The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-24
TEXAS FACTS AND PANcIEs.
Peaches are in the Houston marke

ana SneiDv cOuutles.
The court at Marshall is grin ling
away on the Currie case.
The work OF building for the COM
press at BRENNAN is begun.
A case of body-sns' ching is creating
some excitement at Houston.
Thirty graduates are turned out from
the normal school ct Huntsville.
The Panhandle country is attracting
many people from North Texas.
Major Penn will hold a csmp meet
ing at Luling, commencing June IS.
The authorities ct Corsicaus are
strictly enforcing the gambling laws.
MolIie Lsthrop shot herself at Cor
sicans. 1t is expected she will die.
The season at L4mpasss has begur,
and the visitors are increasing daily.
Sherman expects to have crowd of
10000 visitors on the Fourth of July.
The Central railroad is to be pushed
vigorously to Dublin, in Ersth county.
The wool clip of Kerr county this
spring is estimated At about 6S, 900
pounds.
Rsilrla lad enterprises in Texas arc
only equaied by increasing telegraphie
facilities.
The scholastic population of Dallas
county has increased 621 within the
past year.
A grand shooting match is to take
place 1T New Brsunfels on the 4th and
5th OF July.
Mr.. Sam Allen, of Marlin, had cry
sipelas resulting from tick bite, of
which Le died.
Fights are in order over the presi-
dcutisi cInvass. The first one is re-
ported a. Corsicana.
Owing to the great demand for labor
On railroads there is a scarcity OF farm
hands in North Texas.
The frcmen a. San Antonio declared
that the Alamo should become the
property Of the state.
Col. Lang has been invited to be
present at the old citizens barbecue, in
Coryell county, July 3.
Greenbackers. of Burnet county
threaten I'd slaughter the Democrats
IN the November elections.
Navarro county Is fee from debt and
has between fifteen and twenty thou
sand dollars in the treasury.
Hartford Prolific, Champion and
Chasselas grapes are Tipening in DIR.
PeIrs vineyard, at Houston.
Near Paris, William Rudisill was
killed instantly by lightning. Two
young men were also injured.
The people of Harrison county are
raj: log q fund to be used in the pur-
chase Of home for Mrs. Coleman.
Majnr Penn has moved his tent into
the town OF Eagle Lake, and he is GO
ing to drive out Satan and whisky.
Two hundred bushels of peaches and
900 boxes of strawberries were shipped
recently ftom one farm near Denison.
The negroes of the state generally
are disguised at the defeat of Grant.
They do 70. know Garfield IS their SC.
voir.
Democrats of San Antonio complain
that the state convention has beer
called to meet too long before the elec.
| ton.
A Denlssn man who was relieved oil
sixty-nine feet of tapeworm feels as
though he had been subjected to an
unwinding process.
Mr.. w. Harden is the newly mad,
general manager of the Internationa
and Great Northern railroad. He sue
ceeds Mr.. II. M. Hnxie.
The Teas Sun of San Antonio pre-
diets mineral boom for Western Tex
as that will bring into that section be-
fore two years oyer 100, 900 people.
Albert Oldham, teamster employed
on the Central rsilrosd excursion be
You'd Waco, was run over by trail
and his LETT arm was cut from his body
F. L. Randle. on trial for the ehoot
ing spree in Washington county, il
which Young Russ was killed, has beef
placed by Justice Wyatt under 500
bond.
| Prof. Hunter, who met with sucl
sad misfortune in Denton county, wa
from McLepnan county, and was latel.
law student with Herring & Kelle.
of Waco.
julius II. TownseD. of Lsmpasa
county, is a candidate for seat in tn
lower house of the Seventeenth Legis
lature, from Lsmpasss and Williamson
counties.
DR.. HslG cut O twenty-five cen
piece from the throat Of . three.yeaI
old child of John N. Cobb, of Con
zales. The coin had been in the throa
SIX months.
In exploring one OF the numerou
caves in Kerr county ice cold water
beautiful stslaetities and ststsgmite
and the perfect skeleton of bear WEI
discovered.
The Express ventures the assertio
that the census enumeration for Sa
Antonio win exceed $4,000. 1t em
braces soldiers and every person ten
porsrily in the city.
First it was proposed to prove tbs
Currie acted in self defense IN KILN
the sctor, Porter, and now it is pre-
posed to prove that he had an sttac
OF mania portu at the time.
John CASINOS, deputy United State
marshal, has been discovered comprc
missing 3 whisky law violation ct BreT
ham, and he WAS arrested, and bein
unable to give bond Is IN Jail.
Highwaymen were discovered in til
woods near Dallas, and officers went
arrest them, but alter quite little ski
! mish between the two parties the higt
waymen escaped, but left their horses
The Rockport Transcript says th
, murderer Of Bill Lewis. of 0akvill,
has been discovered and captured, an
has confessed his crime. He says !
was employed by two men to XII
Lewis, aud that each Of them gave hi
: $500.
2 The Texas NORTH West tells of te
A rife ball storm which passed over po
ton of Montague county. Cotton an
corn were absolutely destroyed. Su
stSntisl roofs Of houses were broke
G through and floods of rain let In
: buildings
James L. Grayson and Thos. WORT
ington have been tried for deceiviI
4 two servant girls they took in char
, some moths ago at the railroad dep
q at Houston, and their fines were =
e spectiveiy placed At 81 % and $s5. Tn
o were let of cheaply.
'e Linsield BuFks. sentenced to
!. hung for rape at Waco en- the 29th