The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08
TEXAS FACTS AND FANCIEs.

Major Penn, the EVANGELIST, has been
burned out at Houston.
T. F. Frichot, an old citizen of Dali
las, has committed suicide.
The Sentinel says he silver boom at
Brentwood, is regular boomer.
l. is thought the Bremond railway
will 60 TO Marshall and not TO Tyler
Bind Tom has been delighting the
people Of San Antonio with inspiring
music.
The Central viii locate machine
shops 100 miles from BRENNAN, on their
extension.
Many treasure hunters are reported
to be on their way 10 the ChenstI min
ipg region.
Four years ago Taylor county was a
voiceless wilderness, and now it has
5000 Inhabitants
Alien Towles, colcred. was hung at
Corsicana on the tWenty-sixth for the
murder OF his wife.
Mrs. Ssluria SSearingeD, of Golisd
county, with her little son, were drown
sd il Sulphur creek,
The effects OF the recent cold spell
we're perhaps more severe IN Hill than
any other county IN the state.
They are gong to build railway
between Cleburne and Fort Worth, to
take in Denton and Gainesville.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fee
railroad will 60 to Turnersville, Cory
ell county, instead Of to Gatesyille.
The Semi Weekly Banner, published
az Brentwood, Is sn exceedingly neat
Looking paper. Ed. P. Nickel is its
editor.
That BrickhOuse appeal for relic!
| for the starving poor of Mcclellan
county should have been postponed to
April 1.
- A man named Sonnier has been ar
rested IN Brazoris county charged with
the murder of Preedh0mme in L1uisi-
ana in 1871.
The Dimmit county convention,
especially thanked Gen. j. B. Jones
for consideration shown the people of
that section.
The Washington Guards OF Calves
ton, are going to celebrate San Jasinto
Gay along with the Texas veterans in
San Antonio.
Two negroes, Ned Wilson and Hut
bard Mclean, have been arrested as
the murderers of Martin Marek OF
Washington county.
Baxter NJ. Bell was shot in Dallas
county by his own son and sOn-in-law
OF Chandler, who had been accused Of
intimacy with Bells wife
The latest news from tile Chenati
mountain miners is that ore yielding
$40 to the ton with ten per cent. Of
silver he's been discovered.
ALICE Hughes. employed as a waiter
girl in the Vaudeville thester at San
Antonio, becoming tired of weary
life, put an end to it with poison.
Bll Walker, prisoner,in the Calvert
Jail, sentenced 10 be hung, Is much
depressed, snd his statements are not
consistent with the facts proved.
Fayette county has for some time
been out of debt, and has $50, 900
locked up in It's county safe. For this
resson people demand reduction of
| taxes.
D. H. w. Harrington, of Wood
county. was wsylaid and assassinated
| near his house. 4 farmer with whom
he had lawsuit ia suspected as the
murderer.
Dick Allen, the colored politician
that has been keeping Tracy up 80
many years in Houston, has gone back
on him. He thinks Tracy did no.
treat him right in the convention.
The people of Comanche county are
attempting to steal Bell county's glory.
They lately severely whipped DR..
Mems, man, it is said. of good stand :
ing and physician of fine attainments.
DR.. Warren, who did some stealing
IN Denison and was arrested in Sher-
man for forgery, now turns out to be
the same man who, under the name of
Meeks, Is wanted in Mississippi to an
swer the charge of murder.
During the past season $4,000 bales
of cotton were marked in Ellis county,
amounting to 5000 900, and as there
are 30, 900 inhabitants in the county, if
this were divided among them it would
give $40 TO each individual.
Col. T. r. Toole, well known among
newspaper men as connected with cir
Gus companies. is ia the state repre-
sentipg dramatic combination. He
is an excellent ger tleman, and repre-
sents nothing that is not first class.
The Waco papers are building an
opera house on paper. The STATESMAN
kept on building one in the same way,
until one of our most enterprisirg eiti-
zens constructed one in reality, and it
Is one of the best buildings of it sort,
in the State.
There is plenty of material out OF
which to make a Governor. A Wash
ington county gentleman has named in
published letter, no less than FIVE
great men. within the town of BRENNAN
who could pay off the State debt in q
twelve month.
John Henry, colored, was hung at
Cors;cauS on the twentY-sIxth of
March. He was hung by new pre-
cess-lerked Up into eternity instead
of icing dropped down into it. 1t is
typical. probably, of sending souls
straight from the gallows TO better
country.
The cotton crop of Texas for 1879 is
estimated st $57, 500, 600. The cattle.
wool, hides, etc., will add SIS, 600, 600
more. We thus have a money value of
$7s, 800, 900 for the products of Texas
for one year. The value of the lpmber
sold would swell this SUN TO consider
ably over 500, 600, 900.
The Chenati mountains mineral ex-
petition sent out by the Pierce rail-
road company, has made the investiga-
ton required of it, and the party will
return 60 San Antonio. Mr.. E. S.
Niccolls in charge Of the expedition
will then make his report, and Col.
Andrews says nothing further will be
done until heavy machinery is placed
in the field.
Tie Corpus Christi Gd=ette says ::
:" The ladies OF San Saba presented the
rangers there during the trisl of Ken
dali with large box of cakes, roast
turkey and provisions sufficient to feed
them for four or FIVE days. They also
sent note complimenting them on
their GOODNESS, bravery and gentleman
ly conduct while IN San Saba. Nearly
AT the roughs there had been sent from
Ise and Hays counties, and the citi-
zans of San Saba. had nothing &c do
with the affair."
The Gohad Gstard says: "When we
hear man or newspaper ssy that he or
i is for such and such q man, for q
ceitain Office, first, last and all the