The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

Track-laying on the Texas and 81.
Louis Narrow Gauge rosd Is being
pushed with speed. Twelve miles OF
rails are already down and the grade is
finished to Sulphur. Mount. Pleasant
will be reached in time to give the IT,
tus county boys a chance to take Christ
mas drinks st Texarkans.
The Courier declares that no law
passed by the Sixteenth Legislature is
as unanimously condemned as the Sun
day law. Ii is perfectly obnoxious,
aud all classes of business men are op-
posing it. This is the day of liberalism
and the people are not going to be
bound down by any narrow sectarian
views.
Texas has six cities of over 10. 900
inhabitants each, thus: Galveston,
%. 900; San Antonio, %, 900; Houston,
%. 600; Dallas, 90, 900; Austin, II, 900,
Waco, 10000. Besides this, she has
eight cities of 5000 and upward, thus {:
Brenhsm, Fort Worth, Bryan, Sher-
man, COrsicans, Pans, Marshall and
J 5fferson.
The difference between the Houston
aud Texas Central Railroad and the
Texas Central consists mainly in the
fact that one begins and the other ends
at the town of Ross, in McLennan
county. The two roads belong to the
same men and are under the same gen.
eral management. But this distinction
Is unnecessary,
The Texas Express Company prom
ised to pay $1,000 for the capture Of
Sam B lss, and the promise was prop
srly and Immediately executed. The
Texas Central Railroad Company prom
ised the same sum for the same pur-
pose, and has failed to pay it, though
it has once or twice since recognized
the promise.
Since the Gen. Maxey visited San
Antonio the Greenback cause has been
locally damned. When a leader of the
party was asked how it was f1ourishing,
he replied with sadness: "The pros
pect of electing President in 1880 Is
gloomy. There are only two of US left
In town, me and Tom, and I've got my
doubts about Tom.
1t ls claimed that the cost of keep
ing herds of cattle in Montague courty
is only sixty cents head. Including
taxes, an eight year-old beef steer,
which will sell on the ground for $50,
only costs So for feed and care. The
losses in raising are estimated at Q per
cent, while the profits Vary from 25 to
40 cents per annum.
There are twenty-one artesian wells
in Fort Worth. fourteen of which yield
from 100 to 1900 barrels of water per
day. This water is conveyed to all
parts of the city in water tanks on
wagons, and delivered. at ten cents per
barrel to consumers. 1t washes even
better than ram water, if possible, and
leaves the skin soft and clear.
It IS said that Reagsn's debate with
Hannah at Tyler r.assured wavering
Democrats of the correctness of Demo-
cratic principles, gave them backbone,
and united the party in Smith county
more firmly than ever. He will come
to Austin before long aud scatter con-
sternation among the little band here,
that was alone kept together by the
invincible Mccoy.
The Mexia Ledger is strongly In fa-
vor of the exodus. 1t says: When
once the colored element Is eliminated
from our midst, the best of white la
Dor may be secured, but as it now is
there are but few valuable white labor
ers who care to come in competition
and contact with the colored man
hence our white labor Is small, and
not very valuable"
The Fort Worth Democrat asks:
M. Thurmond, the prospective candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor on the
Greenback ticket, has abandoned the
fiat foollshness? We are inclined to
believe it, for let Thurmond's foibles
be what they may, he is no idiot, and
sees no chance for political preferment
while consorting with the fiatists.
Mrs. Emma Yates Conkling, 81
Chatham street, New York City, writes
that Fred B. Potter, % years of age,
late of Denver City, Colorado, started
on May 8, last, with one Ed. Sellers
from Madison, Colfax county, New
Mexico, to drive cattle south or south
east towards or into Texas, through
the pan handle country, since which
time nothing has been heard of either
of them. Any information will be
most thankfully received and duly ap-
preciated by his anxious mother.
Bolton had most disastrous fire or
the morning of the twenty-seventh.
The flames commenced their work oil
destruction about 8 A. NJ. in the store
of Dscherd & Makeusen. Losses ag
gregate over 100000 as follows
Embree s. Keys, $23, 900; Ray & Ell.
lott, $1,000; Hon. L. G. Alexander,
$1,000 or $500; j. B. B. Supple, 800
Chamberlin Bros, $13, 500; Miller
Bros, $40, 900; Goode s. Co., ST., 900
Long 6 Reese, $4,000; Rather 6 Sons,
$4,000 or $4,000; McWhiiter, $500 Oh
5000; Decherd g. Mackensen, loss il
goods, $40, 900; 1. B. Webb, $4,000 Oh
$4,000; Lott & Talley, $75 or 800; II
G. Denny, $4,000; Powers & Co., $4,000
P. T. Morey, 5000; Blanton & Sons
$1,000; Judge Osterhout, $500; Trips
Nigro s. West, $500. The building
burned were among the newest ant
most costly in town.
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