The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23
TEXAS FACTS AND FhsclEs.

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The Buchel gin. at Cuero, has
been burned.
DR.. j. b. Mcclellan, treasurer of
Brazoria county, IL dead.
Cel.Jas. X. Sweet, of San Antonio.
an old citizen, is no more.
The Brennan Banner calls it Stat
tening prisoners at public expense"
The people of Hill county guaran-
tee the right of way to the NJ, K.
* T. ~
A man, named Bradford, was
killed near Tyler by fall from his
wagon.
The survivors ofthe Terry Rangers
were having good time in Houston,
Friday.
The East Line Railway Company
will soon have fifty miles of road
completed.
Jay Gould has ten times more faith
in the future of Texas than Texans
themselves.
Morris Nettles, colored, fell under
the cars at Richmond and both his
legs were cut of.
The store of Mr.. Rich was entered
at Houston and robbed of $500
worth of dry goods.
The lawyers Of Stevensville have
enjoined the collection of occupa-
ton taxes on lawyers.
There is much talk of a normal
school at Marshall, and it would be
q good location for one.
Mrs. Hanley, the wife of most
respectable farmer of Bosque county,
has been adjudged insane.
Blake & Co., of Houston, purchas-
ed at Corsicana on the 14th, 1000
bales of cotton at lot cents.
r. H. Rue has been appointed live
stock agent of Missouri Pacific fo1'
Texas and the Indian territory.
1t is thought the movement on
foot at San Antonio to build q rail-
way to the coast will prove success
full.
Rev. W. B. Dagby and wife, of Har-
rison county, have departed for Bra
zilto work in the missionary Baptist
cause.
The first hanging in Texas for 1881
will be at Corsicana, On the 14th of
January. Spence Ford, chief per-
former.
Mr.. Chesnute, merchant, was
robbed near Corsicana, of $1,000.
He recognized one of the robbers as
j. Q. Adams.
The prospects Of the Camargo
railroad are Frightening. Col. JEFF
ferds is in Boston looking after the
interest of the road.
Engineer Blentz, Of the NJ, X. &
T. railway, has reached Waco, and
states that the road will touch Waco
on the grounds proposed.
A new daily paper, the EceAiag
Light, is promised at San Antonio
by Clifford & Newcomb. They pro-
mise to make it "red hot"
J. d. Smith, bookkeeper. for the
Padgett Bros, OF Dallas, committed
suicide, in consequence, 1t is sup
posed of financial embarrassments.
Miss Maude Stewart, a Texas girl,
daughter of Ex-Mayor Grubbs. of
Denison, is playing this season at
Madison Square theater, New York.
The Telephone wants the ,Alcalde
TO enlarge the institution for the in
sane; especially does it want it big
enough to take in all the Sanctifica-
| tioniSts. ..s
AT San Antonio, says the Express
! the epizootic is assuming a serious
form, and cold norther or rain will
cause the afflicted animals to die by
the dozen.
Mr.. Frank Kirk. Of Beaumont,
while attempting TO uncap breech-
loading shell, caused its explosion,
and he lost a finger and an eye IN
consequence.
Little Sallie Ladd, of Decatur, was
trying 10 clean out an old pistol car
fridge to use the hull as pencil
head, when it exploded and tore her
hands into pieces.
Mr.. Herbst, of Washington coun-
ty, has experimental much in the
raising of silk worms and think
Texas is adapted to the successful
production of good silk.
Bill Jacobs, a repulsive black
negro has been found guilty of rape
! at Jefferson, and goes to the peniten-
tiary for five years. His victim
Jennie Osnell, white girl, has given
birth to q mulatto child.
Roe and Kennon, penitentiary
guards, charged with the murder OF
convicts at Mineola, two years ago,
have been tried and acquitted
These cases caused the Investigation
instituted by the last legislature.
There are sixteen vacancies in the
colored normal school at Prairie
View, to be supplied by state sena.
tors; The vacancies are general and
preference will be given counties
having the largest colored popnla-
ton.
The Navasota Idblet says the mum.
Der of indictments quashed at the
present term of the district court OF
Grimes county is unusually large
These defective indictments are the
work of bungling. incompetent at
torneys.
Texas has 4 great many men whc
are what are commonly known n:
land poor. They own vast bodies o.
unimproved and unproductive land
and although the rate of taxation il
the state is low they find it a difficult
matter to make a living and pay
taxes.
On the. 18th of December San
Sexton, son of Col. Sexton, of Mar
shall, died from the effects of q CUR
shot wound, received last March
Without provocation he was shot il
tie back by a convict guard named
Byrum. The ball passed through
his right lung.
w. T. Crenshaw, of Burton, say
the Rural TerdR, has invented 1
method for the application of steam
power that will doubtless superced,
the ordinary engine now in use, a
by the use of the invention NOR,
than four-fifths of the expense at
tached to the machinery of this kline
is absolutely saved.
The Express thinks that presen
movements on the railroad chess
board made by Jay Gould are to re
suit in a game OF great advantage I,
San Antonio, since, as the EXPIRES
says, it is the only point south of 81
Louis where great city can be built
What does the Express think Of
probable great city on the Ri
Grande, that will outr1val San An
: tonic?
The Express says: "a gentleman
just dow from Kerr county say
that a very small piece of the mea