The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-05-20
TEXAS FACTS AND FANCIEs.

trained mice to catch dies.
Fine rains have fallen in Kerr coun-
ty and the wheat is vastly improved.
Elder Kilgore, the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist, is conducting a-revival at Sher-
man.
The line OF the Texas and Pacific
railway passes six or eight miles from
Eastland City.
Two carloads of ponies for playing
polo have been shipped from San An
tonic to New York.
Another child is slowly dying in San
Antonio from drinking dissolved con-
deDsed I've is reported:
The Washington Sentinel says Speak
eE Randall reports in person every Sat-
urday to Mr.. Tildeu in New York.
Miss Florence NJ. Gerald, the &uthor
Of ''Adenheim," will be one of the
visitors to Houston during the Volks-
fest.
Mr.. VIM. BarteIs, of Washington
county, was found dead in house,
10 one being warned of his indisposi-
ton.
The Empress publishes the STATES
MANS representation as to the suit
against the International Railroad Com
psny.
Rufus P. Holifeld, who killed his
father IN Clay county, Arkansas. was
| arrested few days ago invVan zandt
county.
The grade of the Santa Fe railway is
completed to Cameron, and track lay
ing Is going on to the nOrthward of
Brennan.
John Summers, of Galveston hotel
fame, has struck, it is reported, rich
ore in the Mat Haitian claim, near Sell
yer Uliffin, Colorado.
Calentura Guano has been arrested
at San Antonio, charged with the MUIR
der of old Mrs. Molesta in Attascosa
county one year ago.
Mrs. Fannie Brown, OF Dallas, fled
q suit for divorce from ner husband,
and wishing to expedite matters he
made an attempt to cut his throat.
A frightful stampede OF 30, 900 head
of stock, ten herds on the drive, is re-
ported near Coleman. Many head were
killed and great many will be lost.
| A mad OK has been reported in Mon-
tsgue county. lie attacked man on
horseback, kill the horse, and the man
saved his life only by clearing fence.
Thos. e. Owens, Welchmau, aged
fifty years, committed suicide in Bren-
ham. He was poor and sought refuge
where no more demands could be made
upon him.
DIR. r. B. Kings mortuary report
for March, of Shelby county, Texas,
shows total of siXty-four deaths
against ninety-seYen in the same period
last year.
Near San Antonio a seven near old
boy, while trifling with rifle loaded
with shot, caused the load to be DIS
charged in the shoulder of his two year
old brother.
| Alfred Maloney WAS run over by a
street car in Houston and injured, and
it being in consequence of defective
platform, the railway company may
have damages TO pay.
The Telegram charges that Austin
girls are devoted to onIons. The EVIL
dence ss to such charge is limited to
favored few, ami hence can neither
be corrected or Endorsed.
The Rothchild case is bound to
come of on June Z. Another change
of venue cannot be granted, nor is it
likely that under the new criminal
code continuance can be had.
| W. o. Straus is announced for rep
resentative from Bsstrop county to the
Seventeenth Legislature. Mr. Strsus
is an old resident of the county, and
has resided near Elgin for many years.
The Texas delegation to Chicago
| will be sent through on Pullman car
provided by the International railway.
The car will leave Austin on the twen-
ty-sixth, and will tske on delegates at
different points.
A railroad fever has broken out at
Bastrop, and tap is tall<edrof to con-
meet with the Texas Central. 1t is be-
lieYed that proper encouragement
| given the LAGRANGE tap would induce
Col. PIERCE to run that line to Bastrop.
Harding, foreman in the Santa Fe
railway works, became enraged at
George Harris, one of tie wOrkmen,
and struck him over the head with q
crowbsr. The one was arrested and
the other taken to the doctors for re-
pairs.
The Comanche C2nief has suspended
publication. It has greatly abused
Governor Roberts, while the people who
have been IN the hRbit of supporting
the CHIEF warmly endorse him, as do
most of the thoughtful reading people
-of the atate.
The proposed Carmargo railway is
being talked over and over at Calves
ton. Talking may build a road from
Galveston, but it has failed to do any
thing in this behalf in favor of Austin.
It takes money here, and this the peo-
pie will not give.
Sam T. Carlin, a brakeman on the
Texas aud Pacific railway, was killed
the other day. at Longview by a train
passing over his body. At the time
the poor young fellow wss killed he
was making charity trip from Mar
shall to Longview.
The bridge across the Colorado for
the International railway will'be built
by New York company in that city.
Il is TO be 1900 feet long, composed Of
six spans, aud will cost half million
dollars. The company Is to bgjh the
bridge snd the railroad company will
pay for the use OF it, A.
The Concho Times PROMISES to be.
come daily paper. The Times must be
printed on Hoe perfecting press with
folding and pssting attachment, since
it comes pasted together just like the
New York Herald and some or the
other gseat papers. Success to James
Kibbee, the live newspaper man that
runs this big machine.
A. +. Carter. aliRs l.. b. Jones. Is
sentenced 10 be hung on Friday, July
2. st Huntsville. forehe murder of W.
*. Spsulding, committed on the
twenty-fourth OF July, last yesr, near
the town of Dodge. Charles Glover, a
flfteen-year-old negro, for murder, was
also sentenced to twenty years, and
two others for theft in three yesrs
each.
In-Van Lsndt county, list OF one
hundred and thirty-nine names was ex-
hausted TO secure twelve jurors in the
Teel case. After the trial OF tife case
wss begun, Judge Robertson gave s
juror permission to go to the bedside
| Of dying child, and his absence being
prolonged, the other eleven jurYmen
were discharged aud the case eontin-
ued.
The reorganization nf the Galveston,
aud Camargo Railway Company. at Gsl-
weston. is not regarded by the Victoria
.4dseosfe as promising much for that
county, IS the company proposes 70
levy a donation OF 1000 sores of land