The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-07
TEXAS FACTS AND fANCiES.

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The BldRe saws the Galveston
| Se,cS never pays debt of gratitude
unless forced To do So i'll advance.
The German bark Blitz, from Rio,
with cargo of coffee, is held in the
ofiing at Ga weston under quarantinc
regulations.
Turner Griffith, lad Of Mont
gOInGry county, while hunting, WAS
instantly killed by the accidental dis
charge offhis gun,
II. Dcjarnctt accidentally shot
himself in Dallas, while drawing Il
| pistol from his pocket. The wound
is painful but not dangerous.
Sam Alexander, for the murder of
Henry A. Smith, was tried at Tex
arkana, and is rewarded with
twenty-One years in the pcniIen-
tiary. ~----
| 3 A general jail delivery was Of
tected ut beaumont on the Isl by
three culprits-,JOc Hart. Charley
Colder and Charles Williams. Il
forger.
a young woman in Collin county
came near dying from screw worms
in her nose, that had been deposited
| there after she had been bleeding al
| the nose. .'-
W.P. Allen, of Washington coun-
ty, has been arrested on all in,lict-
mcnt. charging him with The murder
of w. +. Garrett in 1879. and alsu
with arson.
In BeNar county hoy named
Robert Hodge, while petiin9 - ocm-
lie cow. had one Oh his eve balls rr-
moved from its socket by one Of ilr
animals horns.
In the midst of a dispute between
the mayor of Houston and tie
county Judge, rs TO whose duty il i
TO take care of the destitute sick. q
woman lies dying at the calaboose.
And now the Santa Fr railway
managers are cOquctiin" between
Dallas and Jackboro. Fort Worth
/ j. appears. was simply used to in
ducc some OtherpOiil 10 raise a bid.
a farmer by the nam" of Davis
living north of Sherman. assaulted
his wife on the 30ih. with an AK.
She defended hGrself with chair
knocking him down and fracturino
his skull.
| J,dya EaIix q Smith or Ga, An.
ionic look a nJodUc ia dr;nL, mn
more strong drink. Three day at-
forwards he was attacked with "a vi
client spasm and whisky had 10 be
used to restore him.
Al o.rno Otto II kar oo.d, ;oL.I
wears lost his r,rh, leu Inv tLr Jts.
! eharTo of a ahot,;In in Tho L,nJ, a.
another how ,houI Ihc ,,ne u",
! The knee bone was shattered o bad.
| y tbot 4 woe ;mroosihln 10 200 IN,
Elimb.
The Marin Ran ,llul;n.. to a..
iG,lvrsInm .Io,,,.nnry rhnr"rt ,y i,,st
No T,.Ilns nn,n;nr,.. 9,,s tLr ,ynu,.
ti,U shnuTd et,i,i an i, rn,n,.u,
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], ~. A. w.. ','i"n ,''''Ii ~
~ ~ = rn $3.50 m'"; w TT ~ @
lin, in Medina Frin aud la~,i,.
! counties nearly NH The c1if;e ,;,v,
! Iisanneorrd from tlr nm rs an.
| flat y,si tlocks of sheen roam Owe.
thnse beautiful and ri,L ,,,st,,r,
Hands
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IN iInns,n ,' ,hn IsLsora,,' .,,,J en- th.
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;', ~ -, tl,o otIo,. 80
NJ :" ~ % d - '.;,,t'',,, an' "a
g., 40 NV =" i,rha - I~'.ni
/ thinks il chick coming home Ia
rOost."
| The Dallas Herald says. Adyire,
from Chico"o indicate that the Chi-
tcsoo. Texas and Mexican Central
tRailroad Conlpanv will soon be
] ready to commence the era,lin@-ot
their line in the direction of Gle
burne. Their grading forces ar.. re-
poricd Is follow close or The heels
! of the eiigineer corps and Ia prose
4 cute their work as rapidly rs the
weather will permit.
Major PENIS camp meetino AT Me.
| Kinney has been n rouser. Men ot
all classes have been converted, lf2,'lr
ing LAWYERS AMI Judges and phNsi-
''fans, lnhdels AMI skeptIeS. fonI
saioon-keepers have been converted
ana several leading sportsmen. The
saioohlsis have closed nni. The sport
ers have taken down their stakes,
the racemen have Withdrawn their
horses, and the deuce is to pay with
The Mek inney county fair associn-
lion. What'if hc should come to
Austin before the 18th.
Mr. White s,ocL ovnor n,
prayu co",,,v fe,i" tha, W ( M
Ind tnId Inn; On his dc.,h he'd that
no thc ,nrT, Of = : PIeJgnr hired
| Iahn Snccys IN .,ssass;na,s Plcdgcr
navino him SIO far he service