The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22
TExAs,fAcTs ANp PANCIE,

'euded from Westhertord to Eastiand
City.
Money Is being rapidly raised for
building the Gainesville, Denton and
CIeburue railroad.
Tracklaying on the Texas and Pc
cific railroad is progressing at the rate
Of 1000 feet per day.
sioce Col. Barlow aud Col. johnson
fell out the Post IS managing 70 get
along with niLe editors.
The Commercial Bank Of Texsrkaus
has closed. Its assets are put down Is
worth so cents on the dollar.
Two carloads of German immigrants
came I'D from Galveston on W-dnes-
day. They will settle about Weimer.
The Post denies thst J GLTrscy is
goirg TO be its editor. and yet be w"nld
make very good editor for the Post.
Dallas will probably get from Con
oress an appropriation of $75. 900 for
public buildings, and Jefferson $50, 600
Forty well-to-do E 1Plish immigrants
have just gone up the Central, intend
ing TO settle either 10 Cooke or Dentou
county.
Edward Davis Grumbles. tried a.
G 'rz4les for killing T. z. Thsx'on 10
1869, proved self-defeuse and was &C.
quilted.
In digging a we'll at Dallas, the
bones of q mastodon were discovered.
measuring only seven feet across the
shoulders.
Judge Hutchinson, appointed in
place OF Judge Fleming, resigned.
began holding his first term at Brown
wood, April 5.
A dead man, with his hands and
feet tied together, and rocks ed to
these. was found floating in Elm Fork,
near Gainesville.
And now Frio county has coal bed
five feet thick, which Is supposed to
cover large sres. 1t was found sixty
feet below the surface.
Capt. Marks, it Is asld, is preparing
a magnificent frame for the likeness OF
our rising pOl:ucians. Call esTly OF
spaces may all be filed.
Right Rev Bishop Anthony Dominic
PeIIicer, bisbop Of the diocese of San
Antonio, died in San Antonio On Thurs
day and was buried there on Saturday.
Aud now B ardsll is himself again
At least a SIN ANtonIn jury. sage
Guilty OF being B ardall." o. one
-ide is play for life, On the other for
\ hanging.
II. n. sud Geo. A. Willie, younO
men from Florida, have been arres' ed
N Houston for passing counterfeit OIL
lars. They clam the dollars were Civ
en- tht m in change At Galveston.
Hon. J I'm c. Brown, wee president
az the Texas and Pac fic railway. Stat
ed before o congressional committee
that the road would he completed to
Fl Paso by Jsnu4ry 1888.
A Morse cotton compress is 10 be
built 81 B enham. Its people had bet
ter go into the m9Dufacture of yarns
aud rhus nearly thr,b1le the price of
cot on brought to that place.
Mrs. Smith, OF Leon county, ss years
old, left her whole husband and ran
away with a one-legged fellow. Her
maiden name was TIE xas Mitchell, and
she is bux N blue-eyed darling.
Governor Rpberts' snn. says the Mar
shall Herald, was srr' 8 ed during the
reign Of military despot;sm, under
Grant, and was kept iT close CoDfine-
ment for months in the Jefferson pas-
tile.
Col. Bsgley, OF H anderson is can
didate for the flee of comptroller,
and so is the present chief clerk of the
comptroller's flee, Capt. Pitts. whose
friends are warmly enlisting in his be-
half.
johnson county has been drained of
money to purchase corn and oats in
consequence of the failure of crops last
year, and now it has been visited by a
severe storm, hail as large as eggs fall
ing IN great quantities.
James Grayson and Thomas Worth
Ington are the names of the two men
who abducted and attempted to ruin
two unprotected girls travelling through
II ,usion. They have been indicted
and Grayson is under bond.
Calvert has paid $40, eco this year to
Kansas for corn, oats and meal. The
Robertson county crops this season are
said to be extraordinarily fine. and
hopes sre entertained that some of this
money will be brought back.
w. d. Meadows. convicted for the
murder of DR.. Brszel, was turned lose
by the court of appeals because of de-
fective indictment. He has been rear
rested on another, and will probably be
put through the force mill another time.
Old man Myers at Dallas drank too
much whisky, and then he got the
devil in him, and it did not get out
again until d ave Kittrel, whom he was
dogging, let it out through big gssh
in his neck, which said Kittrell made
with his knife.
The Examiner says 1--WE miss
the aecus'' med offices of the Houston
Post and Telegram teaching the press
of the state how TO run their papers.
They are just at present occupied with
each other, discussing each others
hem, 'hem-moctacy."
The musical ,urnals of Vienna pre-
dict brilliant professional career for
Miss Eulaha Risiey. Of 81 us,on who
for some years has been stuiding for
the stage. She is 'he prntpge Of
Houeton people, who s'e proud of the
distinction attained by her.
The subscription Of two Austin law
ysrs, who claim to be ID mocrsts, Of
$50 each. tn an independent paper was
enough to kill the raper in two days
Tue necessity for q fist class collector
for twelve morths to gather IN this vast
we,lth was too much for business men
IN contemplate.
Lucien Nhftsineer, condemned to
be hung at Gsire willie, 'or assasSinafine
he husband Of the woman be had low
ed is regular haon. He was clerk IN
one of the stores at 0ainesvill~, ard
now be is called upon by the gentlemen
and the lsdies snd treated and dIned,
aud then the Rs9ister priGts his diary,
ia which be makes reference TO the
delicate attention of bis friends.
Bolton Courier: ''fnat nulingi the
Bows received must have been help
10 them. During ,hsir recent sci urn
here they not only seemed to persmhl-
late along the ra.h OF life with meek
ness aud virtue, but really their phys
ical condition seems improved, for
they are as fist as bears. Some doctors
think that there's nothing Ike stimu-
lsting the circnlation in healthy and
vigorous manner
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