The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-17

Two carpenters of Houston, Msho-
ney and Marshall, fell out about fifty
cents difference in a transaction, and
before MARSHALL was aware of his dan
ger he was stabbed in the left lung,
and he may die of the wound.
The Dsllss Herald has been informed
that B. B. Buck, cadet from Dallss at
Yves, Point, has been engaged in q
shooting scrape, his purpose being to
defend himself from the hazing prac-
tice, which shoul5 be stopped.
Dir. John Faubisn is growing agrsss
on his farm at Bagdad which stands
six feet high and produces more hsy,
according TO what is told of II, than
does the bottom grass SO fsvorably
known in Travis county.
On the Trsns-Continental railway,
near Sherman, some wretch in human
form had firmly fastened across the
track railroad tie. Il was discovered
and removed before the object, destruc-
ton OF human life, was accomplished.
A number of Houston boys went out
on Sunday to battle in White Oak
bayou, where they got into general
row and several pistols were disch srged
with only one casualty. Louis Sid
enburg was shot in the head, bat he
will get well.
Dallas ID going to store the conyen-
ton away In the compress building.
Delegates will therefore be chosen as
t1 their fitness for fatigue in getting'o
and from the press either through a
long road of dust and filth or through
oceans OF mud.
Gus. Burney and James Burney Nc
Crazy, partners, had a disagreement at
Whitney, and the former tried to use
his pistol. He,was arrested, and while
| under arrest took twenty grains of NOR
phine, from the effects of which he alb
solutely recovered.
The drill liz the srteslan well bcr-
ing at Sherman took fifteen foot dart
when il had penetrated eighty six feet.
After passing through the cavity water
was reached. and hopes are now enter
tanned that as sOon as the next strata is
passed copious flow of water will be
found.
It was predicted yesterday by mer-
chant that oats in the Austin market
would soon come down to twenty cents
and that new corn would be sold for
from fifteen TO twenty cents per BUSH
ell. The corn crop will probably aver
age fifty bushels throughout TraYis
county.
DR.. Kingsbury is trying to organize
an immi grants excursion party to sail
direct from Liverpool to Galveston. If
two hundred and fifty persons can be
secured to come, the steamer 81. Louis
will sail from Liverpool with the ex-
cursinpists August Ia. The fare will
be IS los.
Mrs. Davis has returned to Texas
with her father, and they are on the
plantation OF the latter on the Brszos,
thirteen miles west of Bryan.
Sam Hoffmsn, OF Bryan. the partic-
ular friend of McCraw. has been noti-
Ged by letter to leave Bryan in thirty
days. The affair, it is reasonable to
suppose, will result in something very
serious.
The Examiner learns that project
is on foot for building a railway from
Waco to the Gulf of Mexico. It saye
the route is mapped out to embrace as
far as possible the Brsz1s valley south
of this city. and, striking Cameron in
Milan county, 1t will go thence in
nearly straight line to Indianola. The
men who have it in charge represent
ability, vim, pluck and capital.
While the bridge over Big Sandy,
four miles east of Brennan, was burn
ing, freight train with eighteen cars
fell through it. The engineer and fire.
man saw the trouble ahead just in time
to jump for their lives. The cars all
went over excepting the caboOse with
the conductor In il. Fire spread from
the engine, and cars and freight snd
bridge were entirely consumed.
Hunter, young man teaching school
in Denton county, was waylaid by four
masked men, who took him from his
horse and performed ''rameless out
rage" as the Dallas Times calls it, up
on his person. What q ''nameless out
rage" Gpoa man ls, we are at loss
to know, but some light may be thrown
upon 1t when we tell it gas said
of him, that he had been 500 free with
one Of the young ladies'"
Texas woods. in New York, June 1,
are quoted by Walter, Brown 6 Co. as
follows: Eastern, fine choice. 35 to
81; average, 80 to 35. Eastern, me-
dunn choice, 81 to 20; average "a TO
40. Western, fine choice, 80 to S4i
average 81 to 30 Western, medium
choice, 30 to IS; average, 30 to 81.
Mexican, improved choice, 25 to %;
average % to %. Mexican, choice,
90 to %; average 20 to %.
San Antonio Express: A German was
upon the streets yesterday with load |
of the finest IrishpotstOes ever brought |
to this market. He produced thirty |
five bushels frcm barrel of seed, and |
was selling out at the rate of q dollar
aud 9 hslf bushel. lie raised the |
potatoes On quarter of an acre, and |
expected To realize fully City dollars
for them. After digging his Irish pc
tatoes, he planted the land in sweet |
potatoes.