The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-05
TEXAS FACTS AND FANCIEs.

Buffalo Gap, Taylor county, is to
have newspaper.
Five hundred tons Of cotton seed
have been receiFed at the Sherman oil
At FIatonia s14oO has been sub
scribed towards building Methedist
church.
The colored people at Marshall are
endeavoring to establish q normal
school.
Lsmpasas is going to have an $4,000
Jail, steam Touring mill and fine
stone courthouse.
Strangers are flocking to Fort Worth,
the extension of the Texas Pacific be-
ing the iDducemeut.
The Dallas postofice is now rated by
the department as a first class Office, the
only one in the state.
A Kentucky capitalist is in Bolton
prospecting with view of establish
inga wooden factory.
The bridge oyer the Brazos on the
Central Waco extension is ready for
the passage of trains.
Charles A. Jones one of the Express
composltors died very suddenly at his
residence in San Antonio.
Cars on the St. Louis Narrow Gauge
are running to within eighteen miles of
Mount Pleasant, Titus county.
A man was captured in Waco having
in his possession not less that fifty keys,
q couple OF pistols and a burglars saw.
People of Bell county are thinking
OF Judge X. b. Saunders as one who
would make an excellent state senator.
Accounts of huge Losses of pork by
the sudden break up of the Christmas
cold spell came in from all parts of
Texas.
: Edward Degener has orange trees in
his garden in San Antonio, grown
from seed, that have been bearing five
years.
Stock in the Panhandle section is
reported in excellent condition, and
farmers are active preparing for max
ing crops.
William Frigre, a. Bell county farmer,
swallowed mouthful of concentrated
lye for vinegar, and came near kicking
the bucket.
Five convicts overpowered their
guard in the Brazos bottom, opposite
Bryan, and escaped, going towards
Brazos county.
The srtesian we'll ct Breckenridge is
now 220 feet deep, and contains 1875
feet Of water, which is slightly impreg-
mated with SALT.
The Greenback Allocate at Paris has
been superseded by the Teras Progress,
and it is thus that Greenbackism pro-
crosses In Texas.
The statement comes from Denison,
that there are at present more negroes
returning from Kansas than there are
going to that state.
The Chinati mountain mineral ex-
petition was joined at Fort Davis by
Capt. L. L. Edwards. The expedition
has moved into the mountains.
The Rockport Transcript says
that during the cold snap Christmas
week hundreds of red fish and trout
were frozen to death.
Alfred Fairfield, supposed to be one
OF the highwaymen, swore himself into
Jail at Waco by trying to swear one of
the other robbers, out.
A man answering the description of
Clint Lewis, who murdered his mother
in-law in Madison county, has been
arrested in San Antonio.
The wheat crop in Freestone county
was seriously injured by the Christ
mas freeze. The young wheat was fro
zen down to the very roots.
The Flatonia Argus man has no use
Tor 1oafers, and appoints Friday and
Saturday as special reception days for
callers who have no business.
A gang o. professional thieves in
fest Washington county. A number
Of horses are missing, and the people
are getting little excited about it.
The city council of Bolton passed
an ordinance authorizing the city mar
shall to buck and gag prisoners not be-
having themselves in the calaboose.
The Robertson county grand jury
released and discharged city marshal
Bishop, of Hearne, for the killing of
Tom Calhoun, colored, and of John
Brown.
Houston has the best public school
system 10 the state, and yet seventeen
Houston school boys were in the habit
of carrying pistols, knives and slung-
shots to school.
The effect of the extension of the
Texas and Pacific is already being felt
at Dallas. Building is active and
property has advanced from fifteen to
twenty-five per cent.
Baron Babb, stock king from one
OF the upper counties, appeared in
Waco with brace of pistols securely
girted to his Ions. He thereupon con-
tTibuted to the support of the city gov
eminent.
A woman and child at Fort Concho
are reported murdered by soldier of
the Teeth Cavalry, and there is trouble |
between the commander of the force |
and citizens shout surrendering the |
murderer.
The individual, says the Blade, who |
wrote the letter 10 the Ckristian AdU0- |
cate arraigning our state officers for |
not being church members, showed |
himself to be hneal descendant of |
Baalam's ass.
Conductor Washburne OF the Pierce |
road has been examined before a |
United States commissioner at San |
Antonio, and is bound in the sum OF |
500 TO answer the charges of mail |
robbery.
The decentralization st San An
tonic on the twelfth has been officially |
declared in favor OF Bfysn Callashan, |
as alderman Of ward No. 1, Fritz |
SchFeiner, of ward No. ., A. l. Lock
wood, of ward No. 3, and Ed Stevens |
sr.. of ward No. 4
The other day man drove into San |
Antonio with lead Of wood and step
ped into cafe for cup of coffee. |
During his absence some enc mounted |
the wagon and drove of Tne team
was recovered, but tho wood, wagon |
and harness are gone.
On the twenty third ultirno in Brady, |
Coneho and Mccullough counties the |
Thermometer Is reported to have fell to |
four degrees above xsEo, freezing the |
water holes and causing the cattle to
scatter n every Objection. The loss to |
stoekmsn Will be great.
That was = terrible tragedy which |
occurred il the Panhandle country the |
oiheg night. Two bosom friends, |
heg0crs, John Bsfbee, late Of Waco, |
aud James Hafkey. Of San Saba coun-
T., became suddenly offended With |