The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-15
TfxAs FACTS AND FANCIRS.

Gen. II. B. Knox, Of San Antonio,
Is lead.
Ii Crimes county the Christmas
freeze killed nearly ell the oats.
Three crops OF grapes were raised IN
iba Rio Grande country this season.
At Victoria the recent cold spell
proved very destructive to vegetation.
The Roman Catholic Church at sher-
man is TO be enlarged and beautI6ed.
Col. J. J. Parker, of Denison, as
srmes the role Of a humorous lecturer.
DR.. Sears has just given the free
schools Of Dsnison $500 from the Pea
body fund.
Fifty thousand dollars is about what
the FannIn county school lands will
pfing in cash.
Prisoners in the Dallas Jail when
caught with sawsIn their possession, are
chainsd down.
A contract has been let for fifty more
miles Of the Corpus Christi and Laredo
railroad to Los Oujelos.
Pork retails for FIVE and six cents,
and corn is scarce al sixty to seventy
fve cents, at Dangerfeld.
It seems that the X. o. N. Mardi
Gfas celebration is going to fail, for
want Of funds, at Galveston.
The Waco Messenger says the corn
supply OF Milan county is q subject Of
vast Importance just now.
The Decztur Tribune offers q chro-
mo for any one who will run on the
Gfeenbaek ticket this year.
The bursting of mill stone in the
Sibley mill at Victoria, seYerely and
probably fatally wounded two men.
Burks was convicted at Waco on the
sixth Of rape, and the death penalty
assessed. The case will be appealed.
Rankin, who recently killed a man
1t Hockey, is confined IN the Houston
jail, being unable to give $1,000 bond.
Houston and Texas Central railroad
. shares advanced FIVE per cent. IN New
York directly after the first of jan
nary.
The Derison city council has adopted
the earth closet system, which each
citizen IL, by law, required to put on
bis premises.
The Wills Pointer has dropped its
. efeepbaekism, which demonstrates that
the fats have petered in the free state
of Van Zsndf.
Mr.. J. w. Spencer gets out three car
loads per week at his coal mine near
Calvert, which he sells readily at Aus
tin and other places.
Mr.. T. w. House has been affected
eral months with paraly tic stroke,
and has gone to San Antonio to be
treated by DR.. Herff.
Farm hands are in demand in Wash.
ington comfy, and much pork that was
killed two weeks agO has been spoiled
by the warm weather.
The Denison and Pacific railroad is
to be extended fifty miles west from
Gaineeville. VIII Martin stretch him.
self over to the end of the line9
Labor in Waller county will be equal
10 what it was last year. There are
4 enough good lands there to employ five
tunes the labor now in active service.
The Banner says, in spite of general
complaint and croaking last year, that
Brenham merchants express themselve:
a6Well satisfied with the years business.
VIM. Hunter of Harris county, lost
Z e, 600 head of cabbage during the late
freeze, and there is not cabbage
>n'ant LETT in the county, except in hot
houses.
An old burying ground in Houston
being dug up, and the sand hauled
e for building purposes. Human
Zones are scattered promiscuously over
the ground.
Dallas Is preparing for the reception
Of the Grand Lodge, l. o. o. T. The
Hsrald- Commercial says that an effort
viii be made to establish the Grand
Lodge in Dallas.
1Ir. J. X. Brown. of Marion county,
with one mule and some children,
made, last year, on twenty-five acres oil
land tWenty-six bales of cotton and
900 bushels Of corn.
Bedman Carter, an old and highly
respectable citizen of Hunt county,
was killed while out hunting by the
accidental discharge of gun in the
hands of ten-year old son.
schelopkin, who fired upon Mr.
ffckeFman at Houston, or New Years
cVo, was bound over in the sum o.
I've hundred dollars to answer the
charge OF assault with intent to kill,
Judge Flemming will retire from the
district bench in February, not to put
hlmself in training for the gubernato.
rial race, but to engage IN merchantil,
pursuits, which VIII pay him better
than politics.
The negro exodus has been checked
BY gloomy reports from Kansas. Hun
dreds of negroes have stopped IN Dali
5As and Collin counties. In the spring
i Is thought they will make another
break for Kansas.
John Durham, colored, the muir
0oIer OF Maud Allen, colored, l.
ceslone county, has been given o!
IS " the penitentiary. There wa
sHue doubt - to his sanity, or hl
<o1ld have been hung.
a light occurred at Laredo the othe
day. 4 Homan aud q man was sho
IN bed when general street row en-
E1ed. IN which another Mexican wa
killed and an American wounded anC
q ali arose from the fellow being in tn,
wrong bed.
The telegram names Governor Rob
ofIs. ex-Gevernor Throckm0rton, Hon
4 otn Hancock. Hon. John II. Reagan
I0n. r. Q. Mills. bon. ID. b. Culber
.en. Judge j. 7. Devlne and ex-Gov
1rnoI Hubbard IS candidates for Sena
Ter Asxey's plaee.
pr. Josephthal lately operated upol
De eve Of son OF Mr. Merriman, o
I7naton. who had not seen for tire,
e1I5. and he noT sees. A few year
ago DE-. DoAmen, Of this city, restored
~ cid man OF over 90 years to sigh
4Iler blindness OF seven years.
A the beginning Of the year Dalla
had received snd handled over 40, 00l
0a.ts q cotton since the first of Sep
+ o1tr- II, 0t0 more than for the sam,
|['ed last year, Corsiosas is, COO
. Probability Of reaching 15, 00l
3 lhe Close u The yesr-50O0 lesl
last yaar.
urIher discussion CEs0ei, endin,
Infusted personal debate between
||In1&Il sud 0sNsili,, Of Pennsylvania
4I'ch ntS the occasionof much laugh
~ sud conInsien, but which had hltl
IS 8 With me subject. Pending tn
fr>sion. the committee rose and IN,
e.s ~ iouned.
d lhe Twentieth nitimc, a gentleman
AID nacle Of Carter. erd his ltfll