The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

The prospects, for splendid crops ev-
eryWhere in the state is good.
Corn is selliOg at from 81 1910 s.
per bushel in E sstlsnd county.
Dewitt county is shipping new Irish
potatoes to the Ssu Antonio market.
10 Dewitt county everything tends
to better and more prosperous times.
Mrs. Clsy's residence at Paris, Texas,
was destroyed by FIRE the other night.
The Texas. Central in Its extension
will come within ten miles of-Stephens
vile.
The farm and fruit prospects of Ma
vsrro county were never more encouI-
aging.
Owing to wet weather farmers are
behind in their work up in Pamela
county.
The three men who robbed store
at Brady City last week have BEEN ar
rested.
M.ior Penn has closed bic services
in Houston. and will go up and purify
Dallas.
Now Rev. Dr.. Tomlin is having some
cheerful domestic troubles up on the
Angelina river.
About one-hslf of the tIacklaying be
,ween Fort Wort and WeAtherfoTd i5
now completed.
Moody and Sankey have gone to San
Antonio on a scslpiDg expedite on
sg inst sinners.
Mason is having season OF preach
ing carried on by Z der snfmsn, OF the
Christian Church.
N Morris, charged with murder al
r. T. Logging, was cleared at Hemp
stead last Saturday.
TIE B3strop county stock show
takes place on May 4 Some fine stock
will be on exhibition.
The Flatonia Argus hoists the name
OF Hon. 10. D. S ayers as its choice for
governor, and is happy.
Two more conYicts, q white man and
= negro. escaped from the guards at
KeliyvillU the other day
Il railway route from New Orleans to
Marshall. .Texas, 10 icing closely ia-
quired into by railroad mon.
A telegraph Office has been estab-
Iished in the court house at FL anderson
aud telephone to the depot.
Dswberries are now IN market. The
miIlionaires and other wealthy citizens
now indnIge in dewberry pies.
Mrs. Henry B Fowler, of Palestine,
died on Tuesday last. She was daGgh-
ter OF the Hon. John Fl. Reagan.
Jealousy about woman caused one
Young Mexican to shoot aud kill an
Other at San Antonio Friday evening.
That little s,ckening horror in the
H4l,etsville Herald and Planter wont
do. There's entirely too much of it.
Ciuzena Of New Orleans are greatly
alatcd over the early completion Of the
Texas snd New Orleans Pacific rail-
road.
Molie Willis, a tile de .jOie up about
Dallas attempted SUICIDE tor tho fourth
time the other day. Jealousy was the
cause.
8. O'RiIloy was shot ami instantly
killed By John Ward, SIX miles below
Queen City No arrests. Both were
aIunk.
Fer what purpose WAS Eve created2
For Adams Express @ mpany.- En-.
Aud for expressing the juice of app
piles.
Mr.. ]. Feddemsns, the Balton post
ms er, charged with irregularities
some time ago, has been honorsbiy Sc
Quilted.
Mr. MoncelIus Moore, of Lsvscs
county, accidentally shot himself IN
the face the other day while getting
over fence.
j. Fl. Williams and Sam. Howard had
the death sentence pronounced upon
tbs m a. B.strop. They will he hung
on the 18th of June.
Chsrles Disz was garroted and rob
bed of So in the western portion of the
city OF San Antonio about 10 O'clock
Tuesday night
The trial of KIRBY, at Hampstead,
last week, resulted IN the jury finding
verdict OF not guilty after being cut
only nVe minutes.
s me worm-procf cotton is raised in
Angelina county. Cotton worms placed
on the green stalks last season refused
to eat, or died soon after eating.
Two boys twelve years of age were
buating near R7gau, last Saturday
evening, when one accidentally shot
the other, killing him instantly.
There is trouble in the cheerful
newspaper camp up about Bolton, and
the editors are getting of some very
sarcastic illusions about each other.
A rousing railroad meeting was held
at Westherford, last week, by the citi-
zens, TO prepare for celebrating the
completion Of the railroad to that
place.
Since the weather moderated the
dreadful cnlds which were prevalent in
San An justine are rapidly disappear
ing. No other species of sickness pre-
ys'ling 10 the county.
Isaac Smith, s cot ou-buyer OF Sher-
man, who abseonded some time ago,
leaving g number of creditors in the
iurch, was arrested in Missouri and
brought back to Sherman.
Death from dog b,'e occurred on
Thursday, near Denison. The vic i'm
was a lad named William K-rn, living
with an uncle on the Choctsw. BE
! was bitten several weeks ago.
The other day Casey, night convict
guard at DE-. Thompson's farm, scci-
ientally shot and killed himself,
caused by revolver falling ont Of .
scsbbSrd that was slnng sbon, bis
neck.
Mr.. Il. P. Riley, d man entiteiy TOO
much married, ana who was indicted
IN tue district court OF Dallas for big
smy, was arrested II Arkansas the
ather day and brought back TO Dallss.
He has three wives living.
Andy MSy was brought to San Auto
oio by scme Of Capt. Lee Halls ran
gers. Nay enjoys the reputation "a
hsvipg killed seven men at different
| times, and BOW Is under arrest on PSI
pefs from Tyler, charging him with
xiliiag KIRK sud Holt.
4 little child. dsugh,er Of family
by the name OF LSikins, on P4ciic
Avenue, Dallas. hiss been bitten By 6
tarsntula, and the lash on the ri2hl
shoulder-the locality Of the blte-has
slcuehed away u a considerable extent
.ud presents an ugly snd dsngerous
.ppoAraDce. though, the doctors states,
,he is now in safe way 70 recover
The death sentence of H. Williams
aud Sam Howard wss pronounced II
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