The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-26

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ability snd is printed with much taste.
l. ia issued semt-monthly at 81 per an
mum, or 50 cents for six months.
A gentleman Just from Austin and
Colorado csu8ties informs the Banner
that the cattle on the middle and west
Bernard are suffering from an epidemic.
Cattle that are apparently in good
course Of two hours. TIE informant
knows nothing Of the nature of the dis
ease.
A little boy, ten years old, named
Ray, was seated on top of wagon
loaded with rails and driven by his
father, when one of the rails slipped
and threw him of. The wagon passed
over his body, killing him instantly.
The distressed father was so psrslyzed
with grief that he could not move to
raise the body of his dead boy.
The state law for the protection of
fish goes into effect February IA and
ends June ID. During this period one
may fish with rod, line and hook, but
the use of the seine, scoop net, fish
trap, trot line, ''muddyIng" The water,
gigging, or any plan of taking fish ex-
ceptiLg the one above mentioned, Is
prohibited.
G. T. Stephens, city engineer for the
st. Louis and Texas narrow gauge rail-
road, has been looking over the line
between Tyler and Palestine, and he
is satisfied that work will begin on this
portion of the roadbed in two months,
and that the connection as far as Pales-
tine will be made by the tenth of Sep
TENDER next.
Alexander Martin, employed on the
Central railway, while "throwIng q
switch" at Hampstead, was thrown up
on the track and the car wheels passed
over him, cutting off one leg and crush
ing his abdomen. He lived to be
placed on the down train to Houston,
and died shortly afterwards. 1t was
on his twenty-second birthday.
DR.. ]. ]. O'Reiley, of Louisville,
Kentucky, committed suicide while un-
der arrest and confined in the Dallas
calaboose. He became insane on Dali
las whisky, aud was placed in contine-
ment to give him protection. Inquiry
developed the fact that he was ply
stefan of high standing, but was sub
ject to periodical spells of drunken
ness.
Two years ago a pig of Rockport
was shot IN the head, and its brains
oozad out. The pig got well, thrived,
grunted as all pigs do, knew where he
belonged, like other pigs; ate all he
could get like hogs always do, got fat,
and not long ago was made into pork
Ga opening poor piggy's head no brain'
were found in 1t, and now the Tran
script knows where there are some two
legged pigs.
In view even of probable railroad
communication real estate owners arr
injuring Lagrange, as they have injured
so many other places, by advancing thu
price of real estate. Austin wen
through the process, and thousands o
persons were prevented from becoming
permanent settlers by prices demanded
for real estate-twO, three, four and
in some instances, ten times as mucl
as it could now be purchased for.
The Sentinel says Mr.. Sam Houston
who lives on Lit lie river, few mile
from Navasota, was riding wild JAG
and the animal ran over bush and fell
Upon recovering its feet it attacke
Mr.. Houston, who was dismounted
caught him by the arm and chswed
from the shoulder to the hand, shakln
and biting him like vicious dog. Th
limb was broken and lacerated, and
is thought it will have to be amputsted
The Palestine Nelo Era has evident
ly been touched directly or indirectly
It says: 1.-THE funny men on tn
Galveston NeUs when theYc annot fin
any other subject upon which to a
: the low order of wit which they are 8
fond of Wanting, Improvise an imagir
ary visitor from the INTERIOR whol
they ridicule by putting silly and al
surd speeches into his mouth. o
course there is no seuse and good maj
neis outside of Galveston"
Sam McGill (white) after eating
hearty meal IN a Meridian restaurant
regarded demand for pay so unre'
sonable that his sensibilities we're onl
appeased when he had dexterousl
3 used butcher knife across the throt
. of Charles Haley (colored). MECH
D was arrested, and whether the ma
dies or gets we'll, the courts will
apt to teach McG.ll what kind of mes
: should be carved up IN an estin
] house.
: Charles Buckley and Jose Flore
convIcts on their way to HuntsYlll,
while on the railroad train gong
t | Houston, made their escape. The
: were in charge of Sheriff Neggli, an
r when two miles from Weimar, viii
T the tram was moving at an ordinal
t rate, they leaped from the train an
made good their escape. They We
q pinioned together at the time vii
3 hand cuffs and anklets.
: When the district judge was read
r to sentence John Henry to be hung,
is usual in such cases the judge askt
him if he had any reason to give WI
sentence of death should not be pssst
upon him. he replied that he did n
q care what was done with him so
> left 'bref in his body" He Is to
9 hung on the twenty-slxth of Marc
and only, as directed, not more thu
''four magistrates, six doctors and S
: freeholdeIs," says the Index Observe
: can be present.
3 Graham -four, made of Nicsragr
/. wheat at the Colorado mills, near Au
tin, Is of unsurpassed quality. N
Chambers called at the STATESMAN Q
) fee yesterday with specimens of Or
= ham bread made from both the cor
) mon and the Nicaragua wheat. Bo
= breads were made by the same bak
% and with exactly the same process
One was too dry and tasteless, viii
% the other was juicy and sweet. and a
, solutely delightful to the taste. Eve
K house-keeper will now be using &
2, Nicaragua -four.
u The Waco cotton fsotory, says &
EsdntineT, which resumed operatio
D on the first OF Janusry, under the ma
le agement of Col. Buster, the ager
Is after n susDension of two or thr