The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11
TEXAS FACTS AND EANcIEs.

snow Tell LOT SIX hours NJ Dallas
on the 5th.
Chambers is prevalent among the
horses of Dallas.
LaSalle county was organized at
the late election.
The Hebrews of Calvert propose
building synagogue.
Col. J. NJ. Claiborne. of Galveston
is reported fatally sick.
The drive of Texas cattle to Kan
sas is put down at 359.6S4.
/ The new military post to be built
AT Ell Paso will cost $350.00O.
In NcLennan county. Joe Hank
was killed by his half brother Sam
McFall.
In Hallettsville a municipal cleo
ton is ordered for the 18th Novem-
Der, 1880.
The Seventh Day Adventists COM
mence campmeeting at Dallas No
vember IL
The Santa Fc railroad is carrying
cotton from Cameron to Galveston
at s. 70 per bale.
The track of the Texas Pacific
railroad has been laid twenty miles
west of Eastland City.
\ brakeman by the name of Schulz
was killed at Rockdale while at
tempting to couple cars.
The Age compliments our newly
elected sheriff, Ed. Creary. He lived
number of years in Houston.
The Southern Methodist confer
ence at Luling ordained five Mexi-
cans as members of the ministry.
The Longview Nec Era, Green
back organ. came down to a half
sheet in its first issue after the cleo
ton.
The epizooty has reached San An
tonic, and we may look for and be
prepared for it in all portions of the
state.
There is to be big railroad meet
ing at Memphis, November 80, to
see about the proposed new road t.,
Texas.
Nine inches of snow fell at Fort
Concho on the 9TH. Snow fell also
at Fort Worth during the whole of
the same day.
In excavating under stone in
Columbus, the bones of human be-
ing were found only sixteen riches
beneath the surface.
And now the Santa Fe Railroad
Company is dickering for good
pile at Waco. Contesting points are
notified to raise bids.
Col. A. IT. Belo of Galveston has
arrived in New York from his Euro
pean trip, and will reach home the
latter part of this month.
Another murder at Hampstead.
This time it is Adams, the town mar
shall, who was shot in the head by
negro named Peter Moore.
Out of eleven hundred and thirty
six votes cast in Granbury, Hood
county, Garfield did not receive one,
and Texas is more solid than ever.
PENIS ministrations at Dallas have
saved 400 souls from perdition.
When he gets through with Dallas
he may feel encouraged to try Aus
tin.
The body of Ii. n. Bones was
found dead in mud hole near Fort
Worth on the 9th. 1t is supposed
he fell from his wagon and was fro
zen.
The 1ge brought out two BOOSTERS
rooster, fat, smooth, lively
and erect; its national rooster, sick
and apparently about to kick the
bucket.
Many Texas farmers are disguised
with their experience with Northern
seed corn. 1t was three weeks ear
lier than Texas corn, but small and
trifiing.
Professor Minor, principal of the
normal school for colored pupils at
Prairie View, is dead. He was
colored man, and was educated Mt
Obcrlin, Ohio.
John Mclaughlin, while stealing
ride on the Sunset road, fell to the
track, and from injuries sustained
by the cars passing over him he died
in few hours.
1t is expected that between 1000
and 1900 delegates will attend the
great freethinkers' and liberalists'
which is to be held at Waco
on the 25th of November.
A cattle breeder in Ohio says the
only advantage which the Texan
steers possess is this, that their
flesh when the bones are taken out,
can be packed in their horns.
The Bolton Journal says it is be-
lieved that somebody besides Bland
ford shared in the money taken
from the building association. Such
things have been talked of in Aus
tin.
By the ditching of T. &. z. train
near Mineola on the 9th thirteen pas
sengers and two railroad men were
slightly injured. w. G. Kirk, an
of the railroad, is not eX-
pected to live.
1t is estimated that there are six
million acres of sugar land in Texas,
which, at low calculation, would
raise if cultivated 100000 hogs
heads of sugar and 377,O00,000 gal
Ions of molasses.
Amateurs are gong 10 give the
people Of San Antonio the Opera
Martha. Sixty-nine persons will
take part in the performance, and
the orchestra will be composed of
twenty musicians.
The editor of the Mexia Ledger
has been notified that Spencer F.
Baird, United States fish commits
sioner, will shortly send to Texas a
large number of carp fish for propa-
CATION in our ponds and tanks.
1t is said another Texas land fraud
is being perpetrated in the North, |
this time called "Pease River City,"
the plats of which are now being ex-
circulated. The site of the |
city is pretended to be in Hardeman
county.
A theatri al manager of New Or
leans, hearing of the reputation of
little Laura McAllister, of San An
tonic, in her role of Little Butter
cup" in the amateur Pinafore COM
pany, has made prefer TO engage
her services.
Mrs. William u. GoT. Of Dallas,
was standing with her back to an
open fireplace, when her dress
caught fire, and in moment she was
in flames Shp ruShed frnm the