The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25

II. Rothschild, of Cincinnati, is in
Marshall to look after the acQuittal
Of Abe Rothschild- All
William Williams, of Pilot Point,
was struck on his head by Henry
Long, causing death.
Mrs. Ennis, an elderly white wo-
man of Galveston, died from expos
ure and cold in gutter.
They had skating at Dallas on the
18th. The thermometer was at 10
degrees above zero at o'clock A. NJ.
A railroad freight train was
ditched near Crockett on the 10th,
and man stealing ride was killed.
The highway robber that escaped
when Curley was killed, has been
captured at Plano. He had been
Wounded in the fight.
In the eighth judicial district the
race for the judgeship was between
Clark, the incu nbent, and Hunter.
The former was elected.
In Lamar county Roberts received
1886 votes, Davis 7U0, Hannah IA,
Storey 1921, McLearv 2734, Brown
1920, Lubbock 2734, " alsh 2737.
The official vote of Grayson county
is: Hancock, 1895; Garfield, 1477 !;
Weaver, 596; Roberts, 1871. The to-
tai vote ofthe county, 7465-the larg-
est ever polled.
Irregularities in counting and re-
turning the vote of Grayson county,
will. so says the Sherman Chronicle,
throw out every voting box but one
in that county.
The Montgomery Journal says
that Capt. John II. Peel and family
are going to permanently settle in
Austin. Capt, Peel is lawyer of
excellent standing.
In the legislative district, compos-
ed of the counties of Coryell, Hamil-
ton, Brown, Runnels and Coleman,
it is doubtful whether Saddler of
Brown, or Key of COryell is elected.
The Express says that the recent
cold spell has not injured the cattle
and horses, but that sheep which
were lately shorn have suffered Sc
verely and many of them have died.
Theodore Eschelp, the German
schoolmaster charged with commit
ting all assault upon one of his girl
scholars, has been found guilty by a
jury at Seguin, and sentenced to-
twenty-three years in the peniten-
tiary.
The December number of the IN
ternationdI ReUiea0 will contain an
admirable article upon the "Univer-
sity of Texas" by Mr.. Oscar Ii.
Cooper, of Huntsville. 1t contains
much information of vital interest
to all the people of Texas.
Owing to the late freeze, instead
of 1900 hogshea Is of sugar being
made in Brazoris and Fort Bend
counties, Mr.. House, of Houston,
who owns large sugar plantation
on Oyster creek, thinks there will
BIO not more. than 1000 bogsheads
produced. .'s go,
The San Marcos Free Press looks
back over its seven years of exist
ence and promises to grow with the
new San Marcos of to-day. The
Press is good paper and it deserves
the support of the community in
which it has labored for love more
than for money.
The frontier telegraph Office at
Williams ranch, Brown county, is
managed by Halle Hutchinson, a
little girl nine years OF age. Halle
is said to be the most remarkably
intelligent little elf, handling her in
strument with the success and pre-
cision of an OLD operator.
I'm kha rOo1 ,aor Do1Ia- ,l,
evening of the 10Th, two highway
robbers went through a number Of
farmers returning from the city with
money. Moving rapidly along the
way they robbed first one and then
another until they had gathered Il
large amount of money. The robbed |
farmers began t. club together and |
made pursuit, overtaking the rob-
bers going into Ike city OF Daiias. |
A fight ensued, III which one OF the |
robbers was killed and the other es-
capped wondded. \ good part Of |
the money was RI covered.
The Rockport transcript says:
1--WE regret to say it, but great deal |
of local dissatisfaction exists as 10 |
the manner III which the work, con-
tracts. etc, connected with the im-
provements. of Arkansas Pass, has |
been conducted. Every one capa-
Bile of forming just opinion con-
cedes that the pass may be easily |
and economically improved TO a
depth of at least twenty feet OF
water, but for some reason not fully |
apparent, the work does not pro-
coed with that vigor which should |
be naturally expected, and we hope
remedy may be soon applied"