The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18

Col. r. Il. Garner died September
8, at his home in Columbus. He was
an old and respected citizen of Texas
And now an exchange says they are
''hell punches" and we haven't heard
what Col. Swisher has to say about it.
Twenty-Five of them at Denton es-
capped Major Penn and were bapt;z ID
by Brother Mitchell last Wednesday at
Denton.
fifteen thousand gallons of pottery
male near Denton is hesped up at that
place. It's good place to go u get
jagged.
The Bell county fair. list of premi-
inns is most at tractive. Wouldn't it
be we'll for managers of our STATE Fair
to compare notes.
At Fort McCavett csbages sell at 90
cents head, eggs 80 cents dozen,
butter 80 cents per pound and apples
% to 40 cents per dozen.
Victoria is making fuss over two
young Grams. They are twins, and the
offspring Of Hon. ". H. Grain within
the holy bonds of wedlock.
The total valuation of all property
in Tarrsnt county is $5,O14, 40. of
which $s42, 800 is in town lots. Fort
Worth is assessed at 81, 700, 1911.
TIE Teas Neao Era is a most reada-
BILE paper, full Of choice reading mat
ter and carefully selected news items,
showing the industry of its editor.
Edward Evans an old and respected
citizen Of Kimble county, wss acct
dentally killed by loaded pistol fall.
ne from his person aud exploding.
young man of Sherman married An
old lady for the use of her money aud
after seven months of married life he
finds suit for divorce entered against
him.
Major Simpson, cotton weigher oil
Houston, has left with his family to
north. 10 the mean time deputy
does the work; but probably 1t is well
done.
Capt. !. r. Saunders of Denison,
born at GaIlatin, Tennessee, in 1s45,
and an officer of the thirty-flrst Alabama
infantry in the late war. died Thursday
from the effects OF injuries incident to
fall from his buggy.
George Lipscomb. formerly of Co.
lumbus, Mississippi, we believe, is
boring 600 feet into the earth at Den
ton for living streams of water to leap
out and Stake the thirst of the prosper
Gus town.
The population of Cameron county il
estimated at $4,000; it's property il
valued at 81, 900, 900. The assessments
show: Sheep, 27.745 head; horse:
and mules, 10, 1858; cattle, 23.02S,
goats, 7716; jacks and jenn ats, 1877.
Nip Walker, the noted horse thiei
of Denton county, has been pursued
and shot. but not fatally. He is badly
famed and will be caught, it is thought
This will be sad news for a grim lot
of scoundrels, the stage coach robbers,
now in our j4il.
The 3 Ill county fair managers, of.
fer dollar premium for each of the
fifteen different species of chickens.
perhaps that's the reason they are sell.
ing all the rotten eggs in Texas at oul
market. Our chicken fsnciers are get
ting rid .oftheir old, very old stock.
The rapid growth of mesquit grass
is remarkable. The ground which, {
short time ago, was psrched, and il
many places bare, has responded to tn,
recent rains with luxurlant growth
of. grass, which, it is asserted, unde
favorable circumstances, will yield seeG
in ten days after it's appearance above
the surface.
They are Infamous, brutal, drunken
wre!ches vino whipped negro to max,
him tell Whist he knew about the muir
der of ole B;sdY, at G divert. Hans
those guilty Of such lawless cIuelt,
and The negro gn, that white m !
and negroes that assisted them ms!
have some regard for personal right
and laws OF deceney and comm n hu
msnity.
The copper mines OF Texss are at
tracing the sttention Of capitalists il
Pniladt lph;s, B Tim ore and ! Ter East
ern cities, and there is already some de
mand for the ore. Several Shipment
Of copper from Clay and Archer coun
ties have been made from ID enison, anC
always with profit to the shippers, ne
ore bringing from $40 to $l20s ton &C
cordlng to its quality.
A. A. Burch, United States com
missioner for the Wett I'm District o
Texas. writes { ON Rockdale tina
John Surgnor, arrested on the chsrg
of being implicated in ths Grange-Bur
ton mail robbery, has been tried and
that be was not only exhonorated from
all charges against him, but that h'
was proven to be possessed of char
scter of which any young man nigh
be proud.
The venerable Ci0ilian says ths
"John Diesa, Norwegian and bar
keeper by profession, sged forty Years
was found dead in the city prison al
Waco when the doors were opened
yesterday morning. He was crazeC
from long incessant drinking, anC
the superstition is that he died in
paroxysm of mania porter" Now
Wssn't it whisky instead OF ''porter
| Ger. Ord recently sent to the Spring
field, Mass, srmory q piece Of meteo
picked up in Mexico some time ago
with request that it be made into
sword for himself. The piece is com
posed OF iron mainly, but it is 50 sof
and brittle that the workmen find il
very difficult to harden the metal suff
ciently for the blade, though they vii
probably be able - finish il in good
shape.
Wild Bill-one of then-buried II
1876 with bis boots on in Mount No
.riah Cemetery at Deadwood, was such
an internally hard case that he is nov
absolutely petriAed, and they are haul
| ing him around as big show weigh.
Ting 600 pounds. What h Efrzngl
about this stony Wild Bill IL the fsci
that villainou8 - were his morals and
disgusting his habits, he emats in hi.
present condition no shocking odors
Denion Asnitors Capt. Patty, II
his scattered nb.ldry delivered Be-
fore the Association Of old 1szans, oI
Gr.yson co1nty, szid IN the early dsyI