SD hundred
ftld.
d.. B. d. DAshiell writes to the
STATESMAN, from Brenhsm, commend
ing IN the highest terms the conduc'
and management of the Iufrmary of
this city. He was there, he says, sev-
eral Tires in CONSULATE, with Drs.
s searingen, Mclaughlin and Wooten,
and knows what he Is talking shout
! when he declares il worthy of the
greatest consideration. He writes 10
| great praise of Mr.. Wight, the kind
and tticient mstron, and OF the order,
neatness apd comforts OF the iustItu-
ton. DR.. Dashiell understands thai
it is the in'entiCn Of his ''dear old
friend Dr.. SWesringen" and tthers of
tue profession to enlarge the Infirmary,
and he thinks the people of Austin
should encourage this ''house of mer-
CT" and mske it attractive to the af-
tiic:ed OF wide scope of country.
The East Line Narrow Gauge, built
by Messrs. Harrison, S. D. R4iney and
Cthers, has redeemed, renovated and
reconstructed Jefferson-txcept W .rd
| Tyler. The editor of the BRENNAN
Banner, Who has been over there, says:
TINS has. for some time, been con-
sidered dead town, but q resctioa has
taken place and Jefferson lie again as
suming importance as q trade center.
Tue business men have built aud put
N operation the East Line and Red
River Narrow Gauge Railroad, one
hundred miles long in a 70 t1westarw1-
ly direction as far as Hopkins county
The road is paid for ana out of debt
and contributes largely to the support
of this place. A large compress is IN
course of construction at the depot of
the Pexss and Pacific and the East
Line Railroads
A rumor to the effect that a cosli-
ton has been formed between the
friends of Reagan, Hubbard, Mills and
Stewart is current in political circles.
The I'm ted States Sens'e, vice Maxey !;
Roberts to be succeeded By Mills us
the North Texas candidate; the second
place on the ticket to be given to
Western Texas man, who is not named !;
Stewart % Huston, vice Mills, and
Hubbard vice Reagan, to Congress.
The rumor is said to come from the
nor heastern portion of the State. 10
answer to question relative to this
coalition, Throckmnrton replied that
he had heard of it. but does not believe
one word of it. So far as the gentle
men Lamed are concerned their friends
msy possibly have discussed the mai
ter, but he was inclined just then to
regard the rumored coalition as po-
lirical cansrd.
some bad boys, during the camp
needing service at Denison, smeared
The seats of several saddles with
pitch. A weighty deacon, not far be-
hind Bro. Oh spin in avoirdupois
proportions, took his seat in one of
theae saddles to go to the bosom of his
family. He was heard to say several
ungodly words, even IN the presence of
the brothers and sisters, but when he
got home and had to II for his bt tter
half to cut him away from the seat of
his unmentionables, his christian vir-
tues were lost sight of and, like any
other fellow acting under similar
circumstances, he gas heard to ex-
claim, I'm Christian-hsve been
member of the church for twenty
years -but show me the d. scoundrel
that put pitch on the seat of this sad
die, and I'll whip h out of him IN
FIVE minutes by the clock"
Governor Roberts refused to com
mute the sentence of Charles Harris,
condemned to be hung in Montague
county. He w's hung st 80 o'clock
last Friday. II iris was hung for the
murder of his brother John, January
II, 1873 in NJ ,ntsgue. After arrest
he confessed the killing in VIZ en-
It it ment, duplicating his father.
| Upon the statement he was convicted.
the day before bis execution he de-
MED the statement upon which bis con.
VIC ton was secured, generating his
father, asd saying that instead of
numbering his brother be killed him in
self-1efense. Ha made a short talk
from the scsffold, exhorting young
N to take warning and do right. h
itlt that be was prepared to die; that
he carried no malice to his grave; that
he shed to he buried by the side OF
Ia brother, for whose killing he was
70 be hanged. He maintained good
nerve to the last. and died without
struggle. The entire concourse of peo-
pie j'ined the prisoner and Rev.
Crutcnf-ld in singing 1.-THE Sweet Bye
and Bye" The crowd was the larges'
ever seen in Montague. As Harris q z
C, nded the steps. he said to the she i'll
he disliked to go in that way, but ssio
he was ready. The execution was
public, about half mile from town,
IN a valley overlooked by hills on
either side.
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