The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-16

The -lge bank on tic Young rep
rcsentative elect irum Harris couu-
tv.and >ay~: Lion. Marshal Tank
ersIy, OF this city. will be- one vi the
youngest members on the floor Oi
the next house of representative
But he is quick wlitcd. close OBJ
server, and ready speaker. y great
many Democrats III this county look
10 see him deyclope splendid talents
for Legislation.
Walter. Brown x Co.'S wool cir
cular. dated Boston. December lst
1880. reports Texas wool rs TO-.
lows: Eastern. fine. 300 Sic
average, 27t0 soc: Eastern, medi-
um, 32t@3 Ste: average. 300 Sc
| Western, line. % 4, soc; average. 24Ca
&c; Western, medium, 30(6 SIC; av.
erage, 28la zoe; Mexican improved
24G1 2Ge; average, 200 De; Mexican
1Sid2lc; average, l6td l9c.
The new coal mine Just opened
about forty miles west of Weather
ford, is yielding large quantities OF
| the finest coal. Texas does not
only produce everything that grows
in dirt, but the bowels of its earth
are full TO overfiowing with rich
minerals of every description. which
are rapidly being developed. Sure
ly, as SAYS an exchange, Texas is the
greatest state on the continent.
The Express saws the question of
| the illegality of special terms of
commissioners court is about to be
raised. The law at present govern
ing the commissioners was passed in
July, 1875. and is as follows with re-
gard TO special terms Especial
| terms of SAID court may be called by
the county Judge or any three of the
county commissioners and NAV con-
tinue in session until the business is
completed" Special terms must be
so called, and the minutes must
show this fact
The city council of Laredo pro-
pose donating One-fifth of the city
lots TO Mr. Lofts railroad company,
conditioned that said road shall be
completed 10 Laredo in one year.
The city owns five thousand lots.
Mr.. Lott wants the city to give one
half the lots, and unless the city ac-
cepts his proposition the road will
be run to a different point on the
Rio Grande. Laredo, it is believed,
will fail 10 get The International
road, as il will be to the interest of
the company TO touch the Rio
Grande al some other point not very
far away.
The International railway land
agent advertised in about 200 papers
that he would sell homes in Texas.
and in one week there were received
in letters of inquiry 1891 letters.
Thirty-ninc slate factories were rep
resented in these inquiries. Illinois
heads the list with $50 inquiries:
Ohio comes next with 10, Missouri
with 80, and far-Ofi' Maine shows up
with twenty. The largest number
of inquiries for one day was 502,
largely from Southern States. All
these Inquiries are promptly and
fully answered. The international
and Great Northern railroad has
dered five new engines for their in
crease in traffic.
A special TO the Express from Fort
Stockton, saws: Passengers over
lliC II Oll UNA anu III dSO SldRG
line, just in from San Elizario, Texas,
report that AIeXicans from Chihua-
hua bring appalling particulars of
the devilment being done by the es-
capped and desperate remnant of Vic
torio's band in the neighborhood of
that town, and among the ranches in
that section. From twenty 10 thirty
men, women and children, in vari-
Gus places, are known to have been
murdered and mutilated in a most
shocking manner, and detachment
of ten men returning with Gen. Ter
rasas, after he had abandoned the
command that wiped out Niciorio's
band, were attacked by about thirty
Indians, few days ago, and only
two, Gen. Terrasas and one man, es-
capped. One soldier, who was riding
on the saddle Victoria had owned,
and which was captured at the lime
Victoria was killed, was frightfully
mutilated, his flesh being cut into
stripes in a most horrible and shock
ing manner. These Indians are I'M
noubtedly the same who attacked the
pickets at Ojo Caliente, Texas, be-
fore daybreak Oh October Goth. and
were driven across the border by
American troops.