The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

steamers. Negotiations are on loot
by which they will soon pass over
the railway.
Louis T: Valentine publishes a
card in the Express asking the pub
lie to suspend judgment upon him
until he has been proven guilty of
the charges made against him.
They were hunting a man over at
San Antonio, with enough brass to
take the field against Col. Epson for
Mr.. Robinson, an ex-sew-
ing machine agent was selected.
DIR. Menger, of San Antonio. has
child to health byrrln-
ming drain pipe through the alb
dominal cavity to an abcess in the
liver. 1t was two weeks discharg-
ing. % f 'i
Burrell Bond, a saloon keeper of
Sherman, attempted highway rob-
berry on a cOuntryman who had 5000
on his person. The man escaped
after being dealt severe blows upon
his head. 2l f' t.f-
The Caldwell Register tells that
Constable Ellis arrested one Mar
row, and that while conveying him
to the Jail the officers courage Was
frozen TO his marrow, and the man
walked away from him. lrs
Hiram Blair, the Erath county
dwarf, is only 80 inches high, weighs
so pounds, and is 81 years of age.
His sister, 10 years of age, weighs %
pounds. They are the children of
healthy and robust parents. ~.
The COrsicana papers say there
was no reason for the report that
typhoid fever prevails in Corsicana.
There have been four cases this sum-
mer. Austin has had many times
this number of cases in the same
period. '
Walter Gresham tells the people
of Fort Worth that he will put Gle
burne and Fort Worth on the line
of the Santa Fe railway for 100000,
and he fixes the assessment ut 49,
600 for Fort Worth and $4,000 for
Cleburne. .-
Col. Robert IL. Williams, one of
the. oldest of Texas veterans, died at
MatagOrda, September IL, aged 81.
Col. Williams came TO Texas in 1925.
He lost an eye at the battle of We
lascO, and took an active part i'll all
the subsequent campaigns.
The Free Press. San Marcos, says
that some one passing the house OF
Mr.. Forsyth, at night, fired q shot
towards his house which wounded
his little boy in the leg. These men
who fire shots at random should be
treated as public assassins.
In the thirty-first judicial district,
Polk and other counties, they are
going to have free for all race for
the district judgship. Judge Z. Hob
by, Hon. A. II. Chapman, Col. G..
Lane and Judge w. NJ. Chambers
are spoken of as candidates.
The crime of Louis L. Valentine
and his daughter, Emily Valentine,
are among the sensatioHs that may
not be doubted. He has not lived i'll
Texas long, and for time lived i'll
Austin. He is q Northern man, OF
particularly sanity appearance and
associations.
For sore eyes take prickly pear
leaf. burn the spines off, then split
take out the soft matter and spread
it over bandage, like a poultice
which bind over the eyes. 1t will
assuage the pain almost directly and
soon reduce the inflammation. Mex
leans use the priekly pear tor many
diseases with benefit. ...a t,. ..r...,,
Degarmore, the murderer of. a
Pennsylvania, named Forester
five years ago in this state, has lately
died in Arkansas. He had been
living there two or three years, on q
little secluded farm, attempting to
live away from the world and from
his pursuers. His neighbors became
suspicious of him, and gathering
enough of q story of murder in
Missouri to attach il TO him under
the assumed name of Graham, went
to hiss4fouse to take him for a re-
ward. His wife met them at the
gate, and beekoningi them in, told
them they were q little too late. The
man had just died of heart disease
She told them the story of murder
in Texas, and revealed the real name
of her husband. DegarmOre wal
employed as an herder by Forrestes
and he had killed him to secure
$500.
Vic, IT. Wald the man who was
driving the coach in which Gen
Byrne was riding gives this account
of the attack: just as We. entered
the mouth of Quitman cannon,
discovered about seventy Indians
not over twenty yards ahead of us
| made the turn as quickly as'pOs.
sible,. and had barely turned When
the Indians fired a Yolley at US, one
ball striking the back Of the seat
going through and entering Gen
Byrne,s right side. We both drop
ped off of the seat into the al
the hack, and ] whipped up the
mules. Then hogan the race fol
life. The Indians mounted THEFT
horses and we thought the game
was up. but we intended TO stick Ia
the hack to the last. The Indians
kept up continual firing. A few
minutes after. Gen. Byrne exclaimed
"my God, mylee is broken! ~ aud Sc
il was. the hall Passing clear through
his right thigh, breaking the hone
The Indians followed MS pretty close
all the time. had an old Spencer
gun and one cartridge. nyrne was
unarmed. | gave uByrme my gun
and told him 70 cut loose at tht
gang. He fired and hit ONT
Indian, wounding him so Sc
verely that the others helped hin
ON his horse. In the neauiime, W,
were getting pretty CLOSE TO Quit
man, and the Indians were dropping
slowly behind. General Byrne wal
suffering terribly, and the mules
were nearly played out. AT last W.
got into the station.io We did whai
we could forithe General. :, Only
one ball came Feryanear me. aI1d
that went through fheicrown Of my
hat. All of this happened August
10, aud on the evening" Of August !:
the. general died. i DIR. Alexander, d
FL Paso, attended on him.. ~ q