The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

1 men 10 me county Convention.
T. C. Oltorf, OF the Marlin Ban, Is
fsvorably spoken of for representative
in the next legislature. It is thought
he would make an able representative,
one. who is better posted as,to the re.
cessities Of his people, and jealous ID
their service.
The Kaufman Times, published at
Kaufman, Texas, hiss been removed 10
Terrell, in the same county. The pub
ica.ion of another pspsr there will be
commenced in few days, the material
for which has already been purchased.
l. Will be called the SIN.
A vigilance committee Of farmers
he's been formed in Dallas and sdjoin-
| ing cauuties wiih q full set Of officers.
Tae society has determined 10 rid Il e
section Of the dalug bande of horse
thieves that have been operating 20 ox-
teuayeiy. and some neck stretching On
the lypeh oder msy sooG be sntici-
pated.
Tie WIDOW q S p. Moore, of Bowie
cou1ly, q c. nyict killed d. the wood
camp OF Cunningham 6 Ellis by 4
bunk falling upon him while asleep,
hss brought sujt agaiDst the lessee for
damages. The jury could not agree
At the time 81 the death of M00:e
| evidence had almost been reached that
his conviction wss crooked.
Two highwaymeu walked into the
store Of Carmichael Sc Schrelner, At
Junction CITY, K,mble county, on the
eighteenth, in daylight, sad forced the
clerk, in the presence Of several per
sons, to open the safe, from hich they
took S1IOO. About the same amount,
which they did not discover, was left
by them The clerk fred at them as
they let.
Allen T3w!cs, c5lored, for t. e muir
| der Of lis wife on the twentieth Of
last December, will hang on tie
tweDty-sixth. az Fairfield, to pay tae
highest penalty klown to law, for his
crime. H has been in the CoTsicans
jail fer safe keeping. The executio.
will BE- absolutely private, INSIDE the
| jail, in strict accordance with the law
"Governor Roberts assumes more
power and authority il the exercise Of
the pardoning power than the Car Of
RussIa or Emperor Of Germany would
dare do in those countries" says the
Panola Waterman, and tnereunou Tom
Bowers proceeds TO tear the o. a
right and left, and yet Hubbard, the
creates pardoner the state ever had,
was endorsed by Bowers for his acts
# mercy 10 criminals.
1 4 y.y1-,. rxr t-,,...
into the proceedings Of q convention
OF school teachers and school trustees
At Sherman, sud it discovers that they
propose 10 have the children taken
| from heir parents at six and commit,
ted to the care Of the school teachers
and school trustees. and that 5000, =
600 p year shall he taken from the pee
PIE by tsxes, and paid ever 10 the
school teachers and school trustees
Just what else the convention of school
| teachers and school trustees want, the
Ledger does rot seem to have ascer.
tanned.
IN speaking of the recent urfortu
nate killing of an innocent man near
FAt E&ell by the state troops, The
EBlanco Star V7pdjcator remarks: 'Mis
| takes of this kind TOO frequently oc-
cur. which shows that the officers of
the law are Rot sufficiently cautious il.
th s respect; and SO SIS to put check
Gprn this cSreiessncss, and make men
more particular IN those casCe, we think
il bat right chat they should be made
60 sslfer for every sEch accident. The
penalty for taking the lie OF an lnno-
cent mao, even through = mist Ike,
| shou be severe one, and then, il
rigliiy enforced asfew lines. we fee
certain such terrible accidents would
not so often happen"
4 Messilla dispatrh 10 the Etpress
says: Fred N;co's, driver OF the mail
blackboard, on the JoTnada del Muerte,
was killed on the ninth, near Aleman
mall station. He vas shct four times
and bis body mutilGted, the skull be-
ing mashed in. The mail sac,zs were
cut open aud contents thrown along
the roai, The military telegraph line
is dowr, probably cut in canon in
that vicinity. The general opinion is
that il is the work Of indians. Persons
passing the same day report seeing a
party of eighteen Indians near the road
! in possession of wagon and OK team !;
also many Indian signs at other points.
The statement that this parry we're In
diGus is not generally credited. DEiy-
ers of mail coaches refuge TO pass over
| the infested road without 2 military
escort.
"Col. B. ] Chambers. the Greenback
nominee for the Vice Presidency says
| toe Dallas Herald, twas born in Mont
g0mery county, kentucky, December
), 1917. His father was g farmer, and
emigrated from Virginia among the
| early settlers IL thss state. HIS moth
ef's maiden name was Mothershesd,
horn in Scott county, Kentucky. 3
]. Taborcd on his fathers farm, receiy-
| ing 3 fair education as given in the
common schools Of that day. AZ The
age of twenty he became q volunteer IN
| the Tex 3s-M .x!can revolution. aud wa
commissioned Captain, sud attached
for temporary duty in ibe recruiting
| ser vice 10 his uncle, Gen. T. ]. Cham
hers' ST. fl, and lanGed in Texas abou!
the fifst IL April, 1887. L. 1889 he
made his wey 10 the frontier, and To-
Gated in Robertson county as prscti-
cal surveyor, which business he fol-
lowed until 1917, when he was elected
to the oifioe OF district surveyor OF
Robertson land district, comprising
tire territory which now constitutes the
untiss Of Robertson, Leon, Free
stone, Limestone. Navarro, Ellis, Hill.
johnson and parts of other counties
Mr.. A. @ Bilho, lately from the
Panhandle region. where be has been
assisting to furnish beef to the Indians.
states 10 the Mcntague Northwest that
the K owas ere shoyt OF rations, snd
sre preparing to make a raid down into
Texas as soon as grass starts. The ki-
oWss draw their rstioDs twice 2 month,
and eat aud destroy them in few
days. and then kill their ponies 10 eat,
aud claim that they have not rations
enough, th ugh they have fully ss
much as tho sthef TRIES. Mr.. Bilbo
says these I1dians cost the government
an immense sum, AMI that under the
prese1t management they are not be-
coming civilized 10 any extent. a
soon ss an 1uiisn gets out of school he
is compelled by his tribe 20 q back tn
his mgisn dress and customs, snd for
gets what he hiss learned IS fast as pos
sible. Il would be much better piaf
10 furnish them land, farming imple-
meuts and provisions Tor one year, snd
give ta,m to understand that they
must esrn their OWN living. ike other
citizens. and ahide By the Laws Of the
lard. There ere iiFe schools st Wich-