The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

been euj yang slsep of three or four
years. TIE IEds5 adheies to R-publi-
cenism.
Waco E51miney- 4 mass meeting OF
free thinkers Was held II Dallas on last
Sunday, snd the organ z,tion OF an
association perfected, with arrange
ments for regular Sunday lectures.
Tne Kaufman Times states, that II
cannot realize enough to met actual
expenses, and unless those interested
in its continuance come to its support,
il will haYe to seek another locality.
Col. W. 3. Tice OF Waco, has sthof-
oughbred durham calf without hslr on
its body, and in fact none anywhere
except Just above the hoofs and at the
tip of the tail, reminding one OF the
hairless Mexican dog.
john Mccullough played "Riche-
lieu" in Dallas, and so great was the
demand for seats that ticket specula-
tors. who had bought up eligible seats
at 81 so each, were able to sell them at
prices ranging from s. to SO each.
The Dallas Herald of Thursday says:
Tomorrow John Lanham, the muir
deEer of the variety actress, Georgia
Drake, would have swung at San An
tonia, but Communication saved him,
and crime laughs in the face of law.
The negroes, In convention at Dali
las, organized state grange tor the
purpose of assisting each other in &C
quiring and improving homesteads IN
the State of Texas. The prospects are
that it will be permanent association.
The Dow brothers of Bell county,
have been adjudged insane by jury.
Sixteen female believers chung to them
to the last, and now it will become ne
cessary to inquire into the mental con-
dition of all these women, to save
them from the fury of fanatics OF an
other order in Bell county.
Work on the Louisiana Western road
| is reported as progressing rapidly, with
only few miles of track to be laid to
| complete the road TO Orange. This
| gap, it is said, could be closed up
within week but for the difficulty in
procuring 'stringers," due to a lack of
sufficient water to float long timber
down the river.
VIM. Early, who has lain in Jail at
Mckinney for seven years, has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
He was convicted of numbering Win
tiers in Cooke county in 1S73-appeals,
changes of venue, new trials. He had
become so feeble from long coDfne-
ment that he wae unable to walk from
the Jail to the courtroom.
The jsiler at Pals was attacked by
ten of his prisoners, who had got cut
of their cells and into the hall. He
shot one. drove eight Others into their
cribs and closed with the zenith. At
this stage of the fight he was rein
forced by his wife. Ellis finally got
his man down, when MIS-. e. promptly
clspped handouts and shackles on
him.
Waco Examiner: Mrs. McWhirter,
the Bell county santiticationis', re-
ceived the other day very gentle little
missive, of which the following is G
verbatim copy: "Ten days to leave
here or we'll kill you dead as h.
Go! !" A roughly drawn cuffiu was
added in lieu of the writer's sigma.
ture. Mrs. Nc. declares that forty
such notices could not make her leave.
The Telephone tells that Samuel
Lacy, charged with being accessory in
the murder of Willie Swank, has been
arrested. Parson LscY's son, accused
as principal in the crime, remained II
Jail, but the paTson obtained bail, and
st metime afterwsrd, thinking there
was more chances for liberty in fl ght
than in remaining for trial, he skipped
out and left his bondsmen to mourn
his departure. The bondsmen en-.
gagged an officer to look for Lacy, and
for some months he has been doggIng
his steps. At last he oyerhauled Lacy
in Arkansas.
Sunday being the twenty-second Of
February, the legal holiday fell upon
Monday. The sct relating to Justices
courts provides that if from any Cause
Justices court cannot be convened on
the day prescribed by law, the business
of such court shall go over until the
next regular term. Consequently Mon
day being legal holiday, the justice s
could not open their courts, and all
the cases entered go over until the last
Saturday in next month. Only half
the litigants are satisfied with the stu
alton, and, it is safe to say, the defend
ants are mostly of that class.
Two men named Cook and Graves,
buffalo hunters from Mckinney, were
attacked by thirty-five Indians in the
Texas Panhandle a few days ago. A
fight occurred, in which Cook was
badly wounded, his horse killed and
both men captured. The Indians were
preparing to kill them, had a fire
built and were dancing around their
victims when Capt. Nolsn's company
of the Tenth cavalry came on them in
a charge. A fight followed, in which
a number of Indians were wounded.
Finally the savsges were surrounded
and captured and taken back to Fort
Sill. Cook and Graves lost all their
appurtenances.
The Bolton Courier says crazy fell
low calling himself Righteousness of
Godn is wandering around town. He
| declares himself able to save the souls
of those who feed him. No one knows
where he came from. He says God
sent him from heaven to Bolton to deal
out salvation in exchange for food.
righteousness" is pretty we'll
dressed, mild hammered chap, about
% or 30 years of age. His sleek coun-
tenance wears a chrome shipper, and
his long hair always shines with
grease. He entered Mrs. Maddox
boarding house, on Main street, last
Sunday, partook of a hearty dinner and
Offered "eternal salvation" as pay
ment. The Specification brethren, af-
ter holding a sceance, decided that the
claims of Righteousness" conflicted
in some way with theirs, and so they
refused to fraternizs with him.
4 THE Telegram heads leader ''The
Present Danger" and then goes back
into the deep past and waltzes all
around Palestine and takes q dip into
the Nile, peeps into the tombs of
Romulus and Rsmus, skips over the
hills of Judea, and looking down into
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