The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-25


S. E Gardner, the sccomplice of
-Neateisger-in murder, was sentenced
20 the. rem eDtisrY for life. He died
from pneuInoDis ia the Cooke county
jsR. says the Gasette, son the iron
do5r, wisAous beddingn sud with such
ATTENTION se comes from no interest.
Cd. II. i. Andrews, of San Antonio,
h-s received = letter from q friend at
the Chinati mountains who writes him
tbat be au3 his party have discovered
hitg silver les.dE in 5 radius OF fifteen
miles, tie sGrfsce Groupings of which
shows from thirty TO fifty ounces of sill
yer to tle tor. Old Spanish mines and
smelling 1Fks have also been discov-
cred.
Tee Rusk 0iserCe' tells of dog
that saved tae lie of a little COY who
vas sleeping On the railway rack.
The dog came running to Mrs. Gar
iukie, the mother of the child, and
made such g demonstration that she
followed him to fnd her little boy
asleep on The rack, AND she had re-
moved him only 8 few minutes when q
train passed over the track. Sad TO
relate, tie boy was killed by cars pass
ing over him only two days after this.
Miurod Wsgoner vas on trial at Bon
ham for 0utrs2irg the persons of his
two daug tiers, aged fifteen snd eigh-
teen years. The crrlnes were clearly
proven, bat the Meas SAYS the statute,
btiu-t defective in not declaring bis
sc.s, no force being used, offensive 10
tie state, he jugy were led to sceuit
hin. Wagner was then plsced on
trla. isr throwing al * atone Of his
dauE hters with such force as would
have killed the girl had it struck Der,
ana vas enterccd to The penitentiary
for seven ye2r7.
The Gainesyii,e Hsspertan, speaking
OF House Holt, the murderer Of Pow
ers, sayz: "HoIt st one time felled an
aged and feeble man 70 the ground, SAL
down GA his body and deliberately
punched both lie eyes out with pis-
tol The old mar can be seen IN the
streets Of Sherman any day led by
little girl." And the question is, why
wss the man, or demon, allowed to run
unrestrained so long in his mnrdeTous
career, fgasting upou the blood Of hui
msnit7 and taking the life of 9 man at
bis pleasure?
The San Antonio Express says: L is
reported IN New York that the Interna-
iiunal and Mexican Border railway
companies are about to spool their is
sues" concerning the subsidy in aid
Of the construction Of railway from
this city TO the Rio Grande. It would
be more 10 the interes. az San Antonio
TO hage.tbe proposed road owned by
az independent company, and entirely
Tree from any control OF either the In.
transitional or Pierce road, but we want
The road, no matter who bull is it. As
fac as the parties, independent of the
two roads named, are concerned, the
San Antonio people DO not care 3 fig
which one builds the road, so it Is built
as soon as possible.
The Dallas Herald SAYS that one night
laat week two men rode up to the house
Or Dr. helms, about six miles from the
town Of Comapche, and calling HIM
out, told him that they were travellers
and that they desired him to go with
them and seea sick lady. The Doctor.
eadCled his hcrse and started with
them, but they had not gone far when
party of eight or ten men rode out
from tue thlcket, ard stopping the
Doctor, made him dismcunt and strip
of his clothing, and then made him
lay dowr, when they gave hlm severe
beating with quirts. In reply to the
Doc or's question as to Why they treat
ed him so, they said they were simply
paying off old scores aud that if he did
not attend to his own business in the
future they would call upon him again,
but with q roma