The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-05-13
TEXAS FACTS AND FANCIEs.
Houston has s bonded warehouse,

been known for twenty years.
A train Of twenty wagons is on the
point of leaving Clay county for the
lately discovered silver mines OF New
Mexico.
John Keller, of Tsylorsville, at night,
mistook his wife for burglar and shot
her. Luckily the wound was not dam
gerous one.
The Floresville Chronicle SAYS petro-
leum, probably IN vast quantities, has
been found near Sutherland Springs,
in Wilson county.
The Lockhar Meas Echo says: 'sMr.
G. P.Cherry has instituted suit against
Jacob HAHN ct al. for $50, 900 for the
alleged coercion OF his wife"
r. P. Reilly, the Dallas bigamlst,
twenty-six years old, who married
three wives, has been sentenced 10
three years in the penitentisry.
Willie Patterson, aged sixteen. acci-
dentsll shot and kille1 Robert Jones,
aged eighteen years. while carelessly
handling pistol at Fort Worth.
Mrs. McAliister, of Fort Worth, is
the mother of triplets, one boy and
two girls, that in the aggregate, at
birth, weighed thirteen and one-half
pounds.
Gen. Sedgwick, the gentleman who
was In charge of the Federal building
In Austin, has been sent to Arkansas
Pass to prosecute the work Of it's inn
provsmsnt.
Millions Of striped worms have sp-
peared in the wheat in Northern Texas.
II Is thought that so fsE from being an
injury they will be of benefit IN pre-
venting rust.
The Southern Pacific of California,
the Denver and Rio Grande, the Texas
and Pacific and the Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio railroads are all
reaching for FL Paso, Texas.
H. Dorman. late agent of the Singer
Machine Company, has been arrested
for forgeries amounting to several
thousand dollars, executed in Jack,
Parker and Palo Pinto counties.
A petition Is being circulated in
Deuison asking for the full and uncon-
ditlonal pardon by the Governor of
Krebs and Preston, and similar effort
is beng made in other localities.
The Sherman Chronicle says the
new leader writer On the staff of the
Houston Post employs the word 'tan-
tamount' in almost every editorial.
Can't he change it and give us cata-
mount for swhile9
Congressman Mills sets his Judgment
against all our senators and representa-
tives in the matter of the San Antonio
and Mexican border railroad. Roger
always plays loan hand" says the
Waterman, If he Is much behind.
Comanche Springs, near Fort Stock
ton, give out water possessing peculiar
medical properties. 1t is said that
drinking this water and bathing IN it
will cause lean persons to fatten rap
idly. 1t Is pleasant both for drinking
and bathing.
The Dallas Herald is informed By
parties from the staked plains that
wild horses and buffalo are on their
way southwark in numbers larger than
has been known for years. This is
believed to be owing to the failure of
pasturage on the upper plains.
A great fuss was made over the in
tended removal of Noitsinger's remains
from GAINESVILLE to Virginia, but when
he was dead. there was no money to use
for the purpose, and the people of
his father was sent back home.
Rev. D. E. Andrews, of Dallas, was
charged with having too wives, and
when he learned that all was fixed for
being confronted at the came time with
the two, it was too much for even
Christian endurance, and he did what
a preacher should never do-skipped.
Coolers are being planted extensive
ly in the country to the southeast of
San Antonio, and it is expected that
900 bushels to the acre will be the crop.
II this be so, there will be no holding
Capt. Pitts and some other Georgians
in Austin at home during grabbing"
season.
Peninsula James Mayo, the ten-year-
old daughter of q poor woman living
near Sherman was lately kidnapped by
q man calling himself Hobbs. Mrs.
Mayo hired her little girl to him, think
ing HIM, as represented, farmer living
near, and this is the last she has heard
of the child.
The Telegram says: "Woe to the
of Roberts, for they shall
come to grief. Their goose is being
rapidly cooked by the Sayers men,"
And so it may be that the fires are be-
ing lighted all around, for Major Say
ers was in Austin yesterday, and it was
the hottest day of the year.
1t is said that the impression that
was lately gwen out by the proprietors
of the Galveston Neaos that the paper
was gong to be removed from Calves
ton had the effect of adding to the
wealth and property of the Neaos val
liable block of ground in Galveston,
donated by it's citizens. The STATES.
MAN wants to move from Austin.
The Tyler Courier explains why
'Gnat CURIOUS is SO fond of the ex-
preston "brace up" 1t has been hav-
ing him closely watched, and says 1t
takes strong brszing up (Which means
three fingers of whisky each time) to
keep this "Qurious Gnat buzziDg,
and that he ordinarily braces up in this |
wise not less than twenty times each |
day. 1t takes about two gallons to put |
Gnst through one day when in Austin.
A fancy young Euglishman, w. A.
G. QUARREL, received cowhlding at |
the hands of Mrs. Stspleton, an Eng
in her own house, in San |
Antonio. QUARREL had been running |
with the male Stapleton for about two |
weeks, and in that time had gotten rid |
of some 5000 OF Stapleton's money. It |
was the occasion of QUARREL asking for
more money that Mrs. Q's patience
gave way, when she did duty. to her
self In handsome style.
The Marshall Messenger says: "Ben |
an Austin desperate and |
gambler, carries things with q high |
hand there. Twice recently he closed |
up game OF keno, did some promis-
cuous shooting and cleared the room |
Of its occupants. The STATEsMAN
says no attempt was made to arrest |
him. A detachment of State troops |
ought to be called out to suppress this
man, who, single-handed, defes the |
officers of our capital city.
The officers of the Houston and |
Texas Central railway, just elected, are
Charles A. Whitney, president; G.Jor- |
dan, vice president and general man.
ager; z. w. Cave, treasurer; A. S. |
secretary. The directors
are Charles A. Whitney and A.. @.