The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-02
IExAs EAcIs AND EANcIEs.

Delta county.
Another negro was frozen to death
in Dallas county.
LaSalle county was organized at
the late election.
A car and machine shop company
is being organized in Dallas.
The epizooty prevails in Uvalde
county. II is of mild type.
Marion county went Republican
except for sheriff and one county
commissioner
Tyler has population of 5000 and
$4,000 opera house. but no theat-
rical performances.
The San Antonio Times is going 10
issue mammoth holiday edition on
the 18th of December.
The North Texas annual confer
ence at Dallas adjourned TO meet
next year at Greenville.
United States Circuit Court, at
San Antonio, Judge Woods presid-
ing, adjourned on the Goth.
The total vote of Gillespie coun-
ty was 813. this being p votes less
than were cast two years ago.
Bank robbers are organizing in
Northern Texas, and it would be
well to look out for them everywhere.
The Telephone announces that Bob
Ingersoll will not be able to attend
the State Liberalists' convention at
Waco.
The old town of Ell Paso is full of
strangers, and. town property and
land in the vicinity is going up in
prices rapidly.
A man named Petty was thrown
from horse near Rockdale, on Sat-
urday last, and was seriously if not
fatally injured.
The East Texas conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
convenes in Marshall on Wednes-
day, December l.
The contractors for boring an ar
tesian well at Galveston must begin
operations by December Is, or new
bids will be authorized.
The San Antonio Express is going
to issue a mammoth holiday edition
in December. 1t will be made a
most attractive publication.
In Friotown the Mexican popula-
ton have been on a rampage. One
man was killed and several Mexican
huts were destroyed by fire.
The offices of county clerk and at
torney of Smith county will be con-
tested, owing to mistake in the
Official returns from Lndale precinct
A barge loaded with over 500 bales
of cotton. at Houston, took fire and
about 200 bales were damaged. The
cotton was all dumped into Buffalo
Bayou.
The Telephone, lfSe..the rest of the
newspapers, has the luxury of a
libel suit. 1t published list of boz
gus doctors, and one, whether bogus
or not, has brought suit for damages.
\ Waco distillery. is now burning
about one hundred bushels of cotton
seed daily. instead of wood or coal.
1t is found much cheaper at the pres
ent time. and makes brisk, warm
| fire.
Milan Hubby, who assassinatcd a
man in Milan county about two
years ago, has been sentenced, at
Cameron, by Judge Spence Ford, to
be hanged on Friday, January Il,
1881.
Collin county gave Olin Wellborn
1915 votes, Jerome &. Kearby 533.
The vote for state officers was: Rob-
erts 1851, Storey 1885, Brown 409S,
Lubbock 1921, Walsh 4105, McI.eary
1850.
| Justin Horner. of San Antonio.
put his hand in his pocket, and in
stead ofpulling out a plum, he pulled
the trigger Of his little pistol, and
he may die of the wound then ro-
ceived.
At Bonham-a negro preacher was
given an unmerciful whipping by
the brother of u girl with whom he
had been too familiar. Any fine i'm
posed for the assault will be paid by
citizens of Bonham.
| Two companies of soldiers were
camped in Stockton, when some OF
them got on high horse, and ran
dom shot caught Mr.. Gantgut where
he should not have been, and bull
let hole in his Gant-gut proves 1T.
| The newly elected officers of San
Saba county are: County judge
Rector; county and district clerk
Gauny; sheriff, Doran; assessor, Will
liams; treasurer, Rogan; surveyor
HAYES; hide and animal inspector
Doffiemyre.
Mr.. Daniel Shipman, who came &c
Texas in 1922, and was a resident OF
Washington county for fifty years
died at Goliad the 9TH of November
aged eighty years. He was an old
soldier, and is well known through.
out the state.
| Little Adie, daughter of Mr.. j. I
Ayers, of kaufman county, was lost
in the woods during the late freeze
Il She remained out all night, and
when found her feet were badly
frozen, and the wonder is that she
was not dead.
| Chickens sell in Galveston fol-
from 81 to So per dozen, and eggs
for 35c per dozen, and now they
want a 100000 wagon bridge put
across the bay that chicken mer-
chants may drive across it and re-
duce the price of spring chickens.
| Sandy Crews, a desperate negro
who had just served ont a term in
the penitentiary for murder, got on
the war path in Beaumont. Next
morning he was found dead with .
large knife still clutehed in hi:
hand. A friendly pistol ball had
put him &t ease.
Some of Col. Jones' special admir-
ers, at Bastrop, were firing cannon
in celebration of his election. wheI
Edmond Shelton, colored man o.
course. was seriously and probably
fatally wounded. He was using tho
ramrod, and the gum went off while
he was ramming away on its inside
They are going to have an amuse'
ment season IN Waco. n private
thing, made up of artists who do moi
propose to waste genius on such
places as Galveston, Houston, Dalla:
and Austin-something fit for the
very refined taste of the United
States Senator from the Hub
The newly elected officers of LlanC
county are: County judge, J. c. Dat
man; county attorney, E. L. HOugh'
ton: county and district clerk. f. X
Beeson; sheriff. j. j. Bozarth; asses.
! sor, - Shaw; treasurer, F. j
Smith; surveyor, Jesse Carter; in
spector. Ali. Hunter
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