The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-25
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So far Houston is far in advance oil
Galveston IL cotton receipts.
The total valuation of the property
in kaufman county is Ss,637, 500.
]. A. Craig, editor of the Bee, Hills
borro, was killed by an over dose OF
chloral.
c. w. Croker, tired at Bryan for the
murder of his partner, S. w. Hunter,
was acquitted.
Silver ore, yielding sixty dollars to the
ton, hss lately been found in Throck-
morton county.
Bob Stephens is on his way from out
West with 100 prairie dogs, which he
will offer for sale at Fort Worth.
Mr.. Miner, an industrious young
man, lately went crazy in Mason
county. His parents, in Indiana, sent
for him.
Aud now the sore-footed George
Washington Jones Is booked for q
speech at Paint r >ck, the barely loca-
ted county seat of COncho county.
Prisoners in the Comanche jill over
powered the officers and siezing their
arms were leaving when they were
stopped by citizsns and put back IN
prison.
Two Brentwood doctors are bent
on having each others life. Nothing
else will satisfy them, and it is sug-
gested that each one of them give the
other dose of his pills.
At Henke's mill. at Fredericksburg,
there was lately fearful boiler explo-
sion. Three persons were bsdly in
jured, but they will recover. An old
and worthless boiler was the cause of it.
The editor of the NecS Item calls the
one of the Castroville Quill "that
duck-legged, bandy-shanked, pigeon
toed, long-necked, Geb-footed son of a
Gosling." Now look out for murder
on the "bloody frontier"
At Forney, Kaufman county, two
little children OF Mr.. Ed. +. Raun got
hold of some matches, with which they
were playing in barn. The result
was the destruction of the barn with
all in it and the burning of the little
things bodies to ashes.
The tariff on bale of cotton from
Denison to G slveston is just the same
as from Waco to GAlveston-$4 GO. Yet
Denison is nearly twice the distance
from Gal7est ~ that Waco is. The
Texas farmer will rejoice when our
State has some competing lines of rail
way.
The efficacy of pbysic and surgery
is shown in a case lately stated at Den
ison. A girls foot was badly wound
ed, resulting in lock jaw. A physician
was called, and terror at the sight OF
the edged instruments produced re-
acton, and the girl was well before
anything was done for her.
A young man was lately buried alive,
says the Danis0n Nelos, at Cedar Mills,
in the IadIan Territory. lie died ap
parently. and was taken to the grave
in coflin. Just rs the GOTTA was be-
ing lowered into the grave, cries pro-
ceeded from it, when it was abandoned
by those present, who fed in fear. AT
forwards it was developed that th'
body was alive, but it had died from
suffocstion.
A lady by mistake called in a Sher
man harness store few evenings since
and asked one of the clerks if he haC
any butter. ''No, ms'am," he replied
shut we've got come horse collars.
81 thank you, sir, amt no hofse." re
piled the pretty blsck-eyed woman, snt
then she flirted out with air of SUI
preme Impotence and disgust, as If she
had said something smart to the ungal
liant salesman.
The Denison Mems tells of the dealt
of lad named Willie K,rg of hydro
phobia at Cedar Mills. He was bitter
May and died September IA. Tht
wound on his cheek healed, bu5 he re.
manned in delicate health. On SUNDAY
morning he complained of pain in hi!
cheek, and rapidly grew seriously sick
He had hiccoughs, which resulted il
commissions and died in terrible sgonl
about II o'clock the same night. HI
imagined himself surrounded by pacl
of furious dogs trying to bite HIM, ant
would call most pitieusly upon hit
father to drive them away.
The Kaufman Times, commenting
upon the proneness of immoral men t
make light of the character of women
says: "Dixon, the Yazoo desperate
after Staying more than one human
creature, and when repeated and con
tlnued abuse had been hesped upoI
his political opponent, accompanied b,
threats of killing, met his death, just
! ly, when he publicly attacked tn
good name and virtue of his enemy
mother and sister. And, even in on
own quiet Kaufman serious affra,
was provoked by the use of opprobiou
epithets cast upon a female relation,
fact, too, which when submitted to
jury gave the accuser speedy liberty
Some boys, as we'll as men, are addict
ed to this really pernicious habit, ant
deserve to be ostracised by their com
panions. Every mlnly man or DO,
should be the self-constitutedg guardian
of helpless womanhoOd, instead o
lending his influence to tho defamation
of the better portion of all Gods cres
tion."
The Mason Ne1s-I Item, referring T.
the charges against Mr.. r F. R0wn
tree, x-surveyor of Llano county
learns that "the charges preferre,
against him are without the slightes
foundation, and have been given prom
inence by the basest perjury on tn
part of some enemy. Mr.. RowDtre
has made himself conspicuous in tn
past in prosecuting criminals In Liam
county, often risking his life an
property in upholding officials of tn
law, thereby making many deadly en-
emies among the lawless, who lmprov
every opportunity of annoying and in
juring him, and have even repeatedly
threatened his lie. Happily, however
this effort en- their part will prove fu
tile, as Mr.. Rowntree has any amour
of unlmpeachable evidence of his in
nocence. His friends know that Mi
Rowntree. q man worth from SIS. 90
to $50, 900, is above anything 9, con
temprble as the forging of field not
by which he could only be benefited
some two or three paltry dollars"
THE CosT OF RAISING BoY.-Th
heaviest tax that can be imposed upo
"a nation is one that is paid in huma
lives. From whatever point Of vieV
the subject may be regarded, TIL
conclusion is irresistible. II we lool