The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-24

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Der OF cavalry horses were wounded.
The soldiers were following q trail,
when they were surprised early in the
morning by the Indians.
Geronimo Grenada, q fliteen year
old boy of San Antonio. loYed thir-
teen year old daughter Of Saintigo Cor
REQ, who resides on tho Medina river.
He had loved the girl for one year, and
the passion became so strong that he
took his life in consequence OF II.
Against lot OF very strong evidence
in favor of the state, elected in the trial
Of Currie, a negro named Moore has
been produced who swears he saw the
shooting, and that Currle acted in self
defense. II that negro does not look
out he will soon fud himself on
trial.
Lamar Banner: ''We do not pretend
to advise Governor Roberts, but would
suggest to him that q company of ran
gers stationed IN Baylor county might
keep down the disorder that seems to
exist out there. Several coils of rope
judiciously applied would work won
ders in that section"
The STATESMAN was guided in its
assertion thst Major McCollom had re-
tired from the Telephone by a state
ment made by the Telephone. l. is
pleasing to know that this excellent
gentleman is again seated on his tri-
pod, and that he puts it on better
foundation than it once occupied.
Pfouts and Newsome qusrelei al
Richardson, the ground of dispute be.
iDg prescribed by Newsome, who chsrg'
ed that Pfouts' clothes stank. 1t wa:
more than Pfouts could stand, this dis.
regard of cleanliness, and he shot and
killed Newsome. And now they are
hunting the murderer down, instead
of offering him place on the health
board of Dallas.
Owing to quarantine complications
at Iudianols, the Governor has sus
pended the cattle trade from that poin
with Cuba, and has ordered the stati
health officer, DR.. Rutherford, to go a
once to Indianola, and settle the diff
Guilty. The officer appointed is re-
garded by DIR. Rutherford as wholly
incompetent, and he so reported thu
case to the Governor.
Cecil Young, white, and Steve Gun
ningbam, colored, had a difficulty a
Sandy Point, in BrsZ0ria county. 1
was settled as was understood, ate
which Cunningham crept up behinC
Young and snuck him senselefs will
club. After recovering, Young anC
others pursued him to arrest him, snC
Cunningham shot YOupg In the neck
when Young shot the negro KILN.
him instantly. Young may not re
cover.
The Examiner Gays Glover & Oden
IDLE, grain merchants OF New Orleans
write to Waco house that N clraugui
wheat can be used very nicely at abou
| ten cents less than No. winter wheat
The Nc. 9 is now selling at 81 - ant
the Nicaragua will command $l.05
| perhaps a few cents better. Severs
thousand bushels of this kind Of wbea
have been raised in McLennan count,
this year, and IS about ready for tn
market. The yield has been more thai
double that of any other variety.
Houston Post: Not more than weel
ago the Telegram asserted that it Wa
'the only true independent paper il
the state" and in yesterdays issue o
that paper we find the following
editorial paragraph: Roberts ha
principles, though they are bG'
enough. The Radicals have prin
ciples also, and they are worse
hut the Independents are worse thai
either, because they have no principle
st sll-good, bad, or Indifferent. go
consistency, though art jewel"
Miss Cummings wss examined in tn
Currie trial on the 18th, and the testl
mony was closed on that day. Tn
defense resorted to proving insanity
and several doctors we're procured VIII
swore To Currle's insanIty on hypoth
etlcal case. DR.. Dial was the only on
of them who saw Currie on the nigh
OF the killing, and from his senses b
would say the prisoner was the
rational. but from the hypothesis b
would say he was non cOmpus. Proc
on the hypothesis will probably b
good against anything visible TO tn
eye and understood by the senses.
The Texas Pacific Company has bull
444 miles OF railroad at cost of $27,
600, 900, and contracted with respons
BILE parties for the completion of it's lin
to Ell Paso, an additional GOO miles, b
the 1st of January, 1888. Of this SEE
ton, at least $50 miles are to be COZ
structed before next January, seYers
thousand men being now employed
the manufacturing and delivery of ms
terial, and in grading, trask-layinG
etc. II Is further stated that upon Ii
completion of the road to 81 Paso, th
company will have constructed 50
miles OF Ito main line and be operatin
a total of 1044 nliieg of railroad.
The Dallas Times says the examin,
ton made of that compress building
the committee to provide arrangement
ioF the Democratic convention, has r
J Suited in report by them expressin
their entire satisfaction with the built
J ing. At triAIng cost it will be turne
, into large, commodious, airy room
with seating capacity of twenty-fiH
hundred people. 1t Is proposed
have elevated seats for the visitors.
the center a fountain will be erectet
The water from 1t will fall into lRrl
basin, which will be kept full Of &c
The floor will be covered with sawdus
and the pillars supporting the roof. t
gether with the ceiling, Is to be p
. peEed and hung with evergreens.
The Express says that Prof. Ho
brook, recently of Columbia college,
at San Antonio for the purpose of joil
ing q geographical and geode:icAl e,
/, petition to the country west of the P
cos, which embraces region suppose
to be rich in silver and other ores. tt
2 expedition has been gotten up by Il
military under the recent appropriate
: to establish frontier posts, and will
: in charge Of Capt. Livermore, OF Il
. department OF engineering, station'
. in this military department. The 7
connolsssnce will be as thorough
circumstances will admit Of, and 1t W
. be the first survey of the kind ey
i made in thls state. excepting the Goa
, surveys that have been Ia progress fro
time to time the past thirty years. r.
object will be to get correct map
the vast region to be surveyed, tn
, more accurate knowledge may be b.
Of the physical geography and {
: geology Of the country. To do Il
U work, the very finest instruments know
o will be used. The work will requi
several months. Railroad compsni
: interested in lands in Pecos aud Pre-
g dio counties will aid to some extent
e paying the expenses of the expeditIo
It and be directly represented on the c